Zeeraq
First Class Captain
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2011
- Runs
- 5,437
Pakistan Head Coach speaking to the press:
"Yes, it was very clinical and we bounced back really well from a big disappointment in Abu Dhabi"
"We dominated (in the 1st Test) for 4 days and then lost it all in an hour"
"We have just a lot of belief in these guys; The guys have a belief in their own abilities; We discussed exactly what went wrong and how we work through that and we just worked with the guys in backing the abilities they have, and to maintain that belief which you have to have at this level"
"The way we went about this Test match was perfect"
"That [Yasir Shah] was superb to watch; We felt he got some nice rhythm going in Abu Dhabi and we knew he had a big performance inside him"
"In that first innings, I think there was that spell of about half-an-hour that was some of the best leg-spin bowling that you will ever see"
"The drift, the pace, the spin - it was phenomenal and it was incredible bowling; I mean 14 wickets in a Test match is superb"
"Yasir Shah is very comfortable mentally and he knows what an important cog he is in our Test line-up"
"We felt that Yasir Shah started to bowl really well in the 2nd Test match against Australia in Abu Dhabi"
"He got his rhythm going and we felt he was really good there"
"and we didn't see Yasir in action for a few weeks as we were involved in LOI series"
"And then he had a tragedy during that time which was very very sad"
"Then we had to get him back into the rhythm again"
"This is the best rhythm I have ever seen him in and he will just get better and better from here"
"The key for us coaching staff is to keep the players going all the time because when they leave us and are inactive for a period, it always takes us some time to get them back to where we need them to be, again"
"It was good to see Yasir Shah in rhythm today and hopefully he takes it to Abu Dhabi"
"I am very proud of the performance of the boys"
"There is no magic in winning a Test match in the UAE; you need big first innings runs and it will always take you longer [to do that] than other venues"
"We were scoring over 3 runs per over in England but here (in UAE), the rates hover between 2.5-2.8 and if you score quicker than that, you are always taking a risk"
"We went about this so well, first innings runs, we bowled really well, we were patient, we maintained pressure for long periods of time - everything we speak to our boys as coaches, they put into place"
"We have played some really good cricket through this period, in fact we played really well throughout this time in UAE"
"The one blip was that hour which was a hell of a disappointment in Abu Dhabi"
"Sarfaraz Ahmed is an unsung hero and I know he gets a lot of flak"
"Sarfaraz has captained very well in this Test match, again"
"What goes unnoticed most of the time is his glovework, his wicket-keeping"
"He doesn't drop catches, he doesn't miss stumpings, he gets done whatever needs to be done, he ticks all the boxes"
"We keep a log on fielding on every player"
"Sarfaraz Ahmed is just incredible, when you look at the numbers about what he does, he stops balls down the leg-side, he catches the catches and takes the stumpings"
"His primary job in this team, obviously other than to captain, is to keep wicket"
"Sarfaraz Ahmed is getting better and better, we just have to keep believing in him"
"Sarfaraz Ahmed can bat, we know that and he is a dangerous batsman"
"Whenever Sarfaraz is at the crease, he is taking the game forward"
"Sarfaraz Ahmed tactically was very good in this Test match"
"He gets a lot of stones thrown at him outside the environment but they don't actually see what happens within the four walls, within the dressing room, the day in day out work we do in training, the day in day out work him and I sit and plan and strategize our position etc"
"We are always a tour ahead, Saffie and I have talked about South Africa already - we know what we want to do there"
"I was very happy with our top-order batting performance in this match"
"Our top-order is doing us a job; We always ask our top 6 to get 300, and if they can do that then our bottom four along with a batsman can get us another 100; And if we're getting 400s consistently, then we are winning more Test matches than we are losing"
"We can also talk about Sarfaraz Ahmed's innings of 94 against Australia in Abu Dhabi with Fakhar Zaman which eventually took us to a win against Australia"
"Saffie is an all-rounder in our environment and team, his primary role is to keep wickets, he bats at No 7 and does a terrific job"
"He is working very hard and there is match-winning innings round the corner for him"
"We had a team meeting in Abu Dhabi before leaving for Dubai and we spoke long and hard about what we wanted to do and achieve as a team going forward"
