Tim Southee: “We got ourselves to push for a win, but the way Sarfaraz played sort of took the game away from us”
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New Zealand Test captain Tim Southee acknowledged that Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed took the second Test away from his side in the two-Test series held from December 2022 to January 2023.
Aaqib Javed: “It is good that Sarfraz Ahmed came back and performed well, but it doesn’t happen like that. You don’t play two Tests and shake the whole system”
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Former pace bowler Aaqib Javed doesn’t believe Sarfaraz Ahmed should replace Babar Azam as Pakistan captain.
Moin Khan: “If you have a competitor like that, then you should double your hard work or give way to a youngster”
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Moin Khan, the former Pakistan captain, said Sarfaraz Ahmed needs to double his workload in order to have any chance of replacing Mohammad Rizwan as the first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman.
Shan Masood: “We were ready to give our lives when Sarfaraz Ahmed was our captain, and now we are ready to give our lives for Babar Azam”
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Shan Masood, the top order batsman, said he is willing to give his life for Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
Waqar Younis: “Sarfaraz Ahmed has scored 25 runs in 25 deliveries. A man who came in at number six is supposed to be a finisher with a strike rate of 150 or 160. Sarfaraz has a strike rate of 100; you aren’t going to win games like that”
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Waqar Younis, the legendary Pakistan pace bowler, said wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed is not a finisher.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed: “It was tough to stay out of the national side”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed said it was tough to be ignored by the selectors for such a long time.
Martin Guptill: “He’s an incredible leader as well”
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Martin Guptill, the New Zealand opener, has praised Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed for his leadership skills, saying he is an “incredible” captain.
Moin Khan: “He is a determined and hardworking cricketer”
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Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan said wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed was rewarded for all the determination he showed and hard work he put in.
Mushtaq Ahmed praising Mohammad Rizwan: “His greatest quality is that he admits the truth with open heart”
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Mohammad Rizwan has plenty of great qualities, but the best of the lot is that he admits the truth wholeheartedly, former Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed said.
Martin Guptill: “Sarfaraz has been such a good player for Pakistan over the past few years”
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Martin Guptill, the New Zealand top order batsman, said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed is “such a good player”.
