Have been noticing for the past few years apart from one or two occassions I don't think I have seen any arrogance from Pakistani players. This is the most likeable team from Pakistan. Guys like Rizwan, Babar or even Zaman show no arrogance at all and looks quite humble. Only Hasan goes OTT sometimes but he too stays in his limit. May be this is why Pakistan has been involved in less controversies lately. I can now put both NZ and Pakistan in the same category.
Rizwan is genuinely humble and down to earth irrespective of his performances on the field and a true team-man.
Babar has an air of quiet confidence about him. He's not a show pony and as of now, his batting form is also keeping the Pakistani media vultures at bay. He has a lot of haters within the Pakistani media community who are just waiting to pounce on him and hopefully these vultures won't get anything to harp on about for a very long time for Pakistan's sake.
Fakhar is an introvert and someone who's really uncomfortable in the limelight.
Hafeez and Malik are people who know how to manage their image. We will see their true colors once they have retired but for now, they seem happy, and I'm hoping that once they move to media, they will continue to still be the same people that they are now instead of slating their former teammates mercilessly.
The fast bowlers are also very down-to-earth and not primadonnas like the ones we had in the past. It's also due to the fact that they haven't really seen fame and are probably very young but it could also be down to the fact that the cricketing culture that they have stepped in is different from the past Pakistani dressing rooms. There are also no captaincy aspirations for many of these youngsters which was a major bone of contention for many of our former greats. One player that I'd like to mention here is Dahani, once he makes it to the team, we will even become more likable because he's that sort of personality who makes people fall in love with the sport even if you end up at the wrong end of the result that you hoped for.
Hassan Ali for all his antics isn't really a disruptor in the team environment. Yes, he may say a thing or two against our arch-rivals every once in a while but he's not someone who will cause major dressing room issues from what I've heard so far. He was also highly praised by his domestic team when he captained them last year and really helped them gel as a team. He did have an issue with Y. Khan but having an issue with YK shouldn't be held against anyone in my opinion.
I hope that shows like "The Pavilion" become mainstream in Pakistan and more young players like Wahab Riaz, Shan Masood, Sana Mir, Hafeez (once he retires), step into the media roles so that we can move away from loose cannons like Akhtar, Rashid, the entire regional lobbies, and so on. The utter filth that our people have had to digest in the name of "expert analysis" has actually created a generation that has no know-how about the sport itself.
This team needs a lot of work and they will have a lot of bad days but as a fan, I am finally putting my heart out there and hoping that we won't get infuriating news from the players like lobbying, match/spot-fixing, and other shenanigans which we were so used to in the past.
MashAllah nazr na lagay in boys ko. Ameen.
