Aakash Chopra: “There is no Fab Four now in Test Cricket. Virat Kohli is out of it. Babar Azam has scored runs and he can be part of it but not yet. For now, it is Fab Three with Kane [Williamson], [Joe] Root and [Steve] Smith”
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Aakash Chopra, the former India batsman, believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam isn’t quite at the level required to be in Test cricket’s Fab Four.
Aakash Chopra: “Some of the deliveries were simply unplayable”
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Aakash Chopra, the former India batsman, admitted that Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has the tendency to bowl unplayable deliveries at times.
Aakash Chopra: “Swing at high speed”
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Aakash Chopra, the former India batsman, has admitted that batsmen need to be wary of Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi as he swings the ball at “high speed.”
Aakash Chopra: “Going by the stats, Babar Azam should be the No.5, but I am not including him in my list. He has scored 735 runs in 26 matches, his average is only 32, and his strike rate is merely 123. Sorry! But I can’t take him in my team”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra said he can’t include Pakistan captain Babar Azam in his list of the top five T20 batters in 2022.
Aakash Chopra: “While there’s no argument about who’s more skillful between Babar and Rizwan, I strongly feel that it’s the latter who’s more important in their partnership. Especially in the PP (powerplay) overs”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan is more important than captain Babar Azam in the powerplay in T20Is.
Aakash Chopra: “Rauf will bowl the tougher overs and has the potential to make a difference”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra believes Pakistan seamer Haris Rauf could be the difference for the men in green during their 2022 T20 World Cup clash against the men in blue.
Aakash Chopra: “I do feel the bowler to be wary of on Sunday isn’t Shaheen. It’s Haris Rauf”
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Former India batsmen Aakash Chopra said the men in blue should not be overly worried about left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi in their 2022 T20 World Cup clash as there is a Pakistan bowler who is an even bigger threat.
Aakash Chopra: “Afridi is getting close to his best but isn’t there yet…and unlikely to be by the 23rd either”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra believes that Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi won’t be at his best in the 2022 T20 World Cup match against the men in blue.
Aakash Chopra: “Full…swinging…fast. Shaheen Afridi is getting close to his best. Gurbaz’s toe agrees”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra said Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is getting close to his very best following the toe-crushing yorker he bowled to Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
Aakash Chopra: “He is a very good player, there is no doubt about that”
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Ex-India batsman Aakash Chopra said there is no doubt that Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq “is a very good player”.
