Basit Ali: “No doubt you are a good batsman but as a captain you have failed. Step down please for the sake of Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has urged Shan Masood to step down as Test captain since he has failed to deliver the results expected of him.
Salman Butt: “He should focus more on his batting, and it will be more valuable for the Pakistan cricket team. He is a great batter”
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Former Pakistan opener Salman Butt knows Babar Azam is a “great batter”, but wants him to focus on getting even better.
Umar Akmal: “Just like [the] PCB removed him as national captain, he should also step down as Zalmi skipper. He needs to bat freely, enjoy his cricket and play without pressure”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has advised Babar Azam to step down as captain of the Peshawar Zalmi so that he can “enjoy his cricket and play without pressure”.
Sikandar Bakht: “Firstly, Mohammad Rizwan should resign as the captain… He is a bad choice to be the captain. I said the same about Babar Azam as well”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Sikandar Bakht wants Mohammad Rizwan gone as ODI captain following the men in green’s dismal performances as of late.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Aaqib Javed, Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq should all resign”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed has called on head coach Aaqib Javed to resign following the team’s performance in the recent two-Test series against the West Indies.
Basit Ali: “It all started when Rizwan was made captain. Kirsten wanted a different player to lead, someone who wasn’t in the current side. He thought he had full authority, but he doesn’t realise that in our country, the PCB chairman can change overnight”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has claimed that former limited overs head coach Gary Kirsten didn’t want Mohammad Rizwan to become white-ball captain.
Moin Khan: “Shaheen Afridi has the ability to lead the team and is highly liked by the players. He is an excellent choice for captaincy in T20s. In white-ball cricket, I don’t see anyone else suitable for the role”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan believes left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi would have been “an excellent choice” when it came to the T20I captaincy.
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.
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.
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.