Ramiz Raja: “Pakistan should open with Babar and Rizwan. I feel that it is their best chance”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja wants limited overs captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan to open the batting in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Ramiz Raja: “Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan should open the batting for Pakistan in T20 cricket”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said he wants limited overs captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan to open the batting in T20Is.
Azhar Ali: “Babar Azam and Saim Ayub should open the innings for Pakistan in T20I cricket”
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Former Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali believes limited overs captain Babar Azam and Saim Ayub should be the go-to openers for the national team in T20Is.
Babar Azam: “We don’t need experiments now, I and Rizwan will open the batting”
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Babar Azam, who has been reappointed as Pakistan’s limited overs captain, had ruled out the possibility of him or Mohammad Rizwan relinquishing their spots as openers in T20Is during his previous tenure.
Mohammad Rizwan: “You can say that it [breaking the opening pair] has hurt Pakistan”
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Mohammad Rizwan, the first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman, conceded that breaking up his opening partnership with Babar Azam in T20Is “has hurt Pakistan.”
Mohammad Amir: “Brother, you have had fun for four years. No one is getting hurt if youngsters fail for four games. When you try new things, you need to give them time. It’s that simple”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has taken a subtle dig at wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, saying he has “had fun for four years.”
Ramiz Raja: “It takes time to form an opening pair. It’s not an easy task. So, if you have a pair, and they consistently kept you in the field during matches, what benefit did you get after breaking it?”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja expressed his frustration towards the decision to break up the opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan in T20Is.
Shan Masood: “The opening combination of Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique has been representing Pakistan for more than a year now. They have given a lot of performances”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood said he plans to stick with Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq as the go-to openers.
Mohammad Amir: “I won’t even keep Babar and Rizwan as openers because in T20, six overs of batting and six overs of bowling are extremely important”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir has blasted the batting duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, saying they don’t deserve to open the batting in T20Is.
Mohammad Amir: “You need impact in the powerplay from the beginning. Saim and Fakhar are impactful players”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman are the right batsmen to open the batting in T20Is as they are “impactful players.”
