Abid Ali: “No hate, just reality check: Is it time for Babar Azam to retire from T20 cricket and make space for a new era?”
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Veteran Pakistan opener Abid Ali has questioned whether it is time for top-order batsman Babar Azam to retire from T20Is.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “I’ve never said that I won’t play at a certain position because my performance might be affected. I’m ready to play at any number according to the team’s requirements”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has made it clear that he never said he wouldn’t bat at a certain position.
Faisal Iqbal: “To save further humiliation, first sack Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan [and] Usman Khan”
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Former Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal has called for a major shake-up in the T20I squad, urging that Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan and Usman Khan be dropped from the side.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Inzy bhai and Saeed bhai’s level can’t be matched. They can’t be matched. They were very big players. Zaheer Abbas…. These four players were of different categories and levels. Babar is nothing in front of them”
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Mohammad Yousuf said Pakistan top order batsman Babar Azam “is nothing in front of” the legendary quartet of Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saeed Anwar, Zaheer Abbas and Younis Khan.
Shoaib Malik: “The person who made the decision to bat Babar Azam at number four should be sacked immediately”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik believes the person who decided Babar Azam should bat at number four in T20Is should be sacked immediately.
Ravichandran Ashwin: “Babar Azam has not made a single change to his game”
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Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has said that Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has not made any changes to his game and will continue getting out caught in the slips if he does not address the issue.
Shoaib Akhtar: “You have made a superstar out of a player who cannot win you a game”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has criticised batsman Babar Azam, saying he is considered a superstar despite not being able to win matches.
Usman Tariq: “Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi have won many matches for us”
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Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq has defended batsman Babar Azam and left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi from their critics, saying they have won the men in green so many matches over the years.
Shahid Afridi: “If I were to make the decision, I would bench Babar, I would bench Shaheen, and I would also bench Shadab”
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Iconic Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi has admitted that he would bench batsman Babar Azam, left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi and spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan in T20Is.
Zaheer Abbas: “If you are going with your key player then it will be a waste to ask him to bat him at four, send him as an opener he will have more chances and overs to score”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes it would “be a waste” to use Babar Azam at number four in T20Is.
