Adam Gilchrist: “Babar Azam is the only player who plays all three formats as if they are Test cricket”
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Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has said Pakistan’s Babar Azam is the only cricketer he knows who plays all three formats like its Test cricket.
Adam Gilchrist: “abar is not known to have a power-packed game. He is not going to hoick across the line and slog one over the boundary for a six. He needs to be proactive. He can’t just think run a ball”
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Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has said that Pakistan star Babar Azam does not “have a power-packed game” and “needs to be proactive” with the bat.
Adam Gilchrist: “Mohammad Yousuf, Yousuf Youhana he went by that name for much of his career, at one calendar year he was the leading run-scorer, I think he scored nine Test match centuries in a calendar year, he was a class act, so much composure”
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Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has named Mohammad Yousuf as one of his top three Pakistan batsmen of all time.
Adam Gilchrist: “What stood out for me about Javed Miandad were his numbers, which are outstanding. He was immaculate in Test cricket. But what makes him exceptional is the quality of attacks he had to face in his era”
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Iconic Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist named Javed Miandad as his best Pakistan batsman of all time since he excelled against some of the best bowling attacks in the history of the sport.
Haseebullah Khan: “I try to play like Adam Gilchrist. He was aggressive and I also try to bat aggressively”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Haseebullah Khan said he wants to play like Australia legend Adam Gilchrist and emulate his aggressive style of batting.
Adam Gilchrist: “His versatility across all formats, but also when it’s getting down to T20 cricket, just across all conditions, I think he can play all conditions really well”
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Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist said Pakistan captain Babar Azam has incredible versatility, which has enabled him to achieve worldwide success.
Adam Gilchrist: “Oh no, I think he [Babar] is an opening batter, his record is excellent. He’s having a challenging time but I think he’s a good enough player to come out on top, he is a wonderful player”
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Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has urged Pakistan captain Babar Azam to keep opening the batting in T20Is.
Mohammad Asif: “I enjoyed the challenge that the likes of Virender Sehwag and Adam Gilchrist presented and whilst I knew that they had the ability to play incredible shots and could hit me around a bit, the fact was that I had that knowledge and self-belief that sooner or later I would get them out”
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Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif said he knew he could get legendary India opener Virender Sehwag and iconic Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist out even though they “could hit me around a bit”.
Mohammad Asif: “Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist were formidable opponents as they wanted to dominate the bowlers and were always looking to attack you”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has admitted that the legendary Australian duo of Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist were “formidable opponents”.
Ramiz Raja: “I suggest Fakhar to keep a small squash ball in his bottom hand like Adam Gilchrist did in 2007 World Cup final to release the pressure on his bottom hand”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has told flamboyant opener Fakhar Zaman to keep a squash ball in his bottom hand when batting.
