Usama Mir: “How can you justify dropping Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan and replacing them with players who have an even lower strike-rate”
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Pakistan spinner Usama Mir has asked how the national selectors can justify dropping batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from the T20I team when their replacements have an even lower strike-rate than them.
Abdullah Shafique: “Saim [Ayub] scored two 50s in the last two Tests, if we’d dropped him after the first Test, I’ve had that happen to me; it’s not nice”
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Abdullah Shafique has admitted that it would not be nice to drop fellow opening batsman Saim Ayub after he has shown signs of improvement.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “We need to give him some time”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has indicated that he doesn’t want batting sensation Saim Ayub discarded from the team following a string of subpar performances.
Ramiz Raja: “Let Mohammad Rizwan do the keeping, open with Rizwan and Babar as the opening pair, and then you can play an extra all-rounder instead of Azam Khan or a proper batsman. These are the things to do”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan should be dropped from the T20I team in favour of an additional all-rounder or a “proper batsman”.
Basit Ali: “Amir has a lot of experience but I haven’t kept him in my squad. If Haris Rauf is unfit, then the selection committee could opt for Amir”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali said he wouldn’t pick veteran left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir in the squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “What does this mean? That the PCB had already decided in advance what they wanted to do?”
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Former Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has questioned if the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had already “decided in advance” to sack Babar Azam as captain and Mickey Arthur as team director.
Imad Wasim: “I think it is important to include Fakhar Zaman in the Pakistan team”
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Pakistan left-arm spinner has urged the selectors not to drop opening batsman Fakhar Zaman, saying “it is important to include” him in the team.
Moin Khan: “He was the number one captain who had kept Pakistan at the top for around one and a half years. But there was a conspiracy against him and he [was] ousted from the team”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan believes there was a conspiracy against Sarfaraz Ahmed to remove him as captain.
Wasim Akram: “We have to support our captain. (I’m saying this because) I’ve played under 7 captains. If our captain is inexperienced right now, removing him won’t do any good. But supporting him will”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Wasim Akram said removing Babar Azam as Pakistan captain will do no good.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “No matter who the captain is, a change should only be made after assessing things thoroughly”
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Former head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said Pakistan need to think carefully before deciding whether to remove Babar Azam as captain.
