Waqar Younis: “How long are we going to keep on relying on Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan?”
Mohammad Amir: “I always wanted to see Fakhar Zaman opening the innings for Pakistan”
Yasir Hameed: “I hope Shan can make a comeback because he has a lot of talent”
Babar Azam: “Shan Masood showed intent and the way he batted and executed his plans was very good. I hope he plays like this in the future”
Nasser Hussain: “Shan Masood was a real positive for Pakistan and he should bat at number 3 and not number 4”
Nasser Hussain: “Shan Masood suddenly comes in at number 4, that makes no sense to me at all, him coming into bat with just 5 overs to go”
Rashid Latif: “I cannot compare Rizwan and Sarfaraz as both are very good in their positions and roles that are assigned to them”
Wasim Akram: “He’s still fit as a fiddle. He is still one of the best fielders in the Indian squad”
Tauseef Ahmed: “Salman Agha is quite mature and is a proper batter”
Wasim Akram: “He is a very clever bowler, Nawaz”
Ravichandran Ashwin: “Imad Wasim is a notable exclusion from Pakistan’s squad. He has been a regular feature for them in the T20 format. But he is not there this time”
Daren Sammy: “Babar Azam needs to be brave, because [the] ship will follow the captain”
Nasser Hussain: “Why does Rizwan and Babar just lower their strike-rate, it’s because they worry about their middle order”
Shoaib Malik: “I would give the example of AB de Villiers here. He would know ok the bowler has bowled a yorker now, he will bowl a slow bouncer here or outside off stump”
Babar Azam: “The way Haris played, he’s a different player and shifted the momentum”
Ramiz Raja: “I am surprised that people want to separate them”
Ian Chappell: “Babar Azam, to me, is an outstanding player”
Rumman Raees: “No one had more control while bowling seam and swing than Asif”
Haris Rauf: “Hardik Pandya was bowling alongside me and he told me that I was doing good and that he’s sure that I’d soon be playing for the Pakistan team”
Aaqib Javed: “He perfectly fits at the No.4 spot. Tell me is there anyone apart from him?”
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez: “My journey comes to an end with Lahore Qalandars here. Thanks for the amazing last 4 years of learning & success. I will always cherish the amazing memories of working together. Wish you all the best for future endeavours”
Nasser Hussain: “I think if those two (Babar and Rizwan) go well then the middle order and then [you got] Mohammad Haris, who has got a bit of arrogance and swagger of youth”
Ramiz Raja: “He is such a big player that no one can coach him”
Babar Azam: “Players like Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah and Iftikhar need to fill their boots”
Wasim Akram: “When it comes to his batting, he is fearless”
Aaqib Javed: “What is the role of Iftikhar Ahmed in [the] Pakistan team?”
Babar Azam: “We want to give them plenty of matches and confidence, and these players have performed”
Yasir Hameed on Asif Ali: “With his current form, he can win us only five matches out of a 100, which is a low percentage”
Babar Azam: “We’re also looking to utilise Shadab Khan’s batting, because batting depth is very useful in T20 cricket now”
Babar Azam: “It’s just that he needs to play some domestic cricket and I hope he will make a comeback soon”
AB de Villiers: “The batting side of Pakistan has always been a problem; it was never solid enough, it always goes up and down, and I feel they are in a place of consistency because of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan”
Aaqib Javed: “Shoaib Malik is currently the best choice [for the] number four position”
Moeen Ali: “He is a fantastic player and very hard to stop”
Matthew Hayden: “I also want to mention Haris as well. He faces every fast bowler in the nets and smashes them”
Shahid Afridi: “He will have to come down the track and take risks. He will have to make gaps towards mid-off and extra cover, and for this, he will have to practice these strokes”
Mahela Jayawardene: “He’s been consistent in all three formats and it shows in his rankings”
Misbah-ul-Haq: “He is trying to dominate the bowlers as there’s an ego and pride. But somewhere he is overdoing it”
Javed Miandad: “Babar Azam is mature now. He should be the captain of the team until he retires from the game”
Tauseef Ahmed: “Where is Asad Shafiq?”
Shoaib Akhtar: “Whoever can bowl 150kph has 10ks in reserve, with the right preparation and the right recuperation”
Ian Chappell: “He’s an excellent player in all game formats”
Mahela Jayawardene: “It depends on the amount of cricket, who’s playing when and how much but the Babar might be the guy”
Mahela Jayawardene on Babar Azam: “He’s a naturally gifted player”
Mahela Jayawardene on Babar Azam: “Plays in all conditions, he’s got the game to adapt as well”
Ramiz Raja: “He is a human and if people keep pushing him to bat fast, that might get stuck in his mind”
Ramiz Raja: “He should clear his mind because he knows his own game”
Ramiz Raja on Babar Azam: “The greatness of his game is that he provides safety, plays in the gaps and fours are his game”
Babar Azam: “I enjoy it more when under pressure and it doesn’t affect my batting”
Kamran Akmal: “If you want him to be the captain of the team, Pakistan cricket will have to bear a big loss as he might not be around for too long (as a batter)”
Mohammad Hafeez: “Sarfaraz has been with the team for the last three years but only as a traveller and could not play a match, and at several points, he can be given a chance to play”
Shahid Afridi: “Nawaz is also not that consistent, and neither is Shadab”
Javed Miandad: “These kids don’t know, they just go out there and start hitting. They don’t know which bowler to hit, what’s the problem, and when to stay at the wicket”
Saqlain Mushtaq: “He needs a bit of luck”
Pakistan batsman Shan Masood: “I’ve been very fortunate to play PSL. I’ve developed my role a lot over there”
Mudassar Nazar: “We have seen in the previous PSL how devastatingly good he is in the powerplay but only too often he perishes once the field is spread and he is caught in the deep”
Ramiz Raja: “I believe if he regains his fitness, he will provide a lot of value”
Wasim Akram: “I was impressed by Pakistan’s bowlers. Dahani, playing his 3rd or 4th game, Naseem Shah, [19] years old”
Ahmed Shehzad: “Dream start for Abrar Ahmed in Test match cricket. 5 wicket haul on 1st day of his debut Test match is just amazing. What a find for Pakistan cricket not only in red ball but I have seen him troubling good pedigree batters in white ball too. Just wow”
Shoaib Malik: “Babar needs to make changes in his batting. If your legs are planted, you still manage against pacers. But you can’t play a spinner with planted legs”
Mohammad Wasim: “He has shown improvement over the years and has been part of the successive squads”
Mahela Jayawardene: “Being the captain as well, he has taken responsibility and performed, which is great to see. [It’s] not an easy thing to do”
Sarfraz Nawaz: “When he doesn’t our batting [line-up] collapses”
Shahid Afridi said Mohammad Rizwan “shouldn’t listen to anyone”
Aaqib Javed: “Very unlikely I have seen any mystery spinner getting success in Test cricket”
