AB de Villiers: “I love the way he plays the game. The calm manner in [which] he plays the game, it’s very similar to Hashim Amla”
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AB de Villiers, the iconic South Africa big-hitter, admitted that Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s calmness at the crease reminds him a lot of Hashim Amla.
Sanjay Manjrekar: “Brilliant & complete fast bowler who often flies under the radar”
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Sanjay Manjrekar, the former India batsman, believes that Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf “often flies under the radar.”
Rashid Latif: “He [Imad] is making a comeback after two years, so he needs to be respected and given confidence”
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Rashid Latif, the former wicketkeeper-batsman, has scolded Pakistan captain Babar Azam for not showing enough respect to spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim.
Najam Sethi: “I respect Babar a lot; he is our top star”
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Najam Sethi, the outgoing Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said captain Babar Azam is “0ur top star”.
Shadab Khan: “At the end of the day, he is human. We should respect him the way the world respects him”
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Shadab Khan said everyone should respect Pakistan captain Babar Azam as he has been the victim of too much criticism.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Babar Azam is [the] number one player and we respect him since he is our captain”
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Shaheen Shah Afridi, the left-arm star bowler, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is the number one batsman in the world.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “If we won’t respect him as captain, who else will?”
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Shaheen Shah Afridi has told Mohammad Amir to show some respect after the left-arm fast bowler was disrespectful to Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
Shoaib Malik: “One thing should not be missing and that is respect. I have seen that Babar, Amir and Imad respect each other when they meet”
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Shoaib Malik said Pakistan captain Babar Azam doesn’t disrespect left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir and spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim.
Shahid Afridi: “Warm welcome to England on their arrival to Pakistan after 17 long years. Much respect to Ben Stokes for this gesture for flood victims, you are a true ambassador of our sport”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said “much respect” to England captain Ben Stokes after he announced he would be donating his match fees from the three-Test series to the Pakistan flood appeal.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan: “It was my first match against India, it was a normal match for me. I got so much respect and appreciation from the people back home which I’m not able to describe in words”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan said the “respect and appreciation” he received after the men in green demolished India by 10 wickets in the 2021 T20 World Cup was something he is “not able to describe in words”.
