Abdullah719
T20I Captain
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2013
- Runs
- 44,825
Shoaib Akhtar speaking on TV:
"We had said this before and we all knew that Pakistan would struggle in NZ"
"I never expected Pakistan bowling to get in rythm from the word go and start producing wonders straightaway"
"Both Rumman Raees and Mohammad Amir took their time to get going and also got hit for a few"
"Where it really hurts is to see Pakistan batting unable to put up a fightback"
"People say that there is a problem with our technique, if that is the case, how did Fakhar Zaman score so many runs today?"
"its not about undue criticism but it so happens that your poor batting techniques can be exposed and you have to manage that"
"You have to show courage at the crease and stay on the wicket and score just like Fakhar Zaman did today"
"PCB needs to draw the line and know where to stop players from participating in other leagues etc"
"Who amongst our players do we need to hold back and pay extra money and make them play domestic cricket"
"We knew this was a tough tour of NZ, we should have prepared better our batting line-up better for this tour"
"Sarfaraz has not been batting up the order for a few months now and he also has some fitness issues"
"He also dropped a crucial catch of KW who was batting at 26 at that point and then went on to score 115 and set up a huge target"
"The captain has a huge responsibility - he has to make decisions and also be fit; secondly, he has to have the ability to win matches on his own"
"If he doesn't bat up the order than we have a problem"
"Another issue is if Babar Azam cannot anchor the innings as an ODI player than we have a big problem"
"Babar Azam wasnt sure about the length of the delivery (reason for his dismissal) - I really think Pakistan should have prepared better than what they have done"
"We are very hasty in taking reviews"
"Its to do with cricket sense, as experienced players will know, one gets a feel of whether the ball was hitting the stump or not"
"One has a gift for such things - either one has it or they dont"
"Hafeez always is hasty in taking reviews, although I dont want to mention his name"
"If you feel you are in bad form and the review will save you in batting then that is not on and even ALLAH wont help you in that"
"You cannot become a good OD bowler by bowling well for 4 overs and the same applies to OD and Tests"
"We have been spared some embarrassment due to rain and fact that Fakhar played a bit, otherwise we would have been out for around 100"
"No need to make wholesale changes but we need to change our approach for the next game"
"Pak batting line up has to learn to stay on the crease, they can atleast score 3 runs an over - cant they?"
"We have to give 240+ to our bowling line up to defend"
"I expect Pakistan bowling to improve itself - if Tim Southee can swing the ball, then so can Amir and Rumman"
"We had said this before and we all knew that Pakistan would struggle in NZ"
"I never expected Pakistan bowling to get in rythm from the word go and start producing wonders straightaway"
"Both Rumman Raees and Mohammad Amir took their time to get going and also got hit for a few"
"Where it really hurts is to see Pakistan batting unable to put up a fightback"
"People say that there is a problem with our technique, if that is the case, how did Fakhar Zaman score so many runs today?"
"its not about undue criticism but it so happens that your poor batting techniques can be exposed and you have to manage that"
"You have to show courage at the crease and stay on the wicket and score just like Fakhar Zaman did today"
"PCB needs to draw the line and know where to stop players from participating in other leagues etc"
"Who amongst our players do we need to hold back and pay extra money and make them play domestic cricket"
"We knew this was a tough tour of NZ, we should have prepared better our batting line-up better for this tour"
"Sarfaraz has not been batting up the order for a few months now and he also has some fitness issues"
"He also dropped a crucial catch of KW who was batting at 26 at that point and then went on to score 115 and set up a huge target"
"The captain has a huge responsibility - he has to make decisions and also be fit; secondly, he has to have the ability to win matches on his own"
"If he doesn't bat up the order than we have a problem"
"Another issue is if Babar Azam cannot anchor the innings as an ODI player than we have a big problem"
"Babar Azam wasnt sure about the length of the delivery (reason for his dismissal) - I really think Pakistan should have prepared better than what they have done"
"We are very hasty in taking reviews"
"Its to do with cricket sense, as experienced players will know, one gets a feel of whether the ball was hitting the stump or not"
"One has a gift for such things - either one has it or they dont"
"Hafeez always is hasty in taking reviews, although I dont want to mention his name"
"If you feel you are in bad form and the review will save you in batting then that is not on and even ALLAH wont help you in that"
"You cannot become a good OD bowler by bowling well for 4 overs and the same applies to OD and Tests"
"We have been spared some embarrassment due to rain and fact that Fakhar played a bit, otherwise we would have been out for around 100"
"No need to make wholesale changes but we need to change our approach for the next game"
"Pak batting line up has to learn to stay on the crease, they can atleast score 3 runs an over - cant they?"
"We have to give 240+ to our bowling line up to defend"
"I expect Pakistan bowling to improve itself - if Tim Southee can swing the ball, then so can Amir and Rumman"
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