Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Babar struggled initially in Test cricket but we never had any doubt about his ability so we persisted with him and see today where he is standing in all formats”
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Former Pakistan captain and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has admitted he is so glad all the faith invested in Babar Azam has paid off spectacularly.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “He should have been given more time as captain by the board but it acted in haste and didn’t give him confidence or patience”
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Former Pakistan captain and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq believes the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) acted too hastily in sacking Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “In the last World Cup I felt the captain and players were under pressure because they were thinking if we don’t do well in the tournament we will be out”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has shockingly revealed that the country’s 2019 World Cup team was very insecure.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “I will share my knowledge of the current England players with the Pakistan team”
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Former spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has vowed to share his knowledge of the England players with the Pakistan team ahead of their highly-anticipated series.
Azhar Ali: “Youngsters like Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah or Mohammad Hasnain have immense potential to succeed in English conditions”
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Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali believes that the pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Hasnain “have immense potential to succeed in English conditions”.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Unfortunately, Lara and I didn’t get to play much. However, previously I used to take his wicket [early] in Tests and ODIs but after that, we had very tough battles”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has revealed that he had some “very tough battles” against iconic West Indies batsman Brian Lara.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Ganguly also had an expertise against the off-spinners. He used to cut, inside-out, sweep against off-spinners. He would charge the bowler whenever he wanted. Dada was intelligent, brave and played good on the turning tracks”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq heaped praise on ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly, saying he was an “intelligent” and “brave” player.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Anwar was very skillful and I think there was no other left-handed batsman who played off-spin better than him”
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There have been many great left-handed batsmen over the years, but legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq believes that opening batsman Saeed Anwar was the best of the best when it came to playing off-spin.
Mickey Arthur: “It was a dining knife that Younis Khan had in his hand. I calmed Younis down and just wanted him to get runs in the second innings which thankfully he did”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has revealed that legendary batsman Younis Khan was holding a dining knife in his hand during the incident with Grant Flower.
Kamran Akmal named Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Younis Khan and Rashid Latif as his favourite Pakistan players
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Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has picked Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Younis Khan and Rashid Latif as his favourite Pakistan players.
