Mike Hesson: “He’s adapting his game to different conditions, you can’t always score at a strike rate of 160, but he has the ability to adjust when required. His contributions with the bat and in the field have been pleasing”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson said it is impossible for Fakhar Zaman to always score at a strike-rate of 160.
Wasim Akram: “If I had the authority, I would definitely include Babar Azam in the national T20 team”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram said he “would definitely include Babar Azam” in the T20I team if he “had the authority”.
Fakhar Zaman: “My goal is to score runs quickly. My strike-rate can improve further and I’m working on that”
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Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman has outlined plans to work on his strike-rate as he knows it will benefit the team if he scores runs faster.
Sunil Gavaskar: “Rizwan is the kind of player who can take the game away from the opposition. He is a very cheeky player. He knows how to play and adjust his game according to the needs of the side”
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Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has called Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan a “very cheeky player” as he is versatile and “can take the game away from the opposition.”
Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman: “I have played my entire cricket as an opener. When you have a particular number, you enjoy playing at that number. However, when you play for Pakistan, you have to adjust according to the situation”
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Fakhar Zaman said he has played as an opener his entire career, but is happy to bat lower down the order in T20 Internationals.
Wasim Akram: “Our player from New Zealand Martin Guptill is coming from a place that has winter right now. Imagine him coming from the winter weather into this intense heat so it will take some time to adjust”
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Iconic Pakistan fast bowler and Karachi Kings president Wasim Akram said it will take New Zealand power-hitter Martin Guptill some time to adjust to the heat in the UAE.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Rizwan also has to start thinking. This isn’t anyone’s uncle’s team that you can open in each format of the sport”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has told wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan that this is not his uncle’s team.
“They (Tendulkar and Sangakkara) are batsmen who made that adjustment across all formats quite easily”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Viv Richards has announced that former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman are the two players who can adjust between any format.
“He’s a good enough player to turn it around”
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England all-rounder Ravi Bopara believes that it is only a matter of time before captain Alastair Cook regains his form with the bat.
“We have got to be a lot more fearless and braver, and also smarter”
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England all-rounder Moeen Ali believes that the national team will receive a major confidence boost ahead of the 2015 World Cup if they are able to beat Sri Lanka during their upcoming tour of the country.
