Asif Ali: “Look, my job is to play cricket. You saw in the [2024] World Cup as well that two retired players returned to the Pakistan team. If there is a need, I am available”
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Pakistan power-hitter Asif Ali has hinted that he might come out of retirement to play international cricket again.
Mohammad Wasim: “Babar Azam is not mentally strong, Babar is being mentally tortured”
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Former Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim believes batsman Babar Azam is “being mentally tortured”.
Junaid Khan: “Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah should be stopped from playing any matches for one-and-a-half to two months so they can work on their weaknesses and faults”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan believes the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah should be stopped from playing any matches for between one-and-a-half and two months so that they can work on fixing their weaknesses.
Mohammad Amir: “Every player face rough patches, but Babar’s has lasted a bit longer. He should take inspiration from Virat Kohli, and return with a fresh mindset. He is still Pakistan’s best player, and the team needs him for ODI World Cup 2027”
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Left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes Pakistan will need batsman Babar Azam for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup as he is the country’s best player.
Rashid Latif: “People are running a campaign to have him be the captain of the T20I team instead of ODIs. He doesn’t even deserve a place”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif doesn’t want Shaheen Shah Afridi to be appointed T20I captain and believes the left-arm seamer shouldn’t even be in the squad.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Deserving players like Hasan Nawaz are also not picked, while Wasim Jnr has been consistently ignored”
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Veteran batsman Ahmed Shehzad wants to know why the Pakistan selectors are continuously ignoring big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz and fast bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr.
Pakistan spinner Ali Usman: “I’m still waiting for an opportunity in the PSL. I just want to know what more I need to do to be considered. I’m ready to do whatever it takes”
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Pakistan spinner Ali Usman said he has taken 101 wickets in the recent domestic season and wants to know what it will take for him to get selected by a Pakistan Super League (PSL) team.
Mohammad Amir: “I don’t know if Abhishek Sharma should be in our (Pakistan) team or not. But now that you have seen the potential in Maaz Sadaqat, you should pay special attention to how we should make him a player”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir has compared up-and-coming batting all-rounder Maaz Sadaqat to India opener Abhishek Sharma, saying people have seen the potential Sadaqat has.
Salman Butt: “What work have the coaches who worked with Babar Azam done with Babar? Babar was [the] world number one in T20s, instead of improving Babar, they have pushed Babar even further back”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has criticised Babar Azam’s decline in T20Is, saying the coaches who worked with him have pushed him further back.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Shan Masood (53 average) or Abdullah Shafique could be better options as [number three] batters in [the] ODI format if Babar Azam is injured or rested for some reason, considering [the] next World Cup in South Africa”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes batsmen Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique are the ideal replacements for Babar Azam in ODIs should he get injured or need to be rested.
