Younis Khan: “He wasn’t dropped for poor form but due to Aaqib Javed’s grudge – and this will hurt Pakistan, not Babar”
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Pakistan legend Younis Khan believes Babar Azam was dropped from the T20I team not for poor form, but because Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed held a personal grudge against him.
Salman Ali Agha: “A bad patch can come upon any cricketer. After how much Babar Azam has performed for Pakistan, this little bad patch makes no difference”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has brushed off concerns about Babar Azam’s poor batting form, stating that every cricketer goes through tough times.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “I just kept telling myself to stay calm, and believe that my ability and hard work would be vindicated, and to try and enjoy myself”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam said he trusts his “ability and hard work” as he continues fighting to end the rough patch he has been going through for months.
Andy Flower: “He is a guy who sets very high standards, he is very consistent but we all have our fluctuations. You can’t be at the top of your game all the time”
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Former Multan Sultans head coach Andy Flower said Pakistan white-ball captain Babar Azam holds himself to “very high standards”, but pointed out that the 29-year-old can’t score runs all the time as every player goes through rough patches.
Shan Masood: “Batting is a very unforgiving profession, you have one ball. And I think every great batsman has gone through these lean patches. I don’t think there is much to be concerned about, I think he was a bit unlucky”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has insisted that there is nothing to worry about when it comes to Babar Azam’s previous run of poor form with the bat.
Shan Masood: “I didn’t feel like Babar is out of form. I don’t think personally there is much [of a] concern for me regarding his form”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood feels that batsman Babar Azam is not out of form, even though he has failed to score runs regularly as of late.
Ravi Bopara: “Someone like him, who’s played international cricket, you got to give them a run, you can’t just drop them after four to five games. They’ve got to have a long run. They deserve to have a long run when they’ve played [so] much cricket”
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Karachi Kings assistant coach Ravi Bopara believes it would be wrong for Pakistan to drop spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz after a few poor performances.
Aaqib Javed: “Fakhar Zaman is a class player and is one of PSL’s top batters, and he will soon be back to form”
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Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed has brushed off concerns about Pakistan top order batsman Fakhar Zaman’s form, insisting that there is nothing to worry about.
Zaheer Abbas: “Babar Azam will have to play consistently”
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Legendary Pakistan cricketer Zaheer Abbas has stressed the importance of batsman Babar Azam, saying it is vital that he keep performing consistently.
Mohammad Rizwan: “I think at the international level, players need some time”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan wants new opening batsman Saim Ayub to be given enough time to prove himself at the international level.
