Zaka Ashraf: “Shaheen should have been given some more time, at least one year, so that his performance [as skipper] could be analysed before taking any decision in this connection”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf feels pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi should have been given at least one year to prove himself as T20I captain.
Zaka Ashraf: “He (Shahid Afridi) didn’t give me any such suggestion”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has confirmed that legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi didn’t tell him to pick wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan as T20I captain.
Mohammad Hafeez: “You and Rizwan are very good players, excellent players but you are not the whole team”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez has revealed that it took him two months to convince star batsman Babar Azam that he has to start playing for the team.
Michael Vaughan: “You were doing a really good job… Madness why they wouldn’t want you to carry on”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan expressed his disbelief after Mohammad Hafeez announced his departure as Pakistan team director and interim head coach.
Zaka Ashraf: “We want to see him grow as a great batter and now without his additional burden of the captaincy, he can focus more on his performances to reach even greater heights”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf said he wants frontline batsman Babar Azam to keep growing and reaching greater heights now that he is no longer captain.
Zaka Ashraf: “Our support is always with you, Shaheen; you are an important part of the team”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is “an important part of the team” and will always be supported by the board.
Javed Miandad: “He is running cricket in our country. The cricketing affairs are being managed by sugar mill owners”
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Iconic batsman Javed Miandad admitted he is confused about how a sugar mill owner like Zaka Ashraf is the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman and “running cricket in our country.”
Zaka Ashraf: “He is our asset, and we will continue to support him”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has vowed to keep supporting batsman Babar Azam as he is a key asset for the national team.
Zaka Ashraf: “There is no infighting in the team. The whole team is united. These baseless stories are created by the enemies of the game”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has made it clear that there have been no fights within the national team and called the allegations “baseless stories” that have been “created by the enemies of the game.”
Zaka Ashraf: “It was Babar’s wish that Shadab remains the vice-captain during the World Cup. However, if he doesn’t perform, he will be dropped”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf said spinner Shadab Khan “will be dropped” if he continues failing to perform.
