Rashid Latif: “No selector born in India can drop Virat Kohli”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif said no selector will even think of dropping India batsman Virat Kohli.
Rashid Latif: “If Pakistan are only looking at someone to fill in the number six position then there aren’t better options available than Sarfaraz”
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Former captain Rashid Latif said Pakistan won’t find a better option than Sarfaraz Ahmed when looking for batsmen to fill the number six spot.
Rashid Latif: “I cannot compare Rizwan and Sarfaraz as both are very good in their positions and roles that are assigned to them”
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Rashid Latif said he cannot compare fellow Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsmen Mohammad Rizwan and Sarfaraz Ahmed as they are “very good in their positions”.
Rashid Latif: “Faheem Ashraf possesses the ability to take wickets and also score runs. He could have acted as an additional pacer while also helping Pakistan in the runs department”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif feels that underutilised all-rounder Faheem Ashraf should return to the national team as he “possesses the ability to take wickets and also score runs”.
Rashid Latif: “If Azhar Ali was not performing then the selection committee should have selected Shan Masood or brought in Sarfaraz Ahmed. There were options to choose from but Pakistan did not utilise them”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif said Shan Masood or Sarfaraz Ahmed should have replaced veteran top order batsman Azhar Ali if he wasn’t performing well.
Rashid Latif: “He was named the captain in ODIs and was removed later. He didn’t complain. Then, he was named the captain in Tests and they removed him there as well. Again, he didn’t complain”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said veteran cricketer Azhar Ali never complained once when he lost the captaincy on two separate occasions.
Rashid Latif: “After the retirements of Misbah and Younis, there was a big gap in that dugout. Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq did their best to fill that”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said senior batsmen Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq did their best to replace Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan when they retired.
Rashid Latif: “Haris Sohail can still play for Pakistan”
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Former wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said veteran batsman Haris Sohail still has a future in the Pakistan team.
Rashid Latif: “Haris might have made mistakes but the time is not over yet”
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Ex-Pakistan captain Rashid Latif said batsman Haris Sohail’s time is not over yet, even though he last played international cricket over a year ago.
Rashid Latif: “Haris Sohail had injury issues but [the] PCB cannot sideline such a player”
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Former wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) cannot sideline middle order batsman Haris Sohail.
