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Wasim Akram speaking on TV:
"If you give our batsmen pitches in the UAE and flat decks in Pakistan, then their technique will be based upon those pitches"
"For NZ pitches, you need to go 2-3 weeks before and play a few games to get your footwork sorted before the ODI games"
"Even the training camp was very short and we should have known that this is an important tour for the confidence of the boys"
"Even in our days we went to NZ and lost games but we fought to the last ball and our body-language was always positive"
"Trent Boult has bowled really well not only in this series but also against the West Indies"
"Pakistan are looking out of touch and out of depth"
"There is no one batsmen in the top 5 that I consider to be able to score a hundred"
"I am not seeing that spark in our batting - I am sure there is batting talent which is why they have been selected"
"Pakistan batsmen are using the wrong technique to play Boult"
"Hafeez is taking 2 steps towards the bowler and playing when he is playing in NZ ; if you are already having problems with this bowler then why give him a chance to get you like that?"
"The players are either going to the front-foot too early or going to the back-foot; they need to let the ball come to them"
"If you have a young player like Imam in your squad then you should play him in more matches"
"Imam is in the squad but not playing in the XI then of course his confidence will be shaky"
"Seniors like Hafeez, Azhar and Sarfaraz have to set the example for others to follow"
"These pitches look brown but there is grass there which has been rolled over"
"They dont throw salad leaves on pitches like we do so you cannot tell if the pitch is green or not just by looking at it"
"This is the best XI they have and yet lost 3 matches"
"There is also no spark in the bowling; Until Amir's ball comes into the batsmen like Boult, he will not be dangerous"
"Now that they have lost the series they can do what they want - maybe have new players, or maybe keep same team - it does not matter now"
"Some say, play for pride but there is no pride now that the series has been lost"
"Use the remaining games for experience and experimenting"
"We need an all-rounder like Aamer Yamin who can bat and bowl"
"He's a tremendous fielder and a pocket-rocket as he isnt a big lad"
"He has passion and he puts in all he's got so this is time for Aamer Yamin to play"
"If he is given chances he will improve just like Shadab in batting"
"If I was Sarfaraz, even I would be under pressure given the kind of beating we have got"
"I went for a run and when I came back after 50 mins, Pak were 16-6"
"Bowling with a new ball is not easy; it much easier with an older ball with the field spread"
"Even Waqar and I did not realize the utility of the new ball but fact is that wickets with a new ball can cause big pressure"
"If you give our batsmen pitches in the UAE and flat decks in Pakistan, then their technique will be based upon those pitches"
"For NZ pitches, you need to go 2-3 weeks before and play a few games to get your footwork sorted before the ODI games"
"Even the training camp was very short and we should have known that this is an important tour for the confidence of the boys"
"Even in our days we went to NZ and lost games but we fought to the last ball and our body-language was always positive"
"Trent Boult has bowled really well not only in this series but also against the West Indies"
"Pakistan are looking out of touch and out of depth"
"There is no one batsmen in the top 5 that I consider to be able to score a hundred"
"I am not seeing that spark in our batting - I am sure there is batting talent which is why they have been selected"
"Pakistan batsmen are using the wrong technique to play Boult"
"Hafeez is taking 2 steps towards the bowler and playing when he is playing in NZ ; if you are already having problems with this bowler then why give him a chance to get you like that?"
"The players are either going to the front-foot too early or going to the back-foot; they need to let the ball come to them"
"If you have a young player like Imam in your squad then you should play him in more matches"
"Imam is in the squad but not playing in the XI then of course his confidence will be shaky"
"Seniors like Hafeez, Azhar and Sarfaraz have to set the example for others to follow"
"These pitches look brown but there is grass there which has been rolled over"
"They dont throw salad leaves on pitches like we do so you cannot tell if the pitch is green or not just by looking at it"
"This is the best XI they have and yet lost 3 matches"
"There is also no spark in the bowling; Until Amir's ball comes into the batsmen like Boult, he will not be dangerous"
"Now that they have lost the series they can do what they want - maybe have new players, or maybe keep same team - it does not matter now"
"Some say, play for pride but there is no pride now that the series has been lost"
"Use the remaining games for experience and experimenting"
"We need an all-rounder like Aamer Yamin who can bat and bowl"
"He's a tremendous fielder and a pocket-rocket as he isnt a big lad"
"He has passion and he puts in all he's got so this is time for Aamer Yamin to play"
"If he is given chances he will improve just like Shadab in batting"
"If I was Sarfaraz, even I would be under pressure given the kind of beating we have got"
"I went for a run and when I came back after 50 mins, Pak were 16-6"
"Bowling with a new ball is not easy; it much easier with an older ball with the field spread"
"Even Waqar and I did not realize the utility of the new ball but fact is that wickets with a new ball can cause big pressure"
