Ahmed Shehzad: “Babar Azam is a role model for youngsters and we should all follow his work ethic”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has said that limited overs captain Babar Azam has become “a role model for youngsters” and “we should all follow his work ethic”.
Shoaib Malik: “I am a fan of Babar Azam. I like his work ethic a lot”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has revealed that he is a big fan of limited overs captain Babar Azam.
Dean Jones: “The only improvement Babar needs is in his power hitting. He needs to hit more fours and sixes in Twenty20 cricket”
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Former Australia batsman Dean Jones believes that Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam must improve his power hitting going forward.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “I don’t like comparisons but Babar is currently very close to being in the same class as Virat Kohli, Steve Smith or Joe Root”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq believes that limited overs captain Babar Azam “is currently very close to being in the same class as Virat Kohli, Steve Smith or Joe Root”.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “He is hardworking and wants [to produce] results. He wants to do something. He wants to win. I think the PCB should involve him so that he may transfer all [these skills] to the coming generation”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq believes that iconic batsman Younis Khan should be coaching the national team in any capacity.
Mickey Arthur: “He’s a hungry man who wants to play cricket for Pakistan”
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Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has admitted that opener Abid Ali’s hunger to succeed and be part of the national team is extremely impressive.
Azhar Mahmood: “He is a batsman who wants to learn every day and his work ethic, whether it is to improve or practice his batting or fielding is simply brilliant”
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Pakistan bowling coach Azhar Mahmood has heaped praise on opening batsman Fakhar Zaman following his outstanding performance in the recent five-match ODI series against Zimbabwe.
Mickey Arthur: Wahab Riaz “has not won us a game in two years”
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Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has revealed that left-arm pace bowler Wahab Riaz was not part of the list of 25 probable players picked for the training camp ahead of the tour of England since “he has not won us a game in two years”.
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“We wanted to make sure we were doing the right thing because there had been a downward spiral in his performances”
South Africa coach Russell Domingo has admitted that pace bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe was initially not included in the team for the tour of Sri Lanka as he had “massive concerns about his form, fitness and possibly his work ethic”.
Root believes he needs to spend more time at the crease to truly understand the challenges of international cricket
England batsman Joe Root admitted that he was seriously intimidated the first time he walked into the national team’s dressing room and added that his blazer size seemed to be at least seven sizes too big.
