Azhar Mahmood: “Now if you start looking for a scapegoat – remove the captain, remove the coach – that won’t solve anything”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood has warned that making Salman Ali Agha a scapegoat and removing him as T20I captain will not solve anything.
Azhar Mahmood: “He’s worked really hard on his fitness and his skills, his agility and his game”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood believes fast bowler Naseem Shah will soon return to his best, citing the significant time and effort the pacer has invested in improving his fitness and skills.
Azhar Mahmood: “Babar Azam will be back to his best. He has worked hard on his weakness, he was struggling against left-arm spinners and we have worked on it”
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Former Pakistan red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood said batsman Babar Azam had a weakness against left-arm spinners, but has worked hard to rectify it.
Azhar Mahmood: “We have Shaheen Shah Afridi whose return to rhythm is quite essential for us now bearing in mind the upcoming series”
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Former Pakistan red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood has admitted that it is imperative left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi get back into rhythm as soon as possible.
Azhar Mahmood: “Babar Azam is taking too much pressure. He’s one of the best players in the world”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood believes batsman Babar Azam is putting too much pressure on himself.
Azhar Mahmood: “Salman Ali Agha is one of our best – but he needs support from the lower order”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood knows middle order batsman Salman Ali Agha is one of the best players in the Test team, but admitted he needs more support, especially from the lower order.
Azhar Mahmood: “If you look at Abdullah and Babar, they haven’t played much first-class cricket. When there’s pressure in Test matches, you don’t always know how to handle it. The best option is to go and play domestic cricket”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood believes batsmen Babar Azam and Abdullah Shafique will benefit by playing domestic cricket.
Azhar Mahmood: “Abdullah [Shafique] and Babar [Azam] scored 40s, but we’d like to see them turn into big scores”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood wants to see batsmen Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam turn their strong starts into big scores.
Azhar Mahmood: “He is a wonderful bowler and [has] a bright future”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood believes spinner Asif Afridi is a “wonderful bowler” with a “bright future,” even though he is 38 years old.
Azhar Mahmood: “I don’t know who is objecting. If you look back at his performances over the past two years – he took 53 wickets last year and 27 this year, making it 80 in total. I don’t understand what the objection is about”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood cannot understand what all the fuss is about after left-arm spinner Asif Afridi was picked for the recent two-Test series against South Africa.
