James Rosengarten: “If I had the opportunity to draft one more Pakistani player, I would definitely choose Saim Ayub”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Melbourne Renegades general manager James Rosengarten has revealed that he would sign Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub for the Big Bash League (BBL).
Kamran Akmal: “Salman Ali Agha is a quality Test and ODI player, but he isn’t ready for T20 cricket. Players with higher strike-rates are being dropped instead”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has questioned Salman Ali Agha’s place in the T20I side, saying the middle order batsman “isn’t ready” for the shortest format.
Kamran Akmal: “I would 100% select Haris Rauf for the T20 World Cup”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has said he would have included fast bowler Haris Rauf in the team for the ongoing 2026 T20 World Cup.
Younis Khan: “He wasn’t dropped for poor form but due to Aaqib Javed’s grudge – and this will hurt Pakistan, not Babar”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Pakistan legend Younis Khan believes Babar Azam was dropped from the T20I team not for poor form, but because Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed held a personal grudge against him.
Salman Ali Agha: “Hasan Nawaz is not here [with the team], but I have faith that he will soon come back”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha is confident big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz will return to the national team soon.
Abdur Rauf: “Haris Rauf thinks the public and fans are foolish. He says he cannot perform in every match, but in which ICC event has he ever performed?”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Former Pakistan cricketer Abdur Rauf has hit out at Haris Rauf over his comments about not being able to perform in every match, suggesting the express pacer “thinks the public and fans are foolish”.
Aaqib Javed: “People say that since someone (Babar) was dropped from the T20 side, I must have a personal issue with him”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Pakistan’s Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed has dismissed claims that he has a “personal issue” with batsman Babar Azam.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “When I was dropped, there was pressure on me and I worked hard on my weaknesses”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Pakistan top order batsman Babar Azam has conceded that losing his place in the T20I team brought pressure but also drove him to work on his flaws.
Mike Hesson: “He’s a talented player who needs time in the middle”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Pakistan’s white-ball head coach Mike Hesson explained that batsman Hasan Nawaz was sent back to domestic cricket to give him more time in the middle and help him regain form.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Hasan Nawaz’s exclusion does not mean that he has completely vanished from the team. He is the future of Pakistan”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Pakistan ODI captain Shaheen Shah Afridi has made it clear that big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz won’t vanish completely after he was dropped from the ODI and T20I squads.
