Kamran Akmal: “There is no excuse for Babar Azam now to not perform to be honest. He’s got a good set of players and we might see some professional coaches joining the team soon. He needs to forget the past now and move forward”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said there is now no excuse for limited overs captain Babar Azam “to not perform.”
Kamran Akmal: “These days Pakistan cricket is all about liking and disliking, rather than players being picked based on performances”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has shed light on the national team’s selection criteria, saying it is “all about liking and disliking” rather than players’ performances.
Kamran Akmal: “Shaheen Afridi is definitely unlucky here. He was just given one series as captain. This is a sad reality and this is not something new in Pakistan cricket. Captains have been changed overnight in the past too”
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Former wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal described left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi losing the T20I captaincy as the “sad reality” of Pakistan cricket.
Kamran Akmal: “Babar Azam should be made captain till 2027”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal wants Babar Azam to remain as captain until 2027.
Kamran Akmal: “Babar has made a very good decision to quit captaincy in all formats”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said Babar Azam “made a very good decision” to step down as captain in all three formats.
Kamran Akmal: “No one from [the] team management or selection committee talked about giving rest to Babar and Rizwan during [the] New Zealand series”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selection committee consultant Kamran Akmal has made it clear that there was never any talk of resting batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan for the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand.
Ramiz Raja: “It’s insane to have a selection committee consisting of a member whose decision can be termed as a display of filial affection or non-affection and another who was locked up for match-fixing”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja admitted he was shocked ex-captain Salman Butt was appointed to the selection committee as a consultant member after being “locked up for match-fixing” during his international career.
Wasim Akram: “They are present cricketers, it is their time. Let’s give them one year”
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Legendary left-arm seamer Wasim Akram wants Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez and chief selector Wahab Riaz to be given one year in their respective roles.
Kamran Akmal: “The amount of support Babar and this team got from fans in the last three years, had they shown the same support to Younis (Khan), Shahid (Afridi), Misbah (ul-Haq), these guys would have won a World Cup”
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Kamran Akmal, who was recently appointed as a consultant member to Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz, believes Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi and Misbah-ul-Haq “would have won a World Cup” had they been shown the same support Babar Azam and his team received.
Kamran Akmal: “Umar’s performances in the Pakistan Cup and PSL were impressive, with an average and strike-rate that were up to the mark. Even when he faced only a few deliveries, he managed to score runs for his team, making him a valuable asset”
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Kamran Akmal believes his brother Umar Akmal can be a “valuable asset” to the Pakistan team as his average and strike-rate has been “up to the mark” in domestic cricket.
