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"Ravichandran Ashwin’s progress is amazing" : Mushtaq Ahmed

Mushtaq Ahmed was regarded as more than a worthy successor to the role of Pakistan's main leg-spinner after the departure of Abdul Qadir. He debuted for Pakistan in March 1989 and went on to play fifty-two Test matches and one-hundred and forty-four ODIs taking three-hundred and forty-six wickets by the time he played his last international game in October 2003. Read More

"Versatility is my strength when it comes to batting" : Asif Zakir

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"I want to return to the Pakistan team as a better player" : Sohaib Maqsood

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"I have served the punishment and I need to be allowed to move on" : Salman Butt

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"I don't think I got the time and chances that I needed post-injury" : Junaid Khan

Once regarded as one of Pakistan's most talented fast-bowlers, twenty-six-year-old Junaid Khan featured regularly in the national squad until June 2015. Since then Junaid Khan has faced an uphill struggle to re-establish himself in the national team due largely to injuries. The pace bowler made his international debut in 2011 and has since played twenty-two Test matches in which he ... Read More

"Gone are the days that guys would come into the team and sit in their comfort zones" : Mickey Arthur

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"The decline in West Indies cricket started as far back as 1997" : Fazeer Mohammed

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"I want to take the game on and take on challenges" : Imad Wasim

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"I want to put in extraordinary performances every time I play for Pakistan" : Mohammad Nawaz

Mohammad Nawaz shot to fame during the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Super League where he was the third highest wicket taker in the tournament. His career seems to have taken an upward trajectory since that initial success as he is fast becoming a familiar face in the Pakistan limited overs teams where he has claimed ten wickets in eight ... Read More

"Brendon McCullum is the best man for the job of Lahore Qalandars captain" : Aaqib Javed

Former Pakistan bowler and current Director of Cricket Operations for the Lahore Qalandars, Aaqib Javed, was recently at the forefront of the PSL side's aim to discover fresh new talent ahead of the 2017 edition of the Pakistan Super League. Read More

"I still have the skills, determination and the willpower to play for Pakistan again" : Mohammad Asif

Considered to be a magician with the ball and hailed as Pakistan's version of Glenn McGrath, Mohammad Asif's metronomic accuracy was a sight to behold until his five year ban in August 2010. He made his international debut in 2005 and by the time the events of the summer of 2010 had transpired, he had a total of one-hundred and ... Read More

"PCB need to invest and get the right specialists at all levels" : Dr. Zafar Iqbal

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"To leave my parents, friends and my country was a very tough decision" : Imran Tahir

Regarded as South Africa's main weapon of choice in the spin department, Imran Tahir began his cricketing journey in Pakistan before settling in South Africa. He debuted for his adopted country in 2011 and since then has taken over two hundred wickets in one hundred and eight international appearances. Read More

"I am proud to be mentioned in the same breath as the great Sachin Tendulkar" : Asad Shafiq

Likened to Sachin Tendulkar for his style of batting by Pakistan Head Coach Mickey Arthur, Asad Shafiq continues to defy his critics by putting in superlative performances in Test matches. The latest example of his talent coming in the recently concluded Test series against England where Asad's innings of 109 at The Oval proved to be crucial in helping Pakistan ... Read More

"No reason why Mohammad Amir shouldn't keep on getting better" : Michael Holding

Highly regarded as one of the top cricket analysts today, Jamaican-born Michael Holding was an integral part of a quartet of West Indies fast bowlers who put fear in the hearts of many a batsmen from around the world. Duly nicknamed "Whispering Death" for his effortless ability to send down delivery after delivery with ferocious power, Holding's international career lasted ... Read More

"Nearly 140kph with the right arm & 135kph with the left-arm" : Yasir Jan

Plucked out of obscurity by Lahore Qalandar's director of cricket Aaqib Javed, the twenty-year-old fast-bowler Yasir Jan shocked the world of cricket when a video of him bowling equally fast with either hands hit the internet. Read More

"I want to help Pakistan win a World Cup" : Hasan Ali

Marked for future success by many who have followed him from a young age, Hasan Ali finally made his international debut at the age of twenty-two against Ireland last month. Whilst he remained wicket-less in that game, Hasan later reinforced his credentials in the Limited-over formats against England in four ODI games where he took eight wickets and further demonstrated ... Read More

"Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal needed that wake-up call of being dropped" : Wasim Akram

Known as the 'Sultan of Swing', Wasim Akram is widely regarded as The Greatest Left-Arm fast-bowler ever to play cricket. In four hundred and sixty international appearances for Pakistan, Wasim picked up over nine-hundred wickets and also scored over six thousand and six hundred runs which also marked him for greatness as an all-rounder. Read More

"I'd love to see the Pakistan team in England more often" : Michael Vaughan

Currently a top-rated cricket analyst and regarded as an astute captain and an elegant right-handed-batsman in his playing days, Michael Vaughan's most memorable achievement was the leadership of the England team when they regained the Ashes in 2005, almost nineteen years after having last won the trophy. In one hundred and sixty-eight international appearances, Vaughan amassed over seven thousand and ... Read More

"All of the England players have a lot of respect for Misbah" : Moeen Ali

Currently regarded as a key middle-order batsmen for England, Moeen Ali has wasted no time in establishing himself in both the Test and LOI formats. Apart from his batting, the spin option provided by Ali, as was apparent in the recently concluded Test series against Pakistan, is another reason for his success at the international level where in thirty Test ... Read More