Wasim Akram: “If Pakistan open the batting with Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman, they will become a very different team in T20 cricket”
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Legendary left-arm seamer Wasim Akram believes Pakistan will be “a very different team in T20 cricket” if Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman open the batting.
Salman Ali Agha: “He’s so young. At his age, normally, players don’t have that kind of a head on their shoulders. He’s a great talent”
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Pakistan limited overs vice-captain Salman Ali Agha has called opening batsman Saim Ayub a “great talent” and said players his age usually aren’t so calm and composed.
Muhammad Faizan: “Ifti bhai was playing shots like it was Ludo”
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Pakistan batsman Muhammad Faizan has praised big-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed for his batting in the Champions T20 Cup, saying he “was playing shots like it was Ludo”.
Pakistan all-rounder Mubasir Khan: “Good form is great, but finishing games is the next step”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mubasir Khan is keen to build on his good form, but confirmed that the “next step” for him is to start finishing games.
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris: “I give credit to first-class cricket, that is why now I take some time as well and score big runs instead of getting out in the twenties or thirties”
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Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris is glad to be converting his starts into big scores as it was something that he was criticised for in the past.
Mohammad Rizwan: “He deserves a lot of credit. I have trust and belief in him”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Mohammad Rizwan said he has “trust and belief” in middle order batsman Kamran Ghulam.
Justin Langer: “Every time I am asked the question, ‘Who is the best bowler you have ever faced’, I say Wasim Akram”
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Legendary Australia opening batsman Justin Langer revealed that whenever he is asked who the best bowler he faced was, his answer is always iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram.
Sahibzada Farhan: “The top order in [the] Test and ODI teams are stable, the way Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood are performing but if they don’t then other players would step up. But, I do not want them to fail”
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Pakistan cricketer Sahibzada Farhan has made it clear that he doesn’t want to see top order batsmen Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood fail.
Jason Gillespie: “Babar is a very driven individual. He works so hard on his game; he’s an elite player. A fantastic player, one of the best players I’ve been fortunate enough to work with. I really enjoyed working with him”
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Former Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has heaped praise on Babar Azam, saying the star batsman is “one of the best players I’ve been fortunate enough to work with”.
Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq: “If you are giving a player 15 matches while another player of similar calibre gets only three matches, then you’re creating problems for yourself. Selection criteria vary from player to player, based on liking or disliking”
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Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq has criticised how the selection criteria varies between players and believes a lot of it comes down to “liking or disliking”.
