Yasir Hameed: “Khushdil Shah takes four to five balls to settle. He can only then start hitting big”
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Former Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed said power-hitting batsman Khushdil Shah can’t smash the ball right away as he needs a little time to get settled.
Hameed pointed out that Khushdil takes “four to five balls” before starting to free his arms and unleash the big shots.
The 27-year-old was given the opportunity to be Pakistan’s first-choice finisher, but couldn’t perform consistently enough to cement his spot in the side.
“Khushdil Shah takes four to five balls to settle. He can only then start hitting big,” Hameed was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
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Pakistan recently played a two-Test series against New Zealand on home soil, which ended as a draw.
They will now go up against each other in a three-match ODI series, which gets underway on Monday in Karachi.
Pakistan Squad for New Zealand ODI series: Babar Azam (capt), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Agha Salman, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir, Usama Mir
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