Azam Khan: “For all those bashing Hasan Ali, do remember one thing, this guy won the Champions Trophy single-handedly for Pakistan, you are a true champion brother”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan has called on people to stop “bashing” pace bowler Hasan Ali.
Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali: “At times it feels like I only took wickets in the Champions Trophy and nowhere else and people forget that I have 135 wickets for Pakistan in other matches and series than the Champions Trophy in 2017”
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Pakistan pace bowler Hasan Ali has said people need to stop defining him by his performance in the 2017 Champions Trophy.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “He should have been given more time as captain by the board but it acted in haste and didn’t give him confidence or patience”
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Former Pakistan captain and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq believes the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) acted too hastily in sacking Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain.
Mohammad Yousuf: “even then, after Pakistan won the Champions Trophy, I said it on live television that if he doesn’t improve his technique then he will get stuck in future. Now look at him, he is stuck and is yet to show any improvement”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf revealed that even when opener Fakhar Zaman was playing superb cricket, he advised him to work on his technique as it would come back to haunt him in the future.
Shoaib Akhtar: “What right does he have to say Hafeez isn’t committed to his country? Mickey Arthur isn’t some legend or some high performance coach, he was just OK”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has lashed out at former head coach Mickey Arthur for questioning all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez’s commitment to Pakistan cricket.
Azhar Mahmood: “If you look at his performance, it hasn’t come down a lot as he is still taking wickets but it is not at the same level as it was in [the] Champions Trophy”
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Former Pakistan bowling coach Azhar Mahmood believes that pace bowler Hasan Ali has failed to live up to expectations since the 2017 Champions Trophy.
Mohammad Hafeez said Pakistan’s Champions Trophy final against India in 2017 was the most important match of his career
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez revealed that the most important match of his career was the 2017 Champions Trophy final against India.
Mohammad Amir: “[The] Champions Trophy spell was bit special for me as it was a historic game for me because we beat India for the first time in any ICC [final]”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has revealed that his spell in the Champions Trophy final in 2017 was extremely “special for me”.
Graeme Swann: “Shoaib Malik was 19 years old when I was 19, but I’m now 38 and he is 35 years old”
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Former England spinner Graeme Swann shockingly accused Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik of lying about his age during the 2017 Champions Trophy.
Bazid Khan: “We have not been doing well in one-day cricket for quite a while. The Champions Trophy win came out of the blue”
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Former Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan believes that the national team’s Champions Trophy victory in 2017 was nothing more than a fluke.
