{"id":49275,"date":"2022-06-26T18:30:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T13:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=49275"},"modified":"2022-06-26T14:36:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T09:36:09","slug":"ahmed-shahzad-believes-senior-players-cant-digest-juniors-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/ahmed-shahzad-believes-senior-players-cant-digest-juniors-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahmed Shahzad believes \u201csenior players can\u2019t digest juniors\u2019 success\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD \u2013 June 26 (ONLINE) Pakistan\u2019s opening batsman Ahmed Shahzad, who has been out of green colours since a long time, has said senior players are unable to \u201cdigest\u201d juniors\u2019 success and achievements.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with a cricket website, Shahzad reacted to former and then Pakistan coach Waqar Younis&#8217; 2016 report which massively put a dent on his flourishing career.<\/p>\n<p>Waqar, as per the cricket website, had written then in his report that both Ahmed Shahzad and Umar Akmal must play domestic cricket in order to take their place back in the national side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have not seen the report myself but a PCB official told me that these remarks have been said regarding me. But I believe that these things should be discussed face-to-face and I am ready to take on that challenge. Then we will see who is right and who is wrong,\u201d Shahzad was quoted as saying by the cricket website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe I have more things to say and I might even have a bigger reach than them but I opt to stay quiet because you need to live up to your own standards. But their words hurt my career, especially since I was not allowed to present my case,\u201d the 30-years-old right handed batsman said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some of my teammates tried to associate my name with Umar Akmal by planning to give negative impression regarding me,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD \u2013 June 26 (ONLINE) Pakistan\u2019s opening batsman Ahmed Shahzad, who has been out of green colours since a long time, has said senior players are unable to \u201cdigest\u201d juniors\u2019 success and achievements. 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