Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman: “I was out due to hyperthyroid. I lost 10kg in weight and my muscles got weaker too. The recovery took a lot of time. The worst part was that we got to know about this disease too late, it was affecting me for 4 months and I didn’t know”
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Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman has revealed that he lost 10 kilograms after suffering from hyperthyroidism.
Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq: “Not the outcome I expected, but the journey isn’t over. This is how life is – it’s all about growth and getting stronger with every hurdle. Patience and trust in Allah is the key”
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Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq expressed his disappointment over not being selected for the 2025 Champions Trophy, saying it was “not the outcome I expected”.
Tanvir Ahmed: “I am the same person who said when Imam came into the team that it was a wrong decision, and today I say that dropping Imam from the ODI team is wrong”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed believes it was wrong for opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq to be dropped from the ODI team.
Tauseef Ahmed: “Imam had scored three centuries before his inclusion and, like others, deserved ample chances”
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Former Pakistan off-spinner Tauseef Ahmed believes opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq deserves to receive “ample chances” in international cricket after regaining his form at the domestic level.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Imam-ul-Haq has an ODI average of almost 49 with nine centuries. His domestic record also supports his inclusion in the team”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood wants Imam-ul-Haq recalled to the ODI team as he believes the opener deserves it.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Abdullah Shafique has been out of form in ODI cricket for the past year. I don’t think Pakistan should persist with him for the Champions Trophy. Instead, we should consider Imam-ul-Haq or even Shan Masood as opening options”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood has advised the selectors not to pick opener Abdullah Shafique for the 2025 Champions Trophy since he “has been out of form in ODI cricket for the past year”.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Imam-ul-Haq may be slightly better. Imam has miles better batting average than Abdullah”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood feels opener Imam-ul-Haq “may be slightly better” than Abdullah Shafique.
Sohaib Maqsood: “So happy for Imam-ul-Haq, richly earned his place”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood admitted he is “so happy” to see opener Imam-ul-Haq back in the Test team for the upcoming two-match series against the West Indies as he “richly earned his place”.
Sohaib Maqsood on Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq: “He got a little advantage of being [the] nephew of Inzamam-Ul-Haq and friend of Babar Azam in the past. Now that seems to be [a] disadvantage for his selection these days”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood believes opener Imam-ul-Haq is not being selected right now because he is the nephew of legendary captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and friend of batsman Babar Azam.
Imam-ul-Haq: “I want fans of Babar from Pakistan to see his fandom outside of Pakistan. I still believe he doesn’t get that respect here, people make a lot of memes and talk negatively about him”
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Opener Imam-ul-Haq believes batsman Babar Azam is not respected enough in Pakistan as “people make a lot of memes and talk negatively about him”.
