Pakistan batsman Usman Khan: “My role depends entirely on the team’s planning… If chasing, my job is to finish. If batting first, I try to stay as long as possible. I always play according to the team’s plans”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Usman Khan has outlined his role in the team, stating that he adapts according to the match situation by either finishing a chase or anchoring the innings when batting first.
Pakistan seamer Haris Rauf: “My job is to take wickets, not just stop runs. I can bowl defensively too, but people need to understand my role”
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Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf has made it clear that his “job is to take wickets”, urging critics to better understand his role in the team.
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan: “Babar and Mohammad Rizwan also need to rethink their capabilities and role in modern T20 cricket”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has advised batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan to “rethink their capabilities and role in modern T20 cricket”.
Basit Ali: “What is Salman Agha’s role at number 7? A batter who is performing well is being sent so late”
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Ex-Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has called for middle order batsman Salman Ali Agha to be promoted up the order in Test cricket.
Pakistan seamer Mohammad Ali: “I am not competing with anyone. My goal is to fulfil whatever role I am assigned”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Ali has made it clear that he is not “competing with anyone” and simply wants to “fulfil whatever role I am assigned”.
Umar Gul: “He himself doesn’t even know what his role is – whether he’s playing as a bowler or as a batter”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul has questioned Faheem Ashraf’s role in the team, suggesting that even the all-rounder himself is unsure whether he is “playing as a bowler or as a batter”.
Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel: “Alongside batting, I am working on my bowling as well. Bowling along with batting helps balance the team and adds value to the player’s overall role”
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Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel is determined to have a larger all-round impact when representing his country, which is why he has started working on his left-arm spin bowling as well.
Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman: “My role has always been that of an aggressor”
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Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman said he has always been an aggressive player as this has consistently been his role in the team.
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.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Recently, Babar’s form is not that good, and yet you are changing his batting position, which, in my opinion, is unjust”
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Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad believes promoting Babar Azam from number three to an opener was “unjust” and an unnecessary experiment overall.
