Rashid Latif: “They’re playing in the Big Bash and will earn decent money, and I don’t think they’d want to return either. That’s just my opinion. The PCB should give them some liberty to explore other leagues”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has a feeling that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi and batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan don’t want to return to T20Is.
Mickey Arthur: “Babar Azam is a class, class player. Class players don’t come around very often. Class players are good enough to adapt their games as well and I think in the right environment, I think Babar Azam will certainly adapt his game”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur said class players like batsman Babar Azam “don’t come around very often”.
Mickey Arthur: “It’s an interesting one. I would always have Babar Azam in the team. I think he’s a wonderful player. I’m not sure what’s happened over the past couple of years, but the Babar I know is absolute class”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has made it clear that he would never drop batsman Babar Azam as he is “absolute class”.
Waqar Younis: “Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik and Sohail Tanvir are the top 3 all-rounders in Pakistan’s T20 history. That includes all T20s, not just internationals”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Waqar Younis has named Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik and Sohail Tanvir as the country’s top three all-rounders in T20 history.
Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim: “We used to rule in T20 cricket. I think we have moved back a little now. Maybe our mindset [needs a change] – in all three areas”
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Pakistan left-arm spinner Imad Wasim said the team used to “rule in T20 cricket”, but conceded that the men in green have “moved back a little now”.
Ian Bishop: “They will open with Babar and Rizwan. but they need to change their template in T20 cricket. Babar and Rizwan will have to shift their gear as far as their batting approach is concerned”
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Former West Indies speedster Ian Bishop believes Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan need to “shift their gear” when batting in T20Is and score runs a lot quicker.
Azhar Ali: “I think he has taken too much pressure on himself to play long innings. He should just go out and play freely”
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Former Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali has advised Test captain Shan Masood to “go out and play freely” when featuring in T20 matches.
Usman Shinwari: “In T20s, I won’t feel much pressure against him because he relies on conventional shots, and as a bowler, you don’t expect Babar to slog sweep a good length delivery or play an unorthodox shot out of nowhere for a six”
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Usman Shinwari, the left-arm pace bowler, said he isn’t scared of bowling to Babar Azam in T20s as he doesn’t expect the Pakistan captain to unleash big shots.
Moin Khan: “Sarfaraz has been struggling in T20s since [the] last two years”
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Moin Khan, head coach of the Quetta Gladiators, has slammed Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed for being a flop in T20 cricket for the past two years.
Simon Doull: “He has struggled with upping his strike-rate”
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Simon Doull, the well-known cricket commentator, said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed has a big problem when it comes to his strike-rate.