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.
David Lloyd: “Shan Masood is a reactive captain, not a proactive captain. I have seen his captaincy for Yorkshire. He is not like Pakistan’s former captains Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Inzamam-ul-Haq, or Misbah-ul-Haq”
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Former England batsman and renowned cricket commentator David Lloyd believes Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood is not as good as Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Misbah-ul-Haq.
Rashid Latif: “I have seen Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad and others but Babar Azam is the greatest player Pakistan has ever produced”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes Babar Azam is better than legendary players like Zaheer Abbas and Javed Miandad.
Javed Miandad: “I wouldn’t just blame the players because whatever has happened in the board (PCB) in the last one-and-a-half years and the captaincy and management changes have affected the team”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad has admitted that the changes in captaincy and coaches over the past 18 months have really had a negative impact on the national team.
Ravichandran Ashwin: “An outstanding player but the only change he may have to make is for DRS (which is huge) nevertheless I think he will win the battle”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has admitted that if he were to bowl to Javed Miandad in his prime, he would come up short against the legendary Pakistan batsman.
Javed Miandad: “The decision to remove Babar Azam from captaincy is not right; players should be given respect and honour”
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Legendary batsman Javed Miandad believes Pakistan made the wrong decision to remove Babar Azam as captain following the team’s elimination from the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Javed Miandad: “If Babar Azam ever wants advice, I am always available. This country has given me everything, and I am always ready to guide any player. But if someone doesn’t want to come, what can I do?”
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Javed Miandad, arguably Pakistan’s greatest-ever batsman, said Babar Azam can always come to him for advice if he needs help with any aspect of his game.
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.
Javed Miandad: “Babar does not go after the bowlers from the crease, which affects the rhythm in his batting. Babar has immense talent, but he needs a slight alteration in his approach, particularly in the positioning of his body while batting”
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Pakistan icon Javed Miandad has spotted an error in Babar Azam’s batting technique and called on the star cricketer to make a “slight alteration.”
Javed Miandad: “Those who [don’t] understand cricket removed Babar Azam from captaincy”
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Legendary batsman Javed Miandad believes “those who [don’t] understand cricket” are responsible for removing Babar Azam as captain.
