Rashid Latif: “Abrar should be made a permanent member of the playing XI”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif wants mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed to permanently be in the playing XI in ODIs.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Babar’s class is never in doubt. Just because he doesn’t perform in a couple of matches doesn’t make him a bad player. For the last four or five years, he’s been our most consistent performer”
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Pakistan ODI captain Shaheen Shah Afridi said he never questioned Babar Azam’s class, even during the extended lean patch the batsman endured in recent months.
Shahid Afridi: “Salman Ali Agha is a good player in one-day cricket, but his strike-rate in T20 cricket is low”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes T20I captain Salman Ali Agha needs to boost his strike-rate in the shortest format as it is too low at the moment.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “ODI cricket tests your patience. Even though teams are scoring over 350 runs, the format has its own pace and importance. I have always cherished ODI cricket and have had some of my best performances in it”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam said he enjoys playing ODI cricket as is “tests your patience”.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Abdullah Shafique has technical problems. Over the years, he has shown no performance in Tests and ODIs. [He] scored a hundred against England on a flat wicket”
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Legendary Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf has voiced his frustration over top-order batsman Abdullah Shafique’s prolonged struggle to perform consistently in both Tests and ODIs.
Mohammad Rizwan: “We have some exciting players like Sufiyan Muqeem and Hasan Nawaz, who are eager to prove their mettle in 50-over cricket”
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Pakistan ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan said spinner Sufiyan Muqeem and big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz “are eager to prove their mettle in 50-over cricket”.
Fawad Alam: “Babar Azam is better than most of our legends. His performances in ODIs and T20s are extraordinary. There’s no bigger player than Babar Azam in Pakistan cricket right now”
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Veteran cricketer Fawad Alam believes there is “no bigger player than Babar Azam in Pakistan cricket right now”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Mike Hesson is a good T20 coach, but I don’t know what qualities he has for ODIs”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has questioned what qualities white-ball head coach Mike Hesson has when it comes to ODIs.
Imad Wasim: “In ODI cricket Babar has the best record in the world. He will never be dropped, to be honest, and even in Test cricket, there’s no question about Babar’s performance”
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Pakistan left-arm spinner Imad Wasim doesn’t think batsman Babar Azam can be dropped in ODIs and Tests as he is too good.
Khurram Shahzad: “I don’t just hope – I firmly believe – that I will play white-ball cricket for Pakistan, in addition to red-ball cricket”
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Pakistan seamer Khurram Shahzad firmly believes that he will play white-ball cricket for his country in the near future.
