They are not immune from being dropped, Salman Ali Agha ready to cut Pakistan duo if necessary

Salman Ali Agha said Pakistan batsmen Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman are not immune from being dropped

Salman Ali Agha: “If senior players like Fakhar or Babar don’t fit into that combination, we won’t play them. We will play only those who are best for the team”

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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has made it clear that batsmen like Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman are not immune from being dropped from the playing XI if they “don’t fit into that combination”.

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Lost a bit of his power, Ricky Ponting concerned about Pakistan batsman’s T20I game

Ricky Ponting said Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has lost a bit of his power

Ricky Ponting: “Babar needs to get going early. He needs boundaries in his first few balls, otherwise the momentum of the game shifts every time he comes in. To me, it looks like he’s lost a bit of his power and ball-striking ability”

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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting admitted it appears as if Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has “lost a bit of his power and ball-striking ability” in T20Is.

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Almost nothing worse than being called a chucker, Usman Khawaja defends Pakistan spinner

Usman Khawaja said there is almost nothing worse than being called a chucker as he defended Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq

Usman Khawaja: “There aren’t many things worse than being called a ‘chucker’ in cricket. The stigma is real. The man is just doing his best and [has] been cleared twice”

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Former Australia opener Usman Khawaja has come to the defence of Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq, saying there is almost nothing worse than being called a chucker.

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I didn’t think I would perform this way, Pakistan spinner grateful for being recalled

Mohammad Nawaz said he didn't think he would perform this way after earning a recall to the Pakistan team

Mohammad Nawaz: “It was not in my plan, but when I was picked in the Pakistan team, I didn’t think I would perform in this way. I didn’t predict that the rest of my year would go like this, with so many outstanding performances”

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Pakistan spinner Mohammad Nawaz has admitted he did not expect to perform as well as he has since earning a recall to the national side.

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We’ll back him even if he’s not scoring, Salman Ali Agha on senior Pakistan batsman

Salman Ali Agha said Pakistan will back Fakhar Zaman even if he's not scoring

Salman Ali Agha: “Fakhar has been performing for Pakistan for the last 10 years. If he isn’t scoring right now, that’s okay – we will back him”

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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has confirmed that top order batsman will continue to be backed even if he fails to score runs in the short term.

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Focused on personal milestones, Pakistan wicketkeeper slams current players

Kamran Akmal said the current Pakistan players are focused on personal milestones

Kamran Akmal: “What hurts is that the new generation seems focused on personal milestones instead of playing for the team. Winning or losing is part of cricket – but where is the fight, the pride of representing Pakistan”

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Former wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has lashed out at the current generation of Pakistan players, claiming they are more focused on personal milestones than team success.

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