Nick Knight: “No one would ever question his ability, his talent, his ability to score runs”
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Ex-England cricketer Nick Knight has said no one would question Pakistan batsman Babar Azam’s talent and “ability to score runs”.
Sam Billings: “The standard of talent in Pakistan is excellent, as always. Abdullah Shafique, Saad Masood and Yasir Khan are the young players… to keep an eye on”
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England wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings has named batsmen Abdullah Shafique, Saad Masood and Yasir Khan as the Pakistan trio to “keep an eye on”.
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez: “The trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf failed to deliver in the 2023 Asia Cup, 50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup, and now in the lead-up to the [2025] Champions Trophy”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes it is time to move on from the pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf as they have “failed to deliver”.
Ahmed Shehzad: “In a country where there aren’t many players, when you find someone like this, you have to support him”
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Veteran batsman Ahmed Shehzad wants Pakistan to keep supporting Saim Ayub as he considers the opener to be a rare talent.
Monty Panesar: “Abrar bowls with tremendous courage. Some deliveries go for boundaries, but others take big wickets. He’s a huge asset and Pakistan must build a settled squad around talents like him”
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Former England cricketer Monty Panesar believes mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed is a “huge asset” for Pakistan as he “bowls with tremendous courage” and takes “big wickets.”
Robin Uthappa: “The first time I saw Saim Ayub’s talent was in [the] CPL, 2 or 3 years ago. I was like if Pakistan don’t capitalise on a player like this, they will miss out [on] a generational talent. For the next two years, they opened with Rizwan and Babar”
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Former India batsman Robin Uthappa believes Pakistan should fully capitalise on Saim Ayub, describing the opener as a “generational talent.”
Wasim Akram: “Right now, Babar has what it takes to be a match-winner – the talent is definitely there, and consistency is there – but he needs to win 2-3 important matches on his own with his batting. No doubt, he is a top-class player”
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Pakistan pace icon Wasim Akram knows batsman Babar Azam “has what it takes to be a match-winner” as he has the talent and consistency.
Faisal Iqbal: “Babar Azam earlier had the talent to become top batter… but unfortunately he lost focus due to many unwanted reasons”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Faisal Iqbal knows Babar Azam had the talent needed to become a top batsman, but noted he has lost focus due to numerous reasons.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Babar and Rizwan are quality players… They just need to upgrade their approach and skills to become more impactful. They have the talent to do that”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan need to “become more impactful”.
Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar: “With the kind of talent Rawalpindi has produced over the years, it’s only fitting that it gets its own PSL team. It has to be Pindi Express”
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Legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar wants the new Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise to be from Rawalpindi and named “Pindi Express”.
