Khurram Manzoor: “There were question marks over Haris’ performance in the ODI format but he has still been included in the national ODI squad”
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Veteran Pakistan batsman Khurram Manzoor has called out Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed over the decision to pick Haris Rauf in the ODI team even though there have been doubts about his performance in the format.
Basit Ali: “Aaqib Javed is good for nothing, he does not even know himself why he placed Babar Azam at number four”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has lashed out at Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed, saying he is “good for nothing”.
Aaqib Javed: “Shaheen Afridi is fit and [the] number one bowler [in the] Pakistan cricket team”
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Pakistan Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed believes ODI captain Shaheen Shah Afridi is the best bowler in the national team.
Aaqib Javed: “Usman Khan has been exceptional since he came back”
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Pakistan Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed has thrown his support behind big-hitting wicketkeeper-batsman Usman Khan, saying he has “been exceptional”.
Younis Khan: “He wasn’t dropped for poor form but due to Aaqib Javed’s grudge – and this will hurt Pakistan, not Babar”
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Pakistan legend Younis Khan believes Babar Azam was dropped from the T20I team not for poor form, but because Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed held a personal grudge against him.
Aaqib Javed: “Players like Haris Rauf and Shaheen are still good bowlers in T20 cricket. They can deliver better results for the team”
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Pakistan Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed is confident that fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf can still be major assets for the national team in T20Is.
Aaqib Javed: “People say that since someone (Babar) was dropped from the T20 side, I must have a personal issue with him”
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Pakistan’s Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed has dismissed claims that he has a “personal issue” with batsman Babar Azam.
Aaqib Javed: “We have Abrar Ahmed, who is a mystery spinner and has been performing exceptionally well”
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Former Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed has praised mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed for his brilliant performances as of late.
Aaqib Javed: “It’s not that we are completely sidelining them”
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Pakistan Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed has made it clear that batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan haven’t been permanently sidelined from the T20I team.
Aaqib Javed: “The good thing is that our options are improving. Players like Yasir [Khan] [Mohammad] Naeem, and [Khawaja] Nafay give us better choices, and it is a good sign”
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Pakistan Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed said the team’s options are improving given the emergence of talented players like the batting trio of Yasir Khan, Mohammad Naeem and Khawaja Nafay.
