Mohammad Yousuf: “I gave an opinion of resting Babar Azam as a selector”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has revealed that when he was serving as a national selector, he recommended that Babar Azam be rested.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “Only the selectors and coaches can answer what they’re thinking about my T20 career. My job is to perform – whether it’s in T20s, ODIs, or Tests. Selection is not in my control”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam said only the selectors and coaches can provide an answer on why he continues to be overlooked for T20Is.
Mohammad Hafeez: “First, he was removed from Tests, then from ODIs – so what exactly is Shaheen Afridi’s role now?”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez wants to know what left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s role in the team is after he was dropped in both Tests and ODIs.
Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Was I rested from the Tests? Rested, really? (laughs) Your question is really nice”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi laughed at a journalist after being questioned whether he was rested for the two-Test series against South Africa.
Michael Vaughan: “I am going to go with a modern-day player, a modern-day asset. Just lost his place in the Test team, but I’m sure he’ll get it back. He is world-class across all formats. His average is 47 across those formats, and in ODIs, he’s nearly averaging 57”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has no doubts that Babar Azam will return to the Pakistan Test team in the near future.
Ramiz Raja: “It should have been Babar’s call whether he wanted time out of the playing XI or not. It was a kneejerk reaction, new selectors in. The general opinion was he needed rest and he was taken out of the squad completely”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja it should have been Babar Azam’s choice to decide whether he wanted to be rested during the recent three-Test series against England.
Basit Ali: “He still has a place in the team”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali believes batsman Babar Azam “still has a place in the team”, even though he was removed from the squad midway through the three-Test series against England.
Azhar Mahmood: “He hasn’t been dropped. He has been rested. The management also understands that there has been a lot happening in the last few months. Mentally, even if you say you’re strong, it still goes on in the back of the mind”
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Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahmood has urged people to understand that batsman Babar Azam was not dropped midway through the three-Test series against England.
Basit Ali: “Naseem has better fitness, and Shaheen is currently struggling with it. But Shaheen is better than Naseem”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali believes fast bowler Naseem Shah is not as good as Shaheen Shah Afridi, even though the latter is struggling with his fitness at the moment.
Shahnawaz Dahani: “I just cannot understand how Babar made it look so easy”
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Pakistan fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani has questioned how Babar Azam makes batting look so easy after he smashed him for five consecutive boundaries in the Champions One-Day Cup.
