Mohsin Naqvi: “No decision taken so far related to Babar Azam”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has made it clear that he has not yet made a decision about Babar Azam’s future as limited overs captain.
Shahid Afridi: “I request fans on social media not to use any inappropriate language against Babar Azam. He needs everyone’s support”
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Iconic Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has urged fans not to use “inappropriate language” against limited overs captain Babar Azam on social media.
Kamran Akmal: “In World T20s, Umar has got better stats than Virat Kohli. He (Umar) is not even close to Virat Kohli when it comes to performances and aura but has got [a] better strike-rate, [higher] score than Kohli in the T20 World Cups”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said his brother, Umar Akmal, “has got better stats” than India batting maestro Virat Kohli in T20 World Cups.
Shoaib Malik: “If his social media (presence and following) had been strong then he definitely would have played for Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. There would have been an uproar if he hadn’t played for Pakistan”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik believes mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed would have played in the 2024 T20 World Cup if he had a lot of followers on social media.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Your salaries were increased by PCB to evolve your game, but you put their money on social media for image building and nothing else”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad said white-ball captain Babar Azam is getting more income from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), but is wasting it on “social media for image branding”.
Naseem Shah: “You cannot ignore what people say on social media completely, that’s the truth but if someone talks good, take it and if someone talks [bad], then we ignore it”
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Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah said it is impossible for him to completely ignore what people say on social media.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Mohammad Haris hired a PR Team that ran a campaign on social media and demanded his inclusion in the national side”
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Pakistan top order batsman Ahmed Shehzad has claimed that power-hitter Mohammad Haris hired a public relations (PR) team while demanding that he be selected in the national team.
Pakistan batsman Khawaja Nafay: “A friend suggested creating a social media account to upload my shots. I took permission from the coach, and then all the videos gained me popularity”
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Pakistan rising star Khawaja Nafay has admitted that he gained a lot of popularity through social media, where he uploaded videos of his outstanding cricket shots.
Mohammad Hafeez: “After 3 matches, we thought that he’s not performing well enough so that his confidence doesn’t shatter to the extent that he can’t make a comeback”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez said the decision to bench wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan during the New Zealand T20I series stemmed from concerns about his confidence shattering.
Shadab Khan: “There’s no space for friendships in [the] Pakistan team. If that was the case, then wouldn’t Babar have preferred his brothers to play in the team?”
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Shadab Khan, the Pakistan spinner, said if friendships existed in the national team, captain Babar Azam would pick his brothers to play.
