Mohammad Yousuf: “Inzy bhai and Saeed bhai’s level can’t be matched. They can’t be matched. They were very big players. Zaheer Abbas…. These four players were of different categories and levels. Babar is nothing in front of them”
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Mohammad Yousuf said Pakistan top order batsman Babar Azam “is nothing in front of” the legendary quartet of Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saeed Anwar, Zaheer Abbas and Younis Khan.
Zaheer Abbas: “If you are going with your key player then it will be a waste to ask him to bat him at four, send him as an opener he will have more chances and overs to score”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes it would “be a waste” to use Babar Azam at number four in T20Is.
Basit Ali: “He should start skipping ropes. I am giving him this advice which was given to me by Asian Bradman, Zaheer Abbas. It helps in feet movement”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has advised limited overs captain Babar Azam to start skipping rope as it will help improve his foot movement.
Shoaib Akhtar: “These Pakistan players don’t have the skill to play. Players like Inzamam-ul-Haq, Zaheer Abbas and Sachin Tendulkar used to score runs everywhere and in tough conditions. These players don’t have the skill set”
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Iconic 161.3 kph (100.2 mph) fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has slammed the national team, saying “these Pakistan players don’t have the skill to play”.
Zaheer Abbas: “We should play together. India and Pakistan must compete against each other”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes India and Pakistan should be playing against each other.
Zaheer Abbas: “I have this impression that either Babar has an ego issue or is too shy to seek advice from his seniors in overcoming his current situation”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes it is possible that Babar Azam “has an ego issue”, which is why he has been struggling to end his poor run of form.
Iqbal Qasim: “As a player, he deserves a spot. If you say he doesn’t deserve a spot as a player, that’s just unfair”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim believes it is unfair for people to say that Babar Azam doesn’t deserve a spot in the national team.
Zaheer Abbas: “Babar Azam should be dropped from the team. If he’s not scoring runs, because if he’s our main batsman and he’s out of form, he should be out of the team”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes it was the right decision to drop Babar Azam from the Test team as he is “out of form”.
Zaheer Abbas: “It is our own doing (the friction between Babar and Shaheen). We shouldn’t have messed around with the set-up”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are to blame for the rift that has formed between frontline batsman Babar Azam and pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Zaheer Abbas: “The comparisons are pointless, Virat Kohli scores in every match, the other player (Babar) doesn’t score in any match, so then how can you compare? The person who scores, he is the bigger player”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes it is useless to compare Babar Azam to India superstar Virat Kohli as he “doesn’t score in any match”.
