Babar Azam: “The advice I’d give to any youngster who’s stuck in bad form is belief. You can motivate yourself for a few days but hard work and dedication needs to be there every day”
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Pakistan star batsman Babar Azam has offered advice to young cricketers going through a rough patch, stressing that daily “hard work and dedication” are key to regaining form.
Mohammad Amir: “If you want to prepare any youngster for Test captaincy, Sarfaraz still has 2 years left in cricket, so appoint him as the captain along with a youngster as vice-captain”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes Sarfaraz Ahmed should have been named Test captain for the next two years so that a youngster could have been groomed to take over.
Moin Khan: “If you have a competitor like that, then you should double your hard work or give way to a youngster”
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Moin Khan, the former Pakistan captain, said Sarfaraz Ahmed needs to double his workload in order to have any chance of replacing Mohammad Rizwan as the first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman.
Pakistan big-hitter Sohaib Maqsood: “I don’t see a future for myself in Test cricket, so it’s better to free the slot for a deserving youngster”
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Pakistan power-hitter Sohaib Maqsood has admitted that he doesn’t see a future for himself in Test cricket.
Junaid Khan: “Shaheen probably doesn’t want to rest himself because he might have fear of losing his place to a youngster, who might perform in his place”
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Junaid Khan suggested that fellow Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is scared of losing his place to a youngster.
Shadab Khan: “Two youngsters I am looking forward to making a mark in this tournament are Zeeshan Malik, who played with me at the U19 level, and Haider Ali, who could not play last year but is all set to play a vital role in our team this season”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan is backing talented youngsters Haider Ali and Zeeshan Malik to shine in the upcoming National T20 Cup.
Azhar Ali: “Extraordinary Shaheen Shah Afridi”
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Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali heaped praise on left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi after he took six wickets in a T20 match for Hampshire recently, calling him “extraordinary”.
“He deserves to be included and we feel that he will add maturity and experience to our middle-order”
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Gary Ballance has been recalled to England’s squad for the first Test against South Africa, which begins on July 6 at Lord’s.
“I am happy that he is fulfilling his undoubted potential”
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Legendary South Africa pace bowler Makhaya Ntini has lauded seamer Kagiso Rabada after he rose to the top of the ODI bowlers rankings.
“He is a better, more technically sound opening batsman than Cook”
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Veteran England pace bowler James Anderson has made a bold claim by saying that Haseeb Hameed is a better opening batsman that Alastair Cook.
