Salman Ali Agha: “Babar Azam and I used to play cricket together at the school level. He played for Muslim Model School and I used to represent Central Model School. Our teams used to play matches against each other, and that’s where our friendship began”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha said he and star batsman Babar Azam used to play school cricket together and have been friends for a long time.
Salman Ali Agha: “I’m also friends with Shadab Khan, Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafique, and Saim Ayub. We often go out to eat together”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has revealed that he often goes out to eat food with spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan and the batting trio of Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub.
Iftikhar Ahmed: “For me, if you compare everywhere, I think Rizwan is the best option. It’s not because he is my friend or that we play for the same club, Multan Sultans. If you assess our options, Rizwan is the best choice and he can improve”
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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Iftikhar Ahmed wants Mohammad Rizwan to continue on as ODI captain, but insisted that he didn’t pick the wicketkeeper-batsman since they are friends.
Ahmed Shehzad: “It was said that Imam was not dropped based on performance but due to discipline issues. Specifically, it was alleged that he leaked dressing room conversations to the media and friends”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad said opener Imam-ul-Haq was allegedly dropped from the national team for leaking “dressing room conversations to the media and friends”.
Ahmed Shehzad: “It was a mistake to make a performer the captain. After becoming captain, he surrounded himself with friends and selected them for the team, disregarding merit”
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Senior Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad believes it was a mistake to make Babar Azam captain as he “surrounded himself with friends and selected them for the team, disregarding merit”.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Can you tell me why you granted Shadab [an] NOC? He delivered the worst performance as soon as he arrived, yet you immediately gave him [an] NOC. Are some of his people or friends among the decision-makers in the PCB?”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad wants answers as to why spinner Shadab Khan was given a no-objection certificate (NOC) to play in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) when he has performed so poorly in international cricket.
Ahmed Shehzad on Babar Azam: “You are making a team with your friends, keeping your friends in the team”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has accused limited overs captain Babar Azam of only picking his friends in the national team.
Babar Azam: “When you’re [on] the ground, you’re there for Pakistan and Pakistan should come first, [we are not] friends there. All your relations with individuals should be kept out of the ground”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said when he steps on the field, friendship goes out the window as “you’re there for Pakistan and Pakistan should come first”.
Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq: “It will take some time to build trust in players. You can’t do this with just one or two meetings but you need to meet players on [a] regular basis in order to make friendships with them”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has revealed that he builds friendships with the players in the national team.
Rashid Latif: “I don’t think Mohammad Akram will be appointed as the next chief selector. He is very close to me but we haven’t discussed anything on this topic”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes that ex-fast bowler Mohammad Akram won’t replace Misbah-ul-Haq as chief selector.
