Nasser Hussain: “He has been impressive, Saim Ayub. Pakistan have always had some very elegant left-handers. Saeed Anwar was a fantastic, elegant left-hander. Ayub has that sort of flick of the wrists and that backlift as well and a bit of a swagger about him”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain has hinted that Pakistan opener Saim Ayub has similar traits to the legendary Saeed Anwar.
Shan Masood: “We might require Rizwan as a batsman. His track record is fantastic in Australia. He was one of the top-scorers when we last toured Australia for Test matches”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood did not rule out the possibility of including Mohammad Rizwan in the playing XI and followed through with it as he was selected for the ongoing second Test in the three-match series against Australia.
Shaun Tait: “I just thought he (Naseem Shah) was fantastic”
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Shaun Tait, the former Australia pace demon, thought Naseem Shah was a “fantastic” fast bowler when he worked with him as Pakistan’s bowling coach.
Mark Butcher: “Top order batting is fantastic. They’ve got Fakhar, Babar and Imam all in the top ten of the ODI world rankings”
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Mark Butcher, the former England cricketer, said Pakistan have got a “fantastic” top order batting line-up for ODIs as Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq and captain Babar Azam are all in the top 10 of the ODI rankings.
Mohammad Yousuf: “If you look at Starc and Cummins they are very experienced. I think they were fantastic and bowled in brilliant areas”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf said the Australia pace duo of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc were “fantastic” in the recent three-Test series.
Nicholas Pooran: “Babar and Rizwan have been fantastic this year”
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West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran said Pakistan captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan “have been fantastic this year”.
Phil Simmons: “Babar and Rizwan have been fantastic as openers”
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West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has praised Pakistan captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan for doing an excellent job as the national team’s openers in T20 Internationals.
Ian Pont: “One of the truly great ODI innings of all time. I salute you. Just bloody fantastic”
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Well-known fast bowling coach Ian Pont saluted Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman for putting up “one of the truly great ODI innings of all time”.
Ramiz Raja on Shahnawaz Dhani: “Many youngsters lose clarity but he had the clarity in his mind and there was no stage fright”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja said pace bowler Shahnawaz Dhani has “no stage fright” at all and thrives in pressure situations.
Dale Steyn: “Babar is a wonderful player”
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Iconic South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is a “wonderful player” who “has been fantastic for the last couple of years”.