"I am hoping that all the demons from the Test match in Abu Dhabi are gone"
"Yes, it was very clinical and we bounced back really well from a big disappointment in Abu Dhabi"
"We dominated (in the 1st Test) for 4 days and then lost it all in an hour"
"We have just a lot of belief in these guys; The guys have a belief in their own abilities; We discussed exactly what went wrong and how we work through that and we just worked with the guys in backing the abilities they have, and to maintain that belief which you have to have at this level"
"The way we went about this Test match was perfect"
"That [Yasir Shah] was superb to watch; We felt he got some nice rhythm going in Abu Dhabi and we knew he had a big performance inside him"
"In that first innings, I think there was that spell of about half-an-hour that was some of the best leg-spin bowling that you will ever see"
"The drift, the pace, the spin - it was phenomenal and it was incredible bowling; I mean 14 wickets in a Test match is superb"
"Yasir Shah is very comfortable mentally and he knows what an important cog he is in our Test line-up"
"We felt that Yasir Shah started to bowl really well in the 2nd Test match against Australia in Abu Dhabi"
"He got his rhythm going and we felt he was really good there"
"and we didn't see Yasir in action for a few weeks as we were involved in LOI series"
"And then he had a tragedy during that time which was very very sad"
"Then we had to get him back into the rhythm again"
"This is the best rhythm I have ever seen him in and he will just get better and better from here"
"The key for us coaching staff is to keep the players going all the time because when they leave us and are inactive for a period, it always takes us some time to get them back to where we need them to be, again"
"It was good to see Yasir Shah in rhythm today and hopefully he takes it to Abu Dhabi"
"I am very proud of the performance of the boys"
"There is no magic in winning a Test match in the UAE; you need big first innings runs and it will always take you longer [to do that] than other venues"
"We were scoring over 3 runs per over in England but here (in UAE), the rates hover between 2.5-2.8 and if you score quicker than that, you are always taking a risk"
"We went about this so well, first innings runs, we bowled really well, we were patient, we maintained pressure for long periods of time - everything we speak to our boys as coaches, they put into place"
"We have played some really good cricket through this period, in fact we played really well throughout this time in UAE"
"The one blip was that hour which was a hell of a disappointment in Abu Dhabi"
"Sarfaraz Ahmed is an unsung hero and I know he gets a lot of flak"
"Sarfaraz has captained very well in this Test match, again"
"What goes unnoticed most of the time is his glovework, his wicket-keeping"
"He doesn't drop catches, he doesn't miss stumpings, he gets done whatever needs to be done, he ticks all the boxes"
"We keep a log on fielding on every player"
"Sarfaraz Ahmed is just incredible, when you look at the numbers about what he does, he stops balls down the leg-side, he catches the catches and takes the stumpings"
"His primary job in this team, obviously other than to captain, is to keep wicket"
"Sarfaraz Ahmed is getting better and better, we just have to keep believing in him"
"Sarfaraz Ahmed can bat, we know that and he is a dangerous batsman"
"Whenever Sarfaraz is at the crease, he is taking the game forward"
"Sarfaraz Ahmed tactically was very good in this Test match"
"He gets a lot of stones thrown at him outside the environment but they don't actually see what happens within the four walls, within the dressing room, the day in day out work we do in training, the day in day out work him and I sit and plan and strategize our position etc"
"We are always a tour ahead, Saffie and I have talked about South Africa already - we know what we want to do there"
"I was very happy with our top-order batting performance in this match"
"Our top-order is doing us a job; We always ask our top 6 to get 300, and if they can do that then our bottom four along with a batsman can get us another 100; And if we're getting 400s consistently, then we are winning more Test matches than we are losing"
"We can also talk about Sarfaraz Ahmed's innings of 94 against Australia in Abu Dhabi with Fakhar Zaman which eventually took us to a win against Australia"
"Saffie is an all-rounder in our environment and team, his primary role is to keep wickets, he bats at No 7 and does a terrific job"
"He is working very hard and there is match-winning innings round the corner for him"
"We had a team meeting in Abu Dhabi before leaving for Dubai and we spoke long and hard about what we wanted to do and achieve as a team going forward"
"I am hoping that all the demons from the Test match in Abu Dhabi are gone"
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