James Anderson: “I’d pay double for him (Babar Azam)”
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James Anderson, the England fast bowler, admitted he was shocked that no team wanted to sign Babar Azam for The Hundred, saying he would have paid double for the Pakistan captain.
Aaqib Javed: “It doesn’t matter if his two overs were expensive for the team; he covered that up by taking as many wickets in his latter overs. This is the golden attribute which only leaders have”
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Aaqib Javed, the former Pakistan fast bowler, said Shaheen Shah Afridi’s “golden attribute” is his ability to take “many wickets” in his latter overs.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “I will put Asif at [the] number one position”
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Sarfaraz Ahmed believes that former Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif was in a league of his own and is a superior bowler than Mohammad Amir and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Andy Flower: “He’s also delivering consistent, high-quality yorkers”
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Andy Flower admitted he has been very impressed with Pakistan seamer Ihsanullah’s bowling, especially how he is able to consistently bowl “high-quality yorkers”.
Simon Doull: “You, at times, are afraid to get out, but you shouldn’t ever be afraid to get out”
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Simon Doull, the ex-New Zealand seamer, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam needs to stop being afraid to get out when he is batting.
Wahab Riaz: “He is very young and I think the more he plays and matures, it will be better for Pakistan”
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Wahab Riaz believes the more chances Saim Ayub gets to play for Pakistan, the better he will become as a player.
Ramiz Raja: “You can’t keep scoring 10 or 15 runs”
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Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said batsman Mohammad Haris can’t survive if he only keeps scoring 10 to 15 runs.
Ihsanullah: “My favorite bowler is Waqar Younis. He is my favorite from my childhood days, I have seen a lot of his videos on YouTube”
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Ihsanullah, the new Pakistan pace sensation, said his favourite bowler growing up was the legendary Waqar Younis.
Colin Munro: “He just wants to take wickets”
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Colin Munro, the New Zealand opening batsman, said Pakistan seamer Ihsanullah is just hungry for wickets.
Sikandar Bakht: “Honestly speaking, Babar has to learn a lot as a captain. There are so many people who are born as leaders. Babar is not a born leader”
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Sikandar Bakht, the former Pakistan fast bowler, said he believes that Babar Azam “is not a born leader”.
