Simon Doull: “You, at times, are afraid to get out, but you shouldn’t ever be afraid to get out”
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Simon Doull, the ex-New Zealand seamer, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam needs to stop being afraid to get out when he is batting.
Wahab Riaz: “He is very young and I think the more he plays and matures, it will be better for Pakistan”
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Wahab Riaz believes the more chances Saim Ayub gets to play for Pakistan, the better he will become as a player.
Ramiz Raja: “You can’t keep scoring 10 or 15 runs”
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Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said batsman Mohammad Haris can’t survive if he only keeps scoring 10 to 15 runs.
Ihsanullah: “My favorite bowler is Waqar Younis. He is my favorite from my childhood days, I have seen a lot of his videos on YouTube”
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Ihsanullah, the new Pakistan pace sensation, said his favourite bowler growing up was the legendary Waqar Younis.
Wahab Riaz: “I have seen players like Inzamam-ul-Haq and Javed Miandad and we have always admired them, but in [the] near future, people will look at Babar Azam in the same way as they used to watch legend players”
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Wahab Riaz, the veteran pace bowler, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is well on his way to achieving legendary status and being admired the same way Javed Miandad and Inzamam-ul-Haq are.
Colin Munro: “He just wants to take wickets”
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Colin Munro, the New Zealand opening batsman, said Pakistan seamer Ihsanullah is just hungry for wickets.
Sikandar Bakht: “Honestly speaking, Babar has to learn a lot as a captain. There are so many people who are born as leaders. Babar is not a born leader”
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Sikandar Bakht, the former Pakistan fast bowler, said he believes that Babar Azam “is not a born leader”.
Wasim Akram: “Shaheen Afridi is currently in prime form”
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Wasim Akram, the legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer, said Shaheen Shah Afridi is in “prime form” heading into the 2023 World Cup.
Kamran Akmal: “With the World Cup and Asia Cup approaching, it’s crucial to have players like Umar Akmal in the middle order”
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Kamran Akmal said his brother Umar Akmal must be picked for the 2023 Asia Cup and ICC Cricket World Cup as it is “crucial” to have reliable middle order batsmen like him.
Shahid Afridi: “Glad that Saim and Ihsanullah showed their talent”
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Shahid Afridi, the legendary Pakistan all-rounder, said he is glad that fast bowler Ihsanullah and batsman Saim Ayub “showed their talent”.