Mushtaq Ahmed on Babar Azam: “He has to prepare himself better like Virat, in order to face leg spin and googly. He has to plan whether to go to the front or play from the back foot”
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Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, has a tendency to get caught or bowled when facing spinners, former Pakistan cricketer Mushtaq Ahmed pointed out.
Imam-ul-Haq: “That is my go-to shot (charging to go over the top) and the idea was to put him on [the] back foot”
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Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq said he had planned to put Australia spinner Nathan Lyon “on [the] back foot” in the Test series.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Rizwan can use the pace up front, he is good on the back foot, and he pulls and cuts well”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan is solid off the back foot and plays the cut and pull shot very well.
Ricky Ponting: “The thing I always look for with these younger type of batters is if they can play well off the back foot in Australia”
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Iconic Australia captain Ricky Ponting pointed out that Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has done something that England leader Joe Root hasn’t.
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Hyatt and Philander’s partnership ensured Trindad and Tobago lost their third game in a row
The Jamaica Tallawahs emerged victorious in a thrilling match against the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel thanks to a 41-run partnership, which came off just 14 balls, between Danza Hyatt and South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander.
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Russell’s quickfire 42 helped Jamaica get across the finish line with little trouble
South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander took three wickets and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell smashed an unbeaten 42 to lead the Jamaica Tallawahs to a seven-wicket win over the Antigua Hawksbills.
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Duminy’s outstanding batting and bowling figures gave South Africa a 1-0 lead
South African all-rounder Jean Paul (JP) Duminy was the star of the show with both the bat and ball as he inspired the Proteas to a 12-run win over Sri Lanka in a thrilling low-scoring affair.
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Simmons played a sensible innings as the Amazon Warriors knocked off the Red Steel
A classy knock of 42 by Lendl Simmons, which was followed by three wickets from Veerasammy Permaul helped the Guyana Amazon Warriors triumph over the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel by 19 runs in the second game of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
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Kohli remained unbeaten on 68 to ensure India won the series
India skipper Virat Kohli played a captain’s innings to help his side take an unassailable 3-0 lead over Zimbabwe in their five-match series.
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‘Mr Consistent’ did what he does best to knock South Africa out of the tournament
South Africa captain AB de Villiers was adamant that his side would not ‘choke’ during their semi-final encounter with England, but that was exactly what ended up happening as they were dominated and put out of their misery by Jonathan Trott.
