Saud Shakeel: “Khawaja Nafay is an exceptional talent and I have high hopes from him. He [will be] a great asset for [the] Pakistan cricket team in [the] near future”
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Pakistan Test vice-captain Saud Shakeel believes batsman Khawaja Nafay will be a “great asset for [the] Pakistan cricket team in [the] near future”.
Saud Shakeel: “Hasan Nawaz is an exceptional talent”
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Pakistan Test vice-captain Saud Shakeel believes big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz is “an exceptional talent”.
Iqbal Qasim: “If Saud Shakeel is handed the captaincy instead of Shan Masood, what assurance do we have that he will lead the team to victories? How many times has he captained a team in his career?”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim is against the idea of having Saud Shakeel replace Shan Masood as Test captain.
Saud Shakeel: “Babar Azam is a world-class batter who makes [the] situation difficult for the opposition”
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Pakistan Test vice-captain, Saud Shakeel said Babar Azam “is a world-class batter” who makes life difficult for opposing teams.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “He has shown good leadership”
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Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has lauded middle order batsman Saud Shakeel, saying he “has shown good leadership”.
Sir Viv Richards: “Saud Shakeel is still a young captain and is currently learning”
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West Indies batting icon Sir Viv Richards thinks Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel has potential as captain, but is still learning.
Faisal Iqbal: “He has the capabilities [to] be a great white-ball middle order batter in both white-ball formats”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Faisal Iqbal believes middle order batsman Saud Shakeel should be picked in both ODIs and T20Is as he can add tremendous value.
Saud Shakeel: “I never had any idea of making records. My priority is always to give such performances which could win matches for Pakistan”
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Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel has made it clear that breaking records is not his priority as he is solely focused on winning matches for the team.
Nasser Hussain: “You want your best player of spin to stand up and Saud Shakeel has definitely done that”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain has credited Pakistan middle order batsman Saud Shakeel for rising to the occasion when his team need it the most.
Rehan Ahmed: “We did try many things against Saud Shakeel but he was focused on his method and batted really, really well”
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England spinner Rehan Ahmed has applauded Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel for the way he batted during the three-Test series.