Imad Wasim: “I think it is important to include Fakhar Zaman in the Pakistan team”
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Pakistan left-arm spinner has urged the selectors not to drop opening batsman Fakhar Zaman, saying “it is important to include” him in the team.
Mickey Arthur: “There is a lot of chopping and changing in Pakistan cricket, in terms of selection as well as coaching roles. I wanted to bring stability in the Pakistan team”
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Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan team director, has vowed to put a stop to all the experimentation that has been happening lately.
Sikander Bakht: “A cricketer, who does programmes with us, told me that Rizwan said, ‘main Sarfaraz ko kabhi aane nahi dunga’ (I won’t let Sarfaraz return to the Pakistan team)”
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Former fast bowler Sikander Bakht has claimed that he heard wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan didn’t want to let Sarfaraz Ahmed return to the Pakistan team.
Aaqib Javed: “What is the role of Iftikhar Ahmed in [the] Pakistan team?”
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Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed has questioned the role of Pakistan big-hitting batsman Iftikhar Ahmed.
Rohan Gavaskar on Babar Azam: “When he is batting first, he feels that he’s got to stay long because if he fails the team might fail and that can sometimes shackle a player. And that’s what happens to him when they are batting first”
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Babar Azam worries the Pakistan team will fail if he gets out early, which is why he constantly looks to bat for long periods of time, former India batsman Rohan Gavaskar said.
Rohan Gavaskar on Babar Azam: “I think it is a mental mindset with Babar. Fear of failure. I don’t mean fear of failure as a batter”
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Babar Azam has a fear of failure, not as a batsman but when it comes to the Pakistan team as a whole, former India batsman Rohan Gavaskar pointed out.
Rohan Gavaskar on Babar Azam: “I could be wrong here; he (Babar Azam) feels that the Pakistan team revolves around his batting”
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Babar Azam believes that the “Pakistan team revolves around his batting”, former India batsman Rohan Gavaskar said.
Mohammad Rizwan: “He is a very important member of our side”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan acknowledged that spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan has become an integral part of the national team.
Imam-ul-Haq: “Lyon is a very quality bowler”
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Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq faced up against Australia spinner Nathan Lyon in the recent Test series and admitted that the 34-year-old is a “quality bowler”.
Marnus Labuschagne: “He’s a beautiful batter. Jeez I hadn’t watched him for a while”
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Marnus Labuschagne lavished praise on legendary Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf, saying he was “a beautiful batter”.
