Atiq-uz-Zaman: “You will also waste Mohammad Haris and Haseebullah Khan just for Azam”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman doesn’t want to see Mohammad Haris and Haseebullah Khan’s careers wasted just so that wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan can get more chances to play for the national team.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Look, the wicketkeepers we have like Azam, Haris and Haseebullah, apart from them Rohail Nazir was in the pipeline. There are more kids like Saad Baig from Under-19”
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Sarfaraz Ahmed believes up-and-coming wicketkeeper-batsmen Azam Khan, Mohammad Haris, Haseebullah Khan, Rohail Nazir and Saad Baig are brimming with potential and can “perform well for Pakistan.”
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “For example, we gave Haseebullah [a] chance. Our aim was that he gets a chance and gets confidence from here, so that when Pakistan plays a home series, he can perform over there”
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Pakistan T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi said he allowed up-and-coming batsman Haseebullah Khan to make his international debut in the T20I series against New Zealand in order to build up his confidence.
Yasir Arafat: “Haseebullah is a very exciting cricketer. I have been following him since he played Under-19 two years ago”
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Pakistan High-Performance Coach Yasir Arafat said wicketkeeper-batsman Haseebullah Khan “is a very exciting cricketer” with a bright future ahead of him.
Wahab Riaz: “We want to develop players like Haseebullah who have a high strike-rate and can be helpful in West Indies”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz has hinted that up-and-coming wicketkeeper-batsman Haseebullah Khan is in his plans for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Wahab Riaz: “Haseebullah and Azam Khan are top performers of domestic cricket”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz said he had to reward wicketkeeper-batsman Haseebullah Khan and Azam Khan for their brilliant performances in domestic cricket.
Wahab Riaz: “Haseebullah has been [on] our radar too and we have our eyes on him but currently, both Mohammad Rizwan and Sarfaraz Ahmed have done well so we will be continuing with them”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz has made it clear that Mohammad Rizwan and Sarfaraz Ahmed will continue being prioritised over up-and-coming wicketkeeper-batsman Haseebullah Khan.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Haseebullah Khan: “I will try my best to play for Pakistan and have a long career for Pakistan”
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Up-and-coming Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Haseebullah Khan proclaimed that he is determined to have a long and successful international career.
Haseebullah Khan: “I try to play like Adam Gilchrist. He was aggressive and I also try to bat aggressively”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Haseebullah Khan said he wants to play like Australia legend Adam Gilchrist and emulate his aggressive style of batting.
Kamran Akmal: “Haseebullah, he’s a batsman but needs to improve a little bit in wicketkeeping”
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Kamran Akmal has advised up-and-coming Pakistan batsman Haseebullah Khan to work on his wicketkeeping so that he can compete with the other players who play in that position.
