Abdullah719
T20I Captain
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2013
- Runs
- 44,825
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shoaib Malik "I found out this morning when we got to the ground that I would be captain today" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvPAK</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1089529327862071297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shoaib Malik "Shaheen is an exceptional talent and he's growing day by day which is a great sign for Pakistan cricket. We have talent, it's just a matter of giving them consistent chances" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvPAK</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1089530176109756416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2019</a></blockquote>
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"Well if we look at the last 2 games, even though they [SA] were a bit lucky and we were unlucky but that happens in any sports, but what has happened has gone now, and we should focus on whats coming next"
"When I got to the ground, I came to know that I was captaining, and the decision was taken in the morning, the rest I dont know what is happening but I took over this morning just before the game started"
"My goal is to do whatever the Board or the team management is saying me to do, that is my responsibility, rest of the things I dont know about what is happening"
"Of course the goal is to give your best shot and I am not putting any pressure on any player - but whoever is in good form, it depends a lot on them to be consistent in the game and do well for the team"
"Of course when you have the game [in your grasp] and it slips away from your hands that irritates you but I think at the end of the day, the goal is to give your best shot and today even when we got to the mind we had one one thing in our minds, which was to give our best shot"
"I must highlight the way all of them [bowlers] bowled today, it was exceptional and they set the tone and of course our batting line-up delivered"
"We had seen a lot of rain around and the pitch was a little damp; The pacers started off well but later Hashim Bhai and Faf were playing very convincingly so then I decided OK, I will bring in spinners since the pitch wasnt a proper belter"
"and they will get some spin and that is what they both got and they [spinners] started dictating from there"
"Even though taking wickets is the key in this format and once we got Faf's wicket and Hashim Bhai's wicket that was the turning point"
"As I mentioned there was a lot of rain yesterday and the covers were on; I have played a few games here and I always played on a belter so I think its not the curator's fault or anybody's fault it just that whoever wins the toss gets a little bit of an edge"
"Overall, its the [good] all-round performance and I feel its pretty satisfying in our dressing room and that's what we want"
"Its not about doing well in one department and the other you leave behind; if you are doing well in one department, then you need to keep up [the effort] in the rest of the 2 departments as well; That;s what we have seen - even the fielders responded and the bowlers, as I mentioned, all 5 bowlers did brilliantly today"
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shoaib Malik "Shaheen is an exceptional talent and he's growing day by day which is a great sign for Pakistan cricket. We have talent, it's just a matter of giving them consistent chances" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvPAK</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1089530176109756416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2019</a></blockquote>
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"Well if we look at the last 2 games, even though they [SA] were a bit lucky and we were unlucky but that happens in any sports, but what has happened has gone now, and we should focus on whats coming next"
"When I got to the ground, I came to know that I was captaining, and the decision was taken in the morning, the rest I dont know what is happening but I took over this morning just before the game started"
"My goal is to do whatever the Board or the team management is saying me to do, that is my responsibility, rest of the things I dont know about what is happening"
"Of course the goal is to give your best shot and I am not putting any pressure on any player - but whoever is in good form, it depends a lot on them to be consistent in the game and do well for the team"
"Of course when you have the game [in your grasp] and it slips away from your hands that irritates you but I think at the end of the day, the goal is to give your best shot and today even when we got to the mind we had one one thing in our minds, which was to give our best shot"
"I must highlight the way all of them [bowlers] bowled today, it was exceptional and they set the tone and of course our batting line-up delivered"
"We had seen a lot of rain around and the pitch was a little damp; The pacers started off well but later Hashim Bhai and Faf were playing very convincingly so then I decided OK, I will bring in spinners since the pitch wasnt a proper belter"
"and they will get some spin and that is what they both got and they [spinners] started dictating from there"
"Even though taking wickets is the key in this format and once we got Faf's wicket and Hashim Bhai's wicket that was the turning point"
"As I mentioned there was a lot of rain yesterday and the covers were on; I have played a few games here and I always played on a belter so I think its not the curator's fault or anybody's fault it just that whoever wins the toss gets a little bit of an edge"
"Overall, its the [good] all-round performance and I feel its pretty satisfying in our dressing room and that's what we want"
"Its not about doing well in one department and the other you leave behind; if you are doing well in one department, then you need to keep up [the effort] in the rest of the 2 departments as well; That;s what we have seen - even the fielders responded and the bowlers, as I mentioned, all 5 bowlers did brilliantly today"
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