Aaqib Javed: “The entire conversation regarding Babar Azam’s captaincy was wrong in the first place. No one can be the ODI captain except for Babar Azam”
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Aaqib Javed, the former fast bowler, said Babar Azam is the only man who can captain Pakistan in ODIs.
Basit Ali: “Shaheen can lead Pakistan in ODI and Test cricket if he remains fit”
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Former batsman Basit Ali believes left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is the perfect candidate to succeed Babar Azam as Pakistan’s ODI and Test captain.
Shahid Afridi: “I am not in favour of having three different captains for the different game formats, and instead suggest naming one captain for ODI and Test cricket and a separate captain for T20s”
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Iconic six-hitter Shahid Afridi believes Pakistan needs to split the captaincy, but doesn’t want a separate skipper for each format.
Rashid Latif: “I think in the ODI format they should try someone like Hasan Ali. Someone with a bit of aggression should captain in ODIs”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has backed the idea of pace bowler Hasan Ali replacing Babar Azam as ODI captain.
Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali: “First of all, I wasn’t removed. Secondly, I don’t regret giving up Test vice-captaincy because at that moment it was a wise decision”
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Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali has made it clear that he wasn’t removed as ODI captain.
Babar Azam will continue on as Pakistan’s T20 captain until 2021
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to extend Babar Azam’s tenure as captain of the T20 team by one year, according to sources.
Faisal Iqbal: “I have no doubt that Babar Azam will [evolve] as one the best captain-batsman Pakistan will ever see”
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Former Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal believes that Babar Azam will become “one the best captain-batsman Pakistan will ever see”.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Making him the T20 captain was a tester. We wanted to see how he will respond to this challenge. All of us agree that he has done a very good job”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has made it clear that Babar Azam “has done a very good job” as T20 captain.
Babar Azam: “I have not met Imran Khan yet but I would like to meet him and talk about his tactics on the field, especially during the 1992 World Cup”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam has admitted that he would love to meet legendary skipper Imran Khan and “talk about his tactics on the field”.
Sarfraz Nawaz on Babar Azam: “I think it’s too early for him to be a captain. He should have been given more exposure as a batsman and a vice-captain before giving the reins of the team”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz believes that Babar Azam was made captain too early.
