Azhar Mahmood: “Abdullah [Shafique] and Babar [Azam] scored 40s, but we’d like to see them turn into big scores”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood wants to see batsmen Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam turn their strong starts into big scores.
Aaqib Javed: “Babar has gotten good starts, but he needs to go deeper”
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Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed has admitted that batsman Babar Azam has to do a better job at converting his starts into big scores.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Look at your scores in big tournaments, your stats, your average, and your strike-rate. What kind of a king, Babar Azam… What do I do with a king who does not win you matches? There is a stat that your big scores have come from losing causes”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad unleashed a furious tirade against limited overs captain Babar Azam, saying “what do I do with a king who does not win you matches”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Babar is obviously a great player, but you need to go out there and win in bigger games like these. I am sure you will be able to do that in days to come. I hope you play big knocks in big games”
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Iconic Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has called on batting maestro Babar Azam to stand up and deliver in big games.
Mohammad Amir: “If he has not scored in the first two matches that doesn’t mean that he will fail in the next match as well. He has the ability to make a comeback and I hope he will do that”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir is confident that batting ace Babar Azam will “make a comeback” and start posting big scores again.
Mike Hesson: “I just hope Babar is allowed to play with more freedom. He is a sort of guy who can score [a] run a ball, but he can also score a 100 off 130 or 140 balls”
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Former New Zealand head coach Mike Hesson wants Pakistan captain Babar Azam to be allowed to play with more freedom as a batsman.
Mohammad Haris: “If I bat with a little bit of patience, I can convert 35 runs into 50s and 50 runs into 70-run knocks”
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Mohammad Haris has admitted that the one thing missing from his batting is patience as he has a tendency to go in firing on all cylinders.
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris: “I’ll add one thing here that I do score 20s and 30s, though I haven’t been able to convert those into big innings. I’ll try to convert them into big scores”
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Mohammad Haris, the Pakistan top order power-hitter, has admitted that his quickfire knocks of 20 or 30 are not good enough.
Babar Azam: “He needs improvement as he gets out at 40”
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Babar Azam said attacking Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris cannot score a quick 40 runs and get dismissed.
Ali Orr: “All his performances, it’s just another day for him, he doesn’t build up performances”
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Sussex rising star Ali Orr said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan makes big scores so consistently that “it’s just another day for him”.