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.
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.
Younis Khan: “We need to back players like Fawad Alam and Azhar Ali”
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Former Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan has urged the selectors and team management to back veteran batsmen Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam.
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.
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.
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.
Tauseef Ahmed: “Azhar has so many performances for Pakistan that we can’t ignore it, but everyone has their time”
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Former Pakistan spinner Tauseef Ahmed said it’s time for veteran batsman Azhar Ali to go from the Test team as he needs a break to rediscover his form.
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.
Azhar Ali: “Cummins, he’s an all-round very good bowler”
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Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali said Australia Test captain Pat Cummins is a “very good bowler”.
Azhar Ali: “We always knew how good they are, especially Starc when it comes to reverse swing”
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Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali said he and the rest of the team know how good Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc is when it comes to reverse swing.
