Babar Azam: “Saim Ayub is a great prospect”
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Babar Azam, the Pakistan cricket captain, admitted that he sees great promise in powerful top order batsman Saim Ayub.
Imad Wasim: “The way he played, I don’t think we have any better middle order batters like Shoaib Malik in this age bracket”
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Imad Wasim, the spin-bowling all-rounder, said he doesn’t think there is a better T20 middle order batsman in Pakistan than Shoaib Malik.
Sam Billings: “What struck me is how quickly he picks up the game”
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Sam Billings, the England wicketkeeper-batsman, said he was amazed to see how quickly Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “picks up the game”.
Ramiz Raja: “Mohammad Haris has a problem of ants in [his] pants”
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Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, has blasted attacking top order batsman Mohammad Haris of being too impatient.
Moin Khan: “Sarfaraz has been struggling in T20s since [the] last two years”
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Moin Khan, head coach of the Quetta Gladiators, has slammed Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed for being a flop in T20 cricket for the past two years.
Michael Hussey: “They are big stars”
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Michael Hussey, the former Australia batsman, believes the Pakistan pace bowling duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf are “big stars”.
Shadab Khan: “People criticise Babar and Rizwan regardless of whether they perform or not. There is always a sword hanging over them of strike-rate”
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Shadab Khan, the limited overs vice-captain, said there is “always a sword hanging over” Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan whether they perform or not.
Rashid Latif: “Shadab was doing captaincy and in the middle Imad was also making gestures [towards fielders], it doesn’t look good in cricket”
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Rashid Latif, the former wicketkeeper-batsman, said it didn’t look good when Imad Wasim was changing the field while Shadab Khan was supposed to be captaining Pakistan in their T20I series against Afghanistan earlier this year.
Mickey Arthur: “Saim, Abdullah, and Haris have loads of talent”
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Mickey Arthur, Pakistan’s new team director, said the batting trio of Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique “have loads of talent”.