Umar Akmal on Babar Azam: “I distinctly remember when he was having difficulties with spinners, getting out around midwicket. He came to me and said, ‘Umar bhai, I’m having a bit of trouble'”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has revealed Babar Azam asked him for help batting against spinners.
Saud Shakeel: “We know Shaheen is a strike bowler”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Saud Shakeel has no doubts about the quality of left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi, calling him a “strike bowler”.
Shadab Khan: “He’s currently in top form, and we wish him all the best. Hopefully, he can continue this in the Pakistan team as well”
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Pakistan T20I vice-captain Shadab Khan has praised batsman Sahibzada Farhan, saying he is “currently in top form”.
Fawad Alam: “When a batter knows he’s up against a smart bowler, he’s aware that the bowler understands his weaknesses. And Amir makes full use of a batter’s shortcomings”
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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam has praised left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir, saying he uses batsmen’s weaknesses to his advantage.
Babar Azam: “Ali Raza and Maaz Sadaqat are good prospects. They have played Under-19 and first-class [cricket], and I hope they do well for Pakistan”
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Former captain Babar Azam has identified fast bowler Ali Raza and batsman Maaz Sadaqat as two “good prospects”, and hopes “they do well for Pakistan”.
Wasim Akram: “Hasan Nawaz looks really good”
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Pakistan pace maestro Wasim Akram sees great potential in big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz, saying he “looks really good”.
Salman Ali Agha: “Some people say he doesn’t use his mind while playing, but that’s not true – he played well and showed maturity”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha believes it is wrong for people to say that big-hitting batsman Mohammad Haris “doesn’t use his mind while playing”.
Imad Wasim: “Just get his head right towards the game because he’s such a phenomenal talent. He is showing [this] all over the world but one season doesn’t make you a bad player”
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Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim thinks wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan is “such a phenomenal talent”, but needs to get his head right in order to perform consistently.
Sam Billings: “He is King Babar Azam, as they call him. He’s been such a world-class performer for such a long time”
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England wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings has lavished praise on Pakistan batsman Babar Azam, calling him the king.
Jason Gillespie: “He goes at 100% all the time. You never see Shaheen Afridi bowl at 80%, he’s always full tilt 100% busting his gut for the team”
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Former Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has praised left-arm speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi, saying he never bowls at 80 percent.
