Naseem Shah: “I was bowling at him and I bowled a yorker and the ball was reversing. It was a perfect yorker and he ran it down to third man, I felt this was unfair”
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Pakistan seamer Naseem Shah admitted he was shocked at how easily batsman Babar Azam played his reverse swinging yorker when they battled against each other in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Shadab Khan: “Usama made his debut. He got here after consistent T20 performances in the toughest leagues. Criticism only after 1 game and that too at a difficult ground for spinners is harsh. Usama is gifted and talented enough to bounce back”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan has defended fellow spinner Usama Mir, saying he is “gifted and talented enough to bounce back.”
Shoaib Akhtar: “The treatment [of] Babar Azam was unjust”
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Legendary 161.3 kph fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes that former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been the victim of “unjust” treatment.
Mohammad Wasim: “There has been a huge gap since he last played for Pakistan so it is important for him to go back to domestic and prove himself, to bring him abruptly will be unfair to other players”
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Former Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim believes it would be “unfair” to immediately pick left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir in the national team if he were to make an international comeback.
Mudassar Nazar on Babar Azam: “Everything when you win matches but when pressure comes, the most is on the captain”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam is the main target whenever pressure is heaped on the national team, former batsman Mudassar Nazar pointed out.
Babar Azam: “Shan Masood bats at the top of the order and he has not batted lower down the order. I think it would be unfair [on] Shan to play him at the fifth or sixth spot”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said it would be unfair for Shan Masood to bat lower down the order at number five or six.
Wasim Akram: “It’s unfair to compare those two now”
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Pakistan icon Wasim Akram said it is unfair to compare captain Babar Azam with India skipper Virat Kohli.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “We need to play according to [the] situation. If the situation requires you to bat slowly, then you need to do that. Strike-rate doesn’t matter much”
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Usman Salahuddin believes it is unfair for the national selectors to judge a player solely based on their strike-rate.
Rashid Latif: “We made a lot of mistakes, and we shouldn’t just blame Misbah for them. You can’t just put all the blame on his shoulders alone”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said it is unfair to only blame head coach Misbah-ul-Haq for the team’s struggles.
Rashid Latif: “The decision to remove Sarfaraz [Ahmed] from [the] captaincy was wrong”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said it was wrong decision to sack Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain.
