Basit Ali: “In my view, Babar, Rizwan, and Salman Ali Agha are not suited for T20s”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali believes the batting trio of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha “are not suited” for T20Is.
Basit Ali: “You have no cricketing sense. You’re playing senseless cricket, just swinging for a six to look like a hero”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has slammed power-hitter Mohammad Haris for having “no cricketing sense” as he just swings “for a six to look like a hero”.
Basit Ali: “They’re not living up to the performances they produced at the beginning of their careers. Ab inse bas advertisements kara lo (Let them just do ads now)”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali is frustrated with batsman Babar Azam and ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan, saying they should “just do ads now”.
Basit Ali: “If Mohammad Haris says Babar Azam needs improvement, I think Haris should be beaten with a stick. Haris, who are you to speak about Babar Azam?”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has lashed out at batsman Mohammad Haris for implying that Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan need to improve their game.
Basit Ali on Abdullah Shafique: “Explain to Abdullah that balls at shoulder height are for the pull shot, and balls above the head are for the hook shot – but he even tries to pull those above the head. These are the things you need to teach – which ball to pull and which to hook”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali believes top order batsman Abdullah Shafique needs to be told which balls to pull and which ones to hook.
Basit Ali: “Saim Ayub – batting coach, look at his backlift and work on it”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali is aware that opening batsman Saim Ayub has a backlift problem and urged batting coach Hanif Malik to work on it with him.
Basit Ali: “They don’t listen to the coaches. Whatever the batting coaches say, they just keep pretending to listen. They need someone who can give them a wake-up call, like Inzamam, Yousuf, or Younis Khan”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali feels batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan need a “wake-up call” from legendary players like Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan.
Basit Ali: “The way Babar Azam is practicing and working hard, you will see a different Babar Azam in T20Is whenever he returns”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali believes people will see “a different Babar Azam in T20Is” when the star batsman returns to the national team.
Basit Ali: “It’s because of Salman Ali Agha’s vote that Azhar Mahmood was given the title of interim coach”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has taken a dig at Azhar Mahmood, saying he only became interim red-ball head coach thanks to T20I captain Salman Ali Agha.
Basit Ali: “He was a born leader. Nobody could match him in the context of captaincy and the guts he had”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali believes Sarfaraz Ahmed was miles ahead of Babar Azam when comparing their tenures as captain.
