Mohammad Hafeez: “Fakhar should be played instead of Saim because Saim is not producing anything as a batter. We don’t need his three overs since we already have six bowling options”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes big-hitter Fakhar Zaman should be picked ahead of Saim Ayub in T20Is as the latter “is not producing anything as a batter”.
Mohammad Amir: “Fakhar Zaman is getting wasted down the order. He should open with Saim Ayub”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has called for Fakhar Zaman to open the batting alongside Saim Ayub in T20Is.
Rashid Latif: “Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Afridi are senior players but have become unfit for T20s”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif thinks batsmen Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman, along with left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, have “become unfit for T20s”.
Mohammad Amir: “I was the first to say Fakhar is being forcefully pushed into the middle order. You can see where Fakhar’s performance has gone over the past two years. When you make these kinds of shifts, problems arise”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes Fakhar Zaman “is being forcefully pushed into the middle order” when he is a natural opener.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Fakhar Zaman has been moved down in the batting order because he has not performed in the top order in T20s”
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Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad believes Fakhar Zaman was demoted down the batting order due to a lack of consistent performances at the top.
Salman Ali Agha: “If senior players like Fakhar or Babar don’t fit into that combination, we won’t play them. We will play only those who are best for the team”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has made it clear that batsmen like Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman are not immune from being dropped from the playing XI if they “don’t fit into that combination”.
Fakhar Zaman: “His six-hitting ability is one of the best I’ve ever seen”
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Pakistan top-order batsman Fakhar Zaman has praised big-hitting talent Hasan Nawaz, saying his “six-hitting ability is one of the best I’ve ever seen”.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Fakhar Zaman is batting at numbers five and six of his own accord, and if he isn’t doing so willingly, then Fakhar should tell the national team management that I don’t want to bat at the lower order”
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Former Pakistan seamer Tanvir Ahmed has called on Fakhar Zaman to say something to the team management if he is not happy batting at number five or six.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I’m not sure he’s going to agree to bat [at] number six as well in [the] future. If I was him, I would never agree to that”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman cannot understand Fakhar Zaman’s demotion down the batting order, insisting the experienced top order batsman should not accept a role at number six.
Sahibzada Farhan: “Whenever I face any issue in cricket I talk to Fakhar, Fakhar gives the best advice”
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Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan has revealed that he regularly turns to senior batsman Fakhar Zaman whenever he faces an issue, describing the big-hitting left-hander as someone who “gives the best advice.”
