I will go hard with the bat, Pakistan batsman confirms he will keep playing attacking cricket

Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub said he will go hard with the bat and continue playing aggressive cricket

Pakistan opener Saim Ayub: “Batting at [a] good strike-rate is the requirement of modern day cricket. We have seen other teams playing with an attacking approach. I would always try to play with [an] attacking mindset even if it was not my natural [game]”

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Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub has vowed to continue maintaining an aggressive approach when batting.

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He is more defensive, Aamer Jamal compares Pakistan captains Babar Azam and Shan Masood

Pakistan fast bowler Aamer Jamal said Babar Azam is a more defensive captain than Shan Masood

Aamer Jamal: “Both have different mindsets. I believe Bobby Bhai is a bit defensive. He thinks about securing the team first. Shani Bhai is a bit aggressive as he believes if somebody throws [a] punch, you should too”

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Pakistan fast bowler Aamer Jamal has admitted that limited overs captain Babar Azam is more defensive than Test skipper Shan Masood.

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Go to the next gear, Younis Khan calls on three Pakistan batsmen to score faster

Younis Khan said Pakistan batsmen Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman have to go to the next gear by scoring runs faster

Younis Khan: “Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, and Rizwan will have to go to the next gear. Nowadays, more runs can be scored at a rapid pace, it is the responsibility of the players to play aggressively”

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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has called on limited overs captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman to score runs faster.

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I’m working hard on my power-hitting, new Pakistan batsman says this is what modern-day cricket is about

Pakistan batsman Irfan Khan said he is working hard on his power-hitting

Pakistan batsman Irfan Khan: “T20 cricket these days demands runs to be scored [in] an aggressive manner. I have been working hard on my power-hitting because this is what modern-day cricket is now all about”

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Irfan Khan, a new face in Pakistan’s T20I team, said he has been “working hard on my power-hitting” since “this is what modern-day cricket is now all about.”

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Gets out easily if he hits big shots right away, Misbah-ul-Haq on Pakistan batsman who needs a little time to settle himself

Misbah-ul-Haq said Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman gets out easily if he hits big shots right away

Misbah-ul-Haq: “Once he starts to play attacking shots right from the beginning, then he easily gets out. If you look at his stats, he has quite a low average when he hits straight away from the first ball”

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Misbah-ul-Haq, the former Pakistan captain, said top order batsman Fakhar Zaman needs some time to get going as he has a tendency to get out early if he starts playing big shots right from ball one.

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He’s starting to play more aggressively, Mohammad Hafeez won’t stop Pakistan top order batsman from attacking more

Mohammad Hafeez said Pakistan Test captain is starting to bat more aggressively

Mohammad Hafeez: “The best teams in the world play near 4 RPO (runs per over). If we don’t play at that pace, we can never compete with them. Shan realised that and applied that aggressive intent to his game”

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Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez has welcomed Test captain Shan Masood’s decision to play a more aggressive brand of cricket when batting.

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Positive, bold, aggressive cricket, Mohammad Rizwan notes Pakistan batsman is a perfect match

Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan said Pakistan batsman Iftikhar Ahmed plays positive, bold and aggressive cricket

Mohammad Rizwan: “We are eager to put together a set of players whose skills are in sync with our positive, bold and aggressive brand of cricket”

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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan welcomed power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed to the Multan Sultans, saying he perfectly matches the “positive, bold and aggressive brand of cricket” the team wants to play.

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I want to play like Adam Gilchrist, Pakistan rising star wants to emulate Australian great’s batting aggression

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Haseebullah Khan said he wants to play and bat aggressively like Adam Gilchrist

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.

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