AB de Villiers: “Pakistan need him in form… for the World Cup”
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AB de Villiers, the former South Africa batsman, has high hopes for Pakistan captain Babar Azam during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup in India.
Wasim Akram: “I think he can [get better]”
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Wasim Akram, the legendary left-arm pace bowler, knows Pakistan captain Babar Azam as not reached his full potential as he still has room for improvement.
Matthew Hayden: “He has got the variations with the ball”
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Matthew Hayden, the big-hitting Australia powerhouse, pointed out that Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan can bamboozle many batsmen since he has a range of variations in his arsenal.
AB de Villiers: “Babar needs to score runs in this World Cup for Pakistan. That’s the go-to guy. If he’s scoring runs, all of Pakistan look in form, every single player. So, I’ll be looking to Babar Azam”
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AB de Villiers, the legendary South Africa batsman, admitted that Pakistan captain Babar Azam has to be at his very best in the ongoing 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup and score runs throughout the tournament.
Haroon Rasheed: “As far as Sarfaraz Ahmed is concerned, he has given outstanding performance in Test cricket, there is no doubt about it, and that’s why you see him in the Test squad”
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Haroon Rasheed, the former chief selector, believes Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed’s spot in the Test team is safe.
Harbhajan Singh: “He will reach there someday, as he is a wonderful player”
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Harbhajan Singh, the former India spinner, firmly believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam is talented enough to be as good of a batsman as Virat Kohli.
Mickey Arthur: “Mohammad is a world-renowned fast bowler”
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Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan team director, has called left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir a “world-renowned fast bowler” after it was announced that he would be joining Derbyshire for the 2024 county season.
Babar Azam: “I have indeed been dismissed by him quite a lot of times and I have worked on it as well”
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Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, has admitted that he has been dismissed by Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya “quite a lot of times.”
AB de Villiers: “We see (Mohammad) Rizwan there in the number four slot, little bit inconsistent [and] up and down”
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AB de Villiers, the South Africa batting great, admitted that he feels Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has been a “little bit inconsistent” at the number four spot.
Opening batsman Muhammad Hurraira: “I want to play for Pakistan for a long time”
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Muhammad Hurraira, the opening batsman gaining a lot of attention, has vowed to make it big and “play for Pakistan for a long time.”
