Imam-ul-Haq: “Babar and I keep discussing this factor, and he agrees with it too. He says that he has now played a lot of cricket and needs to be more dominant and have more command so that he finishes matches more strongly”
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Imam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan opening batsman, said Babar Azam needs to be more dominant when batting and admits it too.
Shadab Khan: “He [Babar] is even a bigger diamond than Kohinoor”
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Shadab Khan said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is a once-in-a-generation player who is so talented that he is an even “bigger diamond than Kohinoor”, which is part of the United Kingdom’s Crown Jewels.
Shadab Khan: “At the end of the day, he is human. We should respect him the way the world respects him”
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Shadab Khan said everyone should respect Pakistan captain Babar Azam as he has been the victim of too much criticism.
Imam-ul-Haq: “For that level of domination like Virat Kohli, he needs to improve his strike-rate”
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Imam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan opening batsman, said in order for captain Babar Azam to dominate like India superstar Virat Kohli does, he must boost his strike-rate.
Shadab Khan: “I think we are doing injustice with such a diamond. Pakistan has been blessed with such a big diamond”
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Shadab Khan said people criticising Pakistan captain Babar Azam are doing such an injustice to him as he is “such a big diamond” and a blessing to the national team.
Rashid Khan: “We all know he is a world-class batsman”
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Rashid Khan, the outstanding Afghanistan spinner, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is “world-class” because he bats on a different level than most batsmen.
Shahid Afridi: “Babar has not yet proved himself as a match-winner”
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Shahid Afridi, the extraordinary power-hitter, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam has not proved himself as a match-winner yet.
Shadab Khan: “I am surprised when people doubt him as a captain or a leader”
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Shadab Khan said Babar Azam is the right man to be captaining Pakistan and expressed his surprise at the fact that so many people doubt him.
Shadab Khan: “As a nation, we are not valuing Babar for what he is worth”
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Shadab Khan said Pakistan as a country doesn’t value captain Babar Azam “for what he is worth”.
