Tanvir Ahmed: “Fakhar Zaman is batting at numbers five and six of his own accord, and if he isn’t doing so willingly, then Fakhar should tell the national team management that I don’t want to bat at the lower order”
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Former Pakistan seamer Tanvir Ahmed has called on Fakhar Zaman to say something to the team management if he is not happy batting at number five or six.
Azhar Ali: “The Pakistan team management rushes bowlers back after an injury; their rehabilitation is not done as it should be”
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Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali has revealed that the “team management rushes bowlers back after an injury”.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “Opening the batting is a challenge but I have accepted this challenge on the demand of [the] team management”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has revealed that he is opening the batting “on the demand of [the] team management”.
Moin Khan: “Azam has his own shortcomings too. He needs to make himself physically and mentally stronger, [and] follow the fitness routines of other sportsmen”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan said his son Azam “has his own shortcomings” and needs to specifically work on his fitness.
Azhar Ali: “Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad were more talented than the rest of us. They just could not flourish in international cricket like they should have”
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Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali said batsmen Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad “were more talented than the rest of us”.
Kamran Akmal: “Babar Azam and [the] team management should now come out of this ‘yaari dosti’ and select players on merit”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has taken a shot at limited overs captain Babar Azam and the team management, saying they should “select players on merit”.
Salman Butt: “Saim Ayub is the lucky one because in 20 innings, he couldn’t perform as per the expectations yet the management has shown faith in him which is a big thing. I don’t think you’ll ever see a player who was given as many chances in Pakistan’s history”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt believes opening batsman Saim Ayub should consider himself very lucky as he is still being given chances to prove himself after failing to make any noteworthy contributions in over 20 T20Is.
Saim Ayub: “I have not yet played a big innings at international level but I am trying to do better. It is a process. The management is [backing] every player. I will not change my style and I am confident I will perform in future”
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Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub has made it clear that he has no plans to change his playing style, even though he has failed to start his international career with a bang.
Kamran Akmal: “No one from [the] team management or selection committee talked about giving rest to Babar and Rizwan during [the] New Zealand series”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selection committee consultant Kamran Akmal has made it clear that there was never any talk of resting batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan for the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand.
Mohammad Hafeez: “If I talk about Saud Shakeel, I am yet to understand what kind of doubts or restrictions the management has regarding him”
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Mohammad Hafeez believes it is impossible for the Pakistan management to have any “doubts or restrictions” about selecting middle order batsman Saud Shakeel in the ODI team.
