Mohammad Amir: “I told him that this is not the only time it has happened and it will happen more in the future (on being dropped). This is not a one-time thing. A cricketer’s life is like that. But from here, a person comes back stronger”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said he called batsman Babar Azam and told him not to worry about being dropped as “this is not the only time it has happened and it will happen more in the future”.
Mohammad Rizwan: “He deserves a lot of credit. I have trust and belief in him”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Mohammad Rizwan said he has “trust and belief” in middle order batsman Kamran Ghulam.
Ahmed Shehzad: “So, you’ve dropped Shaheen and brought in your own group. What did you achieve by dropping Shaheen? Managing workload, right? You’re just fooling the public in the name of workload management”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad believes the selectors are fooling the public by saying left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi was dropped for the two-Test series against South Africa due to “workload management”.
Aaqib Javed: “Leaving out Sajid Khan, despite his stellar performances against England, was an extremely tough and difficult decision”
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Interim Pakistan red-ball head coach Aaqib Javed has admitted that it was “an extremely tough and difficult decision” to drop spinner Sajid Khan for the upcoming two-Test series against South Africa.
Ahmed Shehzad: “You have dropped Sajid Khan from the South Africa series; are you people blind or out of your minds?”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has blasted the national selectors for dropping spinner Sajid Khan for the upcoming two-Test series against South Africa.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Sajid Khan dropped from Test Squad [for the] South Africa tour. I know it’s difficult to go with 2 spinners in [the] playing XI in South Africa but dropping [him] from a whole squad is [a] very poor decision”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood believes it was a “very poor decision” to drop spinner Sajid Khan for the upcoming two-Test series against South Africa.
Kamran Akmal: “Why didn’t they give him a chance? Why didn’t they prepare him when the small teams used to tour? Because at that time, he wasn’t their favourite player”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes middle order batsman Kamran Ghulam had to wait so long to play international cricket because he wasn’t the previous management’s “favourite player”.
Shan Masood: “The decision to rest Babar partially paid off when Kamran Ghulam scored a hundred”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood admitted that the decision to rest Babar Azam midway through the three-Test series against England in October 2024 “partially paid off” when middle order batsman Kamran Ghulam scored a century on debut.
Ramiz Raja: “He needs to work on his batting. It’s not like he is a great captain and so if he keeps getting out [for] ducks, he would still have his place in the side”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja has advised Test skipper Shan Masood to “work on his batting”, saying he is not “a great captain” who will retain his spot in the team “if he keeps getting out [for] ducks”.
Salman Butt: “Babar Azam has set such incredibly high standards that even a few low scores feel like an extended dry spell”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt said Babar Azam has “set such incredibly high standards” that when he fails to score runs in a few matches, it feels as if he is going through “an extended dry spell”.