Salman Ali Agha: “Saim is someone who can play for the next ten years and become the player we all want him to be”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has no doubt that opener Saim Ayub can play for the national team for the next 10 years.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Now I wish to see Saim and Fakhar as our T20 openers in [the] T20 World Cup, will this ever happen?”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood has locked in his openers for the 2026 T20 World Cup, saying it should be Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman.
Pakistan opener Saim Ayub: “It’s a bad phase, and it’s my fault and I’m the one who can do better. I’m just trying, what else can I do?”
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Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub conceded that his batting form has been below par, but believes it’s merely “a bad phase.”
Mohammad Amir: “If Saim Ayub deserves a chance in T20Is, then so does Fakhar Zaman; you can’t head to the T20 World Cup without him”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes top order batsman Fakhar Zaman should definitely be picked for the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub: “How can you say I’ve lost my intent? That’s not true”
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Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub proclaimed that he has not lost his intent when batting.
Nasser Hussain: “Despite being in the nascent stage of his international career, Saim Ayub is already making big waves”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain said Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub “is already making big waves” even though he is still in the infancy stages of his international career.
Shoaib Akhtar: “There cannot be a more dangerous opening pair than this”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes there “cannot be a more dangerous opening pair” than Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Saim Ayub, what a player. Brilliant batting by him, looking world-class talent”
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Former Pakistan seamer Tanvir Ahmed has hailed opening batsman Saim Ayub, saying he has been batting brilliantly and looks like a “world-class talent”.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Saim has to learn the art of scoring runs. He should go back to domestic cricket, play ‘A’ tours. There is no need to discard him completely”
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Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad doesn’t want opening batsman Saim Ayub to be discarded completely and instead urged him to “learn the art of scoring runs.”
Mike Hesson: “Saim Ayub is a key player for us. When he scores runs, Pakistan genuinely wins”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson has insisted opening batsman Saim Ayub is a “key player for us” as he has the ability to be a genuine match-winner.
