Ramiz Raja: “Shan Masood needs hard work as a captain, as a leader… Until he gives a statement with his bat, he won’t be able to establish himself in the dressing room or on the opposition”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said Test captain Shan Masood must make “a statement with his bat” if he wants to earn his stripes.
Shan Masood: “I think what you’ll see in the future is that he’s going to be in this team as a leader and the goal is to build a culture where there are many leaders, not just one captain doing everything”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood plans to lead together with his predecessor Babar Azam as he wants to “build a culture where there are many leaders.”
Shahid Afridi: “We thought in 3-4 years his grooming would make him better. He would be able to prove himself as a captain and a leader but that hasn’t happened. We have seen a lot of mistakes”
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Legendary Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi said Babar Azam failed to prove himself as captain as he made a lot of mistakes during his three-year tenure.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “See, [a] lot of changes in captaincy is not good. I think Babar is doing great captaincy”
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Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq firmly believes Babar Azam is the best man to be captaining the national team.
Iftikhar Ahmed: “The way he plays without any fear, he tells his players to play with [the] same mindset and always supports every player out there”
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Iftikhar Ahmed, the big-time power-hitter, said he is a big fan of the way Pakistan captain Babar Azam plays “without any fear.”
Mickey Arthur: “You know our spin bowling department certainly led by Shadab Khan is good enough to win us games in cricket”
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Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan team director, has made it abundantly clear that Shadab Khan is the leader of the spin attack.
Aaqib Javed: “It doesn’t matter if his two overs were expensive for the team; he covered that up by taking as many wickets in his latter overs. This is the golden attribute which only leaders have”
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Aaqib Javed, the former Pakistan fast bowler, said Shaheen Shah Afridi’s “golden attribute” is his ability to take “many wickets” in his latter overs.
Sikandar Bakht: “When he was given the captaincy, I said in my interview that he wasn’t a good choice”
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Sikandar Bakht, the ex-Pakistan seamer, said he knew Babar Azam was not a “good choice” to be captain when he was handed the leadership role.
David Wiese: “I can definitely see him captaining Pakistan over the next couple of years”
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David Wiese, the Namibia all-rounder, said he sees left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi captaining Pakistan in the “next couple of years”.
Andy Flower: “He’s got strength and positivity, which means that people will follow him”
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Andy Flower, coach of the Multan Sultans, said people will follow Mohammad Rizwan as the Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman is a courageous captain who has “clear views on the game”.
