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"This is double standards by PCB, that they are playing one person and not others" : Mohammad Asif
Quotes from Mohammad Asif interview on TV:
"In the last season, I performed very well taking 45 wickets in 7 matches"
"No one called me and I am being ignored which is a travesty [ziyadatee]"
"This should not have happened because if you give a chance to one person than you should also give the same opportunity to others as well"
"This is a double standard by the PCB that they are playing one person [and not the others]"
"Even today in South Africa some people are remembering a bowler who bowled so well"
"As we know Amla is a great player and also in the past KP has said that and Ab de Villiers in his book has also expressed in good words about me"
"I have been playing and the ban was lifted for last 3 years but am being ignored"
"This season I have played less but that happens when you are ignored, but last season I played 7 matches in FC"
"There is no doubt that our batsmen struggle in South Africa - even if you look at results of any past series"
"But, our bowling always gave us support as it was so good that even if we didnt win the series, we would give a good fight"
"They used to play just once and we would be playing 2 innings" [speaking about superiority of SA]
"Our bowling was way too short with balls going over the stump and for their batsmen its easy to play bouncers"
"When I bowled in SA, lbw, bowled and caught behinds were the main modes of dismissal"
"Our bowlers should have adjusted well to the conditions which I did not see happening there"
"Our selection criteria is just based on performances in the PSL"
"We have a lot of good youngsters but we seem to be looking for an Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan but we are not seeing those players"
"We have a lot of players but there is no quality in our batsmen, the same is the case in our bowling"
"We are looking for a Shoaib Akhtar but we are not getting anyone who can bowl 145kph+"
"We are just getting those bowlers who average 130-135kph which is an ideal pace for international players to play at"
"If you are a bowler who can bowl at 130-135kph then you need to be able to swing and seam the ball"
"If you look at the bowling in the Test matches, there was no sign of swing or seam with the new ball"
"When they [SA] were bowling, the ball would be seaming and swinging, but when it came to our bowling, it suddenly became a batting track"
"Any new ball bowler should be able to get shape on the ball and swing as well"
About the Sydney Test: "Sami undoubtedly did a good spell and took 3 wickets, but Sami had an advantage about the wind direction so he could bowl without effort and I had chosen the wrong end"
"I told Mohammad Yousuf to get me to bowl from Sami's end but he said that Sami is bowling well at the moment so I told him get me on from that end when he is tired"
"So once Sami spell was over, I came on and took 6 wickets"
"I am not seeing any threats from our bowlers which would make you think that they can bring you back into the game"
"South African pitches are ideal for bowling and in our days, we would love to bowl there and watch the ball seam and was enjoyable watching the ball going to the slips (off the bat)"
"All these things the bowling coach should be telling the bowlers"
"Now we have so many facilities where you can check the videos etc before start of the match and work with bowlers for an hour or so before the game"
"These things Azhar Mahmood should be seeing this as Mohammad Amir used to get good shape on the ball, which we saw in one of the Champions Trophy games"
"There is a lot of cricket being played and what I have observed is that our players are very busy in preparing for PSL and giving preference to it"
"Our selection committee needs to keep an eye on which players are to play T20 and which bowlers are to play Tests"
"We are also playing less Tests compared to other sides"
"In terms of speeds, it seems that our bowlers are trying to save themselves for the PSL"
Quotes from Mohammad Asif interview on TV:
"In the last season, I performed very well taking 45 wickets in 7 matches"
"No one called me and I am being ignored which is a travesty [ziyadatee]"
"This should not have happened because if you give a chance to one person than you should also give the same opportunity to others as well"
"This is a double standard by the PCB that they are playing one person [and not the others]"
"Even today in South Africa some people are remembering a bowler who bowled so well"
"As we know Amla is a great player and also in the past KP has said that and Ab de Villiers in his book has also expressed in good words about me"
"I have been playing and the ban was lifted for last 3 years but am being ignored"
"This season I have played less but that happens when you are ignored, but last season I played 7 matches in FC"
"There is no doubt that our batsmen struggle in South Africa - even if you look at results of any past series"
"But, our bowling always gave us support as it was so good that even if we didnt win the series, we would give a good fight"
"They used to play just once and we would be playing 2 innings" [speaking about superiority of SA]
"Our bowling was way too short with balls going over the stump and for their batsmen its easy to play bouncers"
"When I bowled in SA, lbw, bowled and caught behinds were the main modes of dismissal"
"Our bowlers should have adjusted well to the conditions which I did not see happening there"
"Our selection criteria is just based on performances in the PSL"
"We have a lot of good youngsters but we seem to be looking for an Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan but we are not seeing those players"
"We have a lot of players but there is no quality in our batsmen, the same is the case in our bowling"
"We are looking for a Shoaib Akhtar but we are not getting anyone who can bowl 145kph+"
"We are just getting those bowlers who average 130-135kph which is an ideal pace for international players to play at"
"If you are a bowler who can bowl at 130-135kph then you need to be able to swing and seam the ball"
"If you look at the bowling in the Test matches, there was no sign of swing or seam with the new ball"
"When they [SA] were bowling, the ball would be seaming and swinging, but when it came to our bowling, it suddenly became a batting track"
"Any new ball bowler should be able to get shape on the ball and swing as well"
About the Sydney Test: "Sami undoubtedly did a good spell and took 3 wickets, but Sami had an advantage about the wind direction so he could bowl without effort and I had chosen the wrong end"
"I told Mohammad Yousuf to get me to bowl from Sami's end but he said that Sami is bowling well at the moment so I told him get me on from that end when he is tired"
"So once Sami spell was over, I came on and took 6 wickets"
"I am not seeing any threats from our bowlers which would make you think that they can bring you back into the game"
"South African pitches are ideal for bowling and in our days, we would love to bowl there and watch the ball seam and was enjoyable watching the ball going to the slips (off the bat)"
"All these things the bowling coach should be telling the bowlers"
"Now we have so many facilities where you can check the videos etc before start of the match and work with bowlers for an hour or so before the game"
"These things Azhar Mahmood should be seeing this as Mohammad Amir used to get good shape on the ball, which we saw in one of the Champions Trophy games"
"There is a lot of cricket being played and what I have observed is that our players are very busy in preparing for PSL and giving preference to it"
"Our selection committee needs to keep an eye on which players are to play T20 and which bowlers are to play Tests"
"We are also playing less Tests compared to other sides"
"In terms of speeds, it seems that our bowlers are trying to save themselves for the PSL"
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