Shoaib Akhtar: “There is no intention to improve”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has slammed batsman Babar Azam, saying he has shown “no intention to improve”.
Hasan Ali: “Saim Ayub is injured. He is the player of your team. Wasn’t I a member of the team in 2020? If another player gets injured, won’t he be a member of the team? Does he play for India? You’re giving VVIP treatment to Saim Ayub”
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Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali expressed his anger at the fact that opening batsman Saim Ayub is getting treated like a VVIP (very, very important person), asking “does he play for India?”
Kamran Akmal: “We want him to score at least 30-35 ODI centuries”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal wants Babar Azam “to score at least 30-35 ODI centuries”.
Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf: “I have bowled with speed in the training session”
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Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf said he has been bowling with speed in training and is feeling good.
Mohammad Rizwan: “Fakhar had no idea about his illness. It was only after medical tests that we identified the issue”
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Pakistan ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan has revealed that big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman “had no idea about his illness”.
Abdur Rauf: “I feel Naseem Shah is the more dangerous bowler for Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan pacer Abdur Rauf believes Naseem Shah is a “more dangerous bowler” than Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Younis Khan: “It’s unfortunate that Saim Ayub, a young and talented player, won’t be part of the team due to injury. Pakistan won’t be able to benefit from his skills in this mega event”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan admitted it was disappointing that the national team weren’t able to benefit from opener Saim Ayub’s skills during the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Aaqib Javed: “Babar has gotten good starts, but he needs to go deeper”
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Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed has admitted that batsman Babar Azam has to do a better job at converting his starts into big scores.
Ravichandran Ashwin: “I genuinely believe Agha Salman has the ability to surpass even Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha is such a talented batsman that he can even surpass Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
Azhar Ali: “All these three or four bowlers which you are talking about, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah; how will they lose their place? They are proper bowlers”
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Pakistan selector Azhar Ali has questioned how the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah will get dropped when they are “proper bowlers”.
