Shahid Afridi: “Whose mouths should I shut? By reading things on social media, I’m just feeling regretful”
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Legendary big-hitting all-rounder Shahid Afridi has asked “whose mouths should I shut” as he is sick and tired of hearing that he advocated for Shaheen Shah Afridi to replace Babar Azam as Pakistan captain.
Abdul Razzaq: “When Abdullah Shafique scored a century in his debut match, I was against that change”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has admitted that he didn’t want opening batsman Abdullah Shafique to be included in the playing XI during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Mark Butcher: “Usama Mir is the guy for them”
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Former England batsman Mark Butcher believes it might be time for Usama Mir to overtake Shadab Khan as Pakistan’s first-choice spinner in white-ball cricket.
Shahid Afridi: “I am the only person who keeps Shaheen away from the captaincy”
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Former Pakistan big-hitting all-rounder Shahid Afridi has denied pushing left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi to replace Babar Azam as captain.
Zaka Ashraf: “Currently, we have no intentions to change the coaching staff or players”
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Zaka Ashraf, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, has made it abundantly clear that there are “no intentions” to replace Babar Azam as captain or the current coaching staff.
Simon Doull: “He should not open for Pakistan. Saim and Haris should open with Rizwan in T20Is”
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Simon Doull, the former New Zealand seamer, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam should not open the batting in T20Is anymore and should be replaced by either Mohammad Haris or Saim Ayub.
David Wiese: “I can definitely see him captaining Pakistan over the next couple of years”
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David Wiese, the Namibia all-rounder, said he sees left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi captaining Pakistan in the “next couple of years”.
Shahid Afridi: “For me, Fakhar and Rizwan are [the] Pakistan team openers for T20 cricket”
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Shahid Afridi, the former interim chief selector, believes Fakhar Zaman should replace captain Babar Azam as an opener in T20Is.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Shadab is a great captain and [the] future of Pakistan cricket”
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Shoaib Akhtar sees great potential in spinner Shadab Khan as he has thrown his support behind the 24-year-old to become the future of Pakistan cricket and captain the national team as well.
Wasim Akram: “There is no need to hurry, he made Lahore Qalandars PSL champions, but now he is the national team’s [pace leader]”
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Legendary Pakistan swing bowler Wasim Akram believes it is not the right time for Shaheen Shah Afridi to replace Babar Azam as captain.
