Ahmed Shehzad: “It is crucial for Babar Azam to be in form before the Champions Trophy”
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Veteran Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has stressed the importance of star batsman Babar Azam finding his form before the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Ramiz Raja: “The first 15 to 20 minutes for Babar in Test cricket are always crucial because he tries to adjust… He needs to play with tight defense and spend time on the crease”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes batsman Babar Azam needs to be a defensive wall when he comes out to bat in Test matches as the first 15 to 20 minutes “are always crucial” for him.
Kamran Akmal: “With the World Cup and Asia Cup approaching, it’s crucial to have players like Umar Akmal in the middle order”
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Kamran Akmal said his brother Umar Akmal must be picked for the 2023 Asia Cup and ICC Cricket World Cup as it is “crucial” to have reliable middle order batsmen like him.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Shadab Khan and even Hasan Ali’s performances along with those of Mohammad Nawaz will be be crucial and will provide stability to the side”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali and Mohammad Nawaz are three-dimensional players who are crucial to the team.
Mohammad Rizwan: “Our bowlers like Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Abbas and Naseem Shah, who showed their worth in Manchester but luck favoured the opposition there, even here they are capable of doing well, including Yasir Shah”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan believes that the pace trio of Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, and spinner Yasir Shah, will play a crucial role on the third day of the second Test against England.
Yasir Shah: “There are a lot of expectations from Shaheen Shah [Afridi]”
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Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah has said that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi will play a key role during the upcoming Test series against England.
Dean Jones: “Awais is a very exciting batsman with a good technique and base, his batting will be crucial for us when he finds a spot in the eleven”
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Former Australia batsman and Karachi Kings head coach Dean Jones has admitted that opening batsman Awais Zia “will be crucial for us when he finds a spot in the eleven”.
Adil Rashid: “I am really hoping that in the future, the likes of England, South Africa and Australia will tour Pakistan”
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England spinner Adil Rashid has said that “having international games in Pakistan is absolutely crucial for the game”.
Shahid Afridi: “Afridi’s performance was, is and will remain imperative for the success of the team”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi firmly believes that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “will remain imperative for the success of the team”.
Iqbal Qasim: “The way the Indian openers saw off the initial overs and kept the scoreboard ticking, the same approach is required from Fakhar and Imam”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim believes that openers Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman will play a key role in their side’s World Cup match against Australia in Taunton on Wednesday.