Jason Gillespie: “[He] will be a long-term player for Pakistan. A very good player. The T20 leagues will come calling. Quality player and outstanding person. Would recommend him to any franchise [or] team”
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Former Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has thrown his support behind batting all-rounder Irfan Khan, backing him to be “a long-term player for Pakistan”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “So I personally like Rizwan, to be honest. I think he’s a quality player for Pakistan. He’s performed really, really well. He done really very well. I don’t know what’s the reason for Rizwan to be dropped”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman admitted he has no idea why ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan was dropped from the T20I team.
Steve Smith: “he maybe hasn’t scored as many runs as he would have liked in the last little bit. We’re all guilty of that at stages throughout our careers, don’t worry, but yeah, look, he’s a wonderful player”
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Australia batsman Steve Smith has lauded his Pakistan counterpart Babar Azam, saying he is a “wonderful player” with a “solid technique”.
Michael Bracewell: “Babar Azam is a quality player, anytime you take his wicket you feel pretty happy”
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New Zealand spinner Michael Bracewell has admitted that he feels “pretty happy” whenever he gets Pakistan batsman Babar Azam out.
Harbhajan Singh: “Fakhar Zaman is a very good and quality player. He plays in a style similar to someone like Travis Head. Once he gets going, he can turn the game in his team’s favour. He’s undoubtedly a brilliant player”
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Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has called Pakistan big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman a game-changer and said he plays similarly to Australia powerhouse Travis Head.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I feel sorry for Babar Azam. For a quality player like him, to have a major dip during ICC events is a big concern. And only Babar Azam can answer this. Is it because of his captaincy?”
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Former Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez has admitted it should be a “big concern” that limited overs captain Babar Azam is unable to perform well in ICC events.
Harbhajan Singh: “No doubt Babar is a quality player, and I hope he starts scoring runs”
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Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh said he knows Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam “is a quality player”, which is why he wants him to “start scoring runs” again.
Shane Watson: “At the moment, you have Babar Azam who is a quality player. He is fairly low risk with what he does and scores a lot of T20 runs which is one of the reasons why he is such a world-class batsman”
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Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has called Pakistan Twenty20 captain Babar Azam a “world-class batsman”.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “If he is not able to put in a good performance in one or two innings, then that does not in any way reduce his stature as a player”
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Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has no qualms that Virat Kohli is among the best batsmen in international cricket right now, but how does he think the Indian captain will fare in the upcoming series against England?
