Farhan Yousaf: “Legends don’t just play, they teach”
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Pakistan Under-19 captain Farhan Yousaf has hailed Babar Azam as a legend, praising the Test skipper for mentoring teammates while continuing to excel as a player.
Atif Rana: “We had a meeting with Imran Khan after we made Shaheen the captain. At that time, Imran Khan praised our decision and told Shaheen, ‘If you keep playing like this, you will rule world cricket for the next 8 to 10 years'”
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Legendary Pakistan captain and all-rounder Imran Khan had previously told left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi that he would “rule world cricket for the next 8 to 10 years” if he kept performing well, according to Lahore Qalandars CEO Atif Rana.
Kamran Ghulam: “Babar is a very good player and at the back of my mind I was thinking he’s a legend, a very good player”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Kamran Ghulam is fully aware of how good Babar Azam is and thus called him “a legend”.
Saeed Ajmal on Sachin Tendulkar: “Sachin is a great cricketer. The most honest and kind in the world. He is a legend. I call him Sir. He is worthy of that”
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Iconic Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal said he called legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar “Sir” because “he is worthy of that”.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz: “I can see he’s a legend right now”
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the Afghanistan opener, believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam is “a legend right now.”
Wahab Riaz: “I have seen players like Inzamam-ul-Haq and Javed Miandad and we have always admired them, but in [the] near future, people will look at Babar Azam in the same way as they used to watch legend players”
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Wahab Riaz, the veteran pace bowler, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is well on his way to achieving legendary status and being admired the same way Javed Miandad and Inzamam-ul-Haq are.
Naseem Shah: “He is a legend”
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Pakistan speedster Naseem Shah called England pace maestro James Anderson a legend of the game.
Saud Shakeel: “Obviously, he is a legend, and playing him would be a dream fulfilled. It will be a great honour if I get a chance to face him”
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Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel is looking forward to the three-Test series against England as he is eager to go up against pace maestro James Anderson.
Harbhajan Singh: “Going forward he will be one of the legends of cricket”
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Ex-India spinner Harbhajan Singh has predicted that Pakistan captain Babar Azam will become “one of the legends of cricket”.
Shahnawaz Dahani: “There are very few players in cricket history who have left their impact as legends, you in such a young age made records after records. You are Mr. Perfect Babar Azam bhai”
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Pakistan fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani said captain Babar Azam is Mr. Perfect.
