Misbah-ul-Haq: “Fakhar has the ability to hit three sixes in an over once he settles himself”
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Misbah-ul-Haq, the former head coach and chief selector, said attacking Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman has the ability to hit three sixes in an over once he gets settled at the crease.
Shahid Afridi: “Babar Azam should bat at number three”
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Shahid Afridi, the entertaining power-hitter, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam should be demoted from an opener to the number three spot in T20Is.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Fakhar Zaman takes one or two overs to gain his momentum”
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Misbah-ul-Haq said he likes the idea of Fakhar Zaman opening the batting for Pakistan in T20Is as he only needs one to two overs to “gain his momentum”.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “It’s been a part of the debate that Babar should bat at number three, but I don’t think he feels comfortable playing at that position”
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Inzamam-ul-Haq, the legendary Pakistan captain, said current skipper Babar Azam doesn’t seem comfortable with the idea of batting at number three in T20Is.
Shahid Afridi: “For me, Fakhar and Rizwan are [the] Pakistan team openers for T20 cricket”
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Shahid Afridi, the former interim chief selector, believes Fakhar Zaman should replace captain Babar Azam as an opener in T20Is.
Mohammad Amir: “All of this started when Misbah (Misbah-ul-Haq) became the head coach and he made (Mohammad) Rizwan open and sacrificed Fakhar (Zaman), who was Pakistan’s opener in T20 cricket at that time”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has accused former head coach Misbah-ul-Haq of sacrificing Fakhar Zaman in order to let Mohammad Rizwan open the batting in T20Is.
Saeed Ajmal: “If you want to go by performance, Sarfaraz (Ahmed) has been performing well in the (domestic) T20s”
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Ex-Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has asked why veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed is not being picked in T20Is when he has a good record in the format.
Shahid Afridi: “Babar Azam should quit the T20I captaincy and focus on his batting”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has told Babar Azam to resign as T20 captain.
Naseem Shah: “He has completely changed his cricket, in T20s he is a completely different player. What is the reason behind this? It is all hard work”
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Pakistan seamer Naseem Shah has praised wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, saying his hard work has resulted in him becoming a completely different player, especially in T20 cricket.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan: “It was a challenge and I’ve always been ready to take challenges on. It was either that or my T20 career would finish”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has revealed that he had to adapt to become an opener or his T20 career would be over.
