Zaheer Abbas: “It is our own doing (the friction between Babar and Shaheen). We shouldn’t have messed around with the set-up”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are to blame for the rift that has formed between frontline batsman Babar Azam and pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi.
AB de Villiers: “Now for plenty more runs for your team”
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Legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has backed Pakistan star Babar Azam to score “plenty more runs” now that he is no longer limited overs captain.
Rashid Latif: “Now Babar’s time will come as the pressure of captaincy is off”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes Babar Azam’s “time will come” now that he has stepped down as white-ball captain.
Sikandar Bakht: “The whole nation was saying that he should have resigned. But he was stubborn. Because his style was like this, he was king”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Sikandar Bakht has slammed Babar Azam for being stubborn in delaying his decision to step down as limited overs captain.
Yasir Arafat: “I think, the recommendations he gave, especially regarding Babar’s captaincy after analysing his leadership in England and also in the World Cup, led to Babar’s resignation”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat believes white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten played an instrumental role in Babar Azam stepping down as limited overs captain.
Zaheer Abbas: “The comparisons are pointless, Virat Kohli scores in every match, the other player (Babar) doesn’t score in any match, so then how can you compare? The person who scores, he is the bigger player”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes it is useless to compare Babar Azam to India superstar Virat Kohli as he “doesn’t score in any match”.
Kamran Akmal: “What I noticed in this Test series is that early on, when he comes to bat, he plays so shakily that he seems unsure of where his off-stump is, and his leg stump gets exposed from behind”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes former white-ball captain Babar Azam looks so shaky when batting due to certain technical flaws.
Aamer Jamal: “Personally, I like Jahandad Khan among all-rounders. He has performed in [the] PSL recently, both bowling and batting-wise”
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Pakistan fast bowler Aamer Jamal believes Jahandad Khan is an exciting prospect for the country as he has done extremely well as an all-rounder.
Rashid Latif: “I have seen Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad and others but Babar Azam is the greatest player Pakistan has ever produced”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes Babar Azam is better than legendary players like Zaheer Abbas and Javed Miandad.
Jason Gillespie: “Shan Masood has navigated some pretty choppy waters as captain. It’s been a tough initiation for him as a leader”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has praised Test captain Shan Masood for managing to navigate through “pretty choppy waters” and has backed him for more success in the future.
