Faheem Ashraf: “The way Babar plays his shots, if you demand that from me, that is wrong. Similarly, if you ask Babar to hit 6 sixes in an over, that’s wrong. If you ask Babar to stay out there and win the game, he will do it in his own way”
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Pakistan all-rounder Faheem Ashraf believes it is wrong for people to expect batsman Babar Azam to hit six sixes in an over.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “Give him some time, and he will surely make a strong comeback”
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Pakistan spin icon Mushtaq Ahmed has no doubt that big-hitting opening batsman Saim Ayub will “make a strong comeback”.
Pakistan fast bowler Abbas Afridi: “I consider myself an all-rounder, but I haven’t had enough opportunities to showcase my full potential yet. I focus more on batting than bowling, and my goal is to establish myself as a true all-rounder”
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Pakistan pace bowler Abbas Afridi considers himself to be an all-rounder, but feels he hasn’t “had enough opportunities to showcase my full potential yet”.
Babar Azam: “In Pakistan, there is no concept of mental health, nor is there any work being done on it, while foreign players give mental health a lot of importance. Here, if someone is falling, we just keep pushing them down – and make memes out of them”
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Star batsman Babar Azam has admitted there is “no concept of mental health” in Pakistan and wants this to change.
Khawaja Nafay on Viv Richards: “I inquired about his power-hitting and how he managed to play the most challenging shots with ease. He responded that he believed in himself and his practice”
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Pakistan up-and-coming batsman Khawaja Nafay revealed legendary West Indies batsman Sir Viv Richards told him how he got so good at power-hitting during the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Michael Vaughan: “Shaheen Shah Afridi is a better T20 player than Babar Azam”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “is a better T20 player” than batsman Babar Azam.
Saud Shakeel: “No matter how much credit Hasan gets, it will be less”
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Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel has praised big-hitting prospect Hasan Nawaz, saying no matter how much credit he gets, it won’t be enough.
Pakistan seamer Kashif Ali: “InshaAllah, my goal is to keep performing and stay in contention. That’s how you keep your place – through consistency”
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Pakistan pace bowler Kashif Ali is determined to secure a spot for himself in the Test team, but knows it will be easier said than done.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Should we have kept Sahibzada Farhan out for another two years? Once the intent is right, this is the right selection”
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Iconic Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes picking batsman Sahibzada Farhan in the T20I team was the right decision.
Kamran Akmal: “Naseem faced a tough time, and his yorkers were missing”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has questioned why pace bowler Naseem Shah hasn’t been unleashing his deadly yorkers lately.
