Mike Hesson: “I wouldn’t say his career is over, but he needs to improve his decision-making with the bat. Even in domestic cricket, his batting average is around 17, the same as in international cricket”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson has made it clear that batsman Mohammad Haris’ international career isn’t over after he was dropped from the national team.
Rashid Latif: “In the past, our batters didn’t play for their batting averages. Saeed Anwar averaged 45 with the bat, he would have been averaging 60 in today’s cricket. These days, our players are playing for their averages”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes legendary opening batsman Saeed Anwar “would have been averaging 60” if he were playing cricket today.
Wasim Akram: “In the last 20 matches, his average bowling is 100 and his average batting is 9. He came out of the blue”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram was shocked that all-rounder Faheem Ashraf was picked for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Imam-ul-Haq may be slightly better. Imam has miles better batting average than Abdullah”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood feels opener Imam-ul-Haq “may be slightly better” than Abdullah Shafique.
Brad Hogg: “I will always try to favour the older player (bias), but in this case I feel Rizwan deserves another opportunity. Sarfaraz averages 25 in his last 11 innings which is a concern”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg believes that Pakistan should stick with Mohammad Rizwan for the second Test against England.
Harsha Bhogle: “Babar Azam had a batting average of 50 or 55 but a strike-rate of 120. If you are playing with a strike rate of 110 or 115 in T20 cricket, the longer you bat, the more you are ensuring your team’s defeat”
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Renowned cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle believes that in the early part of Babar Azam’s T20 career, his poor strike-rate caused Pakistan to lose many matches.
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Afridi has vowed to return to the national team
Despite being snubbed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the Champions Trophy in England next month, all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes he is “still better than most” and vows to prove it to his critics.
Watson may have to seriously cut down on his bowling to avoid sustaining any more injuries in the future
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has once again started off the summer campaign with an injury and there have been mounting calls that he should stop bowling in order to limit his workload.
Dilshan’s form took a massive dive once he became captain
Sri Lankan opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has revealed that he believes captain Mahela Jayawardene may have to lead the country till 2015 in order to find a suitable successor.