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.
Usman Qadir: “The amount of runs Babar Azam scores is more than his critics have made in their whole careers. I think people should think carefully and think twice before saying anything”
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Former Pakistan leg-spinner Usman Qadir has slammed Babar Azam’s critics, saying the Pakistan batsman has scored more runs than they ever did in their careers.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Imam-ul-Haq may be slightly better. Imam has miles better batting average than Abdullah”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood feels opener Imam-ul-Haq “may be slightly better” than Abdullah Shafique.
Moin Khan: “There is no doubt about Mohammad Rizwan’s abilities; any criticism against him might be due to his age. It’s also important to consider how long he can represent the team if given leadership. Mohammad Rizwan could be a great short-term captain”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan believes Mohammad Rizwan would be “a great short-term captain” in white-ball cricket.
Salman Butt: “Now the problem is that Babar has scored so much, then he is the only one who scores most of the runs for Pakistan. There is no one with him who can match him”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt said batsman Babar Azam faces intense criticism as “there is no one with him who can match him”.
Shadab Khan: “[We] are pressurising him”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan said the critics of limited overs captain Babar Azam are putting unnecessary pressure on him.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “If we talk about Babar, there’s a reason why people respect him worldwide. He brings honour to Pakistan. I think sometimes people are very hard on him”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has lauded white-ball captain Babar Azam, saying he “brings honour to Pakistan” with his outstanding batting performances.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan: “The criticism the team is facing is justified and we deserve this since we did not perform in accordance with expectations”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has admitted that the men in green deserve to be criticised as the team’s performances haven’t met expectations.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “Babar’s intent has definitely changed in the past year. He has shown aggression in his batting. If a person can improve so much, I think that’s enough”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed said limited overs captain Babar Azam has shown more aggression when batting as of late.
Rashid Latif: “Taking the captaincy back was the biggest mistake of his life at that point. That affected his batting as well, anyone could see that. He could’ve won Pakistan games, but it looks like he got under pressure because of taking [the] captaincy again”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes Babar Azam accepting the captaincy again was the “biggest mistake of his life”.
