Babar Azam learned a lot from senior Pakistan player, admits he gained a lot of confidence too

Babar Azam learned a lot from Pakistan senior player Azhar Ali and admitted he gained a lot of confidence too

Babar Azam: “His career has been inspiring for us, and all the youngsters as well. When I joined the team, he was one of the senior players and he gave me confidence. I learned a lot from him”

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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said he learned a lot from veteran batsman Azhar Ali, who recently announced his retirement from Test cricket.

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When they got out, I knew we were in trouble, Pakistan captain Babar Azam on two set batsmen

Babar Azam said when Azhar Ali and Agha Salman got out, he knew Pakistan were in trouble

Babar Azam: “I think when we lost Agha and Azhar Ali after the tea, I started to get a feeling that we are getting behind”

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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said when Agha Salman and Azhar Ali got out after the tea break on the fifth day of the first Test against England in Rawalpindi, he knew his side were in trouble.

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Get them to replace Azhar Ali, Rashid Latif picks two worthy Pakistan batsmen

Rashid Latif said get Shan Masood or Sarfaraz Ahmed to replace Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali

Rashid Latif: “If Azhar Ali was not performing then the selection committee should have selected Shan Masood or brought in Sarfaraz Ahmed. There were options to choose from but Pakistan did not utilise them”

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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif said Shan Masood or Sarfaraz Ahmed should have replaced veteran top order batsman Azhar Ali if he wasn’t performing well.

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Never complained once, Rashid Latif on Pakistan player stripped of captaincy twice

Rashid Latif said Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali never complained once after being stripped of the captaincy twice

Rashid Latif: “He was named the captain in ODIs and was removed later. He didn’t complain. Then, he was named the captain in Tests and they removed him there as well. Again, he didn’t complain”

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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said veteran cricketer Azhar Ali never complained once when he lost the captaincy on two separate occasions.

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Did their best to replace Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan, Rashid Latif on two senior Pakistan batsmen

Rashid Latif said Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq did their best to replace Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan

Rashid Latif: “After the retirements of Misbah and Younis, there was a big gap in that dugout. Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq did their best to fill that”

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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said senior batsmen Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq did their best to replace Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan when they retired.

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No back-ups for them, Kamran Akmal on two Pakistan players who are masters of the game

Kamran Akmal said there are no back-ups for Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Azhar Ali

Kamran Akmal: “No quality player has emerged from this system for three years, and there are no back-ups of Azhar Ali, Babar Azam and other players”

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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said there are no back-ups for players like captain Babar Azam and veteran batsman Azhar Ali.

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