Saim Ayub: “I wouldn’t call it a bad patch; it’s a challenge for me. Such phases come in a career. I am trying to learn and improve. Even when I am not going through a tough time, I still try to learn. I am not concerned about results – I focus on the process”
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Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub has dismissed suggestions that he is going through a rough patch, insisting that his recent low scores are simply part of the game.
Ramiz Raja: “Saim Ayub is moving towards greatness and will make an omelette out of ducks”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja firmly believes opening batsman Saim Ayub “is moving towards greatness” despite his string of low scores lately.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Getting out on zero is not a new thing, but each passing day, Babar Azam is finding new ways to get out”
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Veteran Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has lambasted batsman Babar Azam for “finding new ways to get out”.
Pakistan batsman Hasan Nawaz: “I thought I’d be dropped”
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Pakistan batsman Hasan Nawaz has revealed that he thought he would be dropped after starting his international career with two ducks in a row.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Third consecutive duck for Abdullah Shafique. Where is Fakhar Zaman?”
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Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has asked where Fakhar Zaman is as he wants the veteran batsman to replace opener Abdullah Shafique.
Ramiz Raja: “He makes the headlines even when he is dismissed for a duck”
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Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, has pointed out that captain Babar Azam makes headlines even when he gets dismissed for a duck.
Kerry O’Keeffe: “I can watch Babar get [a] 20-ball duck and would aesthetically walk away saying it was a good knock. A good zero, a stylish zero”
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Former Australia spinner Kerry O’Keeffe said even if Pakistan captain Babar Azam scored no runs, it would be a “stylish zero”.
Michael Vaughan: “I would just make one change and bring Shadab Khan in for Fawad Alam, just because we saw some spin in the last match”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has called for Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam to be dropped for the third Test.
Michael Vaughan: “With that technique, he [Fawad] is basically facing the wrong way when the ball is being delivered. If the ball is moving an inch, he is going to get out. I don’t think this was the time to play Fawad Alam”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has questioned why Pakistan opted to pick veteran batsman Fawad Alam for the ongoing second Test in Southampton.
Ramiz Raja: “He was given a chance in difficult conditions but I have to admit that it was a stunning failure”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes that veteran batsman was a “stunning failure” after he was dismissed for a duck on the opening day of the second Test against England in Southampton.
