Shan Masood: “For him to take that pressure of not scoring runs in the last few Test matches and come up with a performance like this. He also lost his opening partner, and he’s just in his early 20s. That speaks volumes”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood praised opening batsman Abdullah Shafique for his ability to withstand pressure.
Ramiz Raja: “Babar looks very down which might be due to [his] resignation from [the] white-ball captaincy and phase of struggling performance”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes Babar Azam “looks very down” and suggested it might be due to him stepping down as white-ball captain and struggling to score runs consistently.
Wasim Akram: “I believe that stepping down from captaincy will significantly improve Babar Azam’s performance”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram expects to see a significant improvement in Babar Azam’s batting following his decision to resign as limited overs captain.
Danish Kaneria: “A captain is someone who takes the pressure on his shoulders and carries the team forward with his performance, which both Babar and Shan Masood have failed to do”
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Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria said Babar Azam and Shan Masood have failed to carry the team forward with their performances as captain.
Rashid Latif: “The issue seems to be more about mental stress than technical performance, and it’s apparent that he is struggling to cope with a significant amount of mental pressure”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has attributed Babar Azam’s struggles with the bat to “mental stress”.
Shan Masood: “We’ve got Shaheen and Naseem back in the fold as well. We can’t be harsh on them because they’re playing all three formats”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has protected the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah from criticism, saying it is unfair to be “harsh on them”.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Does the performance of Shan Masood look like his team members will listen to what he is demanding from them?”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has asked whether people think the national players listen to Test captain Shan Masood.
Kamran Akmal: “Babar made his name through his performance. Now, Babar needs to perform, or else he might lose his place in the Test team”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has warned limited overs captain Babar Azam that his place in the Test team is no longer safe following a string of underwhelming performances.
Ahmed Shehzad: “You dropped him, that’s a good thing”
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Senior batsman Ahmed Shehzad believes it was a good thing that pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi was dropped.
Tanvir Ahmed: “None of the first bowlers had performed well, so why Shaheen Shah Afridi was dropped? Is Shaheen Shah Afridi having been dropped from the team due to the workload or attitude?”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed has demanded to know why pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi was dropped for the second Test against Bangladesh.
