Basit Ali: “Babar Azam ek taraf, baaki selectors dusre taraf (Babar Azam is on one page, the selection committee is on the other)”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali believes there is a deep divide between limited overs captain Babar Azam and the selection committee when it comes to the team.
Mohammad Rizwan: “I can say that the captain and selection committee are still pondering over players for the fourth, fifth and sixth batting spots”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has announced that the men in green still have three open spots in their squad ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup in June.
Kamran Akmal: “No one from [the] team management or selection committee talked about giving rest to Babar and Rizwan during [the] New Zealand series”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selection committee consultant Kamran Akmal has made it clear that there was never any talk of resting batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan for the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand.
Ramiz Raja: “It’s insane to have a selection committee consisting of a member whose decision can be termed as a display of filial affection or non-affection and another who was locked up for match-fixing”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja admitted he was shocked ex-captain Salman Butt was appointed to the selection committee as a consultant member after being “locked up for match-fixing” during his international career.
Mudassar Nazar on Azam Khan: “The selection committee has decided to drop him and ruin his confidence”
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Former Pakistan batsman Mudassar Nazar has blamed the national selectors for ruining wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan’s confidence.
Rashid Latif: “Sarfaraz, Shahnawaz & Zahid [creating] pressure on [the] selection committee”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed, pace bowler Shahnawaz Dahani and spinner Zahid Mahmood are creating pressure on the selectors with their excellent performances in the National T20 Cup.
Shahid Afridi: “The selection committee must decide who is fit for T20s and who is fit for Tests. Not everyone can be fit for all three formats. The selection committee should be clear about this”
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Iconic all-rounder Shahid Afridi has said that the team management need to make tough decisions on which current Pakistan players are fit for each format.
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Khan’s top priority is helping Pakistan win the 2015 World Cup
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced that they have appointed former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper Moin Khan as their new chief selector, following the resignation of Iqbal Qasim.
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Inverarity believes Twenty20 cricket is to blame for Australia’s batting woes
Australia national selector John Inverarity has been racking his brains to try and figure out a solution to the national team’s continuing batting woes ahead of the back-to-back Ashes series, which gets underway on July 10 at Trent Bridge.
Jayasuriya has promised to be fair and unbiased when selecting the national team
Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya, who was recently appointed as the country’s new chief selector, has announced that fair selection will top his list of priorities.
