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"The security issue is just an excuse for Bangladesh to not come to Pakistan" : Misbah-ul-Haq
Pakistan Head Coach and Chief Selector speaking to the media:
"In the past we have had problems when we have come under pressure in cases where we had conceded a first innings lead but then to perform like this means that confidence levels for the team have increased, and for me obviously the way we have made a comeback in this match is a source of relief"
"Regardless of what our performance is like, whether a victory or domination, there is always room for improvement"
"In the spin bowling area, we are hoping that Yasir Shah will comeback into form"
"These young bowlers did not have so much first class experience, but we banked on Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi at the international level which was a tough ask for them, and they responded well"
"Especially Naseem Shah's bowling today, clearly shows to everyone that he is a star in the making"
"Shaheen Shah Afridi has played a bit and he is maturing well but its great to see Naseem Shah bowl so well at such an early part of his career and I am sure he will improve more as he plays in the future; He is a good long term investment for us"
"Obviously you do not discard your good bowler like that; He has played in South Africa and Australia where as is, spinners have a lot of difficulty, and because of that his confidence level is low, but whenever he has played in Asian conditions his performance has been better and more he plays in local conditions then he can be useful in our next series if its here; Its usually a question of one good performance which can take you towards improvement"
"In the long run we have to develop other spinners and we are thinking about that too"
"That doesnt mean that we dont have faith in Yasir's abilities as we still think he is our match-winner now and will continue to be that in the future too - its just a matter of one good performance"
Question : Our guests have been eating biryani etc but are we allowing that for our players as this was not allowed before
"Biryani is not allowed in our dressing room but if someone likes it that much, they will eat it when they go home"
"As regards to Fawad, the idea is to make sure we dont play him for just the sake of it, hopefully he will get a chance [later]"
"There is huge advantage of playing on your home ground as you can see from our current performances; Abid Ali got a hundred on his debut and then scored another hundred here, then Babar Azam hit 2 hundreds in two Tests, Azhar Ali was under pressure and he scored a hundred too; Then we had Shan Masood score a hundred; If you look at the last 2 series, our batsmen were under considerable disadvantage and they were struggling; Also the support we have here is not there in places like Australia; So the crowd roaring as Naseem Shah runs in something that fast-bowlers like and their energy levels get boosted, and even your pace increases by 5-6 kmh in such situations"
"It will be a huge disappointment for us if Bangladesh don't come to Pakistan; There is no excuse to not come to Pakistan and the security issue seems to be just an excuse in my view"
"You are having international tours happening in Pakistan, other teams are coming; You [Bangladesh] are coming for T20Is but refusing to come for Tests seems to be just an excuse as I cannot see any other reason for this"
"And to me this is extremely unfair to Pakistan as its already a case that we play less Test cricket and if this series doesnt happen, and we play Tests in England after such a long period then we cannot blame our players [for bad performances]"
"Azhar Ali has just come into form after such a long time, and now he has to wait another 4 months or so then any player feels that its like he is making a debut again"
"Even Shan Masood who has scored a hundred needs to play Test cricket continuously after this"
"The best thing was that Azhar came in at a time when there was a lot of pressure and he did not play a selfish innings"
"Azhar Ali played in a way that was needed by the team and scored runs as well - so he scored a hundred and also helped the team"
"You need mental strength and this is why he has scored valuable runs around the world"
"In batting the more maturity you have, the more you are likely to handle the pressure; In bowling you can sometimes take a chance with an inexperienced bowling attack when you see some extraordinary talent but overall FC experience counts a lot for international cricket"
Pakistan Head Coach and Chief Selector speaking to the media:
"In the past we have had problems when we have come under pressure in cases where we had conceded a first innings lead but then to perform like this means that confidence levels for the team have increased, and for me obviously the way we have made a comeback in this match is a source of relief"
"Regardless of what our performance is like, whether a victory or domination, there is always room for improvement"
"In the spin bowling area, we are hoping that Yasir Shah will comeback into form"
"These young bowlers did not have so much first class experience, but we banked on Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi at the international level which was a tough ask for them, and they responded well"
"Especially Naseem Shah's bowling today, clearly shows to everyone that he is a star in the making"
"Shaheen Shah Afridi has played a bit and he is maturing well but its great to see Naseem Shah bowl so well at such an early part of his career and I am sure he will improve more as he plays in the future; He is a good long term investment for us"
"Obviously you do not discard your good bowler like that; He has played in South Africa and Australia where as is, spinners have a lot of difficulty, and because of that his confidence level is low, but whenever he has played in Asian conditions his performance has been better and more he plays in local conditions then he can be useful in our next series if its here; Its usually a question of one good performance which can take you towards improvement"
"In the long run we have to develop other spinners and we are thinking about that too"
"That doesnt mean that we dont have faith in Yasir's abilities as we still think he is our match-winner now and will continue to be that in the future too - its just a matter of one good performance"
Question : Our guests have been eating biryani etc but are we allowing that for our players as this was not allowed before
"Biryani is not allowed in our dressing room but if someone likes it that much, they will eat it when they go home"
"As regards to Fawad, the idea is to make sure we dont play him for just the sake of it, hopefully he will get a chance [later]"
"There is huge advantage of playing on your home ground as you can see from our current performances; Abid Ali got a hundred on his debut and then scored another hundred here, then Babar Azam hit 2 hundreds in two Tests, Azhar Ali was under pressure and he scored a hundred too; Then we had Shan Masood score a hundred; If you look at the last 2 series, our batsmen were under considerable disadvantage and they were struggling; Also the support we have here is not there in places like Australia; So the crowd roaring as Naseem Shah runs in something that fast-bowlers like and their energy levels get boosted, and even your pace increases by 5-6 kmh in such situations"
"It will be a huge disappointment for us if Bangladesh don't come to Pakistan; There is no excuse to not come to Pakistan and the security issue seems to be just an excuse in my view"
"You are having international tours happening in Pakistan, other teams are coming; You [Bangladesh] are coming for T20Is but refusing to come for Tests seems to be just an excuse as I cannot see any other reason for this"
"And to me this is extremely unfair to Pakistan as its already a case that we play less Test cricket and if this series doesnt happen, and we play Tests in England after such a long period then we cannot blame our players [for bad performances]"
"Azhar Ali has just come into form after such a long time, and now he has to wait another 4 months or so then any player feels that its like he is making a debut again"
"Even Shan Masood who has scored a hundred needs to play Test cricket continuously after this"
"The best thing was that Azhar came in at a time when there was a lot of pressure and he did not play a selfish innings"
"Azhar Ali played in a way that was needed by the team and scored runs as well - so he scored a hundred and also helped the team"
"You need mental strength and this is why he has scored valuable runs around the world"
"In batting the more maturity you have, the more you are likely to handle the pressure; In bowling you can sometimes take a chance with an inexperienced bowling attack when you see some extraordinary talent but overall FC experience counts a lot for international cricket"
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