Mohammad Azharuddin: “The pressure of leadership overburdens him”
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Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin believes Pakistan superstar Babar Azam is overburdened by the pressure that comes with leading his country.
Danish Kaneria: “What happened if Shaheen is not there in team? Are the rest of the players there to sell pickles? Where is your planning? Where is your strategy?”
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Former spinner Danish Kaneria has criticised the national team, saying they crumbled under the pressure when left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi was injured.
Mudassar Nazar: “He is a world-class player and if his form disappears due to pressure, Pakistan will be daunted badly going forward”
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Former batsman Mudassar Nazar said Pakistan “will be daunted badly going forward” if captain Babar Azam were to lose his form.
Ramiz Raja: “The new hierarchy in PCB will put pressure on Babar Azam because the captain now has to work with a new management of PCB during [the] ongoing season”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes his successor Najam Sethi will put a lot of pressure on national team captain Babar Azam.
Babar Azam: “Captaincy is a matter of honour for me. I will do whatever best I can for my country and for myself”
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Babar Azam has made it clear that he has no plans to resign as Pakistan captain, even though there is mounting pressure on him.
Babar Azam: “I enjoy it more when under pressure and it doesn’t affect my batting”
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Pakistan superstar Babar Azam has assured everyone that the captaincy doesn’t affect his batting in a negative way.
Wahab Riaz: “He puts bowlers on the back foot”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz said Mohammad Haris is an extremely effective power-hitter as he has the ability to transfer the pressure on the bowler and put them on the back foot.
Tom Moody: “His running between the wickets was superb, the twos that he ran, the pressure he put on the outfield, that didn’t really need to change”
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Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody has praised Pakistan top order batsman Shan Masood for his running between the wickets.
Kamran Akmal: “With captaincy, there will be pressure, which will affect his batting and his approach”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has expressed his concerns about Babar Azam’s batting taking a hit at some point due to the pressure on him as captain.
Mudassar Nazar on Babar Azam: “Everything when you win matches but when pressure comes, the most is on the captain”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam is the main target whenever pressure is heaped on the national team, former batsman Mudassar Nazar pointed out.
