Wasim Akram: “He is already a great batsman, but his best is yet to come – and he will also lead the team to victory”
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Pakistan fast bowling great Wasim Akram believes the best is yet to come for batsman Babar Azam even though he has already achieved so much in his career.
Rashid Latif: “It’s my opinion that Babar Azam’s biggest mistake was to accept the captaincy again. If he continues as captain, that will be an even bigger mistake by him. Pakistan has found a great batsman after so many years who is dominating the world”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes Babar Azam made a bad decision to accept the limited overs captaincy earlier this year, but feels it “will be an even bigger mistake” if he opts to continue leading the team following the disastrous campaign in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Zaka Ashraf: “We want to see him grow as a great batter and now without his additional burden of the captaincy, he can focus more on his performances to reach even greater heights”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf said he wants frontline batsman Babar Azam to keep growing and reaching greater heights now that he is no longer captain.
Dimuth Karunaratne: “Everyone knows he [Babar] is a great batsman”
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Dimuth Karunaratne, the Sri Lanka Test captain, said everyone knows that Pakistan skipper Babar Azam “is a great batsman.”
Sam Billings: “Fakhar Zaman – what a great batsman to look at and emulate as well”
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Sam Billings, the England wicketkeeper-batsman, has lavished praise on Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman, calling him a “great batsman”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “My approach is completely different, I would have made Babar a great batsman and put pressure on him to play a certain type of innings so that the entire Pakistan team plays around him”
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Pakistan great Shoaib Akhtar said he would have made Babar Azam a great batsman if he were captaining the national team today.
Javed Miandad: “Babar Azam is a great batsman. He is the king of the ground”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad has lavished praise on captain Babar Azam, saying he is the “king of the ground” and a “great batsman”.
Inzamam-ul-Haq said Sachin Tendulkar was a “great batsman”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has shown great respect to India legend Sachin Tendulkar, calling him a “great batsman”.
Sharjeel Khan: “I wish I could have played under the captaincy of Inzamam. He was not only a good batsman but a great mentor too”
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Batsman Sharjeel Khan admitted that he would have loved to play for Pakistan when Inzamam-ul-Haq was captain.
Shoaib Akhtar believes Shoaib Malik isn’t a good batsman or captain
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Legendary Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar has said that veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik isn’t a great batsman or captain.