Salman Ali Agha: “If senior players like Fakhar or Babar don’t fit into that combination, we won’t play them. We will play only those who are best for the team”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has made it clear that batsmen like Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman are not immune from being dropped from the playing XI if they “don’t fit into that combination”.
Kamran Akmal: “Salman Ali Agha is a quality Test and ODI player, but he isn’t ready for T20 cricket. Players with higher strike-rates are being dropped instead”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has questioned Salman Ali Agha’s place in the T20I side, saying the middle order batsman “isn’t ready” for the shortest format.
Younis Khan: “He wasn’t dropped for poor form but due to Aaqib Javed’s grudge – and this will hurt Pakistan, not Babar”
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Pakistan legend Younis Khan believes Babar Azam was dropped from the T20I team not for poor form, but because Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed held a personal grudge against him.
Kamran Akmal: “If Shadab Khan returns to the Pakistan squad, I wouldn’t keep Salman Ali Agha in the T20 team”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has said he would drop T20I captain Salman Ali Agha from the team if Shadab Khan is in the playing XI.
Mohammad Wasim: “Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan’s consistent run-scoring was a major advantage for the Pakistan cricket team; the opening partnership of Babar and Rizwan shouldn’t have been tampered with, injustice has been done to both of them”
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Former chief selector Mohammad Wasim has claimed that Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were the victims of injustice after losing their places as Pakistan’s regular T20I opening pair.
Aaqib Javed: “People say that since someone (Babar) was dropped from the T20 side, I must have a personal issue with him”
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Pakistan’s Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed has dismissed claims that he has a “personal issue” with batsman Babar Azam.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “When I was dropped, there was pressure on me and I worked hard on my weaknesses”
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Pakistan top order batsman Babar Azam has conceded that losing his place in the T20I team brought pressure but also drove him to work on his flaws.
Saeed Ajmal: “Babar Azam was let down to such an extent that people openly said he wasn’t the kind of player needed in T20Is”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal believes batsman Babar Azam was let down so much and put under excessive pressure in T20Is.
Mohammad Amir: “Those who decided to drop Babar and Rizwan are not even worthy of making such decisions”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer believes those who opted to drop batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from the T20I team “are not even worthy of making” selection decisions.
Salman Butt: “Babar needs to justify his selection by scoring crucial runs for Pakistan at No. 3”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt acknowledged batsman Babar Azam “needs to justify his selection” in the T20I team after being provided with the opportunity to make a comeback.
