Saeed Ajmal: “He can play at a strike rate of 140, even if he is coming at number seven”
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Saeed Ajmal believes spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim can slot into the number seven spot in Pakistan’s ODI team and bat while maintaining a strike-rate of 140.
Matthew Hayden: “You can’t continue to keep on punching out hundreds and 50s and strike rates of 140-plus”
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Iconic Australia opener Matthew Hayden has defended Pakistan captain Babar Azam, saying people can’t expect him to “keep on punching out hundreds and 50s”.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Unless your name is Babar Azam or Mohammad Rizwan, who can play at a strike-rate of 140 without taking any risks”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood said captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan have the ability to maintain strike-rates of 140 without taking unnecessary risks.
Ramiz Raja: “Same with Fawad Alam, who is making opportunities count”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja heaped praise on batsman Fawad Alam, saying he is “making [his] opportunities count”.
Babar Azam: “Hasan was outstanding, the openers then batted well, we carried on the momentum, Fawad finishing how he did was outstanding”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said batsman Fawad Alam and pace bowler Hasan Ali have been “outstanding” as of late.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “The good thing about Fawad Alam is that when [he] gets set, he goes for three figures rather than throwing away his start”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said batsman Fawad Alam looks to make hundreds every time and doesn’t waste his starts.
Fawad Alam: “Credit should be given to the openers [Imran Butt and Abid Ali], the way they played and laid a solid foundation for the others. They might have scored slowly, but it helped us later on, allowing us to dominate”
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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam said openers Abid Ali and Imran Butt allowed the national team to dominate in the first Test against Zimbabwe as they “laid a solid foundation”.
Pietersen carried the Stars into the BBL final
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A new Big Bash League (BBL) champion will be crowned after Kevin Pietersen’s magnificent innings of 62 saw the Melbourne Stars defeat the Perth Scorchers, who are the defending champions, by seven wickets.
Finch led by example with his spectacular knock of 60
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Melbourne Renegades captain Aaron Finch led from the front as he blasted a superb 60 to lead his side to a five-wicket win over the Hobart Hurricanes.
Stokes raises his bat after bringing up his half-century
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes scored an unbeaten 74 to put his side in a commanding position against South Africa on the first day of the second Test in Cape Town.
