Dominic Cork: “I believe Ali Raza can be opening the bowling for Pakistan – that’s how good I think he can be”
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Former England seamer Dominic Cork has backed Ali Raza to become Pakistan’s new opening bowler in the future.
Abbas Afridi: “Before the PSL, Umar Gul took me for practice sessions where we worked on power-hitting, and it helped me a lot”
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Pakistan seamer Abbas Afridi has revealed that former pacer Umar Gul helped him with his power-hitting prior to the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Javed Miandad: “This is unfortunate that no one is around to guide Babar Azam in his bad patch”
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Legendary Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad has admitted it is unfortunate that there is no one around to guide batsman Babar Azam as he continues to battle through his rough patch.
Hasan Nawaz: “I would prefer to play as an opener in international cricket where I have also scored a T20 century as for Pakistan”
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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz has admitted that he would prefer to open the batting in T20Is.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “He is a talented fast bowler”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has described 150 kph seamer Ihsanullah as a “talented fast bowler”.
Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf: “I have never refused to play Test cricket. I will definitely play whenever I get the chance”
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Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf, who can bowl at speeds above 150 kph, has made it clear that he never refused to play Test cricket.
Sir Viv Richards: “Babar Azam, one of the best Pakistani batsmen. People would look and say, he is too slow, but you do need that sort of foundation in your team”
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Legendary West Indies big-hitter Sir Viv Richards has described Babar Azam as one of Pakistan’s best batsmen.
Mohammad Naeem: “I’ve learned a great deal from Fakhar bhai – he’s one of the best white-ball players in the world, and having him as a mentor has been invaluable”
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Up-and-coming Pakistan batsman Mohammad Naeem believes big-hitter Fakhar Zaman is “one of the best white-ball players in the world”.
David Warner: “What I admire about Abbas is his transparency. If it’s not swinging, he’s open to changing it up with variations, and he responds really well to feedback”
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Australia opening batsman David Warner said he admires the way Pakistan fast bowler Abbas Afridi utilises his variations if the ball is not swinging.
Pakistan spinner Umer Khan: “They sidelined me and didn’t give me chances after the 2019 PSL”
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Left-arm spinner Umer Khan has expressed his disappointment at not being given more opportunities to play despite winning the Emerging Player award following the 2019 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
