Junaid Khan: “Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah should be stopped from playing any matches for one-and-a-half to two months so they can work on their weaknesses and faults”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan believes the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah should be stopped from playing any matches for between one-and-a-half and two months so that they can work on fixing their weaknesses.
Mohammad Amir: “Every player face rough patches, but Babar’s has lasted a bit longer. He should take inspiration from Virat Kohli, and return with a fresh mindset. He is still Pakistan’s best player, and the team needs him for ODI World Cup 2027”
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Left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes Pakistan will need batsman Babar Azam for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup as he is the country’s best player.
Rashid Latif: “People are running a campaign to have him be the captain of the T20I team instead of ODIs. He doesn’t even deserve a place”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif doesn’t want Shaheen Shah Afridi to be appointed T20I captain and believes the left-arm seamer shouldn’t even be in the squad.
Salman Butt: “What work have the coaches who worked with Babar Azam done with Babar? Babar was [the] world number one in T20s, instead of improving Babar, they have pushed Babar even further back”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has criticised Babar Azam’s decline in T20Is, saying the coaches who worked with him have pushed him further back.
Junaid Khan: “Both Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah have come back from injuries when not fully ready”
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Former Pakistan left-arm seamer Junaid Khan said fast-bowling duo Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah returned from injury before they were ready to make their comebacks.
Basit Ali: “Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman don’t have a voice. How come they agreed to bat in the middle order?”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali feels Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman “don’t have a voice” after both were pushed down the order in the T20I team.
Rashid Latif: “Salman can be a good captain in ODIs and Tests, while Shaheen can be a good captain in T20Is”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes Salman Ali Agha can be a good captain in ODIs and Tests, while Shaheen Shah Afridi could excel in the leadership position in T20Is.
Shahid Afridi: “Babar Azam must play as an opener or else he has no role in [the] Pakistan cricket team”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi believes Babar Azam has no role in the T20I team unless he plays as an opener.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Shaheen Afridi should be appointed as T20 captain, because Shaheen also deserves a place in the T20 squad”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi should be reappointed as T20I captain.
Mohammad Hafeez: “There is still a place for Babar Azam in the national T20 squad, but Babar should bat as an opener or at number three; Babar Azam needs to improve his batting, especially his strike-rate”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez said he still sees a place for Babar Azam in the T20I side if he improves his batting and strike-rate.
