Kamran Akmal: “If a player like Abdullah Shafique isn’t scoring runs against such teams, then I think it’s a worrying sign, both for Abdullah and for Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has admitted it is a “worrying sign” that opener Abdullah Shafique hasn’t able to score big runs.
Salman Butt: “Babar Azam scored truckloads of runs in the last two years, he proved his fitness, he ran on the field, and scored runs while batting first as well as second innings”
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Former Pakistan batsman Salman Butt has lauded limited overs captain Babar Azam for scoring “truckloads of runs in the last two years”.
Abdur Rauf: “Babar hasn’t been at his best over the past year, which puts additional pressure on Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Abdur Rauf believes Babar Azam is putting additional pressure on the national team since he has struggled to score runs for the last 12 months.
Azhar Mahmood: “Babar has been scoring runs, so there is no need to worry about his form”
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Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahmood has insisted that there is “no need to worry” about batsman Babar Azam.
Waqar Younis: “When Babar plays well, there’s no better sight, simple as that”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis has admitted that there is “no better sight” when batsman Babar Azam is at his best.
Junaid Khan: “Good to see Babar back in form”
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Former Pakistan left-arm seamer Junaid Khan is glad to see batsman Babar Azam back in form as he had been struggling to score runs consistently for quite some time.
Pakistan opener Saim Ayub: “I am scoring runs and I am in good touch, but I don’t want to get ahead of myself. I need to know what my team demands from me. I don’t want to overexaggerate anything now”
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Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub admitted he has been “scoring runs” and is “in good touch” at the moment, but insisted that he doesn’t “want to overexaggerate anything now”.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Unpopular opinion but I think Usman Khan should be part of [the] Pakistan ODI setup too. We lack power-hitters in our country so at least try batters who have different and unorthodox areas of scoring runs on good length balls”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood believes big-hitter Usman Khan should be in the ODI team going forward.
Ramiz Raja: “Babar Azam does not need to prove anything to anyone. It’s a great chance for Babar here to show the world how good he is by scoring runs under pressure in South Africa”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has made it clear that Babar Azam “does not need to prove anything to anyone”, but conceded that it would be great to see him score big runs in the 2nd Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
Mohammad Rizwan: “Just as you’ve made a name for yourself by scoring runs in domestic cricket, now make a name for Pakistan by scoring runs here”
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Pakistan white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan wants middle order batsman Kamran Ghulam to make a name for himself in international cricket.