Yasir Arafat: “Babar Azam has all the ingredients to perform again”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat hasn’t given up on batsman Babar Azam, saying he “has all the ingredients” needed to start scoring lots of runs again.
Yasir Arafat: “Similarly if you look at Sufiyan Muqeem, he provides different variations, especially in [the] T20 format”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat wants to see spinner Sufiyan Muqeem get more chances in international cricket as he “provides different variations” when bowling.
Yasir Arafat: “If Mike Hesson is backing youngsters, don’t take a backward step to Babar and Rizwan”
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Former all-rounder Yasir Arafat believes Pakistan shouldn’t “take a backward step” and select batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan in T20Is if white-ball head coach Mike Hesson wants to back younger players.
Yasir Arafat: “He has been performing for a year now”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat wants to see batsman Sahibzada Farhan in the playing XI constantly as he “has been performing for a year now”.
Yasir Arafat: “Saim Ayub indeed looks like a gem for Pakistan”
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Former all-rounder Yasir Arafat is highly impressed with opening batsman Saim Ayub and admitted he “indeed looks like a gem for Pakistan”.
Yasir Arafat: “A year ago I picked Sufiyan Muqeem for the Sindh Premier League. I phoned him and he said he was injured. Nobody from PCB had been in touch to sort out his rehab or treatment”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat said he picked spinner Sufiyan Muqeem for the Sindh Premier League a year ago.
Yasir Arafat: “Pakistan cricket needs strong characters like Aaqib Javed”
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Former all-rounder Yasir Arafat said Pakistan cricket needs “strong characters” like national selector Aaqib Javed.
Yasir Arafat: “Kamran Ghulam always kept his head down and never went to the media or complained on social media, even though he had a lot of support from fans saying he deserved to be in the team”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat has lauded middle order batsman Kamran Ghulam for never complaining once when he continuously kept being ignored by the national selectors.
Yasir Arafat: “I think, the recommendations he gave, especially regarding Babar’s captaincy after analysing his leadership in England and also in the World Cup, led to Babar’s resignation”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat believes white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten played an instrumental role in Babar Azam stepping down as limited overs captain.
Yasir Arafat: “Shaheen’s dip in form is because he was introduced very early to international cricket, and his workload was not managed properly”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat acknowledged that there is a noticeable dip in left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s form.