Pakistan batsman Iftikhar Ahmed: “Hitting sixes in Australia is not easy. Unless you are Iftikhar”
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Pakistan power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed left a lot of people confused when he uploaded a story on his Instagram account that seemingly took a dig at limited overs captain Mohammad Rizwan, white-ball vice-captain Salman Ali Agha and left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Awais Zia: “Fakhar Zaman is the only player who plays for the team and not for himself, it makes no sense to drop him from the team”
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Pakistan opener Awais Zia has slammed the decision to overlook big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman, saying “it makes no sense to drop him from the team”.
Salman Butt: “Fakhar’s role is extravagance, he has to take risks and the consistency will be minimised”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt said big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman “has to take risks” as it is what his role demands.
Fakhar Zaman: “There’s a bright spark in him (Nafay), but there is a difference between domestic and international cricket. He is such a talent that if he plays PSL for 2-3 years, and we groom him for international cricket, he can serve Pakistan for a long time”
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Big-hitter Fakhar Zaman firmly believes batsman Khawaja Nafay “can serve Pakistan for a long time” if he is groomed properly.
Fakhar Zaman: “Jofra Archer seems a difficult bowler to me because he is very challenging with the new ball”
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Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman has admitted that England seamer Jofra Archer is a “difficult bowler” to face “because he is very challenging with the new ball”.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Now if Fakhar comes in with him in both the white-ball formats [that] will be [the] top order issue sorted for Pakistan in [the] Champions Trophy”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has selected Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman as his go-to openers for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Fakhar Zaman: “Khawaja Nafay has a spark in his batting”
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Pakistan power-hitter Fakhar Zaman said up-and-coming batsman Khawaja Nafay “has a spark in his batting”.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Third consecutive duck for Abdullah Shafique. Where is Fakhar Zaman?”
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Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has asked where Fakhar Zaman is as he wants the veteran batsman to replace opener Abdullah Shafique.
Fakhar Zaman: “I wasn’t aware of my condition when the team was leaving for Australia. Later, I found out I was suffering from hyperthyroidism. I’m thankful I didn’t travel with the team because you can’t perform in such a condition”
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Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman has admitted he was glad he wasn’t picked for the tour of Australia as he “was suffering from hyperthyroidism”.
Sohaib Maqsood: “He was the biggest rescue to our defensive T20 batting. He is not in the team, a lot of things are getting exposed clearly”
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Pakistan big-hitter Sohaib Maqsood wants batsman Fakhar Zaman recalled to the national team as “he was the biggest rescue to our defensive T20 batting”.