Sohaib Maqsood: “Abdullah Shafique has been out of form in ODI cricket for the past year. I don’t think Pakistan should persist with him for the Champions Trophy. Instead, we should consider Imam-ul-Haq or even Shan Masood as opening options”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood has advised the selectors not to pick opener Abdullah Shafique for the 2025 Champions Trophy since he “has been out of form in ODI cricket for the past year”.
Fakhar Zaman: “He is such a great player that if he plays for the next four [to] five years, he will be among the top three players in the world”
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Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman predicted that opener Saim Ayub “will be among the top three players in the world” in the “next four [to] five years” if he continues playing like he has.
Pakistan batsman Kamran Ghulam: “My job is to perform. For me, it’s important to keep working hard, and I believe the rewards will follow”
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Pakistan batsman Kamran Ghulam believes more rewards will come his way if he continues to work hard.
Shahid Afridi: “I was not in favour of Shaheen being made captain. However, he should have been given more time to mature as a leader before taking on the responsibility”
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Iconic Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi said he didn’t want left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi to be captain as he was not ready for it.
Mohammad Suleman: “Every player dreams of playing for Pakistan. I am ready to work hard in whichever format I get an opportunity”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Mohammad Suleman said he is ready to play any format as it is his dream to represent his country.
Ramiz Raja: “Saim Ayub will [bring] firepower for Pakistan in Test cricket as well”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes opening batsman Saim Ayub “will [bring] firepower for Pakistan in Test cricket”.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Abbas Afridi is such difficult to bowler to plan a premeditate shot [against] as a batsman, [he] so many variations and doesn’t give [any] width at all”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood has called speedster Abbas Afridi a star in the making as he is such a difficult bowler to face.
Haider Azhar: “A surprise his team let go of him”
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Former Multan Sultans general manager Haider Azhar admitted it was surprising the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise let Khushdil Shah go ahead of the player draft for PSL 10.
Yasir Hameed: “Should have been part of any team”
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Former Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed believes it was a mistake for all the Pakistan Super League (PSL) teams to ignore fast bowler Ihsanullah during the player draft for PSL 10.
Umar Gul: “Fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf [and] Naseem Shah were outstanding, delivering impressive performances”
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Former Pakistan speedster Umar Gul has classified the pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf as outstanding.
