Jayden Seales: “No pressure going against the likes of Babar Azam and Shan Masood. In international cricket, you have to go up against good batters and it also depends on the day”
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West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales said he felt no pressure when bowling to Pakistan batsmen Babar Azam and Shan Masood, even though both of them are good players.
Saud Shakeel on being compared to Sunil Gavaskar: “My career has just started for Pakistan. I never took pressure of getting compared with the legendary batters”
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Pakistan Test vice-captain Saud Shakeel said his career is just getting started after he was compared to legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar.
Gautam Gambhir: “And he’s what 27 or 28 (actually 29), he’s got another 10 years and now he’ll have 10 years because of no pressure of captaincy”
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Former India opener Gautam Gambhir believes Pakistan batsman Babar Azam can still play at the highest level for another 10 years and have a big impact.
Mohammad Hafeez: “As a batsman, Babar Azam has immense contributions for Pakistan. Not being captain will release pressure from him. Captaincy definitely adds pressure onto a cricketer, and if someone denies that, they are wrong”
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Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez has called out Babar Azam, saying he is wrong to deny that there was little to no pressure on him as captain.
Wahab Riaz: “Mohammad Haris is a brave and fearless cricketer who doesn’t take any pressure and just plays his natural game”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz expressed his amazement at big-hitting batsman Mohammad Haris, saying he is a “brave and fearless cricketer”.
Shaun Tait: “So it’s just a matter of taking wickets, right, so if he runs it and takes wickets, the media and the public all of a sudden they’re like, ‘Oh, he’s in great form'”
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Pakistan fast bowling coach Shaun Tait has backed Hasan Ali to become a major threat once again, saying “it’s just a matter of taking wickets”.
Shahid Afridi: “He can play freely without any other pressures on his mind. He will enjoy his cricket”
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Iconic Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi said India superstar Virat Kohli “can play freely without any other pressures on his mind” if he gives up the captaincy altogether.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman and Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan: “I don’t feel any pressure because I have done captaincy in the past and also played with most of these players but this decision was a bit surprising for me”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has admitted that he was shocked to be named captain of the Multan Sultans.
Imad Wasim: “He is a match-winner and he’ll play with his free mind, there’s no pressure on him and I have no problem with him”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder and Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasim has called opening batsman Sharjeel Khan a “match-winner”.
