Aaqib Javed: “Faheem Ashraf has been included as an all-rounder, and if required, he will also be useful with the [ball]”
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Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed said he is glad to have all-rounder Faheem Ashraf in the team for the ongoing 2025 Champions Trophy as he will “be useful with the [ball]”.
Mitchell Santner: “Yeah, he’s a problem for us. He likes playing New Zealand, I think he’s got runs every time he’s played us… We know how good he is, along with a lot of their top six, top seven”
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New Zealand limited overs captain Mitchell Santner admitted that Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman is a problem as he scores big runs.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Babar Azam has been unlucky, but his ‘love affair’ with Bracewell just doesn’t seem to end. Every time he comes, he makes Babar his bunny and gets him out”
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Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad believes batsman Babar Azam has become New Zealand spinner Michael Bracewell’s bunny.
Tanvir Ahmed: “He has just nine wickets in the last 20 innings, a batting average of only 10 in his last 34 innings, and yet he is included in Pakistan’s squad”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed was in disbelief that all-rounder Faheem Ashraf was picked in the team for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Mike Hesson: “To have Shadab Khan not playing for Pakistan at the moment is a disgrace”
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Islamabad United head coach Mike Hesson believes “it is a disgrace” that spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan is not playing for the national team right now.
Mike Hesson: “I am certain that Haider Ali will play more for Pakistan in the coming years”
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Islamabad United head coach Mike Hesson is confident that power-hitter Haider Ali “will play more for Pakistan in the coming years”.
Aaqib Javed: “Criticism regarding Faheem Ashraf’s selection is their opinion, and we respect that. However, we believe in his potential and contribution to the team”
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Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed said people can criticise the selection of Faheem Ashraf all they want, but made it clear that he sees great potential in the all-rounder.
Ian Bishop: “Salman Ali Agha; cooler than the other side of a pillow”
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Former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop has praised Pakistan limited overs vice-captain Salman Ali Agha’s calmness when batting, saying he is “cooler than the other side of a pillow”.
Pakistan batting all-rounder Salman Ali Agha: “Trust me, I can turn the ball”
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Pakistan batting all-rounder Salman Ali Agha has made it clear that he can turn the ball when bowling off-spin.
Shan Masood: “I think, with Aamer, the case is that he links the team together, he’s a very important player in the Test team going forward [in] that number eight position where you can bat as a very decent batsman and bowl like a proper fast bowler”
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Pakistan captain Shan Masood has identified pace-bowling all-rounder Aamer Jamal as a “very important player in the Test team going forward”.
