Mohammad Amir: “If you want to prepare any youngster for Test captaincy, Sarfaraz still has 2 years left in cricket, so appoint him as the captain along with a youngster as vice-captain”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes Sarfaraz Ahmed should have been named Test captain for the next two years so that a youngster could have been groomed to take over.
Babar Azam: “Shaheen is our best bowler”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam believes left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is the team’s “best bowler” as he constantly delivers incredible performances.
Shahid Afridi: “The Australia series is a significant one and I understand this is a huge responsibility. Regarding captaincy, I don’t think there should be any changes, especially in Test cricket. Babar Azam should continue to lead”
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Iconic Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi believes it was a bad move to remove Babar Azam as Test captain ahead of the upcoming three-match series against Australia.
Mohammad Amir: “For the T20I format, with the T20 World Cup on the horizon and a series of T20 matches and a Test series against Australia lined up before the mega event, I pick Imad Wasim”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believed that Imad Wasim would have been the best option as T20I captain, but the spinner is no longer eligible as he recently announced his retirement from international cricket.
Shoaib Malik: “He can do wonders for Pakistan as a player”
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Senior all-rounder Shoaib Malik believes Babar Azam can do wonders for Pakistan now that he is not captain anymore.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Mohammad Wasim bowled really well”
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Newly-appointed Pakistan T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi has praised fellow fast bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr for the way he bowled in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Waqar Younis: “He is over trying to get wickets. When you do the same thing again and again, like Shaheen is bowling to get his yorker going, then batsmen know that and they are ready for it”
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Former Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis believes pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi is trying too hard to get wickets.
Aakash Chopra: “He picked up wickets with the new ball and the way he dismissed Mahmudullah with the old ball, I thought that was beautiful. He came around the stumps and took the ball away. It reminded me slightly of Wasim Akram”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi reminds him of Wasim Akram as he can extract life from and take wickets with the new and old ball.
Babar Azam: “He is our champion”
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Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has thrown his support behind left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi, saying he is the team’s “champion.”
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Shahid Afridi always gives us tips; he is my hero. My effort is to play cricket like him”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi said he wants to play like legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who is renowned for being one of the best six-hitters and a handy wicket-taker.
