Zaka Ashraf: “He is our asset, and we will continue to support him”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has vowed to keep supporting batsman Babar Azam as he is a key asset for the national team.
Ramiz Raja: “Babar [was] a mature captain with a good temperament who handles his anger very well”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has praised embattled batsman Babar Azam for being very mature and handling his anger very well.
Ramiz Raja: “Babar seemed to be very frustrated and looked depressed. I felt really bad. The conversation regarding his captaincy was private, and I don’t want to make it public”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja admitted that star batsman Babar Azam “looked depressed” when he held a private chat with him during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Zaka Ashraf: “There is no infighting in the team. The whole team is united. These baseless stories are created by the enemies of the game”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has made it clear that there have been no fights within the national team and called the allegations “baseless stories” that have been “created by the enemies of the game.”
Ramiz Raja: “Every time he has been aggressive, he’s gotten out as well”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has become aware of the fact that star batsman Babar Azam gets out every time he is aggressive.
Ramiz Raja: “Spinners can’t help you when they have been below par”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has lashed out at the spinners in the national team, saying they can’t offer any help since they have “been below par.”
Ramiz Raja: “If you want to find fault in his batting, it’s his batting against spin upfront when he starts the innings. He is not as fluent as he is when he is facing pace”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said Babar Azam’s big batting weakness is not being able to play spin bowling properly at the beginning of his innings.
Ramiz Raja: “The one who gets out after completing his fifty, give him the last warning for [the] next match that if you repeat the same pattern, there is no space in [the] team for you”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said “there is no space in [the] team” for star batsman Babar Azam if he keeps getting out after reaching his fifty.
Ramiz Raja: “Sadly I have to say that Babar Azam’s body language is really down. And if he is down, then [the] team will be down too”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja admitted that ex-captain Babar Azam’s “body language is really down.”
Mohammad Yousuf: “Any good player should be allowed to continue as a captain for a long time. He [was] the captain because he has the ability. He did not become the captain because he is related to the PCB chairman. He [was] a genuine skipper”
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New Pakistan Under-19 head coach Mohammad Yousuf has defended Babar Azam, saying he wasn’t appointed captain since he was related to the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
