Shoaib Akhtar: “I predicted a year ago that Babar Azam would struggle to retain his place in the team after captaincy. The pressure is now on Babar, he must deliver match-winning performances in white-ball cricket to prove himself”
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Pakistan fast bowling maestro Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that one year ago, he predicted Babar Azam “would struggle to retain his place in the team after captaincy”.
Zaheer Abbas: “Babar Azam should be dropped from the team. If he’s not scoring runs, because if he’s our main batsman and he’s out of form, he should be out of the team”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes it was the right decision to drop Babar Azam from the Test team as he is “out of form”.
Fakhar Zaman: “It’s concerning to hear suggestions about dropping Babar Azam”
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Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman has admitted he finds it concerning that people keep suggesting to drop Babar Azam from the national team.
Kamran Akmal: “What was Usman Qadir’s fault? What was Sajid Khan’s fault? What was Bilal Asif’s fault? All of them have taken five-wicket hauls and yet are out of the team”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has admitted that he is unsure why the spin trio of Usman Qadir, Sajid Khan and Bilal Asif were all dropped from the national team.
Ahmed Shehzad: “You dropped him, that’s a good thing”
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Senior batsman Ahmed Shehzad believes it was a good thing that pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi was dropped.
Salman Butt: “I think that Imam must be feeling very hard done [by], especially when he was told that his intent was not right in the Australia series”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt believes opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq must be feeling like he is the victim of unfair treatment after being dropped for the ongoing two-match Test series against Bangladesh.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Imam-ul-Haq has been dropped from the Test squad due to his mistakes. I feel that Imam-ul-Haq might also be dropped from the ODI squad”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Tanvir Ahmed believes opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq could be dropped from the ODI team in the near future.
Salman Butt: “You picked a youngster, I think probably a result of liking. He has also got a lot of chances but he hasn’t scored many runs”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt remains unconvinced about opening batsman Saim Ayub as he “hasn’t scored many runs” despite being given “a lot of chances”.
Rashid Latif: “I would give Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan 5 matches to change their batting approach in T20Is, and if they won’t, then there should be no place in the team for them”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes limited overs captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan should be given five matches to change their approach in T20Is and removed from the team if they can’t adjust.
Mohammad Wasim: “You dropped Mohammad Haris and (Mohammad) Wasim Jr who have performed in internationals but dropped them based on PSL”
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Former Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim has questioned why big-hitting batsman Mohammad Haris and fast bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr were dropped from the national team.
