Sir Viv Richards: “Sarfaraz Ahmed has always been a strong captain. He led from the heart. Players who served Pakistan with such dedication for years will surely be remembered on the field”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Viv Richards has praised Pakistan wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed, saying he has “always been a strong captain”.
Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman: “I managed to play but I remember that I didn’t sleep well that night and he forced me to play. I’m pleased he did”
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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman has revealed that he almost didn’t feature in the 2017 Champions Trophy final against India, but Mickey Arthur, who was head coach at the time, “forced me to play”.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “The unsung hero was Junaid Khan. He didn’t take many wickets, but the way he bowled throughout the tournament and the impact he had was remarkable”
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Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed named left-arm seamer Junaid Khan as the “unsung hero” of the 2017 Champions Trophy.
Usman Shinwari: “I think he ruined his batting career in captaincy. He remained captain for four years and was ousted because of this”
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Usman Shinwari, the Pakistan left-arm pace bowler, believes the captaincy ruined Sarfaraz Ahmed’s batting.
Jake Weatherald: “It is pretty amazing that I will get to rub shoulders with someone, who has been there and done it against some of the best in the world and also led [the] Pakistani team to some great success”
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Australia batsman Jake Weatherald has heaped praise on Quetta Gladiators captain and wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed, saying he led Pakistan to great success.
Shoaib Akhtar: “His performances deteriorated, a stance of Misbah which is right. Misbah is not in the wrong here”
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Pakistan great Shoaib Akhtar said he agrees with head coach Misbah-ul-Haq that left-arms seamer Mohammad Amir’s performances have deteriorated.
Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali: “At times it feels like I only took wickets in the Champions Trophy and nowhere else and people forget that I have 135 wickets for Pakistan in other matches and series than the Champions Trophy in 2017”
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Pakistan pace bowler Hasan Ali has said people need to stop defining him by his performance in the 2017 Champions Trophy.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “He should have been given more time as captain by the board but it acted in haste and didn’t give him confidence or patience”
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Former Pakistan captain and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq believes the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) acted too hastily in sacking Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain.
Ahmed Shehzad: “What have your achievements been so far apart from fixing in other’s comments to troll them?”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad lashed out at a fan who trolled him during a question and answer session on Facebook.
Mickey Arthur: “We started at number nine in T20 cricket but we got to [the] number one position and won 11 series in a row. I feel I deserved the right to take the team to the T20 World Cup”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur firmly believes that he deserved to coach the national team until this year’s T20 World Cup.
