Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Still think that [Abdullah] Shafique doesn’t fit in the team”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman said he still believes opening batsman Abdullah Shafique “doesn’t fit in the team”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I can’t remember Shaheen taking [a] catch [the] last time”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman has lashed out at Shaheen Shah Afridi for his poor fielding, saying he can’t remember the last time the left-arm seamer took a catch.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Aaqib will ruin Pakistan cricket. This guy has [a] big ego and I witnessed it at Lahore Qalandars. He ruined UAE too”
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Former cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman believes interim limited overs head coach Aaqib Javed will “ruin Pakistan cricket” because he has “[a] big ego”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman on Babar Azam: “I actually offered my services to him, but he did not bother replying”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman said he offered to help Babar Azam, but the star batsman “did not bother replying”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Babar Azam should take a break from cricket, go on holiday with his family and see a sports psychologist”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman believes Babar Azam “should take a break from cricket” as he is struggling to have an impact at the moment.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “He was like right-handed Salman Butt. In terms of [wisdom] and in terms of the leadership skills, when he speaks, he talks like a leader, so I think he’s got a great future”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman has described rising star Muhammad Hurraira as a “right-handed Salman Butt”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Bring a captain that you think can stay in the team for 10 years and he must have leadership skills. One name that comes in my mind is Saud Shakeel”
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Former cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman believes middle order batsman Saud Shakeel should be Pakistan’s next captain as he is “a young guy” and can “stay in the team for 10 years”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Gary Kirsten came in and started complaining already. If you had the leadership skills, why are you complaining to the board about it? You should have resolved it while you were there”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman said white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten has “started complaining already”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman on Babar Azam: “Never heard him saying he has pressure or yeah he made wrong decisions etc. One of the weakest captains in Pakistan history”
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Former wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman believes Babar Azam is “one of the weakest captains in Pakistan history”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Since he is out from the team, we don’t have any dangerous players like he was”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman believes there has been no player as dangerous as middle order batsman Umar Akmal since he was dropped from the team.
