'He cried': Sajid Khan reveals Azhar Mahmood's emotional apology over 'Pakistan don't have quality spinners' remark

Pakistan National Cricket Team spinner Sajid Khan came up with a massive reply to Azhar Mahmood on his statement related to the team not having spinners. He said that the coach of the team doesn't stay in Pakistan so he didn't see him along with Noman Ali.

Pakistan National Cricket Team assistant coach Azhar Mahmood hogged the headlines with his statement after the team faced a series of defeats against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team at home. The hosts faced a 2-0 whitewash and were criticized a lot.

Pakistan National Assistant coach Azhar Mahmood then gave a huge reason behind the team's loss. He said that they can't prepare the spin-friendly track because they don't have quality spinners who can take 20 wickets in the match.

He said: “We cannot prepare spinning pitches in Pakistan because we don't have the quality of spinners to take 20 wickets in a match.”

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Sajid Khan and Noman Ali combined to pick 39 wickets in the last two matches against England in the Test series

However, he faced serious criticism for his statement after the Pakistan National Cricket Team won the Test series against the England National Cricket Team. One of the major reasons behind the win of the team was spinners Sajid Khan and Noman Ali, who wreaked havoc across the opposition's batting lineup.

Sajid and Noman Ali were all over the England National Cricket Team batters in the last two Tests of the series. The duo combined to pick 39 wickets in the last two matches and helped the Pakistan National Cricket Team end the home series win drought as they won the series at home after 2021.

When he saw us, he appreciated us, he hugged us - Sajid Khan on Azhar Mahmood

Sajid, while reacting to Azhar Mahmood's statement, said that when the coach saw him and Noman Ali, he hugged them and even cried at the end of the series when they won. Speaking during a TV show, he explained:

"Ajju Bhai is our coach. He has served Pakistan very well. Basically, he is in England mostly. He is a coach with the county team. If you live in Pakistan, you know a few things. I am not against his message. He didn't see us. When he saw us, he appreciated us. He hugged us. He even cried at the end of the series. He was crying."

He was crying because he said he shouldn't have said what he said - Sajid Khan

Sajid revealed that Azhar Mahmood regretted making such decisions. He explained: "He was crying because he said 'I shouldn't have said what I said, I didn't know there were such spinners in Pakistan'."

Sajid Khan responds to Azhar Mahmood's statement that "Pakistan don't have quality spinners." pic.twitter.com/InwTpoVDB4

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Sajid was even vital for his team with the bat and made sure that he helped his team win the game. It was a terrific comeback by Pakistan in the last two games after losing the first game of the series.