Shaheen Shah Afridi: “There were times when I wanted to give up. I was working on only one muscle and it was not improving. Often during the rehabilitation sessions, I used to say to myself ‘this is enough, I cannot do this anymore’”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has admitted that he thought about giving up after suffering back-to-back knee injuries last year.
Basit Ali: “If he leaves captaincy, he will break all records and surpass records made by greats in the game”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali believes Babar Azam will “break all records” held by the “greats in the game” if he steps down as captain.
Shahid Afridi: “Babar Azam should quit the T20I captaincy and focus on his batting”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has told Babar Azam to resign as T20 captain.
Kamran Akmal: “If you want him to score 25,000 runs or 22,000 runs, he should only play as a player. Otherwise, he will come under extreme pressure and his performance will go down”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said the only way Babar Azam will score 25,000 runs in international cricket is if he gives up the captaincy.
Shahid Afridi: “He can play freely without any other pressures on his mind. He will enjoy his cricket”
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Iconic Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi said India superstar Virat Kohli “can play freely without any other pressures on his mind” if he gives up the captaincy altogether.
Shahid Afridi: “I think Virat should step down as captain and just enjoy his remaining cricket which I think [is] aplenty”
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Pakistan icon Shahid Afridi said India skipper Virat Kohli should give up the captaincy altogether and “enjoy his remaining cricket”.
Misbah-ul-Haq could be made to give up either the head coach or chief selector role under the new ethics code that was approved
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Misbah-ul-Haq may have to give up being Pakistan’s head coach or chief selector under a new ethics code.
Junaid Khan: “I’m training harder than ever, to keep myself in contention and fit, so that I can compete with younger players for any spot in the national side, in any format”
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Pakistan seamer Junaid Khan has made it clear that he is not giving up on making his international comeback, even though he has been “disheartened by the current situation”.
Abid Ali: “I never felt like giving up. Allah says in the Qur’an to keep working hard and you will get rewarded for that”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali has made it clear that he “never felt like giving up” on cricket.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Give up I don’t know this word, my career meri marzi (my choice)”
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Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has made it clear that he has no intention of giving up on his cricketing career, and added that he will walk away from the sport on his own terms.