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.
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.
Sharjeel Khan: “Always Imran Nazir bhai”
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Pakistan top order batsman Sharjeel Khan has admitted that former big-hitting opener Imran Nazir was more destructive than him.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ramiz Raja: “Every time he has been aggressive, he’s gotten out as well”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has become aware of the fact that star batsman Babar Azam gets out every time he is aggressive.
