Bazid Khan: “Wasim Akram in my opinion was the best left-armer that ever graced the earth. He had it all, he had that reverse swing, bowled well with the new ball and he knew when to really go at the batsmen”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Bazid Khan has called Wasim Akram the “best left-armer that ever graced the earth”.
Former Pakistan cricketer Bazid Khan: “The PCB should opt for hosting Test matches at comparatively smaller venues where you can attract crowds to [the] stadium in a bigger number”
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Former Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan believes that Test matches in the country should be held at smaller venues going forward.
Bazid Khan: “if, for instance, Arthur goes, the only thing I would be worried about is Babar. Because Babar, under Arthur, has been very, very comfortable”
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Former Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan has admitted that he is worried about Babar Azam if head coach Mickey Arthur is sacked.
Bazid Khan: “I think it’s time to move onto someone fresher because actually Arthur hasn’t worked”
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Former Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan believes that head coach Mickey Arthur will be sacked following the national team’s exit from the World Cup.
Bazid Khan: “I think the selectors might venture into having him lead in one or two formats and getting in another captain for the one-dayers”
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Former Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan believes that Sarfraz Ahmed will no longer captain the country in all three formats following the national team’s failure to reach the World Cup semi-finals.
Bazid Khan: “That loss to Australia ultimately cost you a spot in the World Cup semi-finals because after that loss, no matter what you did you could not recover”
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Ex-Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan believes the national team’s loss to Australia ultimately cost them a spot in the World Cup semi-finals.
Bazid Khan: “I understand that Shaheen Afridi is a young talent, he’s been in your plans for the World Cup, he’s one for the future. But he’s a teenager with just a few first-class games to his credit”
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Former Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan has hinted that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi shouldn’t have been in the World Cup team due to his lack of experience, while Junaid Khan would have done a better job than Mohammad Amir.
Bazid Khan: “To be honest, Pakistan fared better than what I had expected”
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Former Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan has admitted that he thought the national team would struggle to finish in the top six at the World Cup.
Bazid Khan: “We have not been doing well in one-day cricket for quite a while. The Champions Trophy win came out of the blue”
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Former Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan believes that the national team’s Champions Trophy victory in 2017 was nothing more than a fluke.
Wasim Akram has included Umar Akmal in his World Cup squad even though Akmal was not part of the list of 23 probables
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram, ex-pace bowler Waqar Younis, former captain Ramiz Raja and ex-batsman Bazid Khan have all revealed their respective Pakistan squads for the World Cup.