Don’t lose patience, Abdul Razzaq wants key Pakistan bowler to be able to outsmart batsmen

Abdul Razzaq has told Pakistan left-arm speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi not to lose patience when bowling

Abdul Razzaq: “He needs to bowl with patience because sometimes you won’t get wickets and you will have to wait for the batter’s mistake”

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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi must learn to “bowl with patience” in order to be more effective.

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Too good to be substituted, Abdul Razzaq didn’t like choice made by team management regarding criticised Pakistan batsman

Abdul Razzaq said Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman is too good to be substituted

Abdul Razzaq: “Players deserve support and confidence in international cricket. Batters like Fakhar shouldn’t be substituted”

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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq believes that good players like opening batsman Fakhar Zaman “shouldn’t be substituted.”

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All were suitable, Abdul Razzaq had three names in mind to replace Babar Azam as Pakistan captain

Abdul Razzaq said Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shan Masood were all suitable candidates to replace Babar Azam as Pakistan's Test captain

Abdul Razzaq: “If you want to change captain, then you have the option of Sarfaraz. Rizwan and Shan Masood are options as well. A captain should not be just a good cricketer, he should be a good person as well”

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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq said Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shan Masood were all suitable candidates to replace Babar Azam as Test captain.

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He stops others from playing their natural game, Abdul Razzaq puts the blame on Pakistan’s golden boy

Abdul Razzaq said Pakistan batsman Babar Azam stops others from playing their natural game as he bats too slowly

Abdul Razzaq: “When Babar bats slowly it has an adverse effect on other batters who then can’t play their natural game”

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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has blamed ex-captain Babar Azam for forcing other batsmen in the team to deviate from playing their natural game.

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He can’t even hit a straight six, Abdul Razzaq bamboozled how Pakistan batsman can be number one

Abdul Razzaq said Pakistan batsman Babar Azam can't even hit a straight six

Abdul Razzaq: “How can you be [the] number 1 ranked batter if you can’t even hit a straight 6”

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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq said he is bamboozled by how Babar Azam can be considered the number one batsman if he “can’t even hit a straight 6.”

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Babar Azam stopped him from playing aggressive cricket, Abdul Razzaq accuses former Pakistan captain of hindering superstar in the making

Abdul Razzaq has accused Babar Azam of stopping Pakistan opening batsman Abdullah Shafique from playing aggressive cricket

Abdul Razzaq: “When Abdullah Shafique was playing, he was aggressive but when Babar came in to bat, he was stopping his shots, which means he got guidelines to not hit the shot. He tried to stop the ball or play a half-hearted shot”

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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has accused ex-captain Babar Azam of stopping opening batsman Abdullah Shafique from playing aggressive cricket.

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I didn’t want him picked, Abdul Razzaq wanted Pakistan batsman to stay on the bench

Abdul Razzaq said he didn't want Pakistan opening batsman Abdullah Shafique picked

Abdul Razzaq: “When Abdullah Shafique scored a century in his debut match, I was against that change”

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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has admitted that he didn’t want opening batsman Abdullah Shafique to be included in the playing XI during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.

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Add some variations, Abdul Razzaq wants undroppable Pakistan bowler to have bigger impact with the old ball

Abdul Razzaq advised Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi to add some variations to his arsenal so that he can take wickets with the old ball

Abdul Razzaq: “He needs to bring variations in his bowling with the old ball”

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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq believes left-arm pace bowler and new T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi needs to add some variations to his arsenal if he wants to have more of an impact with the old ball.

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