Ricky Ponting: “Babar needs to get going early. He needs boundaries in his first few balls, otherwise the momentum of the game shifts every time he comes in. To me, it looks like he’s lost a bit of his power and ball-striking ability”
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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting admitted it appears as if Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has “lost a bit of his power and ball-striking ability” in T20Is.
Usman Khawaja: “There aren’t many things worse than being called a ‘chucker’ in cricket. The stigma is real. The man is just doing his best and [has] been cleared twice”
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Former Australia opener Usman Khawaja has come to the defence of Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq, saying there is almost nothing worse than being called a chucker.
Mitch Marsh: “Babar’s been a world-class player for a long period of time for Pakistan, so we have great respect for him”
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Mitch Marsh has praised Pakistan batsman Babar Azam, saying the Australian team have got great respect for him.
Steve Smith: “Babar Azam is a wonderful player. When he’s timing the ball, it’s beautiful”
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Australia batsman Steve Smith has praised Pakistan star Babar Azam, describing him as a “wonderful player”.
Adam Gilchrist: “Babar Azam is the only player who plays all three formats as if they are Test cricket”
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Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has said Pakistan’s Babar Azam is the only cricketer he knows who plays all three formats like its Test cricket.
Nathan Lyon: “Younis Khan was an incredible player of spin bowling. He used his feet and swept a lot, and I found that quite challenging”
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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has praised legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan, saying he “was an incredible player of spin bowling”.
David Warner: “Like a four-year-old bowling. It stays so low”
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Australia opening batsman David Warner said Pakistan fast bowler Zaman Khan bowls like a four-year-old as the ball “stays so low”.
Sean Abbott: “Babar hits you where Babar wants to, and I’m sick of bowling at him. Whether it’s domestic cricket or international cricket, I don’t think I’ve ever got him out, and it feels a bit like a death by a thousand cuts sometimes”
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Australia speedster Sean Abbott has admitted that he is sick of bowling to Pakistan batsman Babar Azam as “Babar hits you where Babar wants to”.
Jack Edwards: “Babar Azam is a world-class player”
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Australia all-rounder Jack Edwards has lavished praise on Pakistan batsman Babar Azam, calling him a “world-class player”.
Shane Watson: “Babar Azam just doesn’t have an extra gear to score big runs in one over. His strike-rate is 128 which is quite low as compared to the likes of Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler”
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Ex-Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that Pakistan batsman Babar Azam lacks “an extra gear to score big runs in one over”.
