Mohammad Yousuf: “A lot of the players after beating India in 2021, fortunately or unfortunately, started thinking that nobody is better than us. They became a bit disrespectful”
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Legendary batsman Mohammad Yousuf believes the downfall of Pakistan cricket began after the national team defeated India by 10 wickets in the 2021 T20 World Cup as players started to become “a bit disrespectful”.
Mohammad Amir: “Look at Agha – he was a middle-order batter and has now moved to number three, while an opener has been pushed down to number four”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has questioned T20I captain Salman Ali Agha’s decision to promote himself to number three while pushing an opener down to number four.
Shoaib Akhtar: “You have made a superstar out of a player who cannot win you a game”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has criticised batsman Babar Azam, saying he is considered a superstar despite not being able to win matches.
Shadab Khan: “Sahibzada Farhan is in good form”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan has been impressed with opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan’s form as of late.
Usman Tariq: “Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi have won many matches for us”
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Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq has defended batsman Babar Azam and left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi from their critics, saying they have won the men in green so many matches over the years.
Zaheer Abbas: “If you are going with your key player then it will be a waste to ask him to bat him at four, send him as an opener he will have more chances and overs to score”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes it would “be a waste” to use Babar Azam at number four in T20Is.
Shoaib Malik: “Our best batsman was Babar Azam, they brought him from opener to number 3 then dropped him and after that brought him to number 4”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has questioned the handling of Babar Azam’s batting position in T20Is.
Mohammad Amir: “We all say that number four does not belong to Babar Azam, then why [don’t] we try Khawaja Nafay?”
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Pakistan speedster Mohammad Amir has questioned why selectors have not given emerging batsman Khawaja Nafay an opportunity to bat at number four in T20Is.
Shadab Khan: “Babar Azam is our biggest player. I have seen him grow into the player he is today”
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Shadab Khan believes Babar Azam is Pakistan’s “biggest player” and expressed pride in how far the top order batter has come.
Mohammad Hafeez: “He cannot take 15-20 balls to start scoring runs against big teams, it will become a burden when he takes so many balls”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has said Babar Azam cannot afford to take 15 to 20 balls to get going against top teams in T20Is.
