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"Shaheen Shah Afridi can be very useful for us at World Cup and in South Africa" : Sarfaraz Ahmed
Sarfaraz Ahmed speaking to the press:
"When we talk of chasing totals, we have such good balance in our team that we have player like Hasan Ali batting at number 10"
"We were very confident that even if the target is 150-160, we can achieve that"
"We started well but in the middle we played out too many dot balls which made the match more interesting"
"But in the end, it was experience which was useful and the way Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik finished the game for us was very good"
"Our team is moving towards better times day by day"
"As for the players, they adjust to the game situation themselves and know which fielding positions to go to"
"So players like Shadab, Fakhar and Hasan all know where to field when we are in the final overs"
"They also know where to bowl based on whatever plans we discuss in our team meetings"
"Mohammad Hafeez's role in the team is really good at the moment"
"He had made a double hundred in domestic and we wanted to make use of his form"
"Mashallah, the way Mohammad Hafeez is availing this chance and performing for Pakistan augurs well for us as team"
"Babar Azam is a talented player who is improving day by day; He will only get better in the future"
"One reason for sending Asif Ali up the order is that its not easy to bat at later times as you dont have time to hit out immediately"
"He is the kind of a batsman who when set by going in early overs can play the big shots later"
"NZ came out with a plan to attack Imad straight away so I took him out of the attack, we will come up with new plans in the next match to counter them"
"50 runs in 5 overs was a tough ask but Mohammad Hafeez hit a couple of sixes and that swung the match our way"
"Expectations are increasing, we have ODIs and Tests coming up so we will try to carry the momentum over and play well in the other formats too"
"We will have to perform in ODIs after Asia Cup where we made a lot of mistakes"
"We need to be more patient in ODIs, if one opener falls then 2-3 more get out, in 50 over games it's difficult to come back. 240-250 is not enough most times"
"Babar has played most of his cricket as an opener so that's in our mind but we are looking at the team combination with Fakhar and Imam and also Hafeez bhai coming into the team"
"We should be making 160-170 in T20Is, we missed a few chances to do that. We want to have the likes of Faheem and Imad prepared to hit out in the death overs, if we have a set batsman and they play alongside him then we can make big runs at the death. Today we had wickets in hand and we made 50 in the last 5 overs"
"Amir was struggling with his rhythm and his action wasn't completing in the follow through, the ball wasn't swinging. There is no problem with his attitude. I am sure he will play a part in future series, we have a lot of good competition with the pacers"
"We are trying to keep Shaheen Shah Afridi limited to T20Is and ODIs for now, we don't want to play him in too many matches. He is a bowler who can be very useful for us at the World Cup and in South Africa so we'll try to not play him in too many matches here. He has been playing lots of cricket since the Asia Cup so we'll try to lessen his workload, and also Hasan's"
"We have a lot of bowlers competing in ODIs, as a captain I think Mohammad Abbas will be crucial in the 3 Tests coming up against NZ and SA. I would prefer him to focus on Test cricket for now but of course if we require him in the World Cup then he can definitely be a part of the ODI team"
Sarfaraz Ahmed speaking to the press:
"When we talk of chasing totals, we have such good balance in our team that we have player like Hasan Ali batting at number 10"
"We were very confident that even if the target is 150-160, we can achieve that"
"We started well but in the middle we played out too many dot balls which made the match more interesting"
"But in the end, it was experience which was useful and the way Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik finished the game for us was very good"
"Our team is moving towards better times day by day"
"As for the players, they adjust to the game situation themselves and know which fielding positions to go to"
"So players like Shadab, Fakhar and Hasan all know where to field when we are in the final overs"
"They also know where to bowl based on whatever plans we discuss in our team meetings"
"Mohammad Hafeez's role in the team is really good at the moment"
"He had made a double hundred in domestic and we wanted to make use of his form"
"Mashallah, the way Mohammad Hafeez is availing this chance and performing for Pakistan augurs well for us as team"
"Babar Azam is a talented player who is improving day by day; He will only get better in the future"
"One reason for sending Asif Ali up the order is that its not easy to bat at later times as you dont have time to hit out immediately"
"He is the kind of a batsman who when set by going in early overs can play the big shots later"
"NZ came out with a plan to attack Imad straight away so I took him out of the attack, we will come up with new plans in the next match to counter them"
"50 runs in 5 overs was a tough ask but Mohammad Hafeez hit a couple of sixes and that swung the match our way"
"Expectations are increasing, we have ODIs and Tests coming up so we will try to carry the momentum over and play well in the other formats too"
"We will have to perform in ODIs after Asia Cup where we made a lot of mistakes"
"We need to be more patient in ODIs, if one opener falls then 2-3 more get out, in 50 over games it's difficult to come back. 240-250 is not enough most times"
"Babar has played most of his cricket as an opener so that's in our mind but we are looking at the team combination with Fakhar and Imam and also Hafeez bhai coming into the team"
"We should be making 160-170 in T20Is, we missed a few chances to do that. We want to have the likes of Faheem and Imad prepared to hit out in the death overs, if we have a set batsman and they play alongside him then we can make big runs at the death. Today we had wickets in hand and we made 50 in the last 5 overs"
"Amir was struggling with his rhythm and his action wasn't completing in the follow through, the ball wasn't swinging. There is no problem with his attitude. I am sure he will play a part in future series, we have a lot of good competition with the pacers"
"We are trying to keep Shaheen Shah Afridi limited to T20Is and ODIs for now, we don't want to play him in too many matches. He is a bowler who can be very useful for us at the World Cup and in South Africa so we'll try to not play him in too many matches here. He has been playing lots of cricket since the Asia Cup so we'll try to lessen his workload, and also Hasan's"
"We have a lot of bowlers competing in ODIs, as a captain I think Mohammad Abbas will be crucial in the 3 Tests coming up against NZ and SA. I would prefer him to focus on Test cricket for now but of course if we require him in the World Cup then he can definitely be a part of the ODI team"
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