Shahid Afridi: “Babar Azam was given ample opportunities as captain, but why Mohammad Rizwan was only given six months in the role”
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Former Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi has questioned why Mohammad Rizwan was given so little time as T20I captain when Babar Azam got “ample opportunities”.
Aaqib Javed: “We worked with both Babar and Rizwan and had honest discussions with them on how to enhance their game”
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Pakistan Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed has revealed that he had “honest discussions” with batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan about their future in the T20I team.
Rashid Latif: “They’re playing in the Big Bash and will earn decent money, and I don’t think they’d want to return either. That’s just my opinion. The PCB should give them some liberty to explore other leagues”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has a feeling that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi and batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan don’t want to return to T20Is.
Wasim Akram: “If players like Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, or Shaheen Afridi miss a couple of games, it’s no problem – our bench strength is growing”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram said it doesn’t matter if batsman Babar Azam, ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan and fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi “miss a couple of games”.
Aaqib Javed: “I never had any disagreements with Rizwan, because you make decisions together with your skipper. I can’t recall any instance where we weren’t on the same page”
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Pakistan Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed has made it clear that there is no rift between himself and ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan.
Salman Ali Agha: “Replacing Babar, Rizwan and Shaheen is a challenging task. They have served Pakistan a lot and I hope they will continue to serve in the future as well”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha admitted that replacing left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi and the batting duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan “is a challenging task”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “So I personally like Rizwan, to be honest. I think he’s a quality player for Pakistan. He’s performed really, really well. He done really very well. I don’t know what’s the reason for Rizwan to be dropped”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman admitted he has no idea why ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan was dropped from the T20I team.
Kane Williamson: “From the current crop, I’d say the players I know a little better off the field, which makes the connection easier – like Babar and Rizwan”
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New Zealand cricketer Kane Williamson thinks Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are two of the best batsmen Pakistan have today.
Kamran Akmal: “After another six months, they should be sidelined from ODIs too”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes captain Mohammad Rizwan and star batsman Babar Azam should be removed from the ODI team in six months’ time.
Mohammad Rizwan: “The youngsters are performing really well – Ali Raza, for instance, has impressed”
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Pakistan ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan has been very impressed with the performances of rising star Ali Raza.