Rashid Latif: “There was a time Babar Azam was going parallel with Javed Miandad, both of them didn’t get out while batting for Pakistan, but now Babar has started getting out. He needs to get focused”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes Babar Azam was on track with legendary batsman Javed Miandad until he started to lose his form.
AB de Villiers: “My message to Babar is simple: keep scoring runs”
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Legendary South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers has advised Pakistan batsman Babar Azam to “keep scoring runs”.
Pakistan batsman Haris Sohail: “I have not made any decision to retire, nor do I have any such intention. My full focus is on continuing to play the game that I love”
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Pakistan batsman Haris Sohail has made it clear that he is not retiring and has vowed to keep playing competitive cricket.
Mohammad Hasnain: “My focus is on red-ball cricket and playing Tests for Pakistan. After this tournament, we’ve a whole four-day season ahead of us and I would like to play all the matches to be able to raise my hand for the Test squad”
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Pakistan seamer Mohammad Hasnain, who recently made his international comeback, has confirmed that he wants focus on Test cricket.
Younis Khan: “He (Babar) needs to focus on his fitness and work ethic because opportunities like these don’t come around often”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has advised Babar Azam to pay close attention to his “fitness and work ethic” since he has been struggling to score runs consistently as of late.
Umar Amin: “I’ve played a lot of cricket with Fawad Bhai, and he’s an example in front of me because he made a comeback after a long time. He also had consistent performances. So, I am very hopeful based on my good performances”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Amin said there is nothing stopping him from making an international comeback if veteran cricketer Fawad Alam was able to do it.
Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I never think about captaincy. My prime focus is to represent my country and never bring negativity into the team”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi said he never thinks about the captaincy as his “prime focus is to represent my country”.
Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir: “I’m practising with the bat in the nets, my focus is on power-hitting. I always do my best to perform and leave the rest in Allah’s hands”
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Pakistan leg-spinner Usman Qadir is looking to transform himself into more of a batsman by working on his power-hitting.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I think Saim needs to see that focusing only on one shot isn’t allowing him to play other good options well. He needs to pay attention to his range of shots”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez has advised batting powerhouse Saim Ayub to “pay attention to his range of shots.”
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan: “If you look at the average, you are an average player. If you look at the conditions and what the game demands that will make you better”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan said if cricketers only focus on their averages, they are nothing more than average players.
