Nasser Hussain: “Something you never get tired of – the Babar Azam cover drive”
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Former England skipper Nasser Hussain said watching Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s cover drive is “something you never get tired of”.
Ramiz Raja: “Babar Azam’s batting against spin is problematic. He was batting well against pace but whenever spinners come on, he becomes static, whether it is leg-spin or off-spin”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has urged limited overs captain Babar Azam to work on his weakness against spin.
Shahid Afridi: “Usama has performed well, but he has not been consistent with his bowling”
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Former Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi admitted that while spinner Usama Mir has performed well as of late, he hasn’t been consistent enough to get into the national team.
Pakistan batsman Usman Khan: “There is no pressure on me as I played according to the plans given to me. I stay true to my game and perform according to [the] team’s requirements. I have no issue batting at any number”
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Pakistan batsman Usman Khan has expressed his willingness to bat anywhere, but insisted that he will “stay true to my game”.
Ramiz Raja: “I don’t understand Shadab Khan’s role with the bat. When he goes out to bat, he bats as a slogger when the situation demands him to build the innings”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja has admitted that he is confused about spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan’s role with the bat, pointing out that he just “bats as a slogger”.
Babar Azam: “If we talk more about bowling, Imad Wasim is bowling very well in difficult situations”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam has praised spinner Imad Wasim for stepping up and “bowling very well in difficult situations”.
Kamran Akmal: “Saim Ayub has been playing for 20 matches, look at his form, other players are also here to play, and they too have come with performances”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has expressed his displeasure towards opener Saim Ayub’s prolonged inability to score runs consistently.
Babar Azam: “He plays in the top order and we already have a lot of players for [the] top order including me, Rizwan, Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam has admitted that he can’t see any space in the batting order for top order hitter Mohammad Haris.
Shahid Afridi: “I was also a bit surprised by Hasan Ali’s selection. Maybe the selection committee thought that we need an experienced back-up bowler, but if I talk about performance, I don’t see any such performance from Hasan Ali”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has questioned the selection of Hasan Ali, saying he has seen nothing special from the veteran fast bowler as of late.
Matthew Hayden: “You’ve got Shadab Khan through the middle for spinning and also a power-hitter”
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Legendary Australia opener Matthew Hayden has heaped praise on underperforming Pakistan cricketer Shadab Khan, saying he is a good spinner and power-hitter.