He looked depressed, Ramiz Raja held private chat with frustrated Pakistan player

Ramiz Raja said Pakistan batsman Babar Azam looked depressed during the private chat he had with him

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.

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There’s no fights in the team, Zaka Ashraf dismisses baseless stories created by enemies

Zaka Ashraf said there have been no fights in the Pakistan team

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.”

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Babar Azam’s big batting weakness, Ramiz Raja identifies key area the top Pakistan run-scorer has to work on

Ramiz Raja said not being able to play spin bowling early on is former Pakistan captain Babar Azam's big batting weakness

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.

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There is no space in the team for you, Ramiz Raja wants most consistent Pakistan batsman given last warning

Ramiz Raja said there is no space in the Pakistan team for Babar Azam if he keeps getting out after reaching his fifty

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.

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He didn’t become captain because he was related to the PCB chairman, Mohammad Yousuf shares thoughts on Pakistan player’s leadership

Mohammad Yousuf said Babar Azam didn't become Pakistan captain because he was related to the PCB chairman

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).

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