Integral part of the Pakistan T20I team, Sarfaraz Ahmed picks four players

Sarfaraz Ahmed said Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Naseem Shah, and Mohammad Hasnain are an integral part of the Pakistan T20I team

Sarfaraz Ahmed: “We are fortunate to have Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Naseem Shah, and Mohammad Hasnain, who [are] an integral part of the Pakistan T20 team”

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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed said spinner Mohammad Nawaz, big-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed, and the pace duo of Naseem Shah and Mohammad Hasnain are all integral members of the T20I team.

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This should be the criteria for getting into Pakistan’s T20I team, Shahid Afridi unveils key benchmark

Shahid Afridi said the criteria should be for batsmen to have a strike-rate over 135 to get into Pakistan's T20I team

Shahid Afridi: “No batter in T20 will be selected for Pakistan who will not have a strike-rate of more than 135 in domestic cricket”

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Former interim chief selector Shahid Afridi wants a benchmark to be set for domestic batsmen looking to get into Pakistan’s T20I team.

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Shoaib Malik knows how to bat till the end, Pakistan batsman wants him in the T20I squad

Mudassar Nazar said Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik knows how to bat till the end

Mudassar Nazar on Shoaib Malik: “They take the innings deep and Malik knows how to bat till the end, he has been doing this in franchise cricket”

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Shoaib Malik should be selected in Pakistan’s T20I squad as he knows how to bat right until the end, former batsman Mudassar Nazar said.

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He’s sitting and waiting, Wasim Akram tells Babar Azam to pick senior Pakistan player

Wasim Akram said Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik is just sitting and waiting to be picked

Wasim Akram: “For the last one year, we knew that the middle order is weak. This guy is sitting here, Shoaib Malik”

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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has urged captain Babar Azam to pick senior all-rounder Shoaib Malik in the T20I team as the 40-year-old is just sitting around and waiting.

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Razzaq reveals which five ‘match-winners’ need to be in the Pakistan T20 team

Abdul Razzaq believes Kamran Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Fakhar Zaman, Umar Akmal and Imam-ul-Haq are match-winners and should be in Pakistan's T20 team cricket

Abdul Razzaq: “As we have seen in the case of the Pakistan T20I side is that we are without the services of match-winners like Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal or Ahmed Shehzad”

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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has called Kamran Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq “match-winners”.

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‘Still not used to it?’ – Which Pakistan player said this to an angry Kamran Akmal?

Salman Butt questions if Kamran Akmal is still not used to being snubbed for selection in the Pakistan team cricket

Salman Butt to Kamran Akmal: “Still not used to it? Fun apart, keep doing the good things, keep your standard high, keep the fire in yourself. Allah will reward [you]”

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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt asked veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal if he is “still not used to it” after the latter was overlooked for the upcoming Twenty20 series against Bangladesh.

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Why is Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal ‘hurt and heartbroken’?

Kamran Akmal hurt and heartbroken he was not picked for Pakistan's T20 series against Bangladesh cricket

Kamran Akmal: “Hurt and heartbroken for not being considered for team Pakistan. I have really worked hard”

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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has admitted that he is “hurt and heartbroken” over the fact that he wasn’t included in the national team for the upcoming Twenty20 series against Bangladesh.

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