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”.
Harsha Bhogle: “Babar Azam is in tremendous form”
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Well-known cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is in tremendous form.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “So I have worked on it and my strike-rate this season was 50-plus, which is an improvement. I have fulfilled the requirement and will keep performing”
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Middle order batsman Usman Salahuddin said he has fulfilled the requirement the national selectors wanted from him.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “He will continue to gain experience and get better with time”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq believes that captain Babar Azam will continue to get even better as time goes on.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Babar and Fakhar performed really well”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said opener Fakhar Zaman and captain Babar Azam “performed really well” in the ODI series against South Africa.
Pakistan batsman Muhammad Akhlaq: “I want to thank the Almighty first, my target was to take the team to the 170-run mark”
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Pakistan batsman Muhammad Akhlaq thanked the Almighty after hammering a half-century in Central Punjab’s nailing-biting National T20 Cup win over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Sharjeel Khan: “The conditions were a little tough for batting early on. Khurram and I discussed them and decided that we have to spend time at the crease and bat deep, which paid dividends for us”
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Pakistan batsman Sharjeel Khan said the conditions were tough in Sindh’s National T20 Cup match against Central Punjab, but he and Khurram Manzoor battled through it to lead the team to victory.
Babar Azam: “I am concentrating a lot now. After reaching 50, I focus on trying to bat for as long as possible. I try to focus as I did for the first 50 for the next 50 runs also and beyond”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has revealed that the key to converting fifties into hundreds is concentration.
Thisara last represented Sri Lanka at the Champions Trophy
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Sri Lanka have included all-rounders Thisara Perera and Milinda Siriwardana in their squad for the upcoming five-match ODI series against India.
Jadeja will play no part in the third Test against Sri Lanka
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India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will miss the third Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele as he was suspended for accumulating six demerit points within a 24-month period.
