Iqbal Qasim: “Pakistan has invested in Babar Azam. It is our collective responsibility to encourage him, not to discourage him with criticism”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim has urged people to encourage batsman Babar Azam rather than criticise him.
Iqbal Qasim: “At this point, Babar will have to decide whether he wants to continue in T20I cricket. If he is committed to this format, he will need to adapt to its demands”
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Former Pakistan spinner Iqbal Qasim believes Babar Azam has to decide if he wants to keep playing T20Is going forward.
Iqbal Qasim: “If Saud Shakeel is handed the captaincy instead of Shan Masood, what assurance do we have that he will lead the team to victories? How many times has he captained a team in his career?”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim is against the idea of having Saud Shakeel replace Shan Masood as Test captain.
Iqbal Qasim: “As a player, he deserves a spot. If you say he doesn’t deserve a spot as a player, that’s just unfair”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim believes it is unfair for people to say that Babar Azam doesn’t deserve a spot in the national team.
Iqbal Qasim: “They seem fatigued, their pace has dropped, and they are struggling to take wickets”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim has voiced his concern about the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, saying “their pace has dropped”.
Iqbal Qasim: “We don’t have bowlers of the calibre of Sarfaraz Nawaz, Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar or Shoaib now. So, we should be banking on our spinners to win us Tests at home”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim has conceded that the men in green don’t have any fast bowlers that are at the level of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar, Imran Khan and Sarfaraz Nawaz.
Javed Miandad: “In the presence of retired players like Iqbal Qasim, Mushtaq Mohammad, Sadiq Mohammad, Haroon Rasheed, Shoaib Mohammad, and others, PCB made chief selector who has just retired. How much cricket has Wahab Riaz played?”
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Legendary batsman Javed Miandad has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for appointing Wahab Riaz as chief selector, saying how much cricket has the former left-arm seamer played.
Iqbal Qasim: “Faheem is emerging as a good all-rounder”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Iqbal Qasim believes Faheem Ashraf is emerging as a good all-rounder.
Iqbal Qasim on Sarfaraz Ahmed: “He should not be sacked from T20 cricket. We disturbed the team by removing him, the team’s winning ratio was high under his leadership”
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Former Pakistan spinner Iqbal Qasim believes that removing Sarfaraz Ahmed as T20 captain has “disturbed the team”.
Iqbal Qasim: “He will wear out if his workload isn’t controlled. He has been playing all three formats, T20 leagues, domestic cricket. The rotation policy of the bowlers should be viewed by the selectors and pick them when needed”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Iqbal Qasim has admitted he is worried that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi will burn out if his workload is not managed carefully going forward.
