Kamran Akmal on Salman Ali Agha: “He’s our best Test and ODI player, but making him T20I captain has been unfair”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal thinks it is unfair that Salman Ali Agha was appointed T20I captain.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Calling them key players would be wrong and unfair. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are not Pakistan cricket’s key players at the moment. Key players are those who win matches for Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez honestly believes that batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan can no longer be classed as key players.
AB de Villiers: “To face him at that time was just… it was almost unfair. He just had too much skill, he was playing with me, it felt like. Really, really good bowler”
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Legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has admitted that “it was almost unfair” to face Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif as “he just had too much skill”.
Salman Butt: “I hope it’s only a rumor, and the selectors are not thinking this way because it’s unfair and, strategically, it can backfire”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt hopes it is only a rumour that Babar Azam will open the batting in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Hasan Ali: “Sajid Khan had performed brilliantly against England. Dropping him after such a performance is unfair and could damage his confidence. Even if not in the playing XI, he should have been part of the squad”
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Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has admitted that the decision to drop spinner Sajid Khan for the two-Test series against South Africa was “unfair”.
Iqbal Qasim: “As a player, he deserves a spot. If you say he doesn’t deserve a spot as a player, that’s just unfair”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim believes it is unfair for people to say that Babar Azam doesn’t deserve a spot in the national team.
Manoj Tiwary: “Blaming him alone for Pakistan’s results is unfair”
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Former India batsman Manoj Tiwary believes it is completely wrong for people to put all the blame on limited overs captain Babar Azam for Pakistan’s disappointing results as of late.
Imran Nazir: “Talking about Saim Ayub, he’s a new player and expecting 40 or 50 runs would not be fair to him, especially in a World Cup which itself is so stressful and when the team is performing so poorly”
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Former Pakistan power-hitter Imran Nazir said it is unfair to expect opening batsman Saim Ayub to score 40 or 50 runs as he is a “new player”.
Shoaib Malik: “[The] captain needs to utilise the options on [the] bench wisely. Moving forward, the captain should give time and enough overs to Azam and Iftikhar to settle first, expecting them to score 12-14 right away is unfair”
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Veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam has excessively high expectations of big-hitters Azam Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed, saying requiring them to score 12 to 14 runs per over “right away is unfair”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “This is a slavish mindset of PCB that only a foreign coach should be appointed. I have never seen any local coach promoting nepotism or personal recommendations”
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Former team director Mohammad Hafeez has hit back at former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi over comments the latter made about local coaches.
