Abrar Ahmed: “My approach is to first improve my batting significantly. While batting is important, I currently dedicate ten minutes to it”
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Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed has revealed that he is dedicating 10 minutes to batting practice as part of his push to make significant improvements with the bat.
Azam Khan: “Last year, I was slow while running, and my lateral movement behind the stumps wasn’t great. Now, I feel quicker and more agile, which is very satisfying”
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Pakistan big-hitting wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan says he feels “quicker and more agile” after losing 20kg.
Rumman Raees on Babar Azam: “There is no doubt about his class or his batting. But in T20 cricket, I feel he should respectfully consider retirement and focus on [the] ODI and Test formats”
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Former Pakistan pacer Rumman Raees has advised Test captain and top order batsman Babar Azam to consider retiring from T20Is.
Adam Zampa: “I just loved watching Shahid Afridi, not even because he was a leg-spinner, but because of the way he swung his bat. When I was a kid, I always wanted to be a batter. The way he entertained people really stood out”
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Australia spinner Adam Zampa has named Shahid Afridi as his favourite Pakistan player, saying he loved the way the legendary all-rounder entertained fans.
Peter Siddle: “Haris Rauf told me the meaning of chacha during [the] Big Bash and started calling me chacha as well”
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Australia fast bowler Peter Siddle has revealed that Pakistan seamer Haris Rauf started calling him chacha, which means uncle in Urdu, during their time together in the Big Bash League (BBL).
Abdullah Fazal: “Alastair Cook is my favourite [and] who’s my inspiration in batting”
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Pakistan batsman Abdullah Fazal has named legendary England opener Alastair Cook as his favourite player and “inspiration in batting”.
Abdur Rauf: “Haseebullah Khan is an outstanding batsman. He is technically solid and quite experienced in the entire lot of youngsters. He was not used properly in the past”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf believes batsman Haseebullah Khan wasn’t utilised properly in the past.
Farhan Yousaf: “Legends don’t just play, they teach”
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Pakistan Under-19 captain Farhan Yousaf has hailed Babar Azam as a legend, praising the Test skipper for mentoring teammates while continuing to excel as a player.
Usman Tariq: “My bowling action is different and variations are also weird. I keep trying different experiments in every match”
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Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq said he keeps “trying different experiments in every match” in order to keep opposition batsmen guessing.
Haris Rauf: “My prime responsibility is to take wickets in the middle and death overs, which is the most difficult situation in T20s”
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Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf believes taking wickets in the middle and death overs in T20 cricket is the toughest thing to do.
