Pakistan opener Saim Ayub: “I’m getting good starts, but I have to go long through the innings. The day I bat to the end of the innings will benefit the team”
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Powerful Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub has admitted that good starts are not enough as he has to learn to convert them into big scores.
Daren Sammy: “Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Haris and Saim Ayub are the future”
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West Indies limited overs head coach Daren Sammy believes left-arm spinner Mehran Mumtaz and big-hitting batsmen Saim Ayub and Mohammad Haris “are the future” of Pakistan cricket.
Naseem Shah: “I was bowling at him and I bowled a yorker and the ball was reversing. It was a perfect yorker and he ran it down to third man, I felt this was unfair”
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Pakistan seamer Naseem Shah admitted he was shocked at how easily batsman Babar Azam played his reverse swinging yorker when they battled against each other in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Mohammad Rizwan: “Normally, we message someone before entering their room but me and Babar can enter each other’s room anytime because of our friendship”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan said he and Babar Azam can enter each other’s room anytime due to their close friendship.
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris: “It’s easy to score a fifty as an opener in the PSL. If you let me open, I will score a fifty as well”
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Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris said it is “easy to score a fifty as an opener” in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and boldly claimed he could do it if he got the chance to open the batting.
Shoaib Malik: “We all know he’s very consistent and I pray he wins matches for Pakistan”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik said he prays that Babar Azam keeps winning matches for the country and continues to stay consistent in the run-scoring department.
Ramiz Raja: “It’s very frustrating to watch Mohammad Haris bat. Why does he try [the] ramp shot so much? Why can’t he work on his drives? Why can’t he play each delivery on [its] merit?”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja conceded it is “frustrating to watch Mohammad Haris bat.”
Babar Azam: “I keep teasing Rizwan on the field, our bond is very healthy but I want to get him out as soon as possible when he’s batting”
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Pakistan superstar Babar Azam has admitted that whenever he faces wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, he is eager “to get him out as soon as possible.”
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Babar Azam played some unorthodox shots… but he also showed how power-hitting has to be done by playing pure cricketing shots. He has added a few new shots in his game and he will become more lethal now”
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Former Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq believes Babar Azam will be a “more lethal” batsman now that he has “added a few new shots in his game.”
Arif Yaqoob: “I admire Shane Warne and grew up watching his bowling”
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Pakistan leg-spinner Arif Yaqoob has named legendary Australia spin king Shane Warne as his idol and said he “grew up watching his bowling.”
