He uses a batsman’s weakness to his advantage, Fawad Alam points to excellent Pakistan pace bowler

Fawad Alam said Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir uses a batsman's weakness to his advantage

Fawad Alam: “When a batter knows he’s up against a smart bowler, he’s aware that the bowler understands his weaknesses. And Amir makes full use of a batter’s shortcomings”

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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam has praised left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir, saying he uses batsmen’s weaknesses to his advantage.

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Exposing batsmen’s weaknesses, Ahmed Shehzad likes what he has seen from up-and-coming Pakistan speedster

Ahmed Shehzad: “Khurram Shahzad bowled well… hitting the weak areas of the Bangladesh batsmen, exposing their weak techniques and dismissed them”

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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad likes what he has seen from up-and-coming fast bowler Khurram Shahzad, saying he exposed the weaknesses of the Bangladesh batsmen during their recent two-Test series.

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We talked about this, Shaun Tait shares how rapid Pakistan bowler Haris Rauf will make life more difficult for batsmen

Shaun Tait: “We just talked about being more consistent in his areas and bowling in the right areas that were going to make it difficult for the batsman and be more consistent doing that”

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Pakistan bowling coach Shaun Tait said he has already talked to 150 kph fast bowler Haris Rauf about how to make life more difficult for the opposition batsmen.

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Rattled opposition batsmen with reverse swing, Aamer Sohail says Pakistan pace attack must learn this art

Aamer Sohail: “There is definitely room for improvement in Test cricket. We used to rattle opposition batting with our reverse swing in the middle overs”

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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail said it is important for the current pace attack to learn the art of reverse swing as back in the day, the national team used it to “rattle” the opposition batsmen.

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Stop making random guesses, Mohammad Hafeez on two batting spots Pakistan need to find the right players for

Mohammad Hafeez: “For the fourth and fifth spots, we have to take decisions by showing a lot of maturity and not by making random guesses”

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Pakistan power-hitter Mohammad Hafeez said the national selectors and team management have to stop “making random guesses” when it comes to the right players to fill the “fourth and fifth spots”.

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Prepare pitches where batsmen have blood running from their nose after being hit, Pakistan pace demon Shoaib Akhtar says

Shoaib Akhtar: “If you make fast pitches where batters will get a blow, blood running from the nose, youngsters will look to become a pacer”

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Pakistan pace demon Shoaib Akhtar has called for better pitches to be prepared, whereby they provide more support to fast bowlers.

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