Saeed Ajmal: “It is not right for a player to ask for the removal of a coach. Amir should focus on his performance and cement his place before making such demands”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal lashed out at left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir for wanting head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis to be sacked.
Mohammad Wasim: “We have Agha Salman who is a specialist at number 5 or 6 and if I put someone else in that spot that wouldn’t be fair”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said Agha Salman is a specialist number five or six batsman and it wouldn’t be fair if another player like Usman Salahuddin were to replace him.
Rashid Latif wants justice for Kamran Ghulam
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has called for justice for batsman Kamran Ghulam after he was dropped for the tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Herschelle Gibbs: “He is not going through a bad patch, it’s just that his standards are so high that people expect him to score 50-plus runs whenever he goes out to bat and that is a little bit unfair”
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Karachi Kings head coach Herschelle Gibbs said people need to stop expecting Pakistan captain Babar Azam to score 50-plus runs every time he walks out to the crease.
Pakistan batsman Azam Khan: “When it comes to skills and abilities, I cannot be compared to my father at all”
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Pakistan big-hitter Azam Khan believes he can never be compared to his father, former wicketkeeper-batsman and captain Moin Khan.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I agree that Azhar [Ali] made a mistake in the second innings of the first Test against England, while fielding, for which he was criticised but to remove him from captaincy, based on that match, would be unfair”
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Iconic Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes it is unfair that Azhar Ali should be sacked as Test captain based on one mistake.
Kamran Akmal: “Misbah and the current management at PCB can only bear about 10% of the blame but the real fault lies with the people who left us in this mess, namely Mickey Arthur and his predecessor”
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Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has said that he holds former head coach Mickey Arthur responsible for leaving Pakistan cricket in a mess when he left.
Kamran Akmal: “It is a big relief for us to be honest that the ban has reduced from three years to 1.5 years. Still, it is too long and harsh for Umar as he wants to play cricket as soon as possible”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has said that his brother Umar’s ban is still “too long and harsh” even though it was reduced from three years to 18 months.
Ravichandran Ashwin on Babar Azam: “Comparisons with Virat Kohli will put pressure on him, which is unfair. Kohli is one of the finest cricketers the world has produced. I am sure Babar’s time will come too”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes that Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam could be under immense pressure going forward if he continues to be compared to India skipper Virat Kohli.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Kohli is more aggressive while Babar is humble. Babar’s calmness gives him [an] edge over Virat Kohli if we look at what sports science teaches us”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has noted that limited overs captain Babar Azam’s “calmness gives him [an] edge over Virat Kohli”.
