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.
Younis Khan: “Babar Azam was made captain because he was the best performer. To become an even better player, he needs to stay away from controversies and focus on his game”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has urged Babar Azam to “stay away from controversies and focus on his game” if he wants to “become an even better player”.
Imad Wasim: “Yes, I was surprised. What can I say, it’s ultimately the selectors’ call. Whatever they thought was the best option, they picked and they picked the team [accordingly]. Everybody in Pakistan was surprised, not just me”
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Pakistan left-arm spinner Imad Wasim has admitted he was surprised that Babar Azam was named limited overs captain back in March 2024.
Younis Khan: “I scored 10,000 runs in my career, and I believe Babar Azam can score 15,000. He just needs to focus on his performance, like Virat Kohli did when he stepped down from captaincy to concentrate on his game”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan fully believes Babar Azam can score 15,000 runs in Test cricket if he focuses on performing well.
Basit Ali: “That is such a big insult to him. Babar is also a coward. He should have done it like Umar Akmal or Ahmed Shehzad [and] refused to play”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali believes Shoaib Malik’s decision to appoint Mohammad Haris as captain instead of Babar Azam for the Stallions in the Champions One-Day Cup was truly insulting.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Resign from [the] captaincy and play as a player”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman has called on Babar Azam to resign as limited overs captain and “play as a player”.
Babar Azam: “When I go back, we will discuss all that has happened here. And if I have to leave the captaincy, I will announce it openly. I will not hide behind anything”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has made it clear that he “will not hide behind anything” and announce what the future holds for him as limited overs captain when a decision is made.
Shoaib Malik: “I immediately would have resigned from the captaincy and directed all of my focus on my cricket”
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Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has urged Babar Azam to resign as limited overs captain immediately.