Rashid Latif: “He should not have accepted captaincy again. Neither the team was performing nor was he scoring big. This resignation has come very late and that has not only cost him badly, but also the team”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes Babar Azam waited too long to resign as limited overs captain and it “cost him badly”.
Nasser Hussain: “Their best player – a world-class player – Babar Azam is horrendously out of form”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain has conceded that Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is “horrendously out of form” at the moment.
Ramiz Raja: “Babar looks very down which might be due to [his] resignation from [the] white-ball captaincy and phase of struggling performance”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes Babar Azam “looks very down” and suggested it might be due to him stepping down as white-ball captain and struggling to score runs consistently.
Aamer Sohail: “Class is permanent and Babar has proved that”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail confirmed that batsman Babar Azam has proven the old adage of class being permanent.
David Gower: “Babar Azam is one of the best. But what happens is that at some stage the luck goes against you. It will change”
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Legendary England batsman David Gower believes luck is simply going against Babar Azam at the moment, but remains confident that the Pakistan star’s fortunes will change soon.
Zaheer Abbas: “Babar Azam should be dropped from the team. If he’s not scoring runs, because if he’s our main batsman and he’s out of form, he should be out of the team”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes it was the right decision to drop Babar Azam from the Test team as he is “out of form”.
Tanvir Ahmed on Babar Azam: “I request you that you please remain in the team for your performance, for your name and the homes of others which you are running. I support you anyway, you are a king to me”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed said Babar Azam is still a “king” to him and has his full support.
Zaka Ashraf: “We brought Shan Masood as the captain. He was a very good captain”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf believes Test skipper Shan Masood is a “very good captain” and stands by the decision to give him the role.
Wasim Akram: “I believe that stepping down from captaincy will significantly improve Babar Azam’s performance”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram expects to see a significant improvement in Babar Azam’s batting following his decision to resign as limited overs captain.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Mohammad Haris, Saad Baig and Rohail Nazir are there as well. These players have been performing consistently in domestic cricket, so I am hopeful they can represent Pakistan in future”
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Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed believes the young trio of Mohammad Haris, Saad Baig and Rohail Nazir are good enough to play for the national team very soon.
