Mohammad Hafeez: “Fakhar should be played instead of Saim because Saim is not producing anything as a batter. We don’t need his three overs since we already have six bowling options”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes big-hitter Fakhar Zaman should be picked ahead of Saim Ayub in T20Is as the latter “is not producing anything as a batter”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “No point to include Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz in [the] Pakistan cricket team in case both cannot bowl four overs”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hafeez said it is useless to pick spin-bowling all-rounders Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz in the T20I team if they cannot bowl four overs.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Saim is being given chances despite failures”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hafeez has questioned how many chances batting all-rounder Saim Ayub will continue to receive despite repeated failures.
Mohammad Hafeez: “He cannot take 15-20 balls to start scoring runs against big teams, it will become a burden when he takes so many balls”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has said Babar Azam cannot afford to take 15 to 20 balls to get going against top teams in T20Is.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Pakistan needs a lucky draw to decide who will bat at number five – Usman or Nafay”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez said the team might as well hold a lucky draw to decide whether Usman Khan or Khawaja Nafay should bat at number five.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Babar Azam is a victim of demotion due to his mistakes, and Babar Azam still hasn’t been able to overcome his mistakes”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes batsman Babar Azam has been “a victim of demotion due to his mistakes”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Salman Ali Agha has replaced Babar Azam [at] number three in T20s and has become more successful than Babar”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has been more successful than Babar Azam at the number three spot in T20Is.
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez: “The trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf failed to deliver in the 2023 Asia Cup, 50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup, and now in the lead-up to the [2025] Champions Trophy”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes it is time to move on from the pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf as they have “failed to deliver”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I told Wahab that Salman Butt’s past is tainted. He defamed the country and has no place in decision-making roles”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez opposed ex-captain Salman Butt becoming a selector, despite left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz asking him twice to approve Salman’s inclusion in the selection committee.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I think Babar and Rizwan need to be concerned about their positions in the team. They need to prove themselves as good players first; key players come later. Both were good in the past, but now they are not delivering results”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez admitted batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan need to be concerned about their spots in the national team.
