Usman Tariq: “People call it a ‘struggle phase.’ I call it a ‘process.’ Real struggle is when you have no money for food or doctors”
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Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq has downplayed the difficulty of overcoming bad form, saying “real struggle is when you have no money for food or doctors”.
Babar Azam: “The advice I’d give to any youngster who’s stuck in bad form is belief. You can motivate yourself for a few days but hard work and dedication needs to be there every day”
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Pakistan star batsman Babar Azam has offered advice to young cricketers going through a rough patch, stressing that daily “hard work and dedication” are key to regaining form.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “Every player experiences such times, and this time it’s a bit longer. My effort is to get my form back”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has pointed out that every cricketer goes through tough times, but is confident that he will get back in form in the near future.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “Babar Azam suffered captaincy loss and later was dropped from T20 squad of Pakistan. Nobody cared for Babar in his tough time which is a reason behind an extended bad patch of Babar”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has attributed Babar Azam’s prolonged bad form to nobody caring about him “in his tough time”.
Younis Khan: “He (Babar) needs to focus on his fitness and work ethic because opportunities like these don’t come around often”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has advised Babar Azam to pay close attention to his “fitness and work ethic” since he has been struggling to score runs consistently as of late.
Salman Ali Agha: “Babar Azam is a world-class player. As a batsman, you go through these phases. There are 10 other players in the team too”
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Pakistan batting all-rounder Salman Ali Agha has come to the defence of Babar Azam following his struggles to score runs consistently.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Can you tell me why you granted Shadab [an] NOC? He delivered the worst performance as soon as he arrived, yet you immediately gave him [an] NOC. Are some of his people or friends among the decision-makers in the PCB?”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad wants answers as to why spinner Shadab Khan was given a no-objection certificate (NOC) to play in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) when he has performed so poorly in international cricket.
Andy Flower: “He is a guy who sets very high standards, he is very consistent but we all have our fluctuations. You can’t be at the top of your game all the time”
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Former Multan Sultans head coach Andy Flower said Pakistan white-ball captain Babar Azam holds himself to “very high standards”, but pointed out that the 29-year-old can’t score runs all the time as every player goes through rough patches.
Shan Masood: “I didn’t feel like Babar is out of form. I don’t think personally there is much [of a] concern for me regarding his form”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood feels that batsman Babar Azam is not out of form, even though he has failed to score runs regularly as of late.
Mohammad Azharuddin: “If there is a problem with the form, he finds it difficult to score runs”
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Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin said when Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has any sort of problem with his form, he find it very hard to score runs.
