Mahela Jayawardene: “Being the captain as well, he has taken responsibility and performed, which is great to see. [It’s] not an easy thing to do”
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Sri Lanka icon Mahela Jayawardene admitted he is impressed with Babar Azam for taking responsibility to lead by example since he captains Pakistan.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “All these three things are present in him [Rizwan]. He often tells players when he feels that they did not put in the effort. So, the balance between being soft and jolly while also firm is very important”
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Former Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed said wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has all the qualities required to thrive in a leadership role.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “He has to play the big knocks and be the role model for the batsmen in the side. This is very important”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said it is important for current skipper Babar Azam to “play the big knocks”.
Mohammad Wasim: “Babar is learning. He’s a quick learner and obviously it’s early days regarding his captaincy. But the way things are going, the most important aspect is that he is a performer himself and that makes his job easier”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said Babar Azam is a “quick learner” and can excel as captain of the national team.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Babar has responded well so far in terms of his captaincy and his own performance. He is taking responsibility as a captain and performing with the bat”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said he is impressed with how responsible captain Babar Azam is and the fact that he is scoring runs consistently.
Mohammad Wasim: “Captaining the Test side will be tough for him, but I’m hoping that he will deliver. It will be important that he continues to perform well as a batsman”
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Northern coach Mohammad Wasim has said that Babar Azam has to keep leading from the front and can’t afford to lose his form.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Babar Azam’s work ethic [is] really strong so I don’t think the burden of captaincy will affect his batting”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez said captain Babar Azam’s work ethic is absolutely outstanding.
Faisal Iqbal: “The man in charge, wish you all the best Babar Azam”
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Balochistan head coach Faisal Iqbal has said captain Babar Azam is the man in charge in the Pakistan team as he keeps leading by example.
Babar Azam: “I am ready and prepared to take up the additional responsibility”
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Babar Azam has said that he is ready to shoulder more responsibility after being named Pakistan’s Test captain.
Babar Azam: “When I come to bat, my all focus remains to score runs and as far as captaincy is concerned, I try to lead my team from the front”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam has revealed that his main focus when batting is “to score runs”.
