Umar Akmal: “Babar was captain for nearly five years most of the time in all formats and he never tried to build up the bench strength due to his likes and dislikes”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has accused Babar Azam of only picking players he liked during his tenure as captain.
Ahmed Shehzad: “The PCB is wasting 5 million Rs on mentors for doing nothing and rewarding failed players in the current team who brought Pakistan cricket to an all-time low”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for wasting Rs 5 million on mentors for the upcoming Champions One-Day Cup.
Waqar Younis: “Our selection criteria is simple. We will manage [the] workload of the players too. And we will try to get rid of this favouritism and liking and disliking culture”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis has expressed his determination to “get rid of this favouritism and liking and disliking culture” when it comes to national team selection.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “Azam Khan is there due to favouritism; what can we do when there’s favouritism here and there?”
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Former Pakistan speedster Sarfraz Nawaz believes wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan is only in the national team “due to favouritism”.
Khurram Manzoor: “There is liking and disliking here. Mickey Arthur came in 2016, chose 30 players from Pakistan, and decided to keep playing them only. I was not in those 30 players, and he never considered me for selection”
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Pakistan opener Khurram Manzoor has fired shots at former head coach Mickey Arthur, claiming he liked and disliked players.
Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “You will never develop good cricketers if the culture of favouritism isn’t eradicated”
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Batsman Sami Aslam believes that Pakistan “will never develop good cricketers if the culture of favouritism isn’t eradicated”.
Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “It’s all about the culture of ‘liking and disliking’ individuals. If your face fits, you are fine, if not, they will find any way to sideline you”
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Sami Aslam has claimed that there is a strong like-dislike culture in Pakistan cricket right now.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif: “After participating in domestic cricket after my return I realised that there was a lot of favouritism and nepotism at play”
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Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif has claimed that there was too much favouritism and nepotism going on when he was trying to make his comeback into the national team.
Yasir Arafat: “Other cricketers were fast-tracked based on someone’s liking, someone who had played two matches of first-class cricket or not played at all. I didn’t understand why I was not in their good books”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat has offered a shocking insight into favouritism during his playing days.
Aaqib Javed: “PCB and the selection committee are fans of Mohammad Amir. He is always preferred for some reason. If you compare Junaid Khan’s performance with Amir, then Junaid is not behind but in fact better”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed believes that left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir doesn’t deserve to be part of the national team for the upcoming series against England.