Adam Hollioake: “I think he’s a potential great of the game. It’s early days and Test cricket is hard, but he has the ability to be one of the great players”
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Pakistan batting coach Adam Hollioake believes opening batsman Saim Ayub has what it takes to become a “great of the game.”
Ayub is one of the brightest prospects in Pakistan cricket at the moment and has been a dominant force in domestic cricket.
While he hasn’t been able to replicate that level of success when playing international cricket as he averages 14.72 after 12 T20Is and 16.50 after his Test debut, Hollioake stressed that it’s still “early days” and the 21-year-old is capable of becoming the Pakistan team’s new superstar.
“I think he’s a potential great of the game. It’s early days and Test cricket is hard, but he has the ability to be one of the great players,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Ayub is currently in action for the Peshawar Zalmi in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL) and has accumulated 222 runs in seven matches, which includes a top score of 88, at an average of 31.71 and a strike-rate of 157.44.
Peshawar Zalmi Squad for PSL 9: Babar Azam (captain), Rovman Powell, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Asif Ali, Mohammad Haris, Aamer Jamal, Naveen-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Umair Afridi, Dan Mousley, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Mehran Mumtaz, Luke Wood, Sufiyan Muqeem, Waqar Salamkheil, Arshad Iqbal, Gus Atkinson, Shamar Joseph
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