Wasim Akram: “I’m impressed by Salman Ali Agha’s captaincy. He sacrificed his batting for the team. When a captain puts the team first, it has a positive effect on the other players”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has praised T20I captain Salman Ali Agha for sacrificing his batting to put the team first.
Jason Gillespie: “I’m sure he could handle captaincy across all formats”
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Former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie believes Salman Ali Agha is capable of captaining Pakistan in all three formats.
Pakistan batsman Salman Ali Agha: “I think after taking up [the] captaincy, my T20 game has gotten better”
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Pakistan batsman Salman Ali Agha believes his “T20 game has gotten better” ever since he became T20I captain.
Salman is a crucial member of the national team across all three forms of the game, and sees the improvements in himself when it comes to the shortest format.
Pakistan batsman Salman Ali Agha: “Until now I had no discussions regarding the ODI captaincy”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has confirmed that he hasn’t held any discussions about replacing Mohammad Rizwan as ODI skipper.
Basit Ali: “He was a born leader. Nobody could match him in the context of captaincy and the guts he had”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali believes Sarfaraz Ahmed was miles ahead of Babar Azam when comparing their tenures as captain.
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris: “I have no desire to be captain. I prefer focusing on my own performance and fulfilling the role the team expects from me”
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Pakistan power-hitter Mohammad Haris has announced that he has “no desire to be captain”.
Ramiz Raja: “Saud Shakeel’s captaincy has been instrumental throughout the PSL. Even under pressure during matches, his face shows no fear. It seems like pressure does not affect him at all”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja was highly impressed with Saud Shakeel’s captaincy in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL), saying it felt like “pressure does not affect him at all”.
Saim Ayub: “Azam Khan has a very intelligent cricketing brain. He has the potential to become a captain and knows how to use his mind on the field”
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Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub believes wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan is capable of becoming captain in the future as he has “a very intelligent cricketing brain”.
Faisal Iqbal: “Babar Azam earlier had the talent to become top batter… but unfortunately he lost focus due to many unwanted reasons”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Faisal Iqbal knows Babar Azam had the talent needed to become a top batsman, but noted he has lost focus due to numerous reasons.
Umar Akmal: “If he had kept some authority similar to Shahid Afridi and Younis Khan, he would have still been the captain, and there would not have been these quarrels on the captaincy”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal believes Sarfaraz Ahmed was removed as captain since he didn’t have the same authority as Shahid Afridi and Younis Khan.
