Mohammad Abbas: “Naseem has gotten injured, Khurram has also gotten injured, and Shaheen is dealing with some issues as well. They need to work a bit on their fitness”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas has advised the pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Khurram Shahzad to work on their fitness as they have become injury-prone.
Ahmed Shehzad: “I have always raised my voice for Mohammad Hasnain; personally, I like him”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad said he has “always raised my voice” for fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain as he really likes him.
Basit Ali: “It has been 18 innings since he (Azam) has performed. If some other player was playing, then he would be out of the squad after three games, like Fawad Alam. This is the bitter truth”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali believes senior batsman Fawad Alam would have been dropped after three games if he performed the same way Babar Azam has done as of late.
Mohammad Abbas: “Red-ball cricket makes a fast bowler more fitter”
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Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas believes fast bowlers who regularly play red-ball cricket are “more fitter” than those who prioritise white-ball cricket.
Ramiz Raja: “Babar looks very down which might be due to [his] resignation from [the] white-ball captaincy and phase of struggling performance”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes Babar Azam “looks very down” and suggested it might be due to him stepping down as white-ball captain and struggling to score runs consistently.
Tim Neilsen: “Babar Azam is hardworking and fit. I am sure in time he will find the magic source again and start to make significant runs for Pakistan”
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Pakistan red-ball high-performance coach Tim Neilsen has backed Babar Azam to “find the magic source again” and start scoring “significant runs”.
Aamer Sohail: “Class is permanent and Babar has proved that”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail confirmed that batsman Babar Azam has proven the old adage of class being permanent.
David Gower: “Babar Azam is one of the best. But what happens is that at some stage the luck goes against you. It will change”
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Legendary England batsman David Gower believes luck is simply going against Babar Azam at the moment, but remains confident that the Pakistan star’s fortunes will change soon.
Abdullah Shafique: “Saim [Ayub] scored two 50s in the last two Tests, if we’d dropped him after the first Test, I’ve had that happen to me; it’s not nice”
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Abdullah Shafique has admitted that it would not be nice to drop fellow opening batsman Saim Ayub after he has shown signs of improvement.
Shan Masood: “You talk about stats. The other day I was reading a stat that Abdullah Shafique… has a better record than Virat Kohli (after 19 Tests)”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has pointed out that opening batsman Abdullah Shafique had a better record than India superstar Virat Kohli after 19 Tests.
