Salman Butt: “You were the team director. It was your job to pick the right people”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has lashed out at ex-team director Mohammad Hafeez, saying it was “your job to pick the right people”.
Abdullah Shafique: “Don’t get too harsh on Saim. He is very talented and [a] highly skilled batter. [The] international stage is not an easy place, specially for youngsters to come and perform. Support and backing should be there always”
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Pakistan batsman Abdullah Shafique has urged people not to be “too harsh” on opener Saim Ayub following his disappointing start to T20I cricket.
Saim Ayub: “I have not yet played a big innings at international level but I am trying to do better. It is a process. The management is [backing] every player. I will not change my style and I am confident I will perform in future”
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Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub has made it clear that he has no plans to change his playing style, even though he has failed to start his international career with a bang.
Babar Azam: “He’s struggling but I feel he just needs one innings to get going”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has thrown his support behind opening batsman Saim Ayub, insisting the 21-year-old “just needs one innings to get going.”
Mohammad Amir: “There was definitely pressure, especially since I was returning after a four-year break. I owe it to the team, especially Shaheen and Babar, for the support and confidence they provided during my comeback”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has expressed his gratitude to limited overs captain Babar Azam and fellow left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi for their continual support.
Shadab Khan: “Haider Ali is our key player. You need to give such aggressive players a lot of backing”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan said aggressive players like Haider Ali need to consistently be backed in order for them to unleash their full potential.
Shoaib Malik: “Babar Azam has been doing captaincy of Pakistan and this is the time to support him”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik believes this is not the time for people to turn against captain Babar Azam and urged them to keep supporting him.
Hasan Ali: “We became stars while playing under Mickey Arthur’s coaching and won so many matches and that was due to the trust shown by Mickey Arthur on those young players and his encouragement to do well”
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Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali credited his rise to success in international cricket to team director Mickey Arthur.
Shahid Afridi: “[He] is our most consistent performer, he needs our support and backing”
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Renowned six-hitter Shahid Afridi said Babar Azam is Pakistan’s “most consistent performer” as he has played match-winning knocks in all three formats time and time again.
Shahid Afridi: “He needs to be backed by the team management”
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Shahid Afridi, the former interim Pakistan chief selector, has called on the team management to start backing pace bowler Shahnawaz Dahani properly.
