Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “I’m aware that nowadays there’s a lot of talk about strike-rate and aggressive play. I know where cricket is heading. I don’t need to prove to anyone what kind of player I am – everyone already knows”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam said he doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone in T20Is as everyone already knows “what kind of player I am”.
Salman Butt: “Babar Azam’s downfall has nothing to do with his technique. The real problem lies in the thought process, which is now disturbed and distracted by changing his natural game”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has attributed Babar Azam’s recent struggles to his mindset rather than any technical flaws in his batting.
Saeed Ajmal: “Babar Azam was let down to such an extent that people openly said he wasn’t the kind of player needed in T20Is”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal believes batsman Babar Azam was let down so much and put under excessive pressure in T20Is.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “I don’t think about criticism. People want me to improve my strike-rate, but I know how to play according to situations. My game is ground strokes and strike rotation. If the situation demands high strike-rate, I will obviously do it”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is well aware that people want him to boost his strike-rate in T20Is, but made it clear that he pays little attention to criticism.
Rashid Latif: “Haris was encouraged to play modern-day cricket and was picked ahead of Rizwan, Usman, and Haseeb. But once in the team, his batting position was dropped too low, and he was reduced to just a slogger”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Haris was “reduced to just a slogger” as he was batting too low down the order.
Moin Khan: “There was no replacement for Babar and Rizwan, so why were they dropped? A personal grudge was carried out against Babar and Rizwan. The strike-rate of the others should also be considered”
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Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan believes Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were dropped from the T20I team as a “personal grudge” was carried out against them.
Michael Clarke: “I don’t understand why people keep talking about Babar Azam’s strike-rate. I think right now, he is a technically perfect player. He’s a true world-class player”
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Former Australia captain Michael Clarke cannot understand why people are obsessed with Pakistan batsman Babar Azam’s strike-rate in T20Is.
Usama Mir: “If you want a different brand of cricket, then the whole team should play that way. Apart from Hasan Nawaz, no batter even strikes above 130, not even Fakhar”
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Pakistan spinner Usama Mir pointed out big-hitter Hasan Nawaz is the only batsman with a strike-rate above 130 in the T20I team right now.
Usama Mir: “How can you justify dropping Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan and replacing them with players who have an even lower strike-rate”
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Pakistan spinner Usama Mir has asked how the national selectors can justify dropping batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from the T20I team when their replacements have an even lower strike-rate than them.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I would have kept Babar and told him to play at a 150 strike-rate. If he said he couldn’t do it, I would have motivated him, telling him he can and he will”
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Iconic Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar admitted he would keep batsman Babar Azam in the T20I team over Mohammad Rizwan.
