Ahmed Shehzad: “Babar Azam… has no place in T20s but [the] selectors are forcefully including him in T20s”
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Veteran cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has claimed that Babar Azam does not merit a place in Pakistan’s T20I side, alleging that selectors are forcefully persisting with him.
Mohammad Amir: “Babar Azam needs to prove his selection now. I heard the management saying that they need him in spin-friendly conditions, but he has struggled against spin”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir has called on top order batsman Babar Azam to “prove his selection” in T20Is.
Ravi Shastri: “He’s a quality player and has the experience to adjust, but he has to do it quickly”
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Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has urged Pakistan batsman Babar Azam to quickly adapt his approach in T20Is, warning that he cannot continue scoring at a slow pace.
Mohammad Kaif: “His strength is not in hitting sixes. His style is not to hit a six. He can only score singles and doubles, go at a run-a-ball pace and take the team to a win. Every time he tries to go for the big shot, he loses his wicket”
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Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has taken aim at Pakistan batsman Babar Azam’s T20I game, saying hitting sixes is not his strength.
Basit Ali: “If you call Babar Azam a superstar in ODIs or Tests, I might still agree. But in T20Is? Kahaan se superstar hai? (How is he a superstar?)”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali cannot understand how anyone would classify batsman Babar Azam as a T20I superstar.
Mark Waugh: “If I was in the team, Babar Azam might have been dropped from the team. He is a fantastic player. But you have got to make right decisions in T20 cricket”
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Australia great Mark Waugh has admitted that Pakistan batsman Babar Azam would not feature in his T20 side.
Basit Ali: “Even a club cricketer will tell you that in T20s, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf – they are all better players in the format than Babar! Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub are also better T20 players than Babar”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali believes Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub are all better T20 players than Babar Azam.
Ricky Ponting: “Babar needs to get going early. He needs boundaries in his first few balls, otherwise the momentum of the game shifts every time he comes in. To me, it looks like he’s lost a bit of his power and ball-striking ability”
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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting admitted it appears as if Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has “lost a bit of his power and ball-striking ability” in T20Is.
Rashid Latif: “Babar Azam should consider stepping away from Pakistan’s T20I side”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has suggested that Babar Azam should consider stepping away from the T20I side.
Salman Butt: “They are trying to make Babar Azam a power-hitter, which he cannot become”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt said people are trying to turn Babar Azam into a power-hitter, even though he is not capable of being one.
