2024-04-26 19:29:04
(24 News) Former captain of Pakistan cricket team Muhammad Hafeez has said that Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan are good players but they are not the whole team.
Former direct national team Mohammad Hafeez says that Saeem Ayub should be fed as an opener in the T20 World Cup, if the selection is made by parachute, then the domestic cricketers will be given a wrong message. Regarding the cricket restoration between Pakistan and India, Mohammad Hafeez replied If they can’t visit each other’s country, then Pakistan-India cricket should be played at a neutral venue. Regarding next year’s Champions Trophy, Mohammad Hafeez said that India should come to Pakistan to play the Champions Trophy because Pakistan-India cricket is not only two countries but the whole world. He said that politics should be kept aside and sport should be put in front. All three formats of cricket should be restored between Pakistan and India. I would be happy if Pakistan goes to India and India comes to Pakistan. It was said that Muhammad Aamir, Imad Wasim and Usman Khan are good players but there is a selection process, the three players used to play domestic cricket first and based on their performance they were selected in the national team. A message will be given.
Mohammad Hafeez said that he was saddened by the accusations of accepting recommendations on Pakistani coaches by the former chairman, regarding the criticism of his coaching, he said that I have done level one coaching course, coaching course is education, it must be done. But the coaching course is not everything, if you want to go on the coaching course, then appoint the one with the highest marks as the coach of the national team. The local coaches were hurt, there are legends in Pakistan who are respected by the world, he said that the experience of international cricket in coaching cannot be ignored, the procedure of removing me from the post of team director was regrettable.
The former captain said that people in PCB have a slavish mindset who think that there should be a foreign coach. I have never seen any local coach accepting the recommendation. Such an impression is wrong. Mohammad Hafeez said that it is not that Babar and Rizwan are not good players but both are not the whole team. Bringing Saim Ayub as a T20 opener was the solution to the problem in my view. Babar and Rizwan cannot carry the burden of the whole team alone. Babar has been batting at number three for the past many years, playing at number three in T20 will not make any difference, Mohammad Hafeez said that if I had made a mistake by changing the openers, then why did Saim Ayub open today? Being fed? If Saim, Rizwan opener, Babar play at number three and Fakhar at four, the top order becomes strong.
He said that Babar Azam is a strong batsman who is capable of playing in every condition, even if Saim fails, he should be given as an opener in the T20 World Cup because he is a bold batsman, not afraid, for such players. Criticism should be tolerated, Saeem is a player of all three formats, Mohammad Hafeez said regarding the strike rate that cricket has changed, the continuity is indeed less but the performance should have an impact, other teams do not depend on one or two players, every A new player gives a performance in the match.
On the comparison of Babar Azam and Virat Kohli, the former captain said that there is no comparison between Babar and Kohli because Kohli’s performances for India are so great, Babar is the best player who has yet to perform more for Pakistan. Regarding Azam, he said that such criticism is wrong that Babar Azam has to do everything in batting, Babar has to improve his skills according to modern day cricket, he knows where to improve, the recent PSL. I have played with intent, on the last tour of New Zealand regarding the NOC on the issue of the leagues, Hafeez said that I was included unnecessarily on the issue of the NOC of the leagues, my NOC of the leagues of the players. There was no connection.
He said that there was already a 3-year contract between the PCB and the players on the issue of leagues, all the players themselves signed a contract to be allowed to play in 3 leagues apart from PSL, I was accused on the issue of leagues. I said go according to the contract, the first priority of the players should be to play for their country. Regarding Pakistan’s chances of winning the T20 World Cup, Muhammad Hafeez said that Pakistan’s T20 team is talented, only confidence. There is a shortage.
He said that the changes in the management of PCB also affect the national cricket team. Muhammad Hafeez said that if they cannot visit each other’s country, Pakistan and India cricket should be played at a neutral venue.
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2024-04-26 19:29:04