Abdullah719
T20I Captain
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2013
- Runs
- 44,825
"This is not the North Nazimabad team" : Shoaib Akhtar to Sarfaraz Ahmed [Sarfaraz's response #47]
Shoaib Akhtar speaking after Pakistan won the 2nd T20I:
"Pakistan batting was impressive and they played with freedom"
"This is what I was saying about Shehzad that you have come into this team now play with freedom [khul kai khelo]"
"The person we all said would fail in New Zealand was Fakhar Zaman"
"It was said that his technique isnt good and turns out that he scored most of the runs"
"There seems to be some speculation and some phone calls are coming from NZ also, but this is not a good sign for Pakistan team" : on Hafeez
"If you have taken someone in the sixteen then you should play him"
"This is not the North Nazimabad team, this is the Pakistan team so play the player in the team if you have taken him"
"Hafeez ko drop karna banta naheen ta" -> "It wasnt right to drop Mohammad Hafeez"
"Hafeez should have been asked to play and we should have got benefit out of him but to suddenly drop him and the shuffle the batting order, send Nawaz up the order, was unfair"
"Aamer Yamin should have been played as he is an excellent talent and his ideal for this format"
"Ahmed Shehzad for the last 3-4 months has been very confused"
"I am happy that Ahmed Shehzad performed today but I am pained about Hafeez being dropped and also Shehzad being dropped in the first game"
"Amir was bowling upto 144kph today but why is this pace not in ODIs?"
"If you become [good] T20 bowlers then remember this, you will get whipped in ODs"
"It seems that our bowling is very comfortable in bowling 4 overs"
"Hasan Ali seems to be a victim of tiredness"
"How many Pakistani bowlers in the past 5 years have bowled exceptionally and taken 5 wickets?"
"I used to bowl 150kph+ and I bowled 450 overs in one season"
"Then for Mickey Arthur to say that the boys are fatigued and to make a statement that the boys are tired?"
"What are they tired from?"
"The team is new, we are adjusting, we are fatigued, we are victims of this or that... Bhai this is the era of professionalism and the media is very strong so you cannot be saved if you make such statements"
"LQ have found some very strong/powerful fast-bowlers like Rauf"
"Lets be thankful that IPL is not open for Pakistan; if IPL had opened for Pakistani players then maybe we wouldnt have found players who wanted to play for Pakistan"
"Yasir Shah was a better bowler in T20"
"I can say this with confidence that I have seen him [Yasir] bowl in T20s; he can bowl quicker, his ball skids, his flipper is good and can break the ball also"
"It is Shadab's responsibility to improve and I feel that sometimes he gets excited and loses focus"
"But I see 'jaan' in him; his fingers have 'jaan', his wrists have 'jaan' and he has that will to play for Pakistan"
"If Hafeez and Malik are not playing then what is the point of Sarfaraz coming in at no 6/7 to bat?"
