Kamran Akmal: “With the World Cup and Asia Cup approaching, it’s crucial to have players like Umar Akmal in the middle order”
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Kamran Akmal said his brother Umar Akmal must be picked for the 2023 Asia Cup and ICC Cricket World Cup as it is “crucial” to have reliable middle order batsmen like him.
Babar Azam: “Saim Ayub is a great prospect”
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Babar Azam, the Pakistan cricket captain, admitted that he sees great promise in powerful top order batsman Saim Ayub.
Imad Wasim: “The way he played, I don’t think we have any better middle order batters like Shoaib Malik in this age bracket”
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Imad Wasim, the spin-bowling all-rounder, said he doesn’t think there is a better T20 middle order batsman in Pakistan than Shoaib Malik.
Sam Billings: “What struck me is how quickly he picks up the game”
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Sam Billings, the England wicketkeeper-batsman, said he was amazed to see how quickly Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “picks up the game”.
Moin Khan: “Sarfaraz has been struggling in T20s since [the] last two years”
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Moin Khan, head coach of the Quetta Gladiators, has slammed Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed for being a flop in T20 cricket for the past two years.
Rashid Latif: “Shadab was doing captaincy and in the middle Imad was also making gestures [towards fielders], it doesn’t look good in cricket”
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Rashid Latif, the former wicketkeeper-batsman, said it didn’t look good when Imad Wasim was changing the field while Shadab Khan was supposed to be captaining Pakistan in their T20I series against Afghanistan earlier this year.
Mickey Arthur: “Saim, Abdullah, and Haris have loads of talent”
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Mickey Arthur, Pakistan’s new team director, said the batting trio of Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique “have loads of talent”.
Shadab Khan: “I am very excited to see how Ihsanullah and Zaman Khan step up”
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Shadab Khan, the spin-bowling all-rounder, has admitted that he is excited to see the Pakistan pace duo of Ihsanullah and Zaman Khan “step up” and show him what they have got.
Simon Doull: “He should not open for Pakistan. Saim and Haris should open with Rizwan in T20Is”
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Simon Doull, the former New Zealand seamer, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam should not open the batting in T20Is anymore and should be replaced by either Mohammad Haris or Saim Ayub.
Nasser Hussain: “Ihsanullah is absolutely box office, he really is. 150 kph, player of the tournament in the PSL”
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Nasser Hussain, the former England captain, said Pakistan pace bowler Ihsanullah is “absolutely box office”.
