Babar Azam: “Saim Ayub is a great prospect”
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Babar Azam, the Pakistan cricket captain, admitted that he sees great promise in powerful top order batsman Saim Ayub.
Imad Wasim: “The way he played, I don’t think we have any better middle order batters like Shoaib Malik in this age bracket”
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Imad Wasim, the spin-bowling all-rounder, said he doesn’t think there is a better T20 middle order batsman in Pakistan than Shoaib Malik.
Sam Billings: “What struck me is how quickly he picks up the game”
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Sam Billings, the England wicketkeeper-batsman, said he was amazed to see how quickly Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “picks up the game”.
Ramiz Raja: “Mohammad Haris has a problem of ants in [his] pants”
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Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, has blasted attacking top order batsman Mohammad Haris of being too impatient.
Moin Khan: “Sarfaraz has been struggling in T20s since [the] last two years”
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Moin Khan, head coach of the Quetta Gladiators, has slammed Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed for being a flop in T20 cricket for the past two years.
Michael Hussey: “They are big stars”
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Michael Hussey, the former Australia batsman, believes the Pakistan pace bowling duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf are “big stars”.
Shadab Khan: “People criticise Babar and Rizwan regardless of whether they perform or not. There is always a sword hanging over them of strike-rate”
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Shadab Khan, the limited overs vice-captain, said there is “always a sword hanging over” Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan whether they perform or not.
Rashid Latif: “Shadab was doing captaincy and in the middle Imad was also making gestures [towards fielders], it doesn’t look good in cricket”
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Rashid Latif, the former wicketkeeper-batsman, said it didn’t look good when Imad Wasim was changing the field while Shadab Khan was supposed to be captaining Pakistan in their T20I series against Afghanistan earlier this year.