Usman Qadir on Babar Azam: “People often claim that I have been into the team on the basis of friendship – which is wrong. I hereby want to clarify that Babar didn’t bring me in [the] Pakistan team”
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Usman Qadir has made it clear that his friendship with Pakistan captain Babar Azam wasn’t what got him picked in the national team.
Sachin Tendulkar: “When I first faced him, I’d never encountered anyone like Wasim. Every game we played against each other I remember. and every time we meet now it is in warm friendship”
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Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar said he had never encountered a bowler like Wasim Akram when he first faced the Pakistan speedster.
Kamran Akmal: “Pakistan’s squad for the T20 World Cup should not be selected based on friendship. The team should be selected on merit and based on the conditions of Australia”
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Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has questioned whether the Pakistan team for the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia was “selected based on friendship”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Happy Birthday Azhar Mahmood. Always fun, always goofy together”
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Iconic Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar reminisced about his friendship with former all-rounder Azhar Mahmood, saying they had a lot of fun and were “always goofy together”.
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.
Shahid Afridi: “We have old and strong relations and I still have respect for both”
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Pakistan legend Shahid Afridi has revealed that he still has “respect” for former India greats Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh.
Babar Azam: “There are no friendships on the ground”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has issued a stern warning ahead of his side’s three-match Twenty20 series against Australia, saying “there are no friendships on the ground”.
Imam-ul-Haq: “We’ve been playing together since the Under-16 level, so that’s why our friendship is strong”
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Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq has revealed that he has been friends with batsman Babar Azam for “10 or 12 years”.
“I had to treat myself, and I love cars”
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In February, England all-rounder Ben Stokes was plastered all over the headlines as he made history by becoming the most expensive overseas player at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.
