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Shoaib Akhtar speaking on TV at end of the 3rd ODI
We were never looked the part, we were never interested in this series
They ran twos with ease as they knew 2 fielders were good, rest they targeted for their runs
We couldn’t take 2s because they have 10 good fielders
Apart from Pat Cummins, which other “Malcolm Marshall” was bowling at us?
We were never interested in taking singles or to loft the ball
Shoaib Malik charged at the bowler at a time when it was unnecessary
Yaar, you will score 50 [to Malik]; You don’t need to play for your fifty! He’s the captain he needs to realize that the world is watching so what message are you giving to them? I am saying that as his friend
Australian bowling was below par, if we had taken charge then the match would have been much closer
Mohammad Hasnain is still bowling 4 overs in his mind [talking about Hasnain giving away over 50 runs in 5 overs] but this is how he will learn after being hit for runs
I wasn’t expecting miracles from Hasnain in the first place; he is inexperienced, and he needs to learn that the length required for One-Day is different as the style of bowling in One-Days
He needs to know that this isn’t PSL (T20); here the batsman takes time and will negate your tactics as a bowler, but we fought with a method
If the idea was to prepare for the World Cup, then you have messed up in a big way
We as players will be used as pawns forever, but no one wants to talk about the real issue and no one wants to solve it too
Why doesn’t a good strong [qualified] person come into the PCB?
I am free of worry about money as Alhamdolillah, I have enough
If I am given a job [in the PCB], I will do it as a volunteer but what I will do as per my wishes and I wont let the Pakistan side play like this; this is not acceptable
To be honest with you, Mickey Arthur does not have the capacity or the capability to be a coach
That’s what I have been saying before that Sarfaraz Ahmed has to take charge [from Mickey Arthur]; to take Umer Khan, to take Mohammad Musa or offer to resign; this is the way how captaincy is done and captains like Imran Khan used to fight for their cause
Did Imran Khan ever allow the selection committee to touch his team? The results of that are there for all to see
We were never looked the part, we were never interested in this series
They ran twos with ease as they knew 2 fielders were good, rest they targeted for their runs
We couldn’t take 2s because they have 10 good fielders
Apart from Pat Cummins, which other “Malcolm Marshall” was bowling at us?
We were never interested in taking singles or to loft the ball
Shoaib Malik charged at the bowler at a time when it was unnecessary
Yaar, you will score 50 [to Malik]; You don’t need to play for your fifty! He’s the captain he needs to realize that the world is watching so what message are you giving to them? I am saying that as his friend
Australian bowling was below par, if we had taken charge then the match would have been much closer
Mohammad Hasnain is still bowling 4 overs in his mind [talking about Hasnain giving away over 50 runs in 5 overs] but this is how he will learn after being hit for runs
I wasn’t expecting miracles from Hasnain in the first place; he is inexperienced, and he needs to learn that the length required for One-Day is different as the style of bowling in One-Days
He needs to know that this isn’t PSL (T20); here the batsman takes time and will negate your tactics as a bowler, but we fought with a method
If the idea was to prepare for the World Cup, then you have messed up in a big way
We as players will be used as pawns forever, but no one wants to talk about the real issue and no one wants to solve it too
Why doesn’t a good strong [qualified] person come into the PCB?
I am free of worry about money as Alhamdolillah, I have enough
If I am given a job [in the PCB], I will do it as a volunteer but what I will do as per my wishes and I wont let the Pakistan side play like this; this is not acceptable
To be honest with you, Mickey Arthur does not have the capacity or the capability to be a coach
That’s what I have been saying before that Sarfaraz Ahmed has to take charge [from Mickey Arthur]; to take Umer Khan, to take Mohammad Musa or offer to resign; this is the way how captaincy is done and captains like Imran Khan used to fight for their cause
Did Imran Khan ever allow the selection committee to touch his team? The results of that are there for all to see
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