Shahid Afridi: “Shadab is not a bad choice for [the] captaincy because we do not have many other options at the moment”
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Legendary Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi has backed spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan to replace Salman Ali Agha as T20I captain.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Salman Ali Agha is not [captaincy] material. They’ve forcefully made him captain”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes Salman Ali Agha was forcefully made T20I captain.
Rashid Latif: “The way Salman Ali Agha sets the bowling, I’m telling you, even if you gave him Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, or Shoaib Akhtar, he’d still find a way to lose with them too”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has strongly criticised T20I captain Salman Ali Agha’s bowling tactics, claiming he would still lose matches even with the legendary pace trio of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar at his disposal.
Salman Ali Agha: “Trust me, it’s tough. He is a tough bowler to face. Whenever I have played him in domestic, I find it very hard because he’s someone who’s very, very tough to pick, and then when he has a pause, it becomes very, very difficult”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has admitted that he finds it tough to face mystery spinner Usman Tariq.
Mohammad Amir: “Look at Agha – he was a middle-order batter and has now moved to number three, while an opener has been pushed down to number four”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has questioned T20I captain Salman Ali Agha’s decision to promote himself to number three while pushing an opener down to number four.
Salman Ali Agha: “He is a big tournament player, and I am confident he will deliver in major events”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has backed top order batter Fakhar Zaman, labelling him as a “big tournament player” and expressing confidence in his ability to deliver at major ICC events.
Salman Ali Agha: “I don’t understand why there is so much talk about his action. His action has already been cleared twice. Usman Tariq is an X-factor for us, and we will use him whenever we feel we need him”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha said spinner Usman Tariq is an X-factor for the team and will be used whenever necessary.
Salman Ali Agha: “If he’s in form and scoring runs, Pakistan will mostly win games”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has said that the men in green will consistently win matches if Babar Azam scores runs.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Salman Ali Agha has replaced Babar Azam [at] number three in T20s and has become more successful than Babar”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has been more successful than Babar Azam at the number three spot in T20Is.
Pakistan batsman Salman Ali Agha: “I used to go with [into] batting as a captain, but now, I’m not. I’m just going as a batter, [to] just go and express myself and enjoy the game”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has revealed that he has learned to separate his leadership responsibilities from his role as a batsman.
