Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed: “I am ready for the central contract and fitness test if [I] get called”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed said he is ready to get a new central contract despite not playing regularly for the national team.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “I will be available for the Pakistan team. When I will have domestic duties, I will fulfil them. Whenever I am selected, I will be available. With time, everything will fall into place. Right now, I feel I can still play”
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Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has expressed his desire to keep playing international cricket, even though he has lost his place in the playing XI.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Firstly, they need to decide whether they want to play or not. I think both of them are immensely talented players, there’s no doubt about their talent”
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Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed hopes senior batsmen Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal start playing domestic cricket regularly as they are “immensely talented players”.
Shoaib Malik: “Umar Akmal is not willing to feature in the tournament”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik said batsman Umar Akmal was “not willing to feature” in the upcoming Champions One-Day Cup.
Ahmed Shehzad: “The PCB is wasting 5 million Rs on mentors for doing nothing and rewarding failed players in the current team who brought Pakistan cricket to an all-time low”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for wasting Rs 5 million on mentors for the upcoming Champions One-Day Cup.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Bring a captain that you think can stay in the team for 10 years and he must have leadership skills. One name that comes in my mind is Saud Shakeel”
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Former cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman believes middle order batsman Saud Shakeel should be Pakistan’s next captain as he is “a young guy” and can “stay in the team for 10 years”.
Rohail Nazir: “I have worked with Sarfaraz bhai on [the] England tour like he is working with Haseebullah right now”
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Pakistan rising star Rohail Nazir said veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed is working with promising youngster Haseebullah Khan right now.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Congratulations to Saud Shakeel. It is a great honour to be the vice-captain of Pakistan’s national team. Such junior players are being groomed, who have been captaining at the lower levels is uplifting”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed admitted he is glad to see Saud Shakeel getting rewarded after he was named vice-captain of the Test team for the upcoming two-match series against Bangladesh.
Saad Baig: “I learned a lot from him; he always backs me. After the World Cup, he taught me a lot and gave me advice. So, as a captain, I like him very much. I like a bit of aggressiveness on the field, which he has, and I also want to be a captain like him”
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Up-and-coming Pakistan batsman Saad Baig said he would love to be the type of captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was when he was in charge of the national team.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “I know Babar makes mistakes but give him some time. It takes time to become a captain and build a team. We need to be patient and support Babar as he is our captain”
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Sarfaraz Ahmed has called on people to show support for Babar Azam as Pakistan captain, saying he should be given time to get better.
