Abdullah719
T20I Captain
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Sarfaraz Ahmed speaking after Pakistan beat NZ in the 2nd Test:
"All thanks to Allah for a brilliant comeback. We will have to give credit to the three batsmen, Azhar, Babar and Haris. The Dubai pitches have changed a lot, they aren't so easy to bat on. They are very slow but it turns from the first day, so taking time at the wicket was crucial which is what they did and they played brilliant innings and gave us a good base"
"Yasir Shah's spell was one of the best spells I've ever seen. However much Test cricket I've played, I haven't seen such bowling anywhere else"
"When we were coming to Dubai, we had a meeting and discussed that we have to leave our mistakes behind and play well. The boys understood that. The batsmen's responsibility was to make big runs and that's what they did"
"As for the declaration, we thought there were 7-8 overs left in the day so we could take a chance to bowl at them since they had been in the field for 2 days"
"I would give a lot of credit to Yasir Shah and Hasan Ali for the way they bowled in the whole game, the support Yasir needed was provided by Hasan. Bilal and Abbas also bowled well but Yasir and Hasan were outstanding"
"In our four Tests here so far, we've had 2 bowlers performing. We still need 2-3 bowlers specially fast-bowlers who can perform well overseas for us"
"There is pressure for every series. You can see that the pitches are turning from Day 1 so I don't think either team has an advantage. If we win the toss then there is so much moisture in the pitch that batting first is not easy. We will see the pitch at Abu Dhabi then decide on our team combination for the last Test"
"All thanks to Allah for a brilliant comeback. We will have to give credit to the three batsmen, Azhar, Babar and Haris. The Dubai pitches have changed a lot, they aren't so easy to bat on. They are very slow but it turns from the first day, so taking time at the wicket was crucial which is what they did and they played brilliant innings and gave us a good base"
"Yasir Shah's spell was one of the best spells I've ever seen. However much Test cricket I've played, I haven't seen such bowling anywhere else"
"When we were coming to Dubai, we had a meeting and discussed that we have to leave our mistakes behind and play well. The boys understood that. The batsmen's responsibility was to make big runs and that's what they did"
"As for the declaration, we thought there were 7-8 overs left in the day so we could take a chance to bowl at them since they had been in the field for 2 days"
"I would give a lot of credit to Yasir Shah and Hasan Ali for the way they bowled in the whole game, the support Yasir needed was provided by Hasan. Bilal and Abbas also bowled well but Yasir and Hasan were outstanding"
"In our four Tests here so far, we've had 2 bowlers performing. We still need 2-3 bowlers specially fast-bowlers who can perform well overseas for us"
"There is pressure for every series. You can see that the pitches are turning from Day 1 so I don't think either team has an advantage. If we win the toss then there is so much moisture in the pitch that batting first is not easy. We will see the pitch at Abu Dhabi then decide on our team combination for the last Test"
