Shahid Afridi: “Babar Azam must play as an opener or else he has no role in [the] Pakistan cricket team”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi believes Babar Azam has no role in the T20I team unless he plays as an opener.
Mohammad Hafeez: “There is still a place for Babar Azam in the national T20 squad, but Babar should bat as an opener or at number three; Babar Azam needs to improve his batting, especially his strike-rate”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez said he still sees a place for Babar Azam in the T20I side if he improves his batting and strike-rate.
Abid Ali: “Babar Azam remains Pakistan’s batting cornerstone – elite technique, consistency and big-match class across formats. Back him with trust and the right role – he’ll bounce back strong”
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Veteran Pakistan opener Abid Ali believes Babar Azam is still the country’s “batting cornerstone” and should continue to be backed and trusted.
Basit Ali: “Aaqib Javed is good for nothing, he does not even know himself why he placed Babar Azam at number four”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has lashed out at Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed, saying he is “good for nothing”.
Faf du Plessis: “I like the look of Fakhar at three; it feels like a positive adjustment to me. It is a role where he has found success previously, batting around the one down or number four position. He has scored runs there, so I believe it is a constructive move”
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Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said he likes Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman coming in at number three as he has scored a lot of runs in that position.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Babar Azam is not going to deliver until you play him as an opener. He is of no use in the middle order”
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Pakistan pace legend Shoaib Akhtar believes Babar Azam will be useless in the middle order and will not deliver in T20Is unless he returns to opening the batting.
Michael Vaughan: “I think Mike Hesson has dealt with it brilliantly because he clearly has to play Babar Azam, and he’s using him as an insurance policy”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan said Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson is using batsman Babar Azam as an “insurance policy” in T20Is.
Mohammad Hafeez: “This is injustice with Babar Azam and [the] Pakistan cricket team to make Babar bat at number four. Babar is never suitable for any other number except opener or one down”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez said batsman Babar Azam is the victim of injustice as he is being made to bat at number four in T20Is.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Fakhar can replace Saim and Babar can bat at number three, with Agha [at] number four”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes Fakhar Zaman can replace Saim Ayub as the team’s opener in T20Is.
Ahmed Shehzad: “The real issue is simple, it’s not his number, he’s out of form, and he hasn’t delivered impactful performances for the last three years”
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Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has said that Babar Azam has not delivered an impactful performance for the past three years.
