Zaka Ashraf: “We want to see him grow as a great batter and now without his additional burden of the captaincy, he can focus more on his performances to reach even greater heights”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf said he wants frontline batsman Babar Azam to keep growing and reaching greater heights now that he is no longer captain.
Wahab Riaz: “Mohammad Hasnain and Naseem Shah [have] recovered”
Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz announced that the pace duo of Naseem Shah and Mohammad Hasnain have fully recovered from their respective injuries.
Nasser Hussain: “I think it is a massive year for him (Babar) and Pakistan. He has given up captaincy, that may be the weight off his shoulders”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes 2024 will be a “massive year” for Pakistan batsman Babar Azam.
Ramiz Raja: “Similarly, Babar Azam needs to be seated and encouraged because when captaincy is taken away from you, you tend to go low [on motivation]”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes Babar Azam needs to be encouraged right now as his motivation may be low.
Wahab Riaz: “If a player can win you a match, that’s more important than anything else”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz said he is willing to overlook wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan’s fitness flaws as he is capable of being a match-winner.
Shahid Afridi: “I told him to be confident since he is a big match player”
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Legendary Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi has revealed that he told Babar Azam to “be confident” as he is a “big match player.”
Javed Miandad: “The decision to remove Babar Azam from captaincy is not right; players should be given respect and honour”
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Legendary batsman Javed Miandad believes Pakistan made the wrong decision to remove Babar Azam as captain following the team’s elimination from the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Wahab Riaz: “We’ll soon have a chat with him as well”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz said he will have a chat with out of form spinner Mohammad Nawaz in the near future.
Tom Moody: “With his leg-spin, he is very creative in what he does there. From a skill point of view, he is complete”
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Former Australia batsman Tom Moody has hailed Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan as a creative leg-spinner with a complete skillset.
Mohammad Hafeez: “With that pressure eased, I think Babar’s performance will get even better”
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Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez said he expects Babar Azam’s batting performance to get better since he is under less pressure now.
