Khawaja Nafay: “Since I started playing cricket, I have followed Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam. Rohit plays all bowlers with ease, while whenever I saw Babar on TV, he was scoring runs. Seeing Babar Azam, I got motivated, and I worked hard to make runs”
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Pakistan up-and-coming batsman Khawaja Nafay said he admires limited overs captain Babar Azam and aims to be just as successful as the 29-year-old is.
Hunain Shah: “Look, he is the top-ranked batsman right now, and I wasn’t expecting that he would come over to me and appreciate my skills”
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Up-and-coming Pakistan fast bowler Hunain Shah said limited overs captain Babar Azam fuelled his motivation even further after praising his bowling and providing some useful advice.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan: “It’s sad that people judge you on your body but it gives me more motivation to be better every day”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan said he feels “sad” and disappointed about being body-shamed.
Wahab Riaz: “Shoaib Malik has a great attitude towards the game”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz said veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik has a “great attitude towards the game”.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman and Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan: “I have never compromised on my hard work, effort and motivation, and left the results to Almighty Allah. I am playing fearless cricket and I am not thinking much about whether it is a swinging delivery or a spinning one”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman and Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan said he will continue playing fearless cricket, whether it be against pace bowlers or spinners.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Anderson’s achievement of reaching 600 Test wickets is amazing. He has shown exceptional discipline, motivation and determination because fast bowling is the toughest job in cricket”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has lavished praise on England pace bowler James Anderson, saying it was “amazing” when he became the first seamer to take 600 Test wickets.
Younis Khan: “I firmly believe that whenever he gets a chance, he will perform because he is a player who has performed so much and given sacrifice”
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Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan firmly believes that if veteran batsman Fawad Alam gets the opportunity to make his Test comeback during the England series, he “will perform because he is a player who has performed so much and given sacrifice”.
Babar Azam: “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up”
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Pakistan batsman and T20 captain Babar Azam has provided some motivational advice for everyone who is going through tough times right now.
Wasim Akram: “In the team talk before the final, Imran said we are cornered tigers. We were all young and had no idea what he meant. Then he said it in simple words: when a tiger is cornered, it attacks”
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Pakistan legend Wasim Akram has shared the motivational speech former captain Imran Khan gave the team before the 1992 World Cup final.
Mohammad Hasnain: “He is backing and motivating me which gives me strength”
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Pace bowler Mohammad Hasnain has revealed that former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has been “backing and motivating me”.
