He looked depressed, Ramiz Raja held private chat with frustrated Pakistan player

Ramiz Raja said Pakistan batsman Babar Azam looked depressed during the private chat he had with him

Ramiz Raja: “Babar seemed to be very frustrated and looked depressed. I felt really bad. The conversation regarding his captaincy was private, and I don’t want to make it public”

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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja admitted that star batsman Babar Azam “looked depressed” when he held a private chat with him during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.

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Babar Azam’s big batting weakness, Ramiz Raja identifies key area the top Pakistan run-scorer has to work on

Ramiz Raja said not being able to play spin bowling early on is former Pakistan captain Babar Azam's big batting weakness

Ramiz Raja: “If you want to find fault in his batting, it’s his batting against spin upfront when he starts the innings. He is not as fluent as he is when he is facing pace”

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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said Babar Azam’s big batting weakness is not being able to play spin bowling properly at the beginning of his innings.

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There is no space in the team for you, Ramiz Raja wants most consistent Pakistan batsman given last warning

Ramiz Raja said there is no space in the Pakistan team for Babar Azam if he keeps getting out after reaching his fifty

Ramiz Raja: “The one who gets out after completing his fifty, give him the last warning for [the] next match that if you repeat the same pattern, there is no space in [the] team for you”

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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said “there is no space in [the] team” for star batsman Babar Azam if he keeps getting out after reaching his fifty.

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Falling short of the mark, Ramiz Raja questions whether Pakistan can keep picking bowling duo

Ramiz Raja said Pakistan spinners Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz have fallen short of the mark

Ramiz Raja: “Pakistan need a proper spinner. Can they take the chance by playing Usama Mir? The two spinners that are playing now are all-rounders. They have not performed up to the mark”

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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has questioned the future of spinners Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz as both of them “have not performed up to the mark.”

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