Shoaib Akhtar: “Babar Azam is not going to deliver until you play him as an opener. He is of no use in the middle order”
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Pakistan pace legend Shoaib Akhtar believes Babar Azam will be useless in the middle order and will not deliver in T20Is unless he returns to opening the batting.
Waqar Younis: “He’s a wicket-taker”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Waqar Younis has praised mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed, calling him a “wicket-taker”.
Salman Ali Agha: “Sahibzada has been outstanding. The way he’s been batting for us for the last six months, he’s just batting really well”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has been very happy with Sahibzada Farhan’s performances over the last six months, saying he the opening batsman has been outstanding.
Mohammad Yousuf: “I advised him to play first-class cricket three years back to improve [his] batting technique but [the] PCB management in return said we can’t drop Babar Azam”
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Legendary Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf has revealed that he advised Babar Azam to return to first-class cricket three years ago to refine his technique.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Batters are now ready to hit sixes [off] Shaheen Afridi in [the] first over, which means [the] bowling technique of Shaheen has been damaged”
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Pakistan batting icon Mohammad Yousuf said batsmen are ready to hit left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi for six in the first over of a match – something he believes was not the case previously.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “It doesn’t matter if I get dropped. Whenever I play, my job is to take early wickets for Pakistan. That’s why I bowl the first over”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has said it does not matter if he is dropped, as his role for the national team will always remain the same – to take early wickets.
Umar Gul: “They have ruined Babar Azam, focusing on strike-rate and changing his batting position has confused him”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul said the current white-ball team management has ruined batsman Babar Azam by frequently altering his position in the batting order and placing unending emphasis on his strike-rate in T20Is.
Ahmed Shehzad: “First of all, you came in through the back door. You’re neither a performer nor a regular in domestic cricket. Despite not performing at all, you’re getting the backing. You didn’t even do rehab after getting injured”
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Veteran Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has blasted spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan, saying he “came in through the back door”.
Mohammad Amir: “Khawaja Nafay should replace Babar Azam or Usman Khan in [Pakistan’s] T20 line-up”
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Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir believes batsman Khawaja Nafay can replace Babar Azam or Usman Khan in the T20I team.
Harsha Bhogle: “Shaheen Shah Afridi really looks a shadow of himself as a bowler”
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Renowned cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle has admitted that Pakistan left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi is a “shadow of himself as a bowler”.
