Ramiz Raja: “He started trying [to take] singles and playing dot balls when he reached into the nineties and with that destroyed the rhythm of the game for his hundred runs”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja lashed out at batsman Babar Azam for wasting too many deliveries during his knock of 115 in the fourth ODI against England.
Ramiz Raja: “Bangladesh is ahead of Pakistan in head to head contest”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has admitted that the national team could very well lose to Bangladesh at the World Cup.
Ramiz Raja: “I think they are going well, but [they] need to carry this form in the World Cup as well”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has revealed that openers Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman will have to maintain their excellent form at the World Cup.
Ramiz Raja: “Amir should be included in the World Cup squad because there is no leader of the pack [in] this bowling line-up”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has demanded that left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir be included in the World Cup squad.
Ramiz Raja: “Asif provides the Pakistani batting line-up with aggression and power hitting, and this is what Pakistan needs in the fifth and sixth slot”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes that big-hitting batsman Asif Ali could be highly beneficial for the national team at the World Cup.
Ramiz Raja: “I am a bit concerned about his fitness as Sarfraz became tired at the end and he even failed to reach the ball during the last few deliveries of his innings”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has admitted that he is concerned about current skipper Sarfraz Ahmed’s fitness ahead of the World Cup.
Ramiz Raja: “He should play with positive intent because we get to see Fakhar’s best form when he is hitting”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has noted that opener Fakhar Zaman has to stick to his aggressive style of batting if he is to have success during the ODI series against England and at the World Cup.
Ramiz Raja: “If Pakistan want to beat England, then they [will] need to take wickets, grab catches and post over 300 runs on the scoreboard”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has noted that if the national team want to triumph over England in the five-match ODI series, they will have to bowl, bat and field well.
Ramiz Raja: “There will be a lot of focus on Mohammad Amir over how he bowls after the speedster failed to make [it] into the World Cup squad”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes that the five-match ODI series against England will be extremely important for left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir and big-hitting batsman Asif Ali.
Ramiz Raja: “When our bowling line-up doesn’t manage to take wickets then they shift to defensive bowling, which is not a particularly strong area of the Pakistani bowlers”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has revealed that the national team’s inability to take wickets and bowl defensively led to them losing the one-off Twenty20 International against England on Sunday.
