Abdullah719
T20I Captain
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2013
- Runs
- 44,825
Usman Salahuddin speaking to the press before his debut against England at Headingley:
"First of all thanks to Allah. We won a very good match at Lord's and the whole credit goes to the team and the management. The hard work that we were doing, we had to win and every player had self belief"
"I am excited about playing a Test match which happens with every player and I will try to perform well"
"Getting married is life changing and that happened with me too. I had my nikka then I was picked in the team and now I am on my way to making my debut"
"I have played in the Premier League and have played in Newcastle and Midlands. That helped me to perform in the practice match where I made 69* against Leicestershire. I do have experience of playing here and I will try to do well for the Pakistan team"
"It's a good moment for me and I'm very excited to play for Pakistan and to make my debut. It's my dream to play Tests for Pakistan so I'm very happy"
"I have followed many players. Personally I like Mohammad Yousuf and Inzi bhai. Nowadays Asad Shafiq is my favourite player and also Babar Azam. Internationally, Joe Root and Virat Kohli are players that I watch very closely"
"I will play according to the situation and according to the team plan. I will try to play my natural game and hopefully perform well"
"My goal is not to just play one match for Pakistan, or to be satisfied that I have made my debut. The way Younis bhai made 10k runs, Inzi bhai's performances, my aim is also to play as much as possible for Pakistan and to perform. My target is not to just play for Pakistan and to be relaxed after my debut, I want to play for Pakistan for a long time"
"You shouldn't be disheartened in cricket. You have to wait for a good time and opportunity. I want to give credit to the management for never letting me feel down during the last 2-3 series that I've been with the team. They kept making me practice and working on my weak points. I am hopeful that the weak points have now been covered and that will help me in these conditions"
"You need to play the ball late here, wait for the ball and play it late. The ball swings here so you need to wait and try to avoid drives early on, you need to wait for the bad ball"
"In domestic cricket, we used a Dukes' ball in the past season because of this England tour. The batsmen couldn't make runs as they usually do, the Dukes' ball is tough to handle. I've quite enjoyed the experience as the ball doesn't lose shine quickly and swings around for a while"
"First of all thanks to Allah. We won a very good match at Lord's and the whole credit goes to the team and the management. The hard work that we were doing, we had to win and every player had self belief"
"I am excited about playing a Test match which happens with every player and I will try to perform well"
"Getting married is life changing and that happened with me too. I had my nikka then I was picked in the team and now I am on my way to making my debut"
"I have played in the Premier League and have played in Newcastle and Midlands. That helped me to perform in the practice match where I made 69* against Leicestershire. I do have experience of playing here and I will try to do well for the Pakistan team"
"It's a good moment for me and I'm very excited to play for Pakistan and to make my debut. It's my dream to play Tests for Pakistan so I'm very happy"
"I have followed many players. Personally I like Mohammad Yousuf and Inzi bhai. Nowadays Asad Shafiq is my favourite player and also Babar Azam. Internationally, Joe Root and Virat Kohli are players that I watch very closely"
"I will play according to the situation and according to the team plan. I will try to play my natural game and hopefully perform well"
"My goal is not to just play one match for Pakistan, or to be satisfied that I have made my debut. The way Younis bhai made 10k runs, Inzi bhai's performances, my aim is also to play as much as possible for Pakistan and to perform. My target is not to just play for Pakistan and to be relaxed after my debut, I want to play for Pakistan for a long time"
"You shouldn't be disheartened in cricket. You have to wait for a good time and opportunity. I want to give credit to the management for never letting me feel down during the last 2-3 series that I've been with the team. They kept making me practice and working on my weak points. I am hopeful that the weak points have now been covered and that will help me in these conditions"
"You need to play the ball late here, wait for the ball and play it late. The ball swings here so you need to wait and try to avoid drives early on, you need to wait for the bad ball"
"In domestic cricket, we used a Dukes' ball in the past season because of this England tour. The batsmen couldn't make runs as they usually do, the Dukes' ball is tough to handle. I've quite enjoyed the experience as the ball doesn't lose shine quickly and swings around for a while"
