Abdullah719
T20I Captain
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Sarfaraz Ahmed at the post match presentation after Pakistan beat England in the first Test at Lord's:
"Thanks to Allah. I am very proud of my team, specially the way the young players played"
"When we came here, it was an inexperienced team with 12 players who haven't played a Test in England but we were confident that we have talented players who can do well and a good bowling side. The way my bowlers did the job for us was great"
"Our coaching staff worked really hard and told the bowlers to pitch it up"
"We're working really hard on fielding, we dropped a couple in Malahide but here the catching was fantastic"
"The Malahide game was tough for us, Ireland played really well specially in the second innings. The way Babar and Imam chased it down meant we got good practice for Lord's"
"We don't need a replacement in the squad for Babar Azam as we have three other middle-order batsmen in the squad"
"The feeling [of this win] cannot be described and no amount of praise is enough, especially of our fast bowlers"
"First our bowlers set up the game , Amir, Abbas, Faheem, Shadab and then our batsmen Azhar, Asad, Haris took over"
"I do not think that before us, any young team has ever achieved something so big in such an illustrious ground [like Lord's]"
"Yes, I am very surprised [about our win] especially as you see the England team which is very experienced"
"I am very proud of my bowlers at the way they did the job for us, they set the tone for us on the first day of the Test"
"And again the bowlers, Amir and Abbas, responded with the old ball so I am very proud of my team"
"When we played in Malahide, we knew that the slip cordon would be a very important part area for us [in terms of fielding]"
"Our fielding has really improved in the past 1.5 years"
"When we bowled England out for 184, we're hoping that if we can get a few good scores from our batsmen then we can get into a good place in this match"
"The most crucial innings was from Shadab and Faheem, the effects of which were seen throughout the rest of the match"
"The England bowlers were very experienced and did not bowl any loose bowls but credit to our batsmen for playing them well"
"This pitch was very difficult for batsmen in the way the ball moved around"
"When we came to the UK, we knew this would be a difficult Test series - in fact even the Ireland match would not be easy for us"
"This young team is working with each other and fighting for each other"
"We told our bowlers for the warm-up game in Leics to pitch the ball up if they want to take wickets in England"
"The Malahide games was the perfect match [in terms or preparations] before the game at Lord's"
"There is nothing to self-analyse about me; everyone can see my personality as someone who is always screaming at his players, so whatever I am is in front of you"
"I was very angry with Hasan Ali about why he didn't take a wicket as [yesterday] at Tea time, it seemed that the match was gone for us"
"I am happy that I have a team of players who understand me and know why I lose my temper sometimes"
"When Amir came to England this time, there was a lot of pressure on him and we spoke to him one on one"
"Thanks to Allah. I am very proud of my team, specially the way the young players played"
"When we came here, it was an inexperienced team with 12 players who haven't played a Test in England but we were confident that we have talented players who can do well and a good bowling side. The way my bowlers did the job for us was great"
"Our coaching staff worked really hard and told the bowlers to pitch it up"
"We're working really hard on fielding, we dropped a couple in Malahide but here the catching was fantastic"
"The Malahide game was tough for us, Ireland played really well specially in the second innings. The way Babar and Imam chased it down meant we got good practice for Lord's"
"We don't need a replacement in the squad for Babar Azam as we have three other middle-order batsmen in the squad"
"The feeling [of this win] cannot be described and no amount of praise is enough, especially of our fast bowlers"
"First our bowlers set up the game , Amir, Abbas, Faheem, Shadab and then our batsmen Azhar, Asad, Haris took over"
"I do not think that before us, any young team has ever achieved something so big in such an illustrious ground [like Lord's]"
"Yes, I am very surprised [about our win] especially as you see the England team which is very experienced"
"I am very proud of my bowlers at the way they did the job for us, they set the tone for us on the first day of the Test"
"And again the bowlers, Amir and Abbas, responded with the old ball so I am very proud of my team"
"When we played in Malahide, we knew that the slip cordon would be a very important part area for us [in terms of fielding]"
"Our fielding has really improved in the past 1.5 years"
"When we bowled England out for 184, we're hoping that if we can get a few good scores from our batsmen then we can get into a good place in this match"
"The most crucial innings was from Shadab and Faheem, the effects of which were seen throughout the rest of the match"
"The England bowlers were very experienced and did not bowl any loose bowls but credit to our batsmen for playing them well"
"This pitch was very difficult for batsmen in the way the ball moved around"
"When we came to the UK, we knew this would be a difficult Test series - in fact even the Ireland match would not be easy for us"
"This young team is working with each other and fighting for each other"
"We told our bowlers for the warm-up game in Leics to pitch the ball up if they want to take wickets in England"
"The Malahide games was the perfect match [in terms or preparations] before the game at Lord's"
"There is nothing to self-analyse about me; everyone can see my personality as someone who is always screaming at his players, so whatever I am is in front of you"
"I was very angry with Hasan Ali about why he didn't take a wicket as [yesterday] at Tea time, it seemed that the match was gone for us"
"I am happy that I have a team of players who understand me and know why I lose my temper sometimes"
"When Amir came to England this time, there was a lot of pressure on him and we spoke to him one on one"
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