Ramiz Raja: “Wherever tainted cricketers exist in the world, they are usually expelled. While I sympathise with them, forgiveness isn’t in my book. If, God forbid, my son had done such a thing, I would disown him”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said he would “disown” his own if he did what left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir did back in 2010.
Salman Butt: “He (Azam Khan) should have gotten a chance to play the entire series. In a couple of matches, he went to bat when the required run rate was close to 13, which isn’t easy for any batter”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt believes wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan should have played all five T20Is against New Zealand in January.
Salman Butt: “If you want to play international cricket, you have to be fit. With the kind of talent that he has, he can perform a lot better if he works on his fitness”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has advised wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan to improve his fitness as it will have a positive impact on his overall performance.
Salman Butt: “With the command and control he has shown with the bat, I want to see him score a big hundred. He could have hit a century this time as he looked very comfortable at the crease”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt said he wants to see Test skipper Shan Masood “score a big hundred.”
Salman Butt: “From what I have seen, Imam-ul-Haq does not have any strokes. There are no run-scoring shots at all. The only shot he plays is the flick. He won’t go for the ball, considering that he struggled with short balls even in India”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has brutally ripped opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq apart, saying he has “no run-scoring shots at all.”
Ramiz Raja: “It’s insane to have a selection committee consisting of a member whose decision can be termed as a display of filial affection or non-affection and another who was locked up for match-fixing”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja admitted he was shocked ex-captain Salman Butt was appointed to the selection committee as a consultant member after being “locked up for match-fixing” during his international career.
Salman Butt: “Everyone knows Shaheen bowls an in-swinging delivery at full length in his first over. It has become a challenge even for the best batters in the world”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has lauded left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s rise to stardom, pointing out that the best batsmen in the world find it difficult to play the 23-year-old’s bowling.
Salman Butt: “Saud Shakeel’s batting technique is very good and the way he bats, he can be successful in ODIs as well”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt believes middle order batsman Saud Shakeel can have a long and successful career in ODI cricket.
Salman Butt: “If he fails to score, instead of drawing a red line around him, we should support and encourage him”
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Salman Butt, the former top order batsman, has called on people not to attack Pakistan captain Babar Azam when he fails to score runs.
Salman Butt: “Our success in winning matches over the past years has been largely due to Babar’s contributions”
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Salman Butt, the former Pakistan batsman, said if captain Babar Azam performs well, the national team will win.
