Usman Qadir: “Our ex-cricketers couldn’t digest how Babar Azam became a bigger superstar than them”
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Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir has claimed many of the former cricketers in the country are jealous that batsman Babar Azam “became a bigger superstar than them”.
Aaqib Javed: “The good thing is that our options are improving. Players like Yasir [Khan] [Mohammad] Naeem, and [Khawaja] Nafay give us better choices, and it is a good sign”
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Pakistan Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed said the team’s options are improving given the emergence of talented players like the batting trio of Yasir Khan, Mohammad Naeem and Khawaja Nafay.
Ashely Noffke: “We’ve seen Salman Mirza and Ahmed Daniyal come in and perform well, and we want more of that”
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Pakistan bowling coach Ashley Noffke is looking forward to stronger performances from the pace duo of Salman Mirza and Ahmed Daniyal following their promising start to international cricket.
Salman Ali Agha: “I have been saying that [Hasan Nawaz] is a generational talent and has a great future”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha always believed big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz was a “generational talent”.
Fawad Alam: “Babar Azam is better than most of our legends. His performances in ODIs and T20s are extraordinary. There’s no bigger player than Babar Azam in Pakistan cricket right now”
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Veteran cricketer Fawad Alam believes there is “no bigger player than Babar Azam in Pakistan cricket right now”.
Pakistan big-hitter Azam Khan: “I had some bad eating habits, but that’s not an excuse anymore”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan has admitted that he had “some bad eating habits”, which caused him to be overweight.
Kamran Akmal: “Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan should have been part of the team. Senior players should have been picked for the Asia Cup 2025”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal believes batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan should have been picked for the 2025 Asia Cup as they are senior players.
Wasim Akram: “It’s my wish that India and Pakistan also resume playing a Test series. It’s been too long, and it would be a historic spectacle for fans on both sides”
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Iconic swing king Wasim Akram wants to see India and Pakistan play a Test series in the near future as he believes it has been too long.
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar: “We need to change the intent, the mindset, and create that atmosphere. You need to play according to modern cricket. How hard is that to understand?”
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Iconic Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar expressed his infuriation at the national team’s inability to play modern cricket, asking “how hard is that to understand”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “If we look at the past year-and-a-half to two years, the players showing consistent performance are Salman Ali Agha, Saim Ayub, and Hasan Nawaz”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has selected T20I captain Salman Ali Agha, opening batsman Saim Ayub and middle order big-hitter Hasan Nawaz as the three players who have performed consistently for the past one-and-a-half to two years.
