Saud Shakeel: “To adapt to conditions and perform under pressure at this age shows he’s special”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Saud Shakeel called big-hitter Hasan Nawaz “special” due to his ability to “adapt to conditions and perform under pressure”.
Saud Shakeel: “Having experienced players like Mohammad Amir helps. His aggressive style is something young bowlers should learn from”
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Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel believes young bowlers should copy left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir’s aggressive style of bowling.
Saud Shakeel: “Khawaja Nafay is an exceptional talent and I have high hopes from him. He [will be] a great asset for [the] Pakistan cricket team in [the] near future”
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Pakistan Test vice-captain Saud Shakeel believes batsman Khawaja Nafay will be a “great asset for [the] Pakistan cricket team in [the] near future”.
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”.
Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel: “Alongside batting, I am working on my bowling as well. Bowling along with batting helps balance the team and adds value to the player’s overall role”
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Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel is determined to have a larger all-round impact when representing his country, which is why he has started working on his left-arm spin bowling as well.
Saud Shakeel: “Hasan Nawaz is an exceptional talent”
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Pakistan Test vice-captain Saud Shakeel believes big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz is “an exceptional talent”.
Saud Shakeel: “I personally think Amir is currently one of the most technically strong fast bowlers in Pakistan”
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Middle order batsman Saud Shakeel believes left-arm speedster Mohammad Amir is “one of the most technically strong fast bowlers in Pakistan”.
Ramiz Raja: “Saud Shakeel’s captaincy has been instrumental throughout the PSL. Even under pressure during matches, his face shows no fear. It seems like pressure does not affect him at all”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja was highly impressed with Saud Shakeel’s captaincy in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL), saying it felt like “pressure does not affect him at all”.
Saud Shakeel: “The performances of players like Hasan Nawaz and Khawaja Nafay are very encouraging signs for Pakistan cricket. Both are talented players who have the potential to represent Pakistan at the international level in the near future”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Saud Shakeel believes the batting duo of Hasan Nawaz and Khawaja Nafay can represent the national team in the near future.
Iqbal Qasim: “If Saud Shakeel is handed the captaincy instead of Shan Masood, what assurance do we have that he will lead the team to victories? How many times has he captained a team in his career?”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim is against the idea of having Saud Shakeel replace Shan Masood as Test captain.