Mark Waugh: “If I was in the team, Babar Azam might have been dropped from the team. He is a fantastic player. But you have got to make right decisions in T20 cricket”
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Australia great Mark Waugh has admitted that Pakistan batsman Babar Azam would not feature in his T20 side.
Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq: “I’m working hard on my power-hitting skills in order to make [a] spot in [the] T20 squad and franchise competitions as well”
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Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq said he wants a spot for himself in the T20 team as soon as possible.
Kamran Akmal: “Umar Akmal can also be selected, his case and punishment is now out of the way as well. We need to quickly start his rehab rather than delaying it”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said the selectors should get his brother Umar back in the T20 team.
Nadeem Khan on Azam Khan: “Our T20 team also requires a player like him but he needs to improve his fitness first”
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Nadeem Khan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Director – High Performance, said the T20 team needs a player like wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He [Imad Wasim] deserved a place in the T20 squad as he is too good to be dropped from the T20 team”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim is “too good to be dropped”.
Mohammad Wasim on Sharjeel Khan: “With the form he has recently shown in the domestic T20 events, he deserves an opportunity to further improve his fitness and show he still has that ability to win big matches for Pakistan”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said Sharjeel Khan was picked in the T20 squad for the tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe, even though “he is exactly not where we want him to be”.
Rumman Raees on Mohammad Hafeez: “That’s inspirational for all youngsters”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Rumman Raees has said that veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez should be an inspiration for all youngsters.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “In my opinion, Sarfaraz should play if Pakistan [are] planning to play [a] WK (wicketkeeper) at 6/7. Rizwan in T20Is could be quite useful only in top order role, preferably [at] 3”
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Former Pakistan captain and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq believes that wicketkeeper-batsmen Mohammad Rizwan and Sarfaraz Ahmed can both play in the national team.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Instead of Iftikhar you should play a proper batsman who can accelerate”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes that batsman Iftikhar Ahmed shouldn’t be in the T20 team.
Kamran Akmal: “We need good bowling all-rounder for the middle-order who can score fast while batting well. The team can try Faheem Ashraf, Amir Yamin or Amad Butt for the purpose”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes that “Faheem Ashraf, Amir Yamin or Amad Butt” could strengthen the T20 team.
