Sohaib Maqsood: “Unpopular opinion but I think Usman Khan should be part of [the] Pakistan ODI setup too. We lack power-hitters in our country so at least try batters who have different and unorthodox areas of scoring runs on good length balls”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood believes big-hitter Usman Khan should be in the ODI team going forward.
Babar Azam: “You will see new faces. Tayyab Tahir, Sufiyan Muqeem and Abbas Afridi are good”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam said praised newcomers Abbas Afridi, Tayyab Tahir and Sufiyan Muqeem, saying all three of them are good players.
Tayyab Tahir: “Kamran Ghulam played a wonderful knock. Players like us have been performing in the middle order because we want to do well for Pakistan in the future”
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Tayyab Tahir wants to see himself and fellow Pakistan middle order batsman Kamran Ghulam continue scoring runs as he wants to ensure they “do well for Pakistan in the future”.
Tayyab Tahir: “[I] look forward to represent Pakistan in [the] Champions Trophy”
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Pakistan batsman Tayyab Tahir is confident that he will get selected in the team for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Tayyab Tahir on Babar Azam: “I want to work on my cover drive with him”
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Pakistan rising star Tayyab Tahir said he wants to work on his cover drive with Babar Azam.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Tayyab Tahir was brought in, he wasn’t welcome and was excluded”
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Ahmed Shehzad has claimed that Pakistan middle order batsman Tayyab Tahir “wasn’t welcome” when he was called up to the national team and was even “excluded.”
Shadab Khab: “Tayyab Tahir and Azam Khan are solid batters who can turn the game around with their explosive batting, something the two had been demonstrating in domestic and franchise cricket for a while now”
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Shadab Khan, the Pakistan vice-captain, said Tayyab Tahir and Azam Khan are “solid batters” that possess “explosive batting” skills.
Tayyab Tahir: “I am batting the way that the Pakistan team needs players to bat and will continue to bat this way if I get the chance”
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Tayyab Tahir, the fast rising cricketer, said the Pakistan team needs more batsmen like him.
Shadab Khan: “Both have been with the side for a series each in the last two years and it is time for them to step up”
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Shadab Khan, the Pakistan spinner, has challenged power-hitters Azam Khan and Tayyab Tahir to “step up” after having spent time around the national team.
Tayyab Tahir: “I don’t think I can be [the] second Babar Azam”
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Pakistan batsman Tayyab Tahir has played down comparisons between him and Babar Azam, saying he is the second version of the national team captain.
