Umar Gul: “We rely on Naeem and Shaheen at [the] death”
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Umar Gul has pointed out that Pakistan rely on the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah in the death overs.
Shahid Afridi: “[The] Pakistan team should not revolve around Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi only”
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Interim Pakistan chief selector Shahid Afridi has said the national team must stop relying on captain Babar Azam and left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi all the time.
Nasser Hussain: “Pakistan can’t keep chasing down 200 plus and can’t keep saying Babar and Rizwan get us out of a hole”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain said Pakistan can’t keep telling and expecting skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan to get them out of a hole every time they find themselves in trouble.
Younis Khan: “The captain and most important player being unfit led to an unsuccessful series against New Zealand. If Babar Azam is not available, that does not mean we should lose”
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Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan has admitted that the national team relies too much on captain Babar Azam and must learn to win games without him.
Sohail Tanvir: “You can’t leave everything to Babar. Players need to step up”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir has said that the national team cannot keep relying on captain Babar Azam to score runs all the time.
Zaheer Abbas: “His (Babar’s) batting, his face expressions seemed confident, though his performance on the England tour was mediocre”
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Iconic Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas has rated Babar Azam’s performance during the recent tour of England as “mediocre”.
Harsha Bhogle: “I think they need younger players, who can start playing 170-180 run games. They need players like Abid Ali and Asif Ali to come and get them big runs”
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Renowned cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle has said that Pakistan cannot keep relying on veteran all-rounders Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik going forward.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “England’s middle order also seems a bit shaky as they totally rely on Ben Stokes and Joe Root”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq believes that England “totally rely on” Test captain Joe Root and all-rounder Ben Stokes when it comes to batting.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Yes, we are the No. 1 team in the world but mostly our strength has been standing on Babar Azam scoring runs and with him not scoring in two games, we are exposed badly”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that the Twenty20 team rely too much on batsman Babar Azam.
Rashid Latif: “Fakhar should be [given freedom] to play his natural game”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has expressed his concerns about the national team’s reliance on opening batsman Fakhar Zaman.