Aamer Sohail: “The onus is on Misbah to be honest about his own deficiencies as a captain and to make sure that Babar does not make the same mistakes he made”
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Former Pakistan skipper Aamer Sohail has admitted that he is concerned Misbah-ul-Haq will turn Babar Azam into a defensive captain.
Aamer Sohail: “The Pakistan bowling attack is pretty strong with Shaheen Shah Afridi looking most likely to be the top performer in the Test series”
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Former captain Aamer Sohail believes that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi will be Pakistan’s “top performer” in the Test series against England.
Aamer Sohail: “Pakistan need to be very careful as to how they utilise Haider Ali’s talent”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail believes that young rising star Haider Ali is the future of Pakistan cricket.
Aamer Sohail: “This shows a huge flaw in Bowling Coach Waqar Younis’s judgement as it’s difficult to understand why Musa didn’t find a place in the original squad”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail believes that bowling coach Waqar Younis has a huge flaw when it comes to his judgment.
Aamer Sohail: “What the PCB are implying is that Misbah is not a good enough batting coach which is why they had to bring in someone like Younis Khan into the picture as a batting consultant”
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Former captain Aamer Sohail believes Younis Khan was appointed as Pakistan’s batting coach for the tour of England due to head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq’s failure to get the batsmen to live up to expectations.
Aamer Sohail: “If we are struggling in the batting department and are having to fall-back on veterans like Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik then why not try out some youngsters and do justice to their talent”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail believes that veteran all-rounders Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik shouldn’t have been picked for the tour of England.
Aamer Sohail: “The PCB also needs to support him and don’t treat him like Sarfaraz Ahmed. Babar needs to be backed, if you have given him the responsibility to lead the side”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) not to treat limited overs skipper Babar Azam like his predecessor Sarfaraz Ahmed.
Aamer Sohail: “Over 40 percent of his runs comes through boundaries but at times he won’t be able to hit them at will. To counter that he will have to play sensibly and score runs in singles and doubles but he needs to learn this art first”
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Former Pakistan skipper Aamer Sohail has admitted that scoring runs through singles and doubles is something limited overs captain Babar Azam must learn fast.
Aamer Sohail: “His trigger movement is slightly off, which could be because he wants to avoid getting bowled or LBW, but if he can correct that he can get into a better position and dominate the bowlers even more”
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Former Pakistan skipper Aamer Sohail has pinpointed a major flaw in limited overs captain Babar Azam’s batting technique.
Aamer Sohail: “The set-up which couldn’t bring improvement for cricket and cricketers, what can one expect from them? So that’s why I am really not interested in becoming part of this set-up”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail has made it clear that he is “really not interested” in taking up any role in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).