Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I rate Haseebullah as a quality batter but never rate his wicketkeeping. Unless he has massively improved since I have worked with him, I think he should play as a batsman”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman has admitted he does not rate Haseebullah Khan highly as a wicketkeeper, but believes the youngster is a “quality batter”.
Kamran Akmal: “I have to say this, if you are preparing a second wicketkeeper then you should go with a specialist and it can be Rohail Nazir”
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Former cricketer Kamran Akmal believes Rohail Nazir should be Pakistan’s back-up wicketkeeper-batsman.
Mike Hesson: “Babar Azam is not being considered as a wicketkeeping option. There’s been a lot of chatter around this, but Babar is working to secure his place in the side as an opening batter”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson has ruled out any chance of batsman Babar Azam becoming a wicketkeeper in the T20I team.
Pakistan batsman Khawaja Nafay: “The coaches have told me to work on my wicketkeeping as well. I’ve been advised to stay ready as a wicketkeeper too. I’m preparing myself to play according to all formats”
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Pakistan batsman Khawaja Nafay said the coaches have advised him to “stay ready as a wicketkeeper” should he get the chance to make his international debut.
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris: “Being a wicketkeeper, batter and captain, my goal is to perform and make a comeback to the team”
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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Mohammad Haris has expressed his determination to make it back into the national team.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “You should have Rizwan do regular wicketkeeping; he should be the regular keeper”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz believes Mohammad Rizwan should be the first-choice wicketkeeper for the national team.
Ramiz Raja: “I believe that Azam Khan has burned out. There is so much pressure on him and I think that if he is not keeping, then it is not good to hide him in fielding because every player has an ego”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan “has burned out”.
Rashid Latif: “The team has two wicketkeepers, [Azam] Khan and Rizwan. I suggest that wicketkeeping should be done by a senior player. Rizwan was running the game from behind for the last four years [but] now you have removed that guard”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes Mohammad Rizwan should be wicketkeeping all the time for the men in green.
Shai Hope: “I think that like I told Shaheen and the other guys, it’s nice to be behind the stumps for once instead of facing him for the first over”
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Shai Hope, the West Indies ODI captain, said he is glad he didn’t have to face Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi in the 2023 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Mohammad Rizwan: “I’m not fazed by the competition; in fact, I’m myself trying to search for more wicketkeepers in Pakistan”
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Mohammad Rizwan, the Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman, said he is happy to have more competition for his position but noted that the players “need to meet the required standards”.