Salman Ali Agha: “He is batting at 6 or 7 for the team. People don’t notice this. People see that he isn’t performing, but they don’t see his sacrifice. He is a top order batter”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha said people don’t see the sacrifice wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Haris has made.
Umar Gul: “When Abbas Afridi was picked and I was with the Pakistan team as a bowling coach in New Zealand, I felt more pressure than him. People often criticise players with connections, but at the end of the day, it’s the performance that speaks”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Umar Gul has admitted that during his time as a bowling coach with the national team, he was worried his nephew Abbas Afridi would be accused of benefitting from nepotism.
Iqbal Qasim: “Pakistan has invested in Babar Azam. It is our collective responsibility to encourage him, not to discourage him with criticism”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim has urged people to encourage batsman Babar Azam rather than criticise him.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Those who criticise him are only focusing on Babar Azam, but I believe they should look at other players as well. Many players are hiding behind Babar”
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Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed believes it is unfair for people to only criticise Babar Azam as he has “delivered so many performances over the past 3-4 years”.
Junaid Khan: “Our former players who sit on television and criticise, instead why don’t you step forward and help the players you are criticising”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Junaid Khan has blasted the country’s former players for constantly criticising the national team, saying they should “step forward and help”.
Basit Ali: “On social media, fans call me traitor for criticising Babar Azam”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has revealed that he was called a traitor on social media after he criticised batsman Babar Azam.
Shadab Khan: “You cannot expect a high average and strike-rate both from a player. Give Babar sometime he will improve it. If he doesn’t you can criticise then. You cannot improve in a couple of series”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan has urged people to give batsman Babar Azam some time to improve his strike-rate.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Fakhar Zaman not in central contract [list]. Must be [a] typing error, can’t be true”
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Pakistan power-hitter Sohaib Maqsood admitted to being in shock when it was announced that big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman was not given a central contract for the 2024/25 season.
Basit Ali: “People criticise me when I speak about Yasir Shah”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has revealed that he gets criticised whenever he talks about veteran spinner Yasir Shah.
Ramiz Raja: “If you are Babar Azam, then you become a headline – How did we lose? What did he do? What was his contribution?”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said all the fans in the country constantly have one problem – they are obsessed with the form of limited overs captain Babar Azam.