Imad Wasim: “If the new combinations don’t work, then they can go back to Babar and Rizwan as the opening pair”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim has praised T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi for trying out new opening combinations, saying if things don’t work out, he can always go back to Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
Mohammad Rizwan: “we can have [a] left-right combination at the top and Saim Ayub is [a] left-hander. There is Fakhar Zaman also… so for [the] World Cup we were experimenting with [a] left-right combination”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan believes Fakhar Zaman is a possible contender as an opener in T20Is if the team management wants to have a left-right opening combination.
Shahid Afridi: “I would like to see Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub open the batting in T20s”
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Legendary Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi said he “would like to see” Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub open the batting in T20Is.
Usman Khawaja: “Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique [have] scored a lot of runs”
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Australia top order batsman Usman Khawaja has refused to underestimate the Pakistan opening duo of Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq as he knows they have “scored a lot of runs.”
Deep Dasgupta: “It’s possible that Babar didn’t find his form due to the early dismissals of openers”
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Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Deep Dasgupta has admitted that it is possible the Pakistan openers could be to blame for Babar Azam’s poor form.
