Rashid Latif: “The World Cup is coming up in the West Indies, and during the Caribbean League, Imad has always performed well on those pitches. He can prove successful once again this time. He is a utility player and can contribute significantly to the team”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes left-arm spinner Imad Wasim should be picked for the 2024 T20 World Cup in June as he “can contribute significantly to the team.”
Mohammad Akram: “We have no objections to Babar Azam playing in any position, but he prefers to open. Babar Azam is the team’s captain and has performed well in the opening position”
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Peshawar Zalmi director of cricket and bowling coach Mohammad Akram said he is happy to let Pakistan batsman Babar Azam open the batting in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL) as he has done well at the top of the order.
Shahid Afridi: “In these conditions, the kind of pace he has, he would have performed well and enjoyed himself on the kinds of pitches Australia prepared in Perth and here (Melbourne)”
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Iconic Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi admitted he was bitterly disappointed Haris Rauf didn’t play in the three-match Test series against Australia as he felt the fast bowler would have taken plenty of wickets.
Saeed Ajmal: “Noman Ali and Abrar Ahmed have been selected for the Australia tour and are performing well in the domestic circuit”
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Pakistan spin bowling coach Saeed Ajmal said he expects spinners Noman Ali and Abrar Ahmed to have an impact in the ongoing three-match Test series against Australia as both have done well in domestic cricket.
Shahid Afridi: “If Shadab Khan is rested, Usama Mir is there. He has performed well for Pakistan”
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Legendary Pakistan big-hitting all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes that Usama Mir is the perfect replacement for spinner Shadab Khan if he is rested.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Don’t press the panic button on one bad performance; this was the same Shadab Khan who performed well in the past”
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Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq doesn’t want people to “press the panic button” in regards to spinner Shadab Khan’s lack of wickets as of late.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Zaman Khan has done well with the white ball but he lacks experience in 50-over games, but he does have the potential as we have seen in T20 games where he has performed well”
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Inzamam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan chief selector, said he sees plenty of potential in pace bowler Zaman Khan, but noted that the young talent “lacks experience in 50-over games.”
Iftikhar Ahmed: “As ever, our top order including Rizwan, Babar, Imam, Fakhar, they have always performed well”
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Iftikhar Ahmed, the Pakistan power-hitter, said the batting quartet of Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been performing well.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Be it franchise cricket or the last time he played for Pakistan, Malik has performed during the last one-and-a-half years”
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Misbah-ul-Haq, the former Pakistan captain, said veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik has done well for the last 18 months.
Dinesh Chandimal: “It is not easy to maintain consistency in performance, but the Pakistan captain has performed well in all three formats”
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Sri Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal said Pakistan captain Babar Azam deserves the utmost amount of praise as he done the difficult task of remaining consistent for so many years.