Babar Azam: “There are no friendships on the ground”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has issued a stern warning ahead of his side’s three-match Twenty20 series against Australia, saying “there are no friendships on the ground”.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “He has good experience of playing cricket in Australia and good command of bowling [the] flipper and googly”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Sarfraz Nawaz is thrilled that leg-spinner Usman Qadir has been included in the national team for the upcoming Twenty20 series against Australia.
Aaqib Javed: “He has been a decent performer in the Twenty20 format and as such, is a good pick for this tour”
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Ex-Pakistan pace bowler Aaqib Javed believes that left-arm seamer Mohammad Irfan has been wasted for the last three to four years.
Aaqib Javed: “I feel that it’s too early to bring them into Test cricket”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed believes the uncapped pace duo of Naseem Shah and Muhammad Musa could struggle during the tour of Australia since they are inexperienced.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I told Musa last week that he’ll be selected for the Australia tour”
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Ex-Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar claimed that he told seamer Muhammad Musa that he would be picked for the tour of Australia.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I hope he’ll be given the freedom to bowl at the fastest possible pace”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has urged the national team’s coaching staff to give seamer Naseem Shah the “freedom to bowl at the fastest possible pace”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Former skipper Sarfaraz has been dropped. I think it is not the right decision to drop him as he has a good T20 record”
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Former Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar believes that the selectors made a huge mistake in dropping Sarfaraz Ahmed for the forthcoming Twenty20 series against Australia.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I believe Kamran Akmal is a top T20 batsman and should have been selected in the team”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes that wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal should have been included in the squad for the upcoming Twenty20 series against Australia.
Wasim Jaffer: It amazes me to not see Fawad Alam and Junaid Khan in [the] Pakistan team”
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Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer admitted to being perplexed by Pakistan’s decision to overlook batsman Fawad Alam and left-arm seamer Junaid Khan for the upcoming tour of Australia.
Rashid Latif: “Musa, Naseem and Shaheen Shah Afridi have all [had] injury-prone careers, and it is yet to be seen whether they are capable of bowling longer spells”
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Ex-Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif is worried about the decision to pick the uncapped pace duo of Naseem Shah and Muhammad Musa for the tour of Australia.
