Tom Moody: “We have seen his performances over recent years in franchise cricket, where he has stunned the opposition, and stunned the crowd with some of his performances with the bat”
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Former Australia batsman Tom Moody said Pakistan big-hitting batsman Azam Khan is capable of stunning opponents with his ruthless aggression and power.
Shoaib Malik on Azam Khan: “I asked to make an omelette of six eggs with four to five thin parathas. He ate them within three minutes which is why I asked to make another omelette of six eggs”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik revealed that wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan ate an omelette consisting of six eggs and four to five parathas in just three minutes.
Pakistan seamer Haris Rauf: “My father has three brothers and all lived together. My father had one big room and when my uncles got married, my father gave his room to his brothers. Eventually, we reached the point where we were sleeping in the kitchen”
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Pakistan seamer Haris Rauf has reflected on how he was sleeping in the kitchen at one point in his life as many of his family members were living in one house.
Mohammad Asif: “I selected Babar Azam in the trials after he faced two balls only, you can ask his father that I picked Babar in [the] ZTBL trials”
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Former pace bowler Mohammad Asif said people can go ask Babar Azam’s father about how he selected the Pakistan captain in the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) trials after only two balls.
Tom Moody: “He is a real threat”
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Former Australia batsman Tom Moody has admitted that Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan is a “real threat” as he can accelerate his scoring in no time at all.
Mohammad Rizwan: “Saim, Haris, Azam Khan [are] doing very well”
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Mohammad Rizwan, the wicketkeeper-batsman, said Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub and Azam Khan are three Pakistan players who have been “doing very well” as of late.
Shoaib Akhtar: “When Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shahid Afridi, and Abdul Razzaq used to play, they would say, ‘the whole ground and its crowd is mine. I control the atmosphere in this place’. And Azam was controlling that. That’s how you become a star”
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Shoaib Akhtar said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan reminds him of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq as he makes a bold statement that he is “here to run the show” when he is playing.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan: “I’m not denying that I need to work on my fitness – I have to work very hard on myself, and God-willing, you will see me working hard on myself in the future”
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Azam Khan, the Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman, said he still has a lot of work to do when it comes to his fitness.
Azam Khan: “He praised my innings and asked me to continue performing”
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Azam Khan, the 24-year-old up-and-coming wicketkeeper-batsman, said his father Moin Khan told him to keep scoring runs in order to continue attracting the attention of the national selectors.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He (Azam) looked like captaincy material with how he spoke”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the iconic pace bowler, said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan “looked like captaincy material” given the way he spoke during the 2023 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
