Salman Ali Agha: “I think Saim Ayub is such a player who can serve Pakistan for the next 10 years, and I am really hoping that he does. So, it is essential to back such individuals until a situation arises where it becomes absolutely necessary to make a change”
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T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has refused to drop Saim Ayub as he wants the talented opening batsman to “serve Pakistan for the next 10 years.”
Mohammad Asif: “No matter, if you bowl at 160 kph without swing, batters will take you apart”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has told speedster Haris Rauf that if he were to bowl at 160 kph but not get any swing, he would find it tough to take wickets and get smashed for a lot of runs.
Mohammad Asif: “Before the 2026 World Cup, we have to change the captain, coach and the players”
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Former Pakistan speedster Mohammad Asif has called for Babar Azam to be removed as limited overs captain before the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Mohammad Wasim: “I had to overstep my boundaries sometimes as chief selector just to push him into a change”
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Former Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim has admitted it was a pain to make limited overs captain Babar Azam accept changes.
Rashid Latif: “I would give Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan 5 matches to change their batting approach in T20Is, and if they won’t, then there should be no place in the team for them”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes limited overs captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan should be given five matches to change their approach in T20Is and removed from the team if they can’t adjust.
Mohammad Asif: “Shaheen has become too predictable, especially in his first over. He did have success on the new ball with his full in-swinging ball but now batsmen are ready to hit him [for] boundaries on the same ball”
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Former Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif believes pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has “become too predictable” when bowling with the new ball.
Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim: “We used to rule in T20 cricket. I think we have moved back a little now. Maybe our mindset [needs a change] – in all three areas”
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Pakistan left-arm spinner Imad Wasim said the team used to “rule in T20 cricket”, but conceded that the men in green have “moved back a little now”.
Gautam Gambhir: “I feel Babar will have to change his personality, his game and, importantly, his mindset”
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Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has advised former Pakistan captain Babar Azam to revamp his game, personality and mindset.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Babar should be fully supported for the World Cup and think about changing the captain after the World Cup”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes Babar Azam should be “fully supported” during the ongoing 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup and his future as captain should be decided after the tournament.
Zaka Ashraf: “Currently, we have no intentions to change the coaching staff or players”
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Zaka Ashraf, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, has made it abundantly clear that there are “no intentions” to replace Babar Azam as captain or the current coaching staff.
