Azhar Ali: “If you look at him from the perspective of a match-winner, you cannot compare him to someone like Inzamam in terms of match-winning innings. Babar is halfway through his career but he has achieved so much for Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali believes it is impossible to compare Babar Azam to Inzamam-ul-Haq “in terms of match-winning innings.”
Azhar Ali: “In my opinion, Babar Azam is Pakistan’s best-ever batsman”
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Former captain Azhar Ali has given Babar Azam the ultimate praise, calling him “Pakistan’s best-ever batsman.”
Rashid Latif: “If you have dropped Fawad Alam and Azhar Ali has left, then this young lot is quite strong”
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Rashid Latif, the former Pakistan captain, sees Saud Shakeel, Muhammad Hurraira and Omair Bin Yousuf as perfect replacements for middle order batsman Fawad Alam and top order batter Azhar Ali.
Haroon Rasheed: “Even big players like Azhar Ali or Mohammad Yousuf didn’t perform well initially. It will take some time for new players to settle and make their place”
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Haroon Rasheed, the former Pakistan chief selector, revealed that renowned batsmen Mohammad Yousuf and Azhar Ali “didn’t perform well initially” in their careers.
Haroon Rasheed: “Players like Muhammad Hurraira can fill the spot of big players like Azhar Ali”
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Haroon Rasheed, the former chief selector, has picked up-and-coming batsman Muhammad Hurraira as the man to replace Azhar Ali in the Pakistan Test team.
Paul Farbrace: “He just plays the game in the right way, and you can’t help but admire such a fantastic player”
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Paul Farbrace, the Sussex head coach, said he “can’t help but admire” Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali since he is a “fantastic player” that “plays the game in the right way.”
Paul Farbrace: “Azhar is an outstanding player”
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Paul Farbrace, the Sussex head coach, said senior Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali “is an outstanding player”.
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.
