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.
Shannon Young: “If there was a player like Babar [Azam] in Australia, we would have been supporting him instead of criticising him. In Australia, we back them in, and we say they’ve been world-class players, they’re gonna be world-class players again”
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Power-hitting coach Shannon Young said if Pakistan white-ball captain Babar Azam played for Australia, he would be supported instead of criticised.
Danish Kaneria: “Wasim Akram and other people can only preach from the outside. Why don’t they come help the Pakistan side?”
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Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has slammed legendary left-arm seamer Wasim Akram for constantly criticising the national team, saying the Sultan of Swing should instead look to help the squad.
Ahmed Shehzad: “It’s your right to rebuke [over performance] but do not body shame him”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has come to the defence of wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan, saying people should not be body shaming him.
Virender Sehwag: “Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir used to criticise, but now one is a selector, and Amir came in playing XI. You need to view the future and do justice to the job”
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Legendary India opener Virender Sehwag said Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir “used to criticise” the Pakistan team back in the day.
Ahmed Shehzad: “It was your responsibility to take care of Saim Ayub’s development, but now his career is over at such a young age. People are criticising Ayub after just 25 games”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad believes opener Saim Ayub’s international career “is over” as he has failed to live up to expectations.
Fawad Alam: “If Babar scores runs with his current technique, then he is fine. And if he doesn’t score runs, it doesn’t mean his technique is flawed. We should be careful in making judgments”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Fawad Alam has urged people to be careful when criticising Babar Azam about his batting technique, saying there may be nothing wrong with it.
Abdul Razzaq: “They were not playing fearless cricket”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has slammed the batting duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan for “not playing fearless cricket.”
