Pakistan pace bowler Hasan Ali: “I received a call saying I was being given a central contract. A few days later, a new selection committee informed me that I would not be receiving it because I was injured”
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Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali has revealed that he was given a central contract for the 2024/25 season initially before it was revoked by the new selection committee just a few days later.
Shahid Afridi on Babar Azam: “The selection committee appointing him as captain again was a wrong decision. And it was also Babar’s wrong decision to take the captaincy again”
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Former Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi believes Babar Azam shouldn’t have accepted the captaincy again.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “There should be a three-member selection committee and [merely] sacking Wahab and Abdul Razzaq would not be enough. Not even Asad Shafiq (a silent spectator) and Mohammad Yousuf are capable of delivering”
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Former Pakistan speedster Sarfraz Nawaz has taken aim at former batsmen Mohammad Yousuf and Asad Shafiq for failing to deliver the required results as national selectors.
Shahid Afridi: “The players from this team be it Azam Khan, or Saim Ayub, they should be told to play domestic cricket for two straight years and maintain their fitness”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi wants to see wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan and opener Saim Ayub “play domestic cricket for two straight years”.
Shahid Afridi: “My question to the selection committee is that after Babar Azam, if there was any better option, it was Mohammad Rizwan”
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Legendary Pakistan six-hitter Shahid Afridi said wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan would be his choice to replace Babar Azam as captain as he is the “better option”.
Kamran Akmal: “These days Pakistan cricket is all about liking and disliking, rather than players being picked based on performances”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has shed light on the national team’s selection criteria, saying it is “all about liking and disliking” rather than players’ performances.
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq: “If given the opportunity to serve on the national selection committee again, I would think about it”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said he is open to sitting on the selection committee once again if the opportunity arises.