Former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Hafeez feels labelling Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan as 'key players' would not be justified. Notably, Babar and Rizwan have been left out of the 17-member Pakistan squad for the upcoming Asia Cup. Neither of the two featured in Pakistan's recent T20I series: Bangladesh home, Bangladesh away and West Indies away.
Hafeez proceeded with naming the likes of Salman Ali Agha, Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz as players who have contributed to the team and felt that the media should be pushing them more than they are at the moment.
Hafeez grouped Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi in the same bracket as Babar and Rizwan, reckoning that they need to up their performances a fair bit.