Rashid Latif: “I told Babar Azam behind the scenes, don’t fight for [the] captaincy, don’t make the same mistakes as us”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Rashid Latif has revealed that he told star batsman Babar Azam not to “fight for [the] captaincy”.
Usman Khan: “Many told me I made a mistake, but I sacrificed for my dream. By Allah’s grace, I got the chance to represent Pakistan”
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Big-hitting batsman Usman Khan has revealed a lot of people told him he made a mistake by switching allegiance from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Pakistan.
Mohammad Amir: “If Gary Kirsten had become Pakistan’s head coach by mistake, we shouldn’t have let him go”
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Former left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes Pakistan shouldn’t have let white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten go.
Abdur Rauf: “A similar mistake to what Pakistan did by dropping Abdullah Shafique, who had performed exceptionally well in the [2023] World Cup”
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Former Pakistan seamer Abdur Rauf believes it was a mistake to drop opening batsman Abdullah Shafique from the national team.
Ahmed Shehzad: “It was a mistake to make a performer the captain. After becoming captain, he surrounded himself with friends and selected them for the team, disregarding merit”
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Senior Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad believes it was a mistake to make Babar Azam captain as he “surrounded himself with friends and selected them for the team, disregarding merit”.
Zaman Khan: “I posted a TikTok video of my sixes for Mohammad Haris to see so he would send me higher up the order. Later, he said Zaman I made a mistake. I said I told you that video was for you”
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Pakistan pace bowler Zaman Khan sent big-hitting batsman Mohammad Haris a TikTok video of his sixes in the hopes of getting promoted up the batting order during the Champions One-Day Cup.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “I know Babar makes mistakes but give him some time. It takes time to become a captain and build a team. We need to be patient and support Babar as he is our captain”
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Sarfaraz Ahmed has called on people to show support for Babar Azam as Pakistan captain, saying he should be given time to get better.
Basit Ali: “The report is being prepared against Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan that they have formed a separate group, which is wrong. Don’t put your blame on the others. Otherwise, Pakistan cricket will be destroyed”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali is genuinely concerned that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan will be blamed for all the problems the national team is encountering at the moment.
Mohammad Rizwan: “You can say that it [breaking the opening pair] has hurt Pakistan”
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Mohammad Rizwan, the first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman, conceded that breaking up his opening partnership with Babar Azam in T20Is “has hurt Pakistan.”
Abdul Razzaq: “He needs to bowl with patience because sometimes you won’t get wickets and you will have to wait for the batter’s mistake”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi must learn to “bowl with patience” in order to be more effective.
