Ahmed Shehzad: “Babar Azam… has no place in T20s but [the] selectors are forcefully including him in T20s”
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Veteran cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has claimed that Babar Azam does not merit a place in Pakistan’s T20I side, alleging that selectors are forcefully persisting with him.
Mohammad Amir: “Fakhar Zaman is getting wasted down the order. He should open with Saim Ayub”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has called for Fakhar Zaman to open the batting alongside Saim Ayub in T20Is.
Pakistan batsman Usman Khan: “My role depends entirely on the team’s planning… If chasing, my job is to finish. If batting first, I try to stay as long as possible. I always play according to the team’s plans”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Usman Khan has outlined his role in the team, stating that he adapts according to the match situation by either finishing a chase or anchoring the innings when batting first.
Mohammad Amir: “Babar Azam needs to prove his selection now. I heard the management saying that they need him in spin-friendly conditions, but he has struggled against spin”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir has called on top order batsman Babar Azam to “prove his selection” in T20Is.
Ravi Shastri: “He’s a quality player and has the experience to adjust, but he has to do it quickly”
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Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has urged Pakistan batsman Babar Azam to quickly adapt his approach in T20Is, warning that he cannot continue scoring at a slow pace.
Mohammad Kaif: “His strength is not in hitting sixes. His style is not to hit a six. He can only score singles and doubles, go at a run-a-ball pace and take the team to a win. Every time he tries to go for the big shot, he loses his wicket”
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Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has taken aim at Pakistan batsman Babar Azam’s T20I game, saying hitting sixes is not his strength.
Mohammad Amir: “I was the first to say Fakhar is being forcefully pushed into the middle order. You can see where Fakhar’s performance has gone over the past two years. When you make these kinds of shifts, problems arise”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes Fakhar Zaman “is being forcefully pushed into the middle order” when he is a natural opener.
Mark Waugh: “If I was in the team, Babar Azam might have been dropped from the team. He is a fantastic player. But you have got to make right decisions in T20 cricket”
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Australia great Mark Waugh has admitted that Pakistan batsman Babar Azam would not feature in his T20 side.
Basit Ali: “Even a club cricketer will tell you that in T20s, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf – they are all better players in the format than Babar! Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub are also better T20 players than Babar”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali believes Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub are all better T20 players than Babar Azam.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Fakhar Zaman has been moved down in the batting order because he has not performed in the top order in T20s”
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Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad believes Fakhar Zaman was demoted down the batting order due to a lack of consistent performances at the top.
