Awais Zia: “Bright future”
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Pakistan opener Awais Zia believes 17-year-old batsman Muhammad Riazullah has a “bright future” ahead of him.
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.
Shahid Afridi: “Shaheen Afridi needs some rest, he bowled around 1,000 overs this year and he should be playing against good teams only”
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Legendary Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi believes left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “should be playing against good teams only” as he has “bowled around 1,000 overs this year”.
Harsha Bhogle: “Saim Ayub is the person I am looking forward to from Pakistan”
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Well-known cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle said the Pakistan player he looks forward to seeing now is opening batsman Saim Ayub.
Pakistan batsman Yasir Khan: “I’ve worked very hard, day and night, to get to this point, and I know that I am a 100-run player”
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Pakistan opening batsman Yasir Khan said he knows he is “a 100-run player” because of all his hard work.
Fakhar Zaman: “When he played for Pakistan, he was quite wayward and his focus was on speed mostly. However, he has improved his accuracy now”
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Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman has admitted that pace bowler Muhammad Musa Khan only focused on his speed when he was playing international cricket between 2019 and 2020.
Pakistan batsman Ali Zaryab: “I am just waiting for my turn”
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Pakistan batsman Ali Zaryab is hoping that he will get an opportunity to play international cricket really soon.
Shadab Khan: “I am learning from one of the best”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan has begun training with legendary off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq in a bid to become a better bowler and expedite his return to the national team.
Fakhar Zaman: “Jofra Archer seems a difficult bowler to me because he is very challenging with the new ball”
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Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman has admitted that England seamer Jofra Archer is a “difficult bowler” to face “because he is very challenging with the new ball”.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Now if Fakhar comes in with him in both the white-ball formats [that] will be [the] top order issue sorted for Pakistan in [the] Champions Trophy”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has selected Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman as his go-to openers for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
