Mohammad Nawaz: “It was not in my plan, but when I was picked in the Pakistan team, I didn’t think I would perform in this way. I didn’t predict that the rest of my year would go like this, with so many outstanding performances”
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Pakistan spinner Mohammad Nawaz has admitted he did not expect to perform as well as he has since earning a recall to the national side.
Bilal Asif: “Babar Azam is the star of our country”
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Former Pakistan spinner Bilal Asif has branded batsman Babar Azam as “the star of our country.”
Shoaib Malik: “Are these players playing attacking cricket? Why did you remove Babar and Rizwan then? At least they were scoring lots of runs. Why did you ask them to improve their strike-rate if these players are playing with the same strike-rate?”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has questioned why Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were dropped from the T20I team when the batsmen called up to replace them are scoring at similar strike-rates.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I would still say today that this team definitely needs three players: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Naseem Shah”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez thinks fast bowler Naseem Shah and batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan should definitely be in the T20I team.
Moin Khan: “Look at the strike-rates of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan compared to those replacing them. See their performances and number of games too. This is pure injustice”
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Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan cannot understand why batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were not selected in T20Is for such a long period of time when those who replaced them have similar strike-rates.
Salman Butt: “Babar topped the ICC T20I rankings for three years and remains Pakistan’s highest run-getter in the format. On the global stage, he’s only behind Rohit Sharma, by a small margin. That kind of consistency deserves respect”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt sees batsman Babar Azam earning a recall in T20Is due to his ability to score runs regularly.
Aaqib Javed: “We had discussions with Usama about his fitness. When making a comeback, you need to leave no room for doubt”
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Former Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed has conceded that there are doubts about spinner Usama Mir’s fitness.
Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman: “If the team wants me to bat at number four or five, I’m happy to do so because the team always comes first. That said, I still prefer to open”
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Pakistan power-hitter Fakhar Zaman has made it clear that he prefers to open the batting, but is willing to drop down and bat at number four or five if necessary.
Sikandar Raza: “Fakhar is not just a great player but also a great friend”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza has lavished praise on Pakistan top order batsman Fakhar Zaman, calling him a “great player”.
Tanvir Ahmed: “I am the same person who said when Imam came into the team that it was a wrong decision, and today I say that dropping Imam from the ODI team is wrong”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed believes it was wrong for opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq to be dropped from the ODI team.
