Aamer Sohail: “Just look at where the toes are. We’ve been pointing out this deficiency for a long time. He worked with so many coaches, but I’m surprised it still hasn’t been addressed”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail has expressed surprise over the fact that Babar Azam’s batting stance issue has remained unresolved for such a long time.
Aamer Sohail: “He still has a lot of value in this format”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail believes Babar Azam “still has a lot of value” in T20Is after watching his recent performances.
Aamer Sohail: “We always expect good things from Babar Azam but I really want his teammates to help him. Whenever he comes to bat, his partner should take charge and give him some time to understand the surface better”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail admitted that people constantly “expect good things from Babar Azam”, but conceded that the batsman needs help from his teammates.
Aamer Sohail: “He needs to spend time out in the middle and bat like Saud Shakeel. He should take some deliveries to settle down”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail wants Babar Azam to take a leaf out of Saud Shakeel’s book when it comes to occupying the crease and constructing an innings in Test cricket.
Aamer Sohail: “Babar Azam is trying to score runs too quickly. He wants to get to 50 in no time”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail believes batsman Babar Azam is “trying to score runs too quickly”, which is resulting in him getting out early.
Aamer Sohail: “He (Babar Azam) is also working to address his technical flaws that everyone was pointing out during the red-ball series against Bangladesh”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail has praised batsman Babar Azam for taking the initiative to work on addressing the flaws that were pointed out in his game during the two-Test series against Bangladesh.
Aamer Sohail: “Class is permanent and Babar has proved that”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail confirmed that batsman Babar Azam has proven the old adage of class being permanent.
Aamer Sohail: “I believe that Jamal should be given the opportunity to bat at number four or five, as this is not the way you groom players”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail felt it was unfair for fast bowler Aamer Jamal to bat at number eight in the recent Champions One-Day Cup.
Aamer Sohail: “Babar Azam’s mode of dismissal in 2023 was around 47 percent. Since 2019, almost eight coaches have worked with the Pakistan national cricket team. But none of them had an idea [of] what was the technical flaw of Babar Azam”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail has pointed out that in the last five years, almost eight coaches haven’t been able to resolve the technical flaws in Babar Azam’s game.
Aamer Sohail: “Abrar started his career in great fashion, collected a lot of wickets. After that, he has been collecting a lot of air miles”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail is baffled by the inconsistent opportunities Abrar Ahmed has gotten, stating that the mystery spinner has simply “been collecting a lot of air miles”.