Kamran Akmal: “Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan should have been part of the team. Senior players should have been picked for the Asia Cup 2025”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal believes batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan should have been picked for the 2025 Asia Cup as they are senior players.
Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad: “I have not even delivered 35 percent of my potential due to some senior players, coaches and officials in [the] PCB who were not good to me”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has claimed that he has “not even delivered 35 percent of my potential”.
Sikandar Bakht: “Babar and Rizwan are currently the most senior players in the team, yet they never stand as a pillar for the team during tough times”
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Former Pakistan seamer Sikandar Bakht has chastised limited overs captain Mohammad Rizwan and batsman Babar Azam for never rising to the occasion in tough times.
Younis Khan: “Babar Azam needed more support from the senior players around him”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan blamed the senior players in the team for not giving limited overs captain Babar Azam enough support.
Ramiz Raja: “I strongly believe Pakistan Super League should not be meant for players, who are close to 40 years in age. We put the careers of young cricketers and future stars [at] stake just because of friendships”
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Ramiz Raja holds the view that Pakistan players who are close to 40 years old should not be playing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Wahab Riaz: “Babar Azam used to talk about adding experience in the team during press conferences but in the actual team there was no experience”
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Pakistan left-arm speedster Wahab Riaz has called out Babar Azam for his hypocritical comments as captain.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Our own senior players and ex-cricketers cannot digest seeing someone succeed in the cricketing world, which is unfortunate for Pakistan cricket”
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Ahmed Shehzad said senior Pakistan players and former cricketers “cannot digest seeing someone succeed in the cricketing world”.
Abdur Rehman: “They need some seniors who can advise players during crunch situations. Shoaib Malik is available and plays the PSL along with other leagues and performs well. Hafeez is also available”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman said big-hitting veteran all-rounders Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik must be picked for the T20 World Cup.
Shoaib Malik: “I think a strong team is only built when it includes senior players. For me, this team needs Amir, Wahab, and Imad”
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Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik said spinner Imad Wasim and the left-arm pace duo of Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir should be picked because the team needs them.
Kamran Akmal: “In my opinion, it is the most inexperienced batting line-up in the Test history of Pakistan”
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Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said the squad selected for the South Africa series features the most inexperienced Pakistan batting line-up in Test history.
