Won’t realise how good he is until he’s gone, Nasser Hussain lauds incredibly special Pakistan talent

Nasser Hussain said people won't realise how good Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is until he's gone

Nasser Hussain: “You won’t realise how good Babar Azam is until he’s gone because he is that much of a special talent”

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Former England captain Nasser Hussain said people won’t realise just how good Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is until he retires and is no longer playing international cricket.

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You never made yourself available, former chief selector Mohammad Wasim blames Pakistan fast bowler

Mohammad Wasim said Mohammad Amir never made himself available during his tenure as Pakistan chief selector

Mohammad Wasim: “My work is to select from players who are available for selection. Unfortunately, Mohammad Amir never made himself available in my tenure”

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Former Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said he never picked Mohammad Amir as the left-arm fast bowler never made himself available for selection.

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Former Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim explains why he never planned on recalling Mohammad Amir

Mohammad Wasim explained why he never planned on recalling Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir

Mohammad Wasim: “He has taken retirement, so I never talked about him. When he is not available, what can I say? The rest, who are available, we do talk about them and consider them”

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Former Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said he never talked about or planned to recall left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir since he had retired from international cricket.

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Knew Shoaib Malik would not be respected, former Pakistan all-rounder told 40-year-old to retire with him

Mohammad Hafeez said he knew Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik would not be respected

Mohammad Hafeez on Shoaib Malik: “When I took my retirement, I told Malik to take retirement as well because I knew that he will not be respected as it was also evident in my case. My understanding was that he wanted one last standing but cricket is cruel like this”

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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez said he knew Shoaib Malik would not get the respect he deserved.

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No one should replace him as captain until he retires, Javed Miandad backs Pakistan superstar Babar Azam all the way

Javed Miandad said no one should replace Babar Azam as Pakistan captain until he retires

Javed Miandad: “Babar Azam is mature now. He should be the captain of the team until he retires from the game”

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Javed Miandad has given Babar Azam’s captaincy his seal of approval, saying the 27-year-old should lead the national team until he retires.

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Compare him once he has retired, Waqar Younis on Pakistan megastar with plenty of cricket ahead of him

Waqar Younis said compare Pakistan captain Babar Azam to the best players once he has retired

Waqar Younis: “Babar is still very young and has plenty of cricket ahead of him and once he has retired you can perhaps sit down and start comparing him with others”

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Iconic Pakistan seamer Waqar Younis said people should start comparing captain Babar Azam to other players once he has retired.

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