Wasim Akram: “Dropping Babar Azam is the need of the hour. Pakistan needs batters who can bat at a strike-rate of around 150”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram said dropping batsman Babar Azam from the T20I team “is the need of the hour”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I would have kept Babar and told him to play at a 150 strike-rate. If he said he couldn’t do it, I would have motivated him, telling him he can and he will”
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Iconic Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar admitted he would keep batsman Babar Azam in the T20I team over Mohammad Rizwan.
Pakistan batsman Salman Ali Agha: “It’s not necessary to bat at [a] 150 strike-rate but to play as per the demand of the situation”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha doesn’t see the need to have a strike-rate of 150 when batting in the shortest format.
Parthiv Patel: “When your captain is selfish, then there is no chance. They have a very weak team now. Look at the team they used to have. This is the weakest Pakistan team”
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Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel has slammed Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam, calling him “selfish”.
Shan Masood: “Shaheen Afridi has bowled [the] most overs in world cricket in recent times. He gives 150% in the training sessions as well. He keeps motivating his teammates”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has defended left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi, saying he has “bowled [the] most overs in world cricket in recent times” and is not losing his spark.
Aaqib Javed: “But what’s the point of them scoring runs? You will only win those games where the target is in the 150 range”
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Former pace bowler Aaqib Javed has questioned the point of Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan scoring runs in T20Is if the team can only chase down scores of around 150.
Pakistan big-hitter Asif Ali: “I usually hit 100-150 sixes daily so that I can hit 4 to 5 in the match”
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Pakistan power-hitter Asif Ali has revealed that he practices his big-hitting skills by smashing 100 to 150 sixes every day.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Given that we need someone who can score at [a strike-rate] of 150-160, we have picked up Azam Khan”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan could win us two out of five games batting at number five or six.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Babar Azam’s strike-rate is an issue which he needs to resolve. When he comes in to bat we need his strike-rate to be above 150”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar feels that limited overs captain Babar Azam must improve his strike-rate in T20 Internationals.
Younis Khan on Babar Azam: “He should strive for a 150 when he makes a 100 and then go on to even 200”
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Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan is eager to see Babar Azam pile on the runs after bringing up a century, saying he needs to start converting it into 150 or 200.
