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Wasim Akram talking to Australian media after the first Test match of Pakistan tour to Australia 2019.
On Pat Cummins’ no-ball wicket of Rizwan
“I think after that incident they called Misbah and the captain—and they went into the [match] referee’s room. They showed them exactly it was inconclusive.”
“[Misbah] just straightaway said it was very conclusive—it’s a no-ball.”
“All of us saw in the replays: the foot was on the line, there was nothing behind the line. It was a no-ball. It has happened now but I hope the umpires just have to be more careful with these decisions. I mean it was a crucial stage for Pakistan in Test cricket. Asad Shafiq was well set, so was Rizwan. He was on 37—a partnership was building up. They could’ve got to 300. When you get 270-280 in Test cricket in first innings—there’s different pressure on the opposition.”
“It was unfortunate it happened but it is happening a bit too much now. I was watching on social media — they missed about 20-21 no-balls. I can understand one or two you miss because it’s a long game: a five-day Test match. But you can’t just miss 21 no-balls in one innings—that’s not good enough.
“So much money in cricket, so much money every channel puts in...and whoever runs the cricket in any country puts into technology — why not for no-balls? It has to be foolproof. If they have to get an extra umpire, I’m all for it—as long as everybody gets a fair chance.”
On PM Imran Khan’s opinion of Babar Azam
“[Imran Khan] messaged me: please wish all the best to Babar Azam—the way he batted.
“And also he mentioned, in his cricketing opinion that [Babar] is such a good batsman, great technique—he should come at number four eventually.”
“I haven’t mentioned this to Pakistan team as yet. It will be a bit too much. But that was his cricketing opinion—he loves his cricket, once a cricketer always a cricketer.”
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“All the top batsman of the world in any era, the top players either batted at number three or number four. So Babar Azam is a quality, quality player. He showed his class the way he batted when he came in—Pakistan were three down for nothing on the third evening. And then him and Rizwan made this brilliant partnership. So at least Pakistan is taking something out of this Test match.”
On Naseem Shah being fit to play in Adelaide
“I reckon he’s going to get three, four days’ rest—he should be okay.
“I am not sure he’s going to play. But if I was in their place—Misbah or Azhar Ali—I would definitely give chance to Naseem. If you played him in Test cricket, you might as well play him in both the Test matches. There’s no point in playing him in one game and have him rest for the next month or two.”
Source: https://player.whooshkaa.com/player/playlist/show/1921?visual=true&sharing=true&episode=488432
On Pat Cummins’ no-ball wicket of Rizwan
“I think after that incident they called Misbah and the captain—and they went into the [match] referee’s room. They showed them exactly it was inconclusive.”
“[Misbah] just straightaway said it was very conclusive—it’s a no-ball.”
“All of us saw in the replays: the foot was on the line, there was nothing behind the line. It was a no-ball. It has happened now but I hope the umpires just have to be more careful with these decisions. I mean it was a crucial stage for Pakistan in Test cricket. Asad Shafiq was well set, so was Rizwan. He was on 37—a partnership was building up. They could’ve got to 300. When you get 270-280 in Test cricket in first innings—there’s different pressure on the opposition.”
“It was unfortunate it happened but it is happening a bit too much now. I was watching on social media — they missed about 20-21 no-balls. I can understand one or two you miss because it’s a long game: a five-day Test match. But you can’t just miss 21 no-balls in one innings—that’s not good enough.
“So much money in cricket, so much money every channel puts in...and whoever runs the cricket in any country puts into technology — why not for no-balls? It has to be foolproof. If they have to get an extra umpire, I’m all for it—as long as everybody gets a fair chance.”
On PM Imran Khan’s opinion of Babar Azam
“[Imran Khan] messaged me: please wish all the best to Babar Azam—the way he batted.
“And also he mentioned, in his cricketing opinion that [Babar] is such a good batsman, great technique—he should come at number four eventually.”
“I haven’t mentioned this to Pakistan team as yet. It will be a bit too much. But that was his cricketing opinion—he loves his cricket, once a cricketer always a cricketer.”
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“All the top batsman of the world in any era, the top players either batted at number three or number four. So Babar Azam is a quality, quality player. He showed his class the way he batted when he came in—Pakistan were three down for nothing on the third evening. And then him and Rizwan made this brilliant partnership. So at least Pakistan is taking something out of this Test match.”
On Naseem Shah being fit to play in Adelaide
“I reckon he’s going to get three, four days’ rest—he should be okay.
“I am not sure he’s going to play. But if I was in their place—Misbah or Azhar Ali—I would definitely give chance to Naseem. If you played him in Test cricket, you might as well play him in both the Test matches. There’s no point in playing him in one game and have him rest for the next month or two.”
Source: https://player.whooshkaa.com/player/playlist/show/1921?visual=true&sharing=true&episode=488432
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