Imam-ul-Haq: “Once he has made fifty, he can play as he wills so that bowlers are scared of him”
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Imam-ul-Haq said he wants Pakistan captain Babar Azam to go on and make big scores after scoring fifties “so that bowlers are scared of him”.
Asif Iqbal: “If limited overs captaincy is given to Rizwan, Babar can bat with [added] freedom for the team without any extra responsibility”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Asif Iqbal said Mohammad Rizwan should replace Babar Azam as limited overs captain.
Shahnawaz Dahani: “Our captain is cool and kind. We have all the freedom from him to execute our plans and a player performs when he is provided freedom and the inside fear vanishes away”
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Pakistan fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani said wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan is “cool and kind” as he gave him full freedom to execute his plans in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Nadeem Omar: “We are aware that Sarfaraz is under immense pressure and that is why he has the freedom to choose his captaincy style; whether that’s aggression or calm and collected”
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Quetta Gladiators owner Nadeem Omar admitted that it is no secret that Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed is “under immense pressure”.
Kamran Akmal: “He should be given the freedom to play how he wants to play”
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Kamran Akmal said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan should be “given the freedom to play how he wants to play”.
Pakistan power-hitter Mohammad Hafeez: “My experience with Misbah as coach has been very good over the past year as I have to freedom to train according to my requirements which was usually not the case over the course of my career”
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Pakistan big-hitter Mohammad Hafeez said he has never had a problem with head coach Misbah-ul-Haq.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Bindass (carefree). Whether [India] wins or doesn’t win, he’s the same”
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Legendary Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq admitted that he loved the fact iconic India opener Virender Sehwag played with total freedom.
Ijaz Ahmed: “I told him to ‘put on your show and play as you want to’ and then he was able to make an impression in the tournament. He always had talent but his PSL innings showed that he can play fearless cricket too”
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Pakistan Under-19 head coach Ijaz Ahmed has admitted he loves the fact that Haider Ali plays fearless cricket.
“To win the Champions Trophy would be a hell of an achievement”
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England opener Jason Roy is brimming with excitement ahead of the Champions Trophy as it will be the first major International Cricket Council (ICC) tournament he has participated in.
“I wanted the freedom to run the team the way I knew I could”
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Mickey Arthur has revealed that he “never had the freedom to do” anything his way during his tenure as Australia’s head coach.
