Shahid Afridi: “If Shadab Khan is rested, Usama Mir is there. He has performed well for Pakistan”
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Legendary Pakistan big-hitting all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes that Usama Mir is the perfect replacement for spinner Shadab Khan if he is rested.
Kamran Akmal: “Pakistan rested Shaheen Shah Afridi, which is not a strategic move. We have [the] World Cup on our head and he should be playing 50 overs format maximum [times]”
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Kamran Akmal, the former wicketkeeper-batsman, admitted he was shocked that Pakistan decided to rest pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi for one game during the five-match ODI series against New Zealand.
Kamran Akmal: “You have rested your five main players, so why are you also dropping Shan Masood and Iftikhar Ahmed”
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Kamran Akmal, the wicketkeeper-batsman, admitted he was shocked that Pakistan dropped top order batsman Shan Masood and big-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan in March.
Shahid Afridi: “I am not saying drop Rizwan altogether from Tests, but he can be rested”
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Former interim Pakistan chief selector Shahid Afridi believes wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan should be rested for a short period of time in Test cricket.
Shahid Afridi: “If Rizwan is rested and Sarfaraz is in the squad then I believe Sarfaraz deserves to play”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed “deserves to play” if Mohammad Rizwan is rested.
Umar Gul: “Pakistan should have rested him and kept Naseem Shah in the team because he bowled extremely well in the opening Test match”
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Umar Gul believes Pakistan should have rested pace bowler Hasan Ali for the Australia series and continued picking Naseem Shah.
Kamran Akmal: “I think he should be rested”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said big-hitter Sohaib Maqsood “should be rested”.
Junaid Khan: “Shaheen probably doesn’t want to rest himself because he might have fear of losing his place to a youngster, who might perform in his place”
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Junaid Khan suggested that fellow Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is scared of losing his place to a youngster.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I think Dhani and Zahid Mehmood should be given a chance in the next Test match”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes that seamer Shahnawaz Dhani and leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood should be picked for the second Test against Zimbabwe.
Ramiz Raja: “Babar Azam should not have played this T20I series and enjoyed the glory he achieved in the last 20 days”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja said skipper Babar Azam and veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez should have been rested for the ongoing T20 series against Zimbabwe.
