Umar Akmal: “Waqar Younis did a lot of damage to my career. If I bought a car or wore good clothes, that was a problem for him. I respect him as a senior player, but not as a coach”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has lashed out at former head coach Waqar Younis, accusing him of doing a lot of damage to his career.
Wasim Akram: “Right now, Shaheen Afridi is your best T20 player. He also has captaincy experience from the PSL. There’s no better option than Shaheen for the T20 format at the moment”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram believes Shaheen Shah Afridi is the best option as T20I captain and should replace Salman Ali Agha.
Wasim Akram: “I think this young fast bowler from Pakistan who hasn’t played for Pakistan yet, Ali Raza, he’s got a bright future ahead”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm pacer Wasim Akram believes 17-year-old fast bowler Ali Raza has “got a bright future ahead.”
Sikandar Raza: “Among the bowlers, Ubaid Shah and Ali Raza have impressed me”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza admitted to being very impressed with young Pakistan fast bowlers Ali Raza and Ubaid Shah while playing for the Lahore Qalandars in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Mohammad Amir: “I think Hussain Talat should play. If you look at his performances in the PSL recently, he was outstanding against our spinners at Quetta. He’s a proper batsman and he can be beneficial in the middle order”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes all-rounder Hussain Talat should get more opportunities in the future as he can bolster the middle order.
Wasim Akram: “Hasan Nawaz impressed during the PSL”
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Former Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has been very impressed with batsman Hasan Nawaz’s performances as of late.
Shan Masood: “We chose Mohammad Ali because of the surprise element we witnessed in the Pakistan Super League (PSL)”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has explained the reason why he previously picked pace bowler Mohammad Ali in the team, saying the 32-year-old possessed a “surprise element”.
Aaqib Javed: “The good thing is that our options are improving. Players like Yasir [Khan] [Mohammad] Naeem, and [Khawaja] Nafay give us better choices, and it is a good sign”
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Pakistan Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed said the team’s options are improving given the emergence of talented players like the batting trio of Yasir Khan, Mohammad Naeem and Khawaja Nafay.
Pakistan big-hitter Azam Khan: “I had some bad eating habits, but that’s not an excuse anymore”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan has admitted that he had “some bad eating habits”, which caused him to be overweight.
Pakistan big-hitter Azam Khan: “I’m very disappointed with the runs and average I have in T20Is because I know I can do much better than that”
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Pakistan big-hitting wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan admitted he is disappointed with his statistics in T20Is and knows he can do a lot better.
