David Warner: “It’s been a long few months for Shaheen [Afridi] as well, he’s bowled a lot in the World Cup. You’ve got to try to apply pressure to their senior bowler”
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Australia opening batsman David Warner said it is imperative for opposition teams to put pressure on Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Josh Hazlewood: “If you miss, he hurts you and sort of tries to put that pressure back on you as a bowler”
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Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood conceded Pakistan batsman Babar Azam will hurt bowlers if they fail to hit the right line and length when bowling to him.
Mohammad Hafeez: “As a batsman, Babar Azam has immense contributions for Pakistan. Not being captain will release pressure from him. Captaincy definitely adds pressure onto a cricketer, and if someone denies that, they are wrong”
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Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez has called out Babar Azam, saying he is wrong to deny that there was little to no pressure on him as captain.
Aaqib Javed: “Haris played one Test and got unfit. PCB claims they will respect players, on the other hand, they put pressure on them. Right now there is no logic that you are telling Haris to play Test cricket”
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Former seamer Aaqib Javed has questioned if the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have any logic after they wanted fast bowler Haris Rauf to play in the ongoing three-match Test series against Australia.
Harbhajan Singh: “Shadab looks really good, but recently he is not bowling at his best”
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Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh said Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan has not been “bowling at his best” as of late.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “He will do well for Pakistan”
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Sarfaraz Ahmed is confident Babar Azam “will do well for Pakistan” despite his inconsistent performances as of late.
Deep Dasgupta: “It’s possible that Babar didn’t find his form due to the early dismissals of openers”
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Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Deep Dasgupta has admitted that it is possible the Pakistan openers could be to blame for Babar Azam’s poor form.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Shahid Afridi always gives us tips; he is my hero. My effort is to play cricket like him”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi said he wants to play like legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who is renowned for being one of the best six-hitters and a handy wicket-taker.
Mohammad Hafeez: “When he’s called a great Pakistan player, then I have doubts over it. Those who say that probably haven’t seen greats of the game – from Pakistan and around the world. Yes, he is a very, very good player. He is not great yet”
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Newly-appointed Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez said he has “doubts” about whether former captain Babar Azam is a great player.
Mohammad Asif: “I rate [him] highly, he is one of the best batters in the country but he plays dots in the powerplay and puts pressure on Rizwan”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has accused former captain Babar Azam of putting pressure on wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan by playing too many dot balls.
