Aaqib Javed: “I don’t scold the players at all. Because in our culture, the teacher scolds, beats, the coach scolds, and abuses. I don’t believe in this. I respect players”
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Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed said he doesn’t “scold the players at all” as he doesn’t “believe in this”.
Ramiz Raja: “If you got a player like Babar Azam by mistake, you should respect him. I get disappointed when I see keyboard warriors trolling and abusing Babar”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has urged people to stop trolling Babar Azam and show him some respect.
Mohammad Amir: “Not only Imad, but these jeers have also been directed at Imam. Shan has faced similar jeers. Azam has also faced this. This behaviour needs to stop. When you come to watch cricket, watch cricket, and enjoy it”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has urged fans to stop verbally abusing star players like Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Imam-ul-Haq and Imad Wasim.
Pakistan spinner Usama Mir: “People talk like this, they even abuse me, so I think they forget everything, and whoever performs well, in a second, you will make them Don Bradman, you will make them Viv Richards, and for one bad performance, you will even call them [parchi]”
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Pakistan spinner Usama Mir has lashed out at his critics, questioning why they “abuse” him after he fails to perform in a few matches.
Mohammad Rizwan: “Mohammed Shami is a star & indeed [one] of the best bowlers in the world”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan said India speedster Mohammed Shami is one of the world’s best bowlers.
Virender Sehwag: “Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Yousuf and all other Pakistan team members, welcomed me by abusing a lot”
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Legendary India opener Virender Sehwag has revealed that the iconic Pakistan trio of Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Yousuf used to verbally abuse him a lot.
An additional sessions judge has told Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his family to stop harassing Hamiza Mukhtar
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An additional sessions judge has ordered Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his family to stop harassing a woman who has made multiple claims against him.
Faisal Iqbal: “Sadly in our culture, players with cricketing family genes don’t have margins of error like other players have in the team, one mistake and [the] media shoulders are used to settle scores and make that individual a villain and people start to abuse”
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Former Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal believes that opener Imam-ul-Haq is being treated like a “villain” and abused since he is former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq’s nephew.
Wasim Akram: “If I was in Sarfraz’s [place], I would have grabbed that guy who made the video and trashed his phone”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has revealed that had he been verbally abused like captain Sarfraz Ahmed, he would have “grabbed that guy who made the video and trashed his phone”.
Hasan Ali: “This shameful act has left me devastated. You can criticize us on our performances, but insulting and abusing our captain in public when he is holding his son is unacceptable”
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Pakistan pace bowler Hasan Ali has admitted that he was absolutely “devastated” when seeing captain Sarfraz Ahmed being verbally abused by a fan in shopping mall in London.
