Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah: “My performances were good. Earlier I had a knee injury, and they assumed it had returned. I told them that if fitness was the issue, then they should conduct a fitness test. But no such reason was officially given”
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Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah was unable to explain why he was dropped from the national team, saying “no such reason was officially given.”
Rashid Latif: “Sufiyan Muqeem from Kashmir is repeatedly included and dropped. He deserves consistent chances”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif is frustrated spinner Sufiyan Muqeem is not getting consistent chances to shine at the international level.
Mike Hesson: “We gave Mohammad Haris several opportunities, but he couldn’t make the most of them”
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Pakistan limited overs head coach Mike Hesson explained that power-hitter Mohammad Haris was dropped from the T20I team as he couldn’t make the most of the opportunities that were given to him.
Moin Khan: “There was no replacement for Babar and Rizwan, so why were they dropped? A personal grudge was carried out against Babar and Rizwan. The strike-rate of the others should also be considered”
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Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan believes Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were dropped from the T20I team as a “personal grudge” was carried out against them.
Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq: “I always try to perform in a way that contributes to the team’s victory. Being in and out of the team is part of the game – I don’t fear it”
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Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq has no fear of being dropped from the team as he has experienced it on multiple occasions.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I would have never dropped Babar Azam from the Pakistan team”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar thinks batsman Babar Azam should have never been dropped from the national team.
Hussain Talat: “Pakistan players in the middle order, who can play all forms of cricket, there are very few left. Maybe 4-5 players left, and if you ask them, they also don’t want to play (in that position)”
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Hussain Talat has observed a worrying trend within Pakistan cricket, noting that players are reluctant to bat in the middle order because they risk being dropped if they don’t score runs immediately.
Shoaib Malik: “Are these players playing attacking cricket? Why did you remove Babar and Rizwan then? At least they were scoring lots of runs. Why did you ask them to improve their strike-rate if these players are playing with the same strike-rate?”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has questioned why Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were dropped from the T20I team when the batsmen called up to replace them are scoring at similar strike-rates.
Mickey Arthur: “How Babar is not in this batting line-up is totally beyond me”
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Former head coach Mickey Arthur admitted he is completely baffled by Pakistan’s decision to exclude batsman Babar Azam from the team for the 2025 Asia Cup.
Ashley Noffke: “In terms of pace, he is aware it has dropped and he has experienced a dip in form. Recovering pace takes time, but we’re building nicely now. We’ve started seeing more balls in the 140 kph range during the West Indies series”
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Pakistan bowling coach Ashley Noffke said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is starting to hit 140 kph again while bowling.
