Shahid Afridi: “I’m very happy that Saifi has made a comeback and given such amazing performance”
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Former captain Shahid Afridi said he is over the moon that Sarfaraz Ahmed made his Test comeback recently and performed so well.
Mohammad Amir: “What a knock Sarfaraz Ahmed…you are [a] true champion”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir applauded Sarfaraz Ahmed for grabbing his comeback opportunity with both hands and making the most of it.
Shahid Afridi: “We have (Mohammad) Haris and we’re grooming him”
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Legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi said Pakistan should continue getting wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Haris ready as a potential future replacement for Mohammad Rizwan in white-ball cricket.
Shahid Afridi: “Mohammad Rizwan is available and he is our main wicketkeeper in both T20Is and ODIs”
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Former interim chief selector Shahid Afridi said Mohammad Rizwan should be the first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman ahead of Sarfaraz Ahmed in ODIs and T20Is.
Shahid Afridi: “He’s a very good option in T20Is if Rizwan is not available”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi believes young power-hitter Mohammad Haris is a great selection option for T20Is.
Aakash Chopra: “Going by the stats, Babar Azam should be the No.5, but I am not including him in my list. He has scored 735 runs in 26 matches, his average is only 32, and his strike rate is merely 123. Sorry! But I can’t take him in my team”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra said he can’t include Pakistan captain Babar Azam in his list of the top five T20 batters in 2022.
Shahid Afridi: “I am not saying drop Rizwan altogether from Tests, but he can be rested”
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Former interim Pakistan chief selector Shahid Afridi believes wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan should be rested for a short period of time in Test cricket.
Deep Dasgupta: “Pakistan’s success in the format has been on the back of Babar scoring runs, Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan”
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Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Deep Dasgupta said captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman are responsible for Pakistan’s success in T20Is.
Sanjay Bangar: “I feel, in the batting department, it’s clear that Pakistan is over dependent on their top order like Babar and Rizwan”
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Former India batsman Sanjay Bangar said Pakistan depend way too much on captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan.
Mohammad Amir: “All of this started when Misbah (Misbah-ul-Haq) became the head coach and he made (Mohammad) Rizwan open and sacrificed Fakhar (Zaman), who was Pakistan’s opener in T20 cricket at that time”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has accused former head coach Misbah-ul-Haq of sacrificing Fakhar Zaman in order to let Mohammad Rizwan open the batting in T20Is.
