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.
Basit Ali: “Even a club cricketer will tell you that in T20s, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf – they are all better players in the format than Babar! Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub are also better T20 players than Babar”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali believes Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub are all better T20 players than Babar Azam.
Mohammad Nawaz: “It was not in my plan, but when I was picked in the Pakistan team, I didn’t think I would perform in this way. I didn’t predict that the rest of my year would go like this, with so many outstanding performances”
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Pakistan spinner Mohammad Nawaz has admitted he did not expect to perform as well as he has since earning a recall to the national side.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I think Nawaz looks like a different player. In batting, he comes and score on key situations 20 or 30 not out, this is very good”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman has heaped praise on Mohammad Nawaz for his incredible transformation, saying he “looks like a different player.”
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I actually criticised Mohammad Nawaz and Faheem Ashraf quite a lot previously but, you know, they proved me wrong now. When they play well, obviously we have to praise them”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman has admitted that he used to criticise all-rounders Mohammad Nawaz and Faheem Ashraf a lot, but they have proven him wrong with their recent performances.
Dasun Shanaka: “I have seen his growth from where he started and where he is now, so [I’m] really happy about the way he has performed”
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Sri Lanka T20I captain Dasun Shanaka has praised the development of Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz, admitting he has been genuinely impressed by his growth.
Salman Ali Agha: “Since his comeback, he has been outstanding – frankly, no one has performed better than him”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha believes “no one has performed better” than spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz since he made his return to the national team.
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz: “If the pitch is difficult or wickets are falling, then my focus is on building a partnership and stabilising the innings. But if the situation demands a counterattack, I back myself to play that role too”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has opened up about his approach to batting, saying he will counterattack if the situation demands it.
Rashid Latif: “Mohammad Nawaz is a genuine batter; if Nawaz had been made to bat at number four, he would have broken plenty of records by now”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz “would have broken plenty of records by now” if he had been batting at number four.
Salman Ali Agha: “Mohammad Nawaz and Faheem Ashraf are complete all-rounders; both bowl their full four overs and bat right through. If Pakistan has all-rounders like these at their disposal, why not make use of both of them”
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Pakistan T20I captain Agha Salman has expressed strong confidence in all-rounders Mohammad Nawaz and Faheem Ashraf, insisting he will always make full use of their abilities whenever they are part of the squad.
