Pakistan will be a very different team with them opening, Wasim Akram selects his go-to openers

Wasim Akram said Pakistan will be a very different team in T20Is with Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman opening the batting

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.

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Players his age aren’t that calm and composed, Salman Ali Agha calls 22-year-old Pakistan batsman a great talent

Salman Ali Agha said Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub is a great talent as players his age aren't that calm and composed

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.

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Now I am scoring big runs, Pakistan batsman happy not to be getting out for 20s and 30s

Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris said now he is scoring big runs and is no longer getting out in the 20s and 30s

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.

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Every time I say he is the best, Justin Langer on wickedly fast Pakistan bowler

Justin Langer revealed he always says Pakistan legend Wasim Akram is the best bowler he has ever faced

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.

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I don’t want them to fail, Sahibzada Farhan not wishing to see downfall of 3 Pakistan top order batsmen

Sahibzada Farhan said he doesn't want Pakistan batsmen Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood to fail

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.

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One of the best players I’ve worked with, Jason Gillespie selects Pakistan cricketer very driven to succeed

Jason Gillespie said Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is one of the best players he has worked with

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”.

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Selection based on liking and disliking, Pakistan opening batsman absolutely hates it

Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq said selection is based on liking and disliking

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”.

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