Deep Dasgupta: “We do talk a lot about Shahen Afridi and of course Naseem Shah. But Haris Rauf, to me, is the best among the three because he can take wickets at every stage of the match”
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Deep Dasgupta, the former India batsman, believes that Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf is better than Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah.
Aaqib Javed: “I rate him higher than Naseem in white-ball cricket”
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Aaqib Javed, the Lahore Qalandars head coach, feels Zaman Khan is a better death bowler than Naseem Shah in limited overs cricket.
Mickey Arthur: “I actually think he’s getting better”
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Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan team director, believes Babar Azam is getting better as captain as he is starting to make the necessary improvements to develop his leadership skills.
Babar Azam: “The conditions over there in Australia are different. The pitches over there are really fast and you get to learn a lot. Whereas in IPL, you get the same Asian conditions”
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Babar Azam, the Pakistan cricket captain, said he would prefer to play in the Big Bash League (BBL) as he thinks it is better than the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “I will put Asif at [the] number one position”
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Sarfaraz Ahmed believes that former Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif was in a league of his own and is a superior bowler than Mohammad Amir and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Wahab Riaz: “He is very young and I think the more he plays and matures, it will be better for Pakistan”
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Wahab Riaz believes the more chances Saim Ayub gets to play for Pakistan, the better he will become as a player.
Haris Rauf: “I strongly believe that the improvement in my performance is all because of Babar Azam”
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Haris Rauf has attributed his improvement as a fast bowler to Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
Shoaib Malik: “If he continues to perform well in domestic cricket, I can assure you that he will continue serving the Pakistan team as a proper batsman for eight to 10 years”
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Shoaib Malik believes rising star Saim Ayub will stay in the Pakistan team for eight to 10 years if he works on his game in domestic cricket and improves his batting.
Shahid Afridi: “One thing that stops him from being named along with the likes of AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli is finishing [games]”
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Shahid Afridi said South Africa legend AB de Villiers and India batsman Virat Kohli are better than Pakistan captain Babar Azam when it comes to finishing matches.
Shoaib Akhtar: “In [the] past two years, he has worked really hard on his bowling and his fitness has improved as well”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the iconic Pakistan pace bowler, applauded spinner Shadab Khan for all the hard work he has put in to improve his bowling and fitness.
