Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan: “If you look at the average, you are an average player. If you look at the conditions and what the game demands that will make you better”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan said if cricketers only focus on their averages, they are nothing more than average players.
Sikandar Raza: “I feel that Shaheen’s captaincy is better this year”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza saw a marked improvement in Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s leadership skills when he captained the Lahore Qalandars in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Misbah-ul-Haq: “There wasn’t much consistency in his batting”
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Misbah-ul-Haq, the former Pakistan captain, said he is happy to see the vast improvement wicketkeeper Azam Khan has made in his batting after being highly inconsistent in the past.
Shoaib Malik: “I know Babar is working on things that Akhtar has pointed out”
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Shoaib Malik said Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is working on improving his speaking skills after Shoaib Akhtar pointed out that it was not good enough.
Mohammad Hafeez: “With that pressure eased, I think Babar’s performance will get even better”
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Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez said he expects Babar Azam’s batting performance to get better since he is under less pressure now.
Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad: “All the money and fame aside, there is nothing better than representing Pakistan”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad said playing for his country is better than having “money and fame.”
Moin Khan: “He would have been better playing as a batsman than leading this team”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan believes Babar Azam is better off as a batsman than captaining the national team.
Shahid Afridi: “There is [a] massive difference in their bowling. In terms of drift and body language, Usama is much better”
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Legendary Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi believes there is a “massive difference” between spinners Usama Mir and Shadab Khan.
Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf: “My fitness is better than before”
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Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf said he is feeling really good at the moment as his fitness has improved a lot.
Gautam Gambhir: “I feel Babar Azam will have to be slightly better in his captaincy as ODI cricket is not like T20 cricket”
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Former India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir has lashed out at Pakistan captain Babar Azam, saying his leadership skills haven’t been up to the mark.
