Javed Miandad: “It is useless blaming the system, selectors, and all that. The question is, are these selected players short on anything? Does the PCB not take care of them? Are they not paid enough?”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad has expressed his frustration with the players in the national team, questioning if they are being paid enough.
Wasim Akram: “Even the captain (Rizwan) is to blame. He is the leader of the ship and if he doesn’t know what kind of match-winner he needs, it’s getting embarrassing now”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram wants ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan held accountable for the team’s disastrous results, saying “it’s getting embarrassing now”.
Salman Butt: “I think this is the first time that the average speed of Bangladesh bowlers was higher than ours. They looked more fit than us. Our junior fast bowlers did better than our senior ones”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has pointed out that Bangladesh’s bowlers were, on average, faster than Pakistan’s during their recent two-Test series.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “As far as Babar’s performance is concerned, we need to see where he stands after four years. It’s not just the captain’s fault; the blame lies with all departments, including batting, bowling, and fielding”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq believes limited overs captain Babar Azam’s performance needs to be evaluated.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Nobody makes Babar Azam accountable! He has been given five years to captain but failed to win a single trophy for Pakistan”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has questioned why no one is holding Babar Azam accountable for not being able to win a single trophy in five years as captain.
Manoj Tiwary: “Blaming him alone for Pakistan’s results is unfair”
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Former India batsman Manoj Tiwary believes it is completely wrong for people to put all the blame on limited overs captain Babar Azam for Pakistan’s disappointing results as of late.
Aakash Chopra: “Why are you blaming Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam?”
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Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra admitted he is surprised at the amount of anger being directed towards Pakistan white-ball captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan.
Azhar Ali: “Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad were more talented than the rest of us. They just could not flourish in international cricket like they should have”
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Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali said batsmen Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad “were more talented than the rest of us”.
Shahid Afridi: “If the decision on Shaheen’s captaincy had been made and you (PCB) had stated that he will remain the captain till the [T20] World Cup, then I think Babar [Azam] should have supported Shaheen”
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Former Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi believes limited overs captain Babar Azam “should have supported” left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi when he was T20I skipper.
Ahmed Shehzad: “You have put Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Saim Ayub, Naseem Shah, Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir in the team so that all the blame for the losses can be placed on them”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad believes Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Saim Ayub, Naseem Shah, Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir will all be blamed for the team’s poor results as of late.