"By speaking fast and fast batting does not make you a good captain"
"He needs to know which players are good and when I need to promote myself"
"I will give this to Sarfaraz that this is the most difficult tour after Australia so he must be learning stuff; What he should do is to do the right selection and it should not be based no personal basis and it should be based upon what is needed by the team"
Wasim Akram:
"They looked a different team and the combination was good with Ahmed Shehzad and Fakhar Zaman pship was good - When our batting works in the opening, then the whole team works"
"Hasan Ali was bowling with pace and he was getting bounce too but for some reason we are unable to swing the new ball"
"Until left-arm bowlers cannot bring the ball in, they cannot perform consistently in any format of the game" re Amir and Raees
"The two youngsters in the U19 team are tall and have pace and they are right age [to play for Pakistan]"
"With bowlers you can do that but its not the case in our culture that a 17-18 year old good batsman is found"
"We have Sohail Khan who can take wickets with the new ball with short of the length deliveries; he should have been entertained"
"I have heard that the captain is powerless and no one listens to him [in selection matters]"
"He is a young captain and any young captain cannot just come in and straightaway get people to listen to his words"
Shoaib Akhtar speaking after Pakistan won the 2nd T20I:
"Pakistan batting was impressive and they played with freedom"
"This is what I was saying about Shehzad that you have come into this team now play with freedom [khul kai khelo]"
"The person we all said would fail in New Zealand was Fakhar Zaman"
"It was said that his technique isnt good and turns out that he scored most of the runs"
"There seems to be some speculation and some phone calls are coming from NZ also, but this is not a good sign for Pakistan team" : on Hafeez
"If you have taken someone in the sixteen then you should play him"
"This is not the North Nazimabad team, this is the Pakistan team so play the player in the team if you have taken him"
"Hafeez ko drop karna banta naheen ta" -> "It wasnt right to drop Mohammad Hafeez"
"Hafeez should have been asked to play and we should have got benefit out of him but to suddenly drop him and the shuffle the batting order, send Nawaz up the order, was unfair"
"Aamer Yamin should have been played as he is an excellent talent and his ideal for this format"
"Ahmed Shehzad for the last 3-4 months has been very confused"
"I am happy that Ahmed Shehzad performed today but I am pained about Hafeez being dropped and also Shehzad being dropped in the first game"
"Amir was bowling upto 144kph today but why is this pace not in ODIs?"
"If you become [good] T20 bowlers then remember this, you will get whipped in ODs"
"It seems that our bowling is very comfortable in bowling 4 overs"
"Hasan Ali seems to be a victim of tiredness"
"How many Pakistani bowlers in the past 5 years have bowled exceptionally and taken 5 wickets?"
"I used to bowl 150kph+ and I bowled 450 overs in one season"
"Then for Mickey Arthur to say that the boys are fatigued and to make a statement that the boys are tired?"
"What are they tired from?"
"The team is new, we are adjusting, we are fatigued, we are victims of this or that... Bhai this is the era of professionalism and the media is very strong so you cannot be saved if you make such statements"
"LQ have found some very strong/powerful fast-bowlers like Rauf"
"Lets be thankful that IPL is not open for Pakistan; if IPL had opened for Pakistani players then maybe we wouldnt have found players who wanted to play for Pakistan"
"Yasir Shah was a better bowler in T20"
"I can say this with confidence that I have seen him [Yasir] bowl in T20s; he can bowl quicker, his ball skids, his flipper is good and can break the ball also"
"It is Shadab's responsibility to improve and I feel that sometimes he gets excited and loses focus"
"But I see 'jaan' in him; his fingers have 'jaan', his wrists have 'jaan' and he has that will to play for Pakistan"
"If Hafeez and Malik are not playing then what is the point of Sarfaraz coming in at no 6/7 to bat?"
"By speaking fast and fast batting does not make you a good captain"
"He needs to know which players are good and when I need to promote myself"
"I will give this to Sarfaraz that this is the most difficult tour after Australia so he must be learning stuff; What he should do is to do the right selection and it should not be based no personal basis and it should be based upon what is needed by the team"
Wasim Akram:
"They looked a different team and the combination was good with Ahmed Shehzad and Fakhar Zaman pship was good - When our batting works in the opening, then the whole team works"
"Hasan Ali was bowling with pace and he was getting bounce too but for some reason we are unable to swing the new ball"
"Until left-arm bowlers cannot bring the ball in, they cannot perform consistently in any format of the game" re Amir and Raees
"The two youngsters in the U19 team are tall and have pace and they are right age [to play for Pakistan]"
"With bowlers you can do that but its not the case in our culture that a 17-18 year old good batsman is found"
"We have Sohail Khan who can take wickets with the new ball with short of the length deliveries; he should have been entertained"
"I have heard that the captain is powerless and no one listens to him [in selection matters]"
"He is a young captain and any young captain cannot just come in and straightaway get people to listen to his words"
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