Pakistan batsman Sahibzada Farhan: “When I get to 50 or 60, I try not to throw my wicket away. If you look at players like Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, they score big hundreds consistently because they know how to spend time at the crease”
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Pakistan top order batsman Sahibzada Farhan has made it clear that he refuses to throw his wicket away at 50 or 60 runs.
Ashton Turner: “Sahibzada Farhan is amazing. It’s one of the really fortunate parts of travelling the world and playing cricket, you get to go and see some amazing players and he’s one of them”
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Australia batsman Ashton Turner has heaped praise on Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan, calling him an amazing player.
Abdullah Fazal: “Alastair Cook is my favourite [and] who’s my inspiration in batting”
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Pakistan batsman Abdullah Fazal has named legendary England opener Alastair Cook as his favourite player and “inspiration in batting”.
Ottis Gibson: “We just need to get Babar Azam to bat the way he did when he was a young boy making his debut and having those feelings again. I’m sure there’s an outstanding cricketer in there”
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Peshawar Zalmi head coach Ottis Gibson wants Pakistan star Babar Azam to bat the way he did when he made his debut, as the batting mainstay continues his push for sustained form.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Shan Masood (53 average) or Abdullah Shafique could be better options as [number three] batters in [the] ODI format if Babar Azam is injured or rested for some reason, considering [the] next World Cup in South Africa”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes batsmen Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique are the ideal replacements for Babar Azam in ODIs should he get injured or need to be rested.
Khurram Manzoor: “Saud Shakeel is the best batter in the one-day format; if you want to strengthen the middle order, then Saud Shakeel should be included in the national cricket team”
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Khurram Manzoor believes Saud Shakeel is the best one-day batsman in Pakistan and thus feels he should be included in the ODI team.
Sahibzada Farhan: “I was offered the opportunity to play professional cricket for another country but my belief was to wear the star and represent [the] Pakistan cricket team”
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Pakistan batsman Sahibzada Farhan has revealed that he was offered the chance to represent another country, but turned it down.
Saud Shakeel: “Playing for the Pakistan cricket team is easy, but staying in the team by delivering consistent performances is difficult”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Saud Shakeel has admitted that it is difficult to stay in the national team.
Khurram Manzoor: “There were question marks over Haris’ performance in the ODI format but he has still been included in the national ODI squad”
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Veteran Pakistan batsman Khurram Manzoor has called out Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed over the decision to pick Haris Rauf in the ODI team even though there have been doubts about his performance in the format.
Shahid Afridi: “Kamran Ghulam – someone even said Pakistan had found its AB de Villiers”
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Shahid Afridi has questioned where batter Kamran Ghulam has gone, noting he was once among the most promising batsmen in Pakistan, with some even feeling the country had found its own AB de Villiers.
