Salman Butt: “Babar Azam’s downfall has nothing to do with his technique. The real problem lies in the thought process, which is now disturbed and distracted by changing his natural game”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has attributed Babar Azam’s recent struggles to his mindset rather than any technical flaws in his batting.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Babar Azam and company should sit down and think about the kind of cricket they are playing. But, looking at our cricket and selection, I think our cricket is headed towards downfall”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq has urged white-ball captain Babar Azam and the rest of the team to “sit down and think about the kind of cricket they are playing”.
Umar Gul: “You can always improve until you say, I am complete, and I don’t need to learn anymore, so, it means that your downfall begins”
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Umar Gul has warned Pakistan captain Babar Azam not to adopt a complacent mindset and be happy with where he is as it will lead to his downfall.
Nadeem Omar: “I am sure Sarfaraz will never want Quetta’s downfall”
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Nadeem Omar, the owner of the Quetta Gladiators, is confident that Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed would never plot the team’s downfall.
Javed Miandad: “He led the team brilliantly. The most important thing is he is performing brilliantly himself. He leads from the front. Often, if a captain doesn’t perform, it can affect the team negatively and it leads to his downfall”
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Iconic batsman Javed Miandad admitted that he is impressed with the bat Pakistan captain Babar Azam is leading from the front.
Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan said injuries are to blame for the downfall of his bowling
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan attributed “injuries” to the downfall of his bowling as of late.
Mohammad Wasim: “He has all the shots but at the end of the day, it comes down to shot selection”
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Northern head coach Mohammad Wasim admitted that big-hitting batsman Asif Ali’s poor shot selection has contributed to his downfall.
Intikhab Alam: “the pressure of captaincy [in three formats], can damage the performance of any individual and it happened in the past on a number of occasions with leading cricketers”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Intikhab Alam said that captain Babar Azam is a good omen right now as he is scoring runs, but that could change in the future.
Rashid Latif: “The only world-class player [Babar] in the side, the hero of the team is going to be destroyed in the upcoming tour of New Zealand because of the captaincy”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes that Babar Azam “is going to be destroyed in the upcoming tour of New Zealand because of the captaincy”.
“I would like to maybe see results in every single Test match”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara believes that eliminating draws from Test matches could be a way to revive the format.
