Mohammad Hafeez: “You are in the team because of your talent, but you need to respond in case of fitness. You are the only one in the team on whom we have compromised on the grounds of fitness”
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Former Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez has admitted that fitness standards were compromised in order to select wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan.
Salman Butt: “Haris has had plenty of opportunities and maybe he needs to ask himself about whether he has done justice to his chances and talent because he is extremely talented”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt believes power-hitter Mohammad Haris needs to be honest with himself and assess “whether he has done justice to his chances and talent”.
Shahid Afridi: “Saim is the issue, not Babar and Rizwan. Saim has been given many opportunities but he has failed to deliver”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has lashed out at opening batsman Saim Ayub, saying he is the problem right now.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Khawaja Nafay was picked for BPL last year after his videos appeared on Facebook and despite him having not played for any region in Pakistan. It was a huge achievement. He’s a talent and if such a player gets opportunities he can do well for Pakistan”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed believes up-and-coming batsman Khawaja Nafay “can do well” for the national team if he gets the opportunity to showcase his talent.
Babar Azam: “The number of skills he has, you don’t get a talent like this very often in Pakistan”
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Limited overs captain Babar Azam said “you don’t get a talent” like fast bowler Naseem Shah “very often in Pakistan.”
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “There’s Khawaja Nafay, who is also very promising; he’s new and has recently played for the Sindh team”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed believes 22-year-old Khawaja Nafay is a “very promising” batting prospect.
Alex Hales: “You can’t knock back his ability and talent”
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England batsman Alex Hales said people can’t badmouth Pakistan big-hitter Azam Khan’s “ability and talent” as he has shown how dominant he can be.
Adam Hollioake: “I haven’t seen a more talented player than Saim Ayub”
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Pakistan batting coach Adam Hollioake has boldly claimed that he has never seen “a more talented player” than big-hitting opening batsman Saim Ayub.
Salman Butt: “If you want to play international cricket, you have to be fit. With the kind of talent that he has, he can perform a lot better if he works on his fitness”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has advised wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan to improve his fitness as it will have a positive impact on his overall performance.
Shahid Afridi: “The best batters lose form, but I have seen such consistent batters very rarely in Pakistan cricket”
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Legendary Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi believes Babar Azam is a special talent as he rarely sees batsmen as consistent as the 29-year-old.
