Shahid Afridi: “Everyone has their opinion but I think that Fakhar Zaman and Sharjeel Khan should be Pakistan’s openers in T20 cricket”
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Iconic Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said Fakhar Zaman and Sharjeel Khan should open the batting in T20 Internationals.
Fakhar Zaman: “The kind of situation there was in [the] Africa tour, it required me to play down the order because Rizwan and Babar were playing so good as openers”
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Fakhar Zaman has heaped praise on Pakistan captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, saying they have been doing so well as openers.
Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman: “I have played my entire cricket as an opener. When you have a particular number, you enjoy playing at that number. However, when you play for Pakistan, you have to adjust according to the situation”
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Fakhar Zaman said he has played as an opener his entire career, but is happy to bat lower down the order in T20 Internationals.
Brad Hogg: “Either [he] opens so he can power away at the back end or works on a formula to finish off the innings in style for the team”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg believes wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has two possibilities when it comes to T20 Internationals – either he opens the batting or takes on the role of a finisher.
Babar Azam has the best T20 International batting average among players who have scored a minimum of 1,000 runs
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has a better T20 International average than India skipper Virat Kohli and wicketkeeper-batsman Lokesh Rahul.
Faisal Iqbal: “Definitely Wasim Akram bhai and specially in T20 format his skills would have been brilliant to see in modern day cricket”
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Balochistan head coach Faisal Iqbal believes it would have been “brilliant to see” legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram playing modern day cricket.
Rashid Latif: “Always No 1”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has told Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi that he will always be number one.
Imad Wasim: “I feel this is an area of my game that has definitely improved and I’m looking forward to more opportunities with the bat going forward”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim has admitted that he would like to get more opportunities to bat in T20 Internationals.
Kamran Akmal: “The only solution to this is for Rizwan to establish himself as an opener as that would not only make him indispensable but also result in an excellent team combination”
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Kamran Akmal believes that wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan needs to open the batting in T20 Internationals or he may potentially be dropped in the future.
Hasan Ali: “Many more to come inshaAllah”
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Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali is backing spinner Shadab Khan to take “many more” wickets in T20 Internationals.
