Shahid Afridi: “As a senior player, it’s your responsibility to support your juniors. Everyone is with you in your good times, but it’s important to give support during bad times too. These are Pakistan’s heroes, if we don’t support them, who will?”
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Iconic Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi said it is his duty as a senior to keep supporting struggling players like fast bowler Hasan Ali.
Babar Azam: “Form is temporary in cricket and I think it is a part of the game. Rizwan is our important player and supports me in challenging times”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has backed wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, saying he is an “important player”.
Pakistan big-hitter Asif Ali: “Except for Islamabad United, nobody trusts my batting and backs it”
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Power-hitter Asif Ali said “nobody trusts my batting and backs it” except Islamabad United.
Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman: “When I came in the start, I hadn’t even played international cricket but they put their trust in me”
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Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman said the Lahore Qalandars trusted him right from the beginning, even when he hadn’t made his international debut.
Younis Khan: “Haider Ali has had many opportunities and we need to give him time too”
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Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan acknowledged that Haider Ali has had many opportunities to perform, but added that the youngster should still be given more time.
Sohail Akhtar: “David Wiese, Ben Dunk and Samit Patel performed well last season and will, once again, be our key players this year”
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Lahore Qalandars captain Sohail Akhtar has revealed that South Africa’s David Wiese, Australia’s Ben Dunk and England’s Samit Patel will be the team’s key players during the upcoming edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Pakistan seamer Umar Gul: “I am backing the Babar Azam-led team to win this Test and better our record against South Africa at one of our favourite Test venues”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Umar Gul said he is backing the national team to beat South Africa.
Imad Wasim: “This is a massive opportunity for the new players to show how good they are”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim is backing the new players in the team to shine in the series against New Zealand.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Babar Azam now needs to evolve as a captain, player and batsman so that everyone knows that he is a man of steel”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said captain Babar Azam has to become a “man of steel”.
Pakistan pace bowler Zia-ul-Haq: “I do wonder myself about that as I do not feel that I was that bad a player that I could not get any chances at the international level”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Zia-ul-Haq has said that he hasn’t received “the sort of backing one needs in Pakistan to move ahead in any field of life”.