Adam Hollioake: “I don’t know, I mean he’s a talented guy but there’s lots of talented guys in the squad”
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Pakistan batting coach Adam Hollioake has admitted that he is unsure if wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan will keep hold of his spot in the T20I team.
Azam recently featured in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand and made scores of 10, 2 and 10 in the three games he played.
Since he has previously failed to deliver as well, Hollioake acknowledged that the 25-year-old could lose his place to one of the other talented cricketers waiting for their opportunity.
“I don’t know, I mean he’s a talented guy but there’s lots of talented guys in the squad so you just have to see what the pitch is and what the makeup of the team is in the next game so it’s not a case of just he deserves to be in because there’s a lot of good players in Pakistan and to be who you keep in Pakistan you have to be at the top of your game so we’ll see,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Azam will now play for Islamabad United in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL), which gets underway on February 17.
Islamabad United Squad for PSL 9: Shadab Khan (captain), Naseem Shah, Imad Wasim, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Rumman Raees, Matthew Forde, Salman Ali Agha, Qasim Akram, Shahab Khan, Hunain Shah, Ubaid Shah, Shamyl Hussain, Tom Curran (reserved), Obed McCoy, Haider Ali
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