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.
Basit Ali: “If selection is based on recent performances, how did Naseem make it to [the] squad?”
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Former batsman Basit Ali has asked how fast bowler Naseem Shah was picked in the Pakistan team if selections are “based on recent performances”.
Basit Ali: “Naseem Shah is back in the squad without any performance”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has questioned how fast bowler Naseem Shah is in the national team when he hasn’t put up any strong performances.
Basit Ali: “The selectors appointed Salman Ali Agha because they are looking to install Shadab Khan as captain”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali believes spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan will replace Salman Ali Agha as T20I captain.
Basit Ali: “Shaheen Afridi brought him (Mohammad Naeem). I have done my research and found that it was Shaheen who brought Naeem”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali credited left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi for giving batsman Mohammad Naeem a chance to showcase his talent during the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Basit Ali on Mohammad Rizwan: “His captaincy was so bad, he doesn’t even know who to bowl at what overs. It’s like school cricket”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has slammed Mohammad Rizwan for his poor captaincy in ODI cricket, saying it’s similar to “school cricket”.
