Ramiz Raja on Babar Azam and Saim Ayub: “Number four is not Babar’s ideal position. Honestly, he should open the innings. Considering Saim Ayub’s current form, he can be utilised as a floater in the middle order”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes Babar Azam should be reinstated as an opener in T20Is, with Saim Ayub shifting into a floating role in the middle order.
Shoaib Malik: “The person who made the decision to bat Babar Azam at number four should be sacked immediately”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik believes the person who decided Babar Azam should bat at number four in T20Is should be sacked immediately.
Mohammad Amir: “Look at Agha – he was a middle-order batter and has now moved to number three, while an opener has been pushed down to number four”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has questioned T20I captain Salman Ali Agha’s decision to promote himself to number three while pushing an opener down to number four.
Zaheer Abbas: “If you are going with your key player then it will be a waste to ask him to bat him at four, send him as an opener he will have more chances and overs to score”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes it would “be a waste” to use Babar Azam at number four in T20Is.
Shoaib Malik: “Our best batsman was Babar Azam, they brought him from opener to number 3 then dropped him and after that brought him to number 4”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has questioned the handling of Babar Azam’s batting position in T20Is.
Mohammad Amir: “We all say that number four does not belong to Babar Azam, then why [don’t] we try Khawaja Nafay?”
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Pakistan speedster Mohammad Amir has questioned why selectors have not given emerging batsman Khawaja Nafay an opportunity to bat at number four in T20Is.
Faisal Iqbal: “He’s doing an amazing job, but unfortunately in my opinion, his batting [position] is very down”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Faisal Iqbal has called for Salman Ali Agha to be promoted up the batting order, suggesting the T20I captain is currently batting too low.
Rashid Latif: “Mohammad Nawaz is a genuine batter; if Nawaz had been made to bat at number four, he would have broken plenty of records by now”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz “would have broken plenty of records by now” if he had been batting at number four.
Mike Hesson: “Very selfless and often puts the team ahead of himself. He is better suited for number 3 or 4, but in this team, we bat him at 4 or 5. He’s respected in the group because of these things”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson admitted T20I captain Salman Ali Agha is “very selfless” as he bats lower down the order instead of number three or four, where he is “better suited.”
Ahmed Shehzad: “For Fakhar Zaman, it is being said that he will win matches when he plays, but tell us, Fakhar has been playing T20s for 10 years; when will he perform?”
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Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad wants to know when top order batsman Fakhar Zaman will perform in T20Is.
