Mohammad Amir: “When Mickey Arthur and Sarfaraz Ahmed were removed from their positions, I predicted that it would be the beginning of a dark era for Pakistan cricket”
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Left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir believes the decline of Pakistan cricket began with the removal of Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain and Mickey Arthur as head coach.
Rashid Latif: “The decision to select a wicketkeeper for the national cricket team should be left to Sarfaraz Ahmed”
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Rashid Latif believes former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed should be given full authority in selecting Pakistan’s next wicketkeeper.
Geoff Lawson: “The turnover of Kirsten and Gillespie – they are two excellent coaches, two really good people and I think Pakistan missed a bit of a trick by not having those two guys for longer”
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Former Australia fast bowler Geoff Lawson believes “Pakistan missed a bit of a trick” by parting ways with head coaches Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Young talent Saad Baig has also been outstanding throughout the season, delivering impressive performances”
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Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has given a shout out to young batting prospect Saad Baig, saying he has been “delivering impressive performances” during the domestic season.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Back in 2017, Babar was still finding his footing, but today, he is Pakistan’s top batsman on the international stage”
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Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed believes Babar Azam is “Pakistan’s top batsman on the international stage” right now.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “This is a new team taking shape, with new players performing. Youngsters such as Hasan Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Sahibzada Farhan, Hussain Talat, and Sufiyan Muqeem have been given opportunities”
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Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed is glad that up-and-coming players like Hasan Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Sahibzada Farhan, Hussain Talat, and Sufiyan Muqeem are getting opportunities.
Mohammad Amir: “Even if he is not appointed chief selector, if he comes in as a selector, it will be a good decision. Sarfaraz Ahmed has played with the current players, which could be an advantage”
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Former Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes ex-captain Sarfaraz Ahmed should be appointed as a selector.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “We also have Salman Khan and Ghazi Ghori who are wicketkeepers”
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Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has picked Salman Khan and Ghazi Ghori as two wicketkeeper-batsmen to watch out for.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “The team also has power-hitters and rising stars – Saud Shakeel is in great form, Salman Ali Agha is playing well, Haris Rauf is there, Shaheen Shah Afridi is leading the pace attack, and Naseem Shah bring additional strength”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed has named T20I captain Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah as “power-hitters and rising stars”.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Fakhar Zaman is [the] backbone of Pakistan’s batting. Whenever the team has needed him, Fakhar has stepped up and performed”
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Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed believes senior batsman Fakhar Zaman “is [the] backbone of Pakistan’s batting” as he has stepped up whenever the team has needed him to.
