Hasan Ali: “Babar and I made our debut around the same time. I’ve seen him rise, score runs, and work hard in cricket. He truly is the king of Pakistan cricket”
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Veteran pace bowler Hasan Ali said Babar Azam “truly is the king of Pakistan cricket”.
Ravichandran Ashwin: “The main reason for the last 5-6 years’ rise can be attributed to Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has crowned Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan as the heroes behind Pakistan’s phenomenal rise in international cricket over the past five to six years.
Ian Bishop: “His Test cricket is still a work in progress”
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Former West Indies seamer Ian Bishop said Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s rise in Test cricket is “still a work in progress”.
Aaqib Javed: “Shaheen’s graph is on the rise, while Bumrah is stable”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed said Shaheen Shah Afridi’s stock is rising, while India seamer Jasprit Bumrah’s “is stable”.
Naseem Shah: “A very happy birthday to the living legend of the cricket world Babar Azam. May you continue to rise and shine for Pakistan”
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Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has said limited overs captain Babar Azam is a living legend and will continue to rise and shine.
“I’m not trying to live up to anyone else’s reputation or anything like that”
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes has said that while “it’s always nice getting compared” to Andrew Flintoff, he is not trying to “be anyone else except myself”.
“You have to acknowledge and respect the status of Test match cricket”
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Given the meteoric rise of Twenty20 cricket, former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja believes that the International Cricket Council (ICC) have to seriously consider implementing a Test window in order to ensure the format’s popularity doesn’t continue its downward slide.
“Azhar Mahmood bhai has played a very big hand in my success”
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Pakistan pace bowler Hasan Ali has revealed that bowling coach Azhar Mahmood was the man behind his rapid rise to stardom.
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Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy has admitted that he fears what the future holds for West Indies cricket since they continue to snub some of their best players.
The West Indies have retained their squad from the ODI series against Afghanistan
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The West Indies have opted against making any changes to their ODI squad for the first two matches against India.
