Waqar Younis: “Pakistan’s success has come when Shaheen really picks up early wickets and over the years, he’s done it many times and he’s got capacity, capability, but at the moment he’s trying too hard”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis believes that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is “trying too hard” to take early wickets.
Mohammad Amir on Virat Kohli: “The word pressure is not there in Virat’s cricketing dictionary”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said the word pressure does not exist in India batsman Virat Kohli’s dictionary.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Pakistan win or lose, Babar will keep on facing pressure. Until he is removed from captaincy, [the] agenda against him will continue”
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Former fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed believes Babar Azam must be removed as Pakistan captain as there is an “agenda against him.”
Aakash Chopra: “The more pressure you put on him, the more he flourishes”
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Aakash Chopra, the former India cricketer, pointed out that Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan thrives under pressure.
Matthew Hayden: “We all understand that Pakistan cricket over the years and particularly this side is very top-heavy and Babar carries the weight of that always”
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Matthew Hayden, the former Australia opening batsman, conceded that Pakistan captain Babar Azam carries the team’s batting.
Fakhar Zaman: “His mindset is very different from others – he never comes under pressure, even if the required rate is rising”
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Fakhar Zaman, the Pakistan opener, said captain Babar Azam has a completely different mindset from everyone else as he stays calm even when the pressure is rising.
Harbhajan Singh: “Let [Mohammad] Rizwan take a single and bowl five deliveries to Babar because he won’t inflict damage on you”
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Harbhajan Singh, the former India spinner, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam “won’t inflict damage” on opposing teams if he gets to face five balls in an over in T20Is.
Shoaib Malik: “I don’t discuss anything related to Pakistan cricket with Babar, but when he discusses something with me, then I always talk about it, whether it’s about me or any other player. But I don’t communicate with him regarding my inclusion in the team”
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Shoaib Malik, the veteran all-rounder, said he doesn’t tell or force Pakistan captain Babar Azam to pick him in the national team.
Ramiz Raja: “Even more so, the pressure that the new regime has put on the team is undue, especially how they have handled Babar Azam’s captaincy”
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Ramiz Raja has called out the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for handling Babar Azam’s captaincy in a poor manner.
Ramiz Raja: “I believe Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were under immense pressure”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja detests the constant pressure that is put on Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
