Salman Butt: “The Pakistan team always finds a way to lose the match. Rizwan had one job, and that was to bat till the end”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has vented his frustration at wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, saying he failed to do the one job he had in the 2024 T20 World Cup match against India.
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth: “I think if you are watching Bumrah, please finish Rizwan and Babar first”
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Former India seamer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth said he wanted pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah to “finish” Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan when they clashed in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Naseem Shah: “Well he’s my captain, so he’s going to choose me isn’t he”
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Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah said he wasn’t surprised to see limited overs captain Babar Azam pick him over India seamer Jasprit Bumrah when asked who he would choose to defend 10 runs in the last over.
Babar Azam said he would pick Naseem Shah over Jasprit Bumrah to defend 10 runs in the final over of a T20 match
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Pakistan white-ball captain Babar Azam said he would choose Naseem Shah over India speedster Jasprit Bumrah to defend 10 runs in the final over of a T20 match.
Gautam Gambhir: “All three bowlers (Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj) can test Babar Azam properly”
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Gautam Gambhir, the former India opening batsman, believes the pace trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami can make life difficult for newly re-appointed Pakistan white-ball captain Babar Azam.
Wasim Akram: “I’d choose Shaheen Shah Afridi over Jasprit Bumrah”
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Wasim Akram, the legendary pacer, said he would choose Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi over India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah.
Mohammad Kaif: “He has a lot of talent. In my opinion, Babar Azam is going to have a lot of difficulty”
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Mohammad Kaif, the former India batsman, believes fast bowler Mohammed Shami is one bowler who can give Pakistan captain Babar Azam “a lot of difficulty.”
Ahmed Shehzad: “There hasn’t been any threatening bowler from India that the opposition batter is scared to play him. They have good bowlers like [Jasprit] Bumrah, [Ravindra] Jadeja and [Ravichandran] Ashwin, but there has not been a dangerous bowler as such”
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Ahmed Shehzad, the Pakistan top order batsman, has dismissed popular opinion that the India trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin are dangerous bowlers.
Abdul Razzaq: “Bumrah doesn’t come near him”
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Former big-hitter Abdul Razzaq said India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah isn’t in the same league as his Pakistan counterpart Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Ricky Ponting: “Look, how do you split those two guys? They are two of the best performing bowlers in the world in the last couple of years in all formats of the game”
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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting was unable to decide whether Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi or his India fast bowling rival Jasprit Bumrah was the better bowler.
