Shahid Afridi: “Once they made Shaheen captain it was also wrong for the PCB to remove him as captain after just one series. It affected him”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been affected by the captaincy debacle that took place at the beginning of 2024.
Mohammad Rizwan: “I don’t want to praise him too much. We trust him and believe in his talent”
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Pakistan white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan said he doesn’t want to praise Saim Ayub too much, but made it clear that he believes in the opening batsman’s talent.
Ramiz Raja: “Whenever Pakistan lose a match, both Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are labelled as villains on social media back home”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has pointed out that whenever the national team loses a match, limited overs captain Mohammad Rizwan and batsman Babar Azam “are labelled as villains on social media back home”.
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.
Mohammad Rizwan: “He will be back in the Pakistan team soon”
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White-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan has no doubt that big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman “will be back in the Pakistan team soon”.
Mohammad Rizwan: “Irfan Niazi is one of the guys we are looking at for power-hitting. Hopefully, he will continue doing well”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Mohammad Rizwan revealed up-and-coming batsman Irfan Khan is “one of the guys we are looking at for power-hitting”.
Mohammad Rizwan: “There’s nothing personal against him – the whole of Pakistan knows this. Everyone is hopeful that he’ll rejoin the Pakistan team soon”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Mohammad Rizwan has made it clear that there is “nothing personal” against big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman.
Rashid Latif: “Shadab, I think is being prepared as the all-format captain because he is playing first-class cricket”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan is being prepared as the country’s next all-format captain.
Mohammad Rizwan: “What he did… is just 70% of his talent. We expect him to perform 100% in the future”
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Pakistan white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan said mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed has only shown 70 percent of his talent so far.
Rashid Latif: “Rizwan may be a temporary solution, but I believe Shadab Khan is being groomed for the captaincy”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes Mohammad Rizwan will be limited overs captain on a temporary basis as he thinks Shadab Khan “is being groomed for the captaincy”.
