Mushtaq Ahmed: “Babar Azam will remember every single person who is there for him and who is not there for him. He [was] your captain, for God’s sake”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed said Babar Azam will remember who was “there for him” and those who abandoned him.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “There is always room for improvement”
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Mushtaq Ahmed, the former Pakistan spinner, said captain Babar Azam can always get better as he is not perfect.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “Rizwan insisted the coach and captain to play Sarfaraz Ahmed in the Test team”
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Mohammad Rizwan wanted fellow Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed to be picked in the Test team, former spinner Mushtaq Ahmed said.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “Shadab is a match-winner”
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Shadab Khan is a match-winning player as he can perform with both the ball and bat, Mushtaq Ahmed said when talking about the Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “It would be better for his overall game if he also plays red-ball cricket”
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Mushtaq Ahmed said Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan needs to play more red-ball cricket as it will enable him to become a better cricketer.
Mushtaq Ahmed praising Mohammad Rizwan: “His greatest quality is that he admits the truth with open heart”
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Mohammad Rizwan has plenty of great qualities, but the best of the lot is that he admits the truth wholeheartedly, former Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed said.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “When he was not getting a chance to play, people said that he doesn’t deserve a place in the side and he doesn’t have the ability to play T20s. However, he proved them wrong”
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Mushtaq Ahmed, the legendary Pakistan spinner, said wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan proved everyone wrong when they said he didn’t belong in the national team and shouldn’t be playing T20Is.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “I have spoken to Shadab and he has learned a lot of tricks recently”
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Mushtaq Ahmed said Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan has “learned a lot of tricks recently” and hopes to see him use these variations in matches.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “He has fitness problems sometimes maybe because he is three-in-one player like Shahid Afridi i.e. he performs in batting, bowling and fielding”
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Mushtaq Ahmed, the former Pakistan spinner, said Shadab Khan may have fitness problems due to the fact that he is similar to iconic big-hitter Shahid Afridi.
Mushtaq Ahmed on Babar Azam: “He has to prepare himself better like Virat, in order to face leg spin and googly. He has to plan whether to go to the front or play from the back foot”
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Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, has a tendency to get caught or bowled when facing spinners, former Pakistan cricketer Mushtaq Ahmed pointed out.
