Zaheer Abbas: “We had high expectations from Haider which is why it would have been better to give him a prolonged run rather the dropping him from the side”
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Iconic Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas questioned the decision to drop batsman Haider Ali for some matches during the T20 series against Zimbabwe.
Abid Ali: “Misbah also kept insisting that I had the ability to play a big knock”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali said head coach Misbah-ul-Haq backed him to make a big score in the recent Test series against Zimbabwe.
Abid Ali: “Younis Khan told me that I wasn’t playing badly and that I was just experiencing a bad patch. He told me that I would come out of this”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali said batting coach Younis Khan told him that he wasn’t playing badly.
Pakistan batsman Abid Ali: “Mohammad Yousuf, during training at the National High Performance Centre and camps, also gave me a lot of guidance and told me to focus on the basics”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali revealed that legendary batsman Mohammad Yousuf advised him to focus on the basics.
Pakistan opener Abid Ali: “A big score was really important for my career”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali said his double century against Zimbabwe was really important for his career.
Kamran Akmal: “Playing in [the] Pakistan team as a wicketkeeper-batsman is nearly impossible as Rizwan has been outstanding”
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Veteran Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said it is “nearly impossible” for him to get back into the national team because of how well Mohammad Rizwan is playing.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Sometimes it happens that you can’t score runs but I’m sure Babar is trying his best. We expect a lot from him so we should try to stay positive”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said captain Babar Azam is trying his best after he failed to impress in the recent Test series against Zimbabwe.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “The team has a lot of young players already. There is this slogan of giving young players a chance. Even Rizwan is comparatively young”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan is still a young player in comparison to the rest of the guys in the national team.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Hasan Ali performed extraordinarily”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq praised fast bowler Hasan Ali for his extraordinary performance during the recent tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Faheem Ashraf is a great performer and there is no danger to his place in the side”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has made it clear that all-rounder Faheem Ashraf’s place in the team in not in danger.
