Wasim Akram: “I don’t want 60 off 90 balls from my main player. I’d rather have him getting 35 off 30 balls and get out instead of getting 64 off 90 balls. It’s not on in this day and age”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has slammed Babar Azam for his slow batting in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Shoaib Akhtar: “We should play aggressively. Babar should bat with a strike rate of around 120”
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Iconic 161.3 kph Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has had enough of former captain Babar Azam’s slow batting, saying he has to boost his strike-rate to “around 120.”
Harbhajan Singh: “Let [Mohammad] Rizwan take a single and bowl five deliveries to Babar because he won’t inflict damage on you”
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Harbhajan Singh, the former India spinner, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam “won’t inflict damage” on opposing teams if he gets to face five balls in an over in T20Is.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Fakhar scored only 8 runs in 50 balls, so a bowler is bound to create pressure on you”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has slammed opening batsman Fakhar Zaman for his slowing batting in the recent ODI series against England.
Ramiz Raja: “If you make 92 and your team still loses than that means your pace was slow”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has blasted opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq, saying his slow batting cost Balochistan dearly in their National T20 Cup match against Sindh.
