Aaqib Javed: “People say that since someone (Babar) was dropped from the T20 side, I must have a personal issue with him”
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Pakistan’s Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed has dismissed claims that he has a “personal issue” with batsman Babar Azam.
Pakistan speedster Khurram Shahzad: “I’ve been told that I should be ready for white-ball cricket by the selection committee”
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Pakistan seamer Khurram Shahzad revealed that the national selectors have told him to get ready for white-ball cricket.
Asad Shafiq: “All players are in our plans. Whoever performs in domestic cricket will get an opportunity”
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Pakistan selector Asad Shafiq has confirmed fast bowler Mushtaq Ahmed Kalhoro is in the selection committee’s plans going forward.
Pakistan mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed: “The selection committee will decide whether I will play Champions Trophy games or not”
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Pakistan mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed is eager to represent his country in the 2025 Champions Trophy, but admitted it is up to the national selectors to pick him in the squad.
Shoaib Malik: “Look, I only received an offer once before the [T20 World Cup] to become the selector. At that time, the entire selection committee had equal powers as there was no chief selector”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has revealed that he turned down an offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to become a selector before the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Younis Khan: “If not Babar Azam, who else should be the captain? That’s not Babar Azam’s fault. Neither this is the current selection committee’s fault. This is the fault of something that happened 5-6 years back”
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Pakistan batting icon Younis Khan has questioned who can succeed Babar Azam as captain and thus feels that the 29-year-old is the only man for the job right now.
Shahid Afridi: “I have come to know about the expulsion of Wahab and Razzaq. To be honest, this kind of surgery is beyond my comprehension. The selection committee was comprised of seven members, why the surgery has been done on two?”
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Iconic Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi has questioned why the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) only decided to remove Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq as selectors.
Wahab Riaz: “I don’t agree with the statements being discussed about adding pressure to the members of the selection committee, how can 1 vote dominate 6? Everything is documented on record in the meeting minutes”
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Former left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz has opened up on his dismissal as a Pakistan selector, insisting that he did not pressure the selection committee to pick certain players in the national team.
Shahid Afridi: “If the decision on Shaheen’s captaincy had been made and you (PCB) had stated that he will remain the captain till the [T20] World Cup, then I think Babar [Azam] should have supported Shaheen”
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Former Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi believes limited overs captain Babar Azam “should have supported” left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi when he was T20I skipper.
Mohammad Hafeez: “PCB Selection Committee has done a deal with three players and picked them for T20 World Cup”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez claimed that the national selectors made a deal with three players to pick them for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
