Doesn’t matter if they miss games, Wasim Akram points to 3 top-class Pakistan cricketers

Wasim Akram said it doesn't matter if the Pakistan trio of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi miss a couple of games

Wasim Akram: “If players like Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, or Shaheen Afridi miss a couple of games, it’s no problem – our bench strength is growing”

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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram said it doesn’t matter if batsman Babar Azam, ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan and fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi “miss a couple of games”.

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Biased towards certain players, Umar Akmal accuses former Pakistan captain of favouritism

Umar Akmal said Babar Azam was biased towards certain players during his time as Pakistan captain

Umar Akmal: “Babar was captain for nearly five years most of the time in all formats and he never tried to build up the bench strength due to his likes and dislikes”

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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has accused Babar Azam of only picking players he liked during his tenure as captain.

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Who’s his successor, Younis Khan admits Pakistan player can’t be replaced

Younis Khan said who is Babar Azam's successor as Pakistan captain

Younis Khan: “If not Babar Azam, who else should be the captain? That’s not Babar Azam’s fault. Neither this is the current selection committee’s fault. This is the fault of something that happened 5-6 years back”

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Pakistan batting icon Younis Khan has questioned who can succeed Babar Azam as captain and thus feels that the 29-year-old is the only man for the job right now.

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We’re using him as an excuse, Shahid Afridi on Pakistan player who can’t be selected right now

Shahid Afridi said Pakistan are using fast bowler Naseem Shah as an excuse right now

Shahid Afridi: “The A team should be as strong as the main team, so if Shaheen or Babar or Rizwan aren’t strong, we shouldn’t have the excuses of players being unavailable, like we do with Naseem now”

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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi believes the national team need to stop making excuses when it comes to players being unavailable, such as fast bowler Naseem Shah, who is currently recovering from a shoulder injury.

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A glaringly obvious weakness, Shahid Afridi identifies one area Pakistan must improve

Shahid Afridi said Pakistan have a glaringly obvious weakness when it comes to their bench strength

Shahid Afridi: “It is difficult to make separate teams for both formats. We need to improve our bench strength. Proper bench strength will force players to do well consistently”

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Interim chief selector Shahid Afridi believes the Pakistan team have a glaringly obvious weakness – their bench strength.

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