Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I have no ego and I talk to everyone for advice, even our former captains”
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Pakistan ODI captain Shaheen Shah Afridi has dismissed suggestions that he has an ego, insisting that he is always open to learning and seeking advice from others.
Kamran Akmal: “I can guarantee that I haven’t seen ego in him. He respects his family and meets everyone respectfully. But what I want from him is that, when he enters the field, he doesn’t act bigger than the game”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal guaranteed he hasn’t seen any ego in star player Babar Azam.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He [Fakhar Zaman] is a good, mature, and committed player, but you’ve unnecessarily benched him due to ego battles. “Even if you don’t play him now, you will need him sooner or later – if not today, then tomorrow”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes power-hitter Fakhar Zaman has been “unnecessarily benched” because of “ego battles”.
Aaqib Javed: “Babar Azam ran after [the] captaincy and made it an ego issue. His mindset was distracted from batting. Now the coaches need to talk to him, ask him to forget about captaincy and concentrate on scoring runs”
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Pakistan selector Aaqib Javed believes star batsman Babar Azam “ran after [the] captaincy and made it an ego issue”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I have never seen a middle order match-winner like him”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman said he has “never seen a middle order match-winner” like Umar Akmal.
Ramiz Raja: “I believe that Azam Khan has burned out. There is so much pressure on him and I think that if he is not keeping, then it is not good to hide him in fielding because every player has an ego”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan “has burned out”.
Andy Flower: “a really good example of stars keeping their feet firmly on the ground is our captain, Mohammad Rizwan. You know, he’s a really strong leader. He’s a strong man. He’s got very strong and principled views”
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Andy Flower, head coach of the Multan Sultans, said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan doesn’t have an ego problem.
Babar Azam: “I don’t know who you are talking about. I don’t even know him”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has hit back at a senior journalist who said he had an ego problem.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “He is trying to dominate the bowlers as there’s an ego and pride. But somewhere he is overdoing it”
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Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has advised India batsman Virat Kohli to stop overdoing it when it comes to his need to dominate opposition bowlers.
Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “He had me removed as the captain as he had been looking for an excuse to have me removed from the role and complained that I wasn’t following his instructions”
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Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam has claimed that Abdur Rehman had him removed as captain when he was head coach of Southern Punjab.
