Mohammad Yousuf: “I advised him to play first-class cricket three years back to improve [his] batting technique but [the] PCB management in return said we can’t drop Babar Azam”
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Legendary Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf has revealed that he advised Babar Azam to return to first-class cricket three years ago to refine his technique.
Wasim Akram: “Dropping Babar Azam is the need of the hour. Pakistan needs batters who can bat at a strike-rate of around 150”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram said dropping batsman Babar Azam from the T20I team “is the need of the hour”.
Mohammad Amir: “Those who decided to drop Babar and Rizwan are not even worthy of making such decisions”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer believes those who opted to drop batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from the T20I team “are not even worthy of making” selection decisions.
Usama Mir: “How can you justify dropping Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan and replacing them with players who have an even lower strike-rate”
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Pakistan spinner Usama Mir has asked how the national selectors can justify dropping batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from the T20I team when their replacements have an even lower strike-rate than them.
Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf: “I would drop the Test format”
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Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has revealed that he would remove Test cricket in order to free up the packed cricket schedule.
Mickey Arthur: “It’s an interesting one. I would always have Babar Azam in the team. I think he’s a wonderful player. I’m not sure what’s happened over the past couple of years, but the Babar I know is absolute class”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has made it clear that he would never drop batsman Babar Azam as he is “absolute class”.
Imad Wasim: “Nobody in Pakistan has the skills that Babar Azam has in One-day cricket. I can’t believe some people are saying drop him from this format”
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Former left-arm spinner Imad Wasim is shocked that people want batsman Babar Azam dropped from the ODI team, saying “nobody in Pakistan has the skills” that he possesses in the 50-over format.
Sunil Gavaskar: “My request to [the] PCB is just leave Babar Azam alone. You will see him scoring runs very soon. Dropping him will slow down his confidence”
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Iconic India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) not to drop batsman Babar Azam as it will “slow down his confidence”.
Aaqib Javed: “Leaving out Sajid Khan, despite his stellar performances against England, was an extremely tough and difficult decision”
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Interim Pakistan red-ball head coach Aaqib Javed has admitted that it was “an extremely tough and difficult decision” to drop spinner Sajid Khan for the upcoming two-Test series against South Africa.
AB de Villiers: “Maybe, Babar Azam wanted to take rest. But if that’s not the case, then it’s crazy to drop Babar. He has incredible class, it was matter of time as class is permanent. It was a big shock for me too”
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Legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers admitted that it was crazy for Pakistan to drop Babar Azam during the recent three-Test series against England.
