Rashid Latif: “He has to learn to carry pressure, he should learn that from Virat and Rohit. They know how to carry the game. As a batter, Babar is one of the best but as a captain and leader, there’s a lot that he needs to learn”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has urged limited overs captain Babar Azam to watch and learn how India superstars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli handle pressure.
Mohammad Amir: “The hope is to take [the] wickets of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, they are world-class batsmen”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has issued a warning to India captain Rohit Sharma and star batsman Virat Kohli, saying he is determined to get them out in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Khawaja Nafay: “Since I started playing cricket, I have followed Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam. Rohit plays all bowlers with ease, while whenever I saw Babar on TV, he was scoring runs. Seeing Babar Azam, I got motivated, and I worked hard to make runs”
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Pakistan up-and-coming batsman Khawaja Nafay said he admires limited overs captain Babar Azam and aims to be just as successful as the 29-year-old is.
Babar Azam: “Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Kane Williamson are my favourite batters in the world. They’re the top players in the world. They read the conditions well, that’s why they are the best. I admire them”
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Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has picked New Zealand’s Kane Williamson and the India duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as his “favourite batters in the world”, saying he really admires them.
Manoj Tiwary: “He has the skills to be among the legends like Sachin Tendulkar or Rohit Sharma”
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Manoj Tiwary believes Pakistan superstar Babar Azam “has the skills” to be as good as legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma, who currently captains the men in blue.
Shahid Afridi: “When he changes gears, it is not his game. When he tries to hit balls out of the boundary, he gets caught on the line. It is not his strength, he is a touch player”
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Iconic six-hitter Shahid Afridi has admitted that former captain Babar Azam cannot change gears when batting as he keeps getting out.
Rohit Sharma: “We don’t have Shaheen, Naseem, and Rauf in our nets, so we have to practice against who we have available. All three are quality bowlers and have been performing well. Pakistan have always had quality bowlers”
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Rohit Sharma, the India captain, has acknowledged that the Pakistan pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf are “quality bowlers.”
Rumman Raees: “Mohammad Amir’s spell is the best spell I’ve witnessed in my life. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan were all in top form but the way he bowled against them was simply exceptional”
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Rumman Raees, the Pakistan fast bowler, has called left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir’s performance against India in the 2017 Champions Trophy final “the best spell I’ve witnessed in my life.”
Wasim Akram: “I go for Javed Miandad because [of] the way he bats and assesses the situation and he was a gun fielder in his heydays”
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Iconic left-arm pace bowler Wasim Akram said he would pick Javed Miandad over former Pakistan captain Babar Azam and India skipper Rohit Sharma at the number four spot in his all-time India-Pakistan ODI XI.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I don’t think Rohit is able to read or understand Shaheen at all”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the legendary fast bowler, believes that India captain Rohit Sharma cannot play Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “at all.”
