Ahmed Shehzad: “PCB Chairman Najam Sethi had two meetings with me. He told me that I would become captain after Misbah. I take advice from Waqar Younis, but he wanted a puppet captain, that’s why Azhar Ali became captain”
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Veteran batsman Ahmed Shehzad has revealed that former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi told him he would captain the national team after Misbah-ul-Haq’s tenure ended.
Mohammad Hafeez: “This is a slavish mindset of PCB that only a foreign coach should be appointed. I have never seen any local coach promoting nepotism or personal recommendations”
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Former team director Mohammad Hafeez has hit back at former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi over comments the latter made about local coaches.
Shahid Afridi: “I would say that this is Mohammad Hafeez’s decision along with the chairman”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes team director Mohammad Hafeez and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi made the decision to remove Babar Azam as captain.
Najam Sethi: “Yes, I think bilateral Test matches can be played in Australia, England, South Africa”
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Najam Sethi, the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, believes England, Australia and South Africa are three perfect neutral venues that could host a bilateral Test series between India and Pakistan.
Najam Sethi: “So many people are interested to buy these two teams”
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Najam Sethi, the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said many people want to buy the two new Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises.
Najam Sethi: “I thought of trying [Shan Masood] as a vice-captain to test his ability”
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Najam Sethi, the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said he made the decision to appoint Shan Masood as vice-captain during the ODI series against New Zealand in January as he wanted to test the 33-year-old.
Najam Sethi: “Many people have approached us to take PSL to [the] USA”
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Najam Sethi, the outgoing Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said many people have approached the board about the idea of holding the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in the United States of America (USA).
Najam Sethi: “After consulting with him, we decided on having one captain for the white-ball format. I told him, when you will come, you can sit with Babar and then decide from there onwards”
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Najam Sethi, the outgoing Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said newly-appointed team director Mickey Arthur can decide what to do about Babar Azam as Pakistan captain.
Najam Sethi: “We made an interim selection committee when we took charge. Before the selectors came on board, they told us that there will need to be some changes and Babar needs to be replaced as captain as well”
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Najam Sethi, the outgoing Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said when Shahid Afridi was the interim chief selector, he and his selection committee wanted to get rid of Babar Azam as captain.
Najam Sethi: “Our established skipper Babar will remain the captain of our national squad until he himself decides whether he wants to leave captaincy of any one format or all three formats or he wants to remain the captain in all. It will totally be his call”
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Najam Sethi, the outgoing Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said Babar Azam will captain the national team for as long as he wants to.
