Ramiz Raja: “Babar [was] a mature captain with a good temperament who handles his anger very well”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has praised embattled batsman Babar Azam for being very mature and handling his anger very well.
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.
Ramiz Raja: “Every time he has been aggressive, he’s gotten out as well”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has become aware of the fact that star batsman Babar Azam gets out every time he is aggressive.
Ramiz Raja: “Spinners can’t help you when they have been below par”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has lashed out at the spinners in the national team, saying they can’t offer any help since they have “been below par.”
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.
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.
Ramiz Raja: “Sadly I have to say that Babar Azam’s body language is really down. And if he is down, then [the] team will be down too”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja admitted that ex-captain Babar Azam’s “body language is really down.”
Ramiz Raja: “Naseem Shah is not available, Pakistan are missing him a lot”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes the men in green are really missing fast bowler Naseem Shah a lot.
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.”
Ramiz Raja: “Hasan Ali’s pace has dipped”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja pointed out that fast bowler Hasan Ali’s bowling speed has fallen.
