Abdur Rauf: “he has lost pace – now bowling around 134-135 kph – and isn’t swinging the ball as effectively. His bowling action has also changed post-injury, affecting his ability to take early wickets with the new ball”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Abdur Rauf said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has seen his pace drop from 145 kph to around 135 kph.
Zaheer Abbas: “I have this impression that either Babar has an ego issue or is too shy to seek advice from his seniors in overcoming his current situation”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes it is possible that Babar Azam “has an ego issue”, which is why he has been struggling to end his poor run of form.
Ahmed Shehzad: “In ODIs, where Babar used to own the format, he is struggling”
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Senior Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has called out batsman Babar Azam, saying he is no longer dominant in ODIs.
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.
Salman Ali Agha: “If Babar Azam is struggling, it’s okay, and you’ll see him scoring soon, including big innings”
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Pakistan batting all-rounder Salman Ali Agha said “it’s okay” if batsman Babar Azam “is struggling” as all players go through phases where their form abandons them.
Ramiz Raja: “Two balls are good and then three deliveries are bad, this makes the situation tough”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has slammed the inconsistency of the bowling attack, saying after two good balls are bowled the next three are bad.
Babar Azam: “He’s struggling but I feel he just needs one innings to get going”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has thrown his support behind opening batsman Saim Ayub, insisting the 21-year-old “just needs one innings to get going.”
Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan: “I was struggling while bowling but I have tried to fix the technical issues and I’m hopeful there will be further improvement in my bowling. When I perform as a bowler, it benefits the team a lot”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan is hoping his bowling improves even more after he worked hard to fix a few “technical issues.”
Shahid Afridi: “Right now, Haris Rauf seems to be struggling with his bowling, and I’m not quite understanding it”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has admitted that he cannot understand why express bowler Haris Rauf is “struggling with his bowling.”
Misbah-ul-Haq: “We can see that whenever Haris Rauf is given the ball to bowl in the powerplay, he is struggling”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has slammed fast bowler Haris Rauf for his inability to take wickets consistently and restrict the flow of runs while bowling in the powerplay.
