Pakistan captain Babar Azam: “I am now ready for the South Africa series and you will see me in action. I have also started practicing after completely recovering from the injury”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has made it clear that he is fit and ready to go ahead of the South Africa series.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam and opener Imam-u-Haq have begun training again ahead of the South Africa series
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam and opener Imam-ul-Haq have started training again ahead of the South Africa series.
Shadab Khan: “Wishing you lots of success and runs”
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Pakistan limited overs vice-captain Shadab Khan wants to see opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq score a lot more runs in the future.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “We are hopeful that Babar Azam will be fit for the second Test. He has started to grip the bat today and has been practicing with a tennis ball”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam could potentially be fit to play in the second Test against New Zealand, head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has revealed.
Sarfraz Nawaz on Babar Azam: “He should be called back immediately from New Zealand and allowed to take proper rest for the forthcoming home series against South Africa”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Sarfraz Nawaz believes captain Babar Azam should be sent home from New Zealand in order to make a full recovery from the fractured right thumb he suffered.
Shadab Khan: “He [Babar Azam] is the main player in our batting unit but this is not an excuse for losing the series”
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Shadab Khan admitted that captain Babar Azam “is the main player in our batting unit”, but refused to use his absence as an excuse after Pakistan lost the T20 series against New Zealand.
Babar Azam is likely to miss the first Test against New Zealand
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has resumed light training, but remains doubtful for the first Test against New Zealand on Boxing Day.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “It will take him at least six to seven days to get back in form. Hence, he is out of the first Test match as well”
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Pakistan legend Inzamam-ul-Haq has said that captain Babar Azam is already out of the first Test against New Zealand.
Javed Miandad: “Babar is our key player. No doubt his absence will affect the team as he is [Pakistan’s] best performing player at the moment”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad has said there is no doubt that captain Babar Azam is the national team’s “key player” and best performer.
Rashid Latif: “If Shadab is not fit in time then Imad Wasim could lead Pakistan in [the] T20s as he recently led in [the] PSL”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes Imad Wasim should captain the national team in the first T20 International against New Zealand if vice-captain Shadab Khan is not fit.
