Salman Ali Agha: “He has to keep working on his game and keep improving”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has urged promising batsman Hasan Nawaz to “keep working his game” as he wants him to “keep improving”.
Shoaib Malik: “Are these players playing attacking cricket? Why did you remove Babar and Rizwan then? At least they were scoring lots of runs. Why did you ask them to improve their strike-rate if these players are playing with the same strike-rate?”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has questioned why Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were dropped from the T20I team when the batsmen called up to replace them are scoring at similar strike-rates.
Moin Khan: “Look at the strike-rates of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan compared to those replacing them. See their performances and number of games too. This is pure injustice”
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Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan cannot understand why batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were not selected in T20Is for such a long period of time when those who replaced them have similar strike-rates.
Mike Hesson: “He’s been exceptional”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson really likes what he has seen from big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Mohammad Haris, what kind of big player are you that in an interview you’re saying Babar Azam needs to improve his strike-rate? Brother, first build your own value, then say something about a world-class player”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Tanvir Ahmed has blasted power-hitter Mohammad Haris for his remarks about batsman Babar Azam.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Babar Azam is a top player. Everyone goes through a rough patch, but the national team hasn’t been playing good cricket for the past few months”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has lavished praise on batsman Babar Azam, calling him “a top player”.
Shahid Afridi: “I believe if strike-rate is the concern, then even the new players should be performing better. Babar had a similar strike-rate to them”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has questioned why batsman Babar Azam is constantly getting criticised when his strike-rate in T20Is is similar to those in the team right now.
Mohammad Rizwan: “We have some exciting players like Sufiyan Muqeem and Hasan Nawaz, who are eager to prove their mettle in 50-over cricket”
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Pakistan ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan said spinner Sufiyan Muqeem and big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz “are eager to prove their mettle in 50-over cricket”.
Mike Hesson: “There’s no doubt Babar’s been asked to improve in some areas around taking on spin and in terms of his strike-rate. Those are things he’s working really hard on”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson said batsman Babar Azam is working on two key areas when it comes to his game in T20Is.
Wasim Akram: “Nobody can take the place of Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram believes nobody can take Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan’s spots in the national team.