Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan: “I will look to learn something new if I get any opportunity to play in the white-ball formats in the future”
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Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan has expressed his desire to play limited overs cricket in the future in order to learn something new.
Faisal Akram: “My dream is to represent Pakistan in all formats. Hopefully, you will see me playing for Pakistan in Tests, ODIs and T20Is by the end of 2025”
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Pakistan left-arm spinner Faisal Akram is hopeful of representing his country in Tests, ODIs and T20Is by the end of 2025.
Yasir Hameed: “I think Saud Shakeel should be included in the side, he can improvise like Kamran Ghulam”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Yasir Hameed believes middle order batsman Saud Shakeel has got to be in the ODI team going forward.
Aamer Yamin: “He is the best choice for One Day and Tests”
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Pakistan all-rounder Aamer Yamin believes opening batsman Abdullah Shafique is still the “best choice” for ODIs and Tests even though his form has dipped lately.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Unpopular opinion but I think Usman Khan should be part of [the] Pakistan ODI setup too. We lack power-hitters in our country so at least try batters who have different and unorthodox areas of scoring runs on good length balls”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood believes big-hitter Usman Khan should be in the ODI team going forward.
Shoaib Akhtar on Babar Azam: “He’s our star, I’ll back him up. But the thing is, with the new management, with a new mindset, he has to create a change in his ‘neurological wiring,’ otherwise, the new management might not consider him in T20Is and even ODIs”
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Legendary 160 kph Pakistan fast bower Shoaib Akhtar believes batsman Babar Azam may no longer be picked for ODIs and T20Is if he doesn’t change his mindset.
Aaqib Javed: “Saim Ayub started his career from T20. He was not successful in [the] early phase of [his] career but now has developed a very good temperament for Test cricket as well”
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Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed has praised opening batsman Saim Ayub for his incredible turnaround after not being successful “in [the] early phase of [his] career”.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Imam-ul-Haq over Abdullah Shafique any day in ODIs”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood said he would pick opener Imam-ul-Haq over Abdullah Shafique “any day in ODIs”.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Salman Ali Agha is a great Test and ODI batsman, playing him [in] T20s at 5 would just add unwanted pressure on him and might [affect] his other format performances as well”
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Pakistan power-hitter Sohaib Maqsood believes middle order batsman Salman Ali Agha shouldn’t be batting at number five in T20Is as unnecessary pressure is being put on him.
Sikandar Bakht: “I’ve been saying it for a while – Pakistan had only one true match-winner in ODIs… Fakhar Zaman, and he’s been dropped from the team”
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Former Pakistan pacer Sikandar Bakht believes Fakhar Zaman is the “one true match-winner in ODIs” and expressed his disappointment at the fact that the big-hitting batsman has been dropped.
