Misbah-ul-Haq: “His inclusion made Pakistan’s squad strong as he can bat at the top order”
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Former Pakistan captain and head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said selecting top-order batsman Fakhar Zaman made the national team strong.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “I didn’t understand why Fakhar was excluded from the initial squad despite his good recent form”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said he “didn’t understand” why top-order batsman Fakhar Zaman was not picked in the T20 World Cup squad right from the beginning.
Wasim Akram: “Pakistanis have learned one word, which they use frequently, that is parchi (someone who is not selected on merit)”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram said big-hitting batsman Asif Ali is no parchi.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan: “I’m the son of a legendary cricketer, but the people think that I got into the team because of my dad, it’s wrong, there’s certain performance criteria”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan has dismissed accusations of nepotism, insisting that he didn’t get into the national team because of his father.
Shoaib Mohammad: “Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Shoaib Malik could have also been part of this pool of players”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Mohammad believes that the left-arm pace duo of Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz should have been picked for the T20 World Cup.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Both players could have made a huge difference”
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Iconic Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said picking both Sharjeel Khan and Shoaib Malik in the T20 World Cup squad would have made a huge difference.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “When you are not going to play Sarfaraz then why are we carrying him? How many T20Is has he played in the last two years?”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has questioned why wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed was picked in the T20 World Cup squad if he has not been selected in the starting XI on a regular basis in the past.
Mohammad Wasim: “Looking at batting in the middle order, we came to the conclusion that Khushdil Shah has [an] edge over Zaman because he has more experience of playing in that role”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said Khushdil Shah was picked over Fakhar Zaman in the main squad for the T20 World Cup since he has more experience batting in the middle order.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “I always felt that Imran Khan initially came into the Pakistan team in 1971 due to his connections within Pakistan cricket rather than on merit”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz believes that legendary captain Imran Khan initially got into the national team “due to his connections”.
Shoaib Akhtar would have picked Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, Faheem Ashraf and Hussain Talat in his Pakistan T20 World Cup team
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Iconic Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar said he would have picked left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir in the squad for the T20 World Cup.
