Yasir Arafat: “Abbas Afridi has the potential to become a good all-rounder”
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Pakistan High-Performance Coach Yasir Arafat believes fast bowler Abbas Afridi has what it takes to “become a good all-rounder.”
Mohammad Hafeez: “The best teams in the world play near 4 RPO (runs per over). If we don’t play at that pace, we can never compete with them. Shan realised that and applied that aggressive intent to his game”
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Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez has welcomed Test captain Shan Masood’s decision to play a more aggressive brand of cricket when batting.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “There wasn’t much consistency in his batting”
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Misbah-ul-Haq, the former Pakistan captain, said he is happy to see the vast improvement wicketkeeper Azam Khan has made in his batting after being highly inconsistent in the past.
Salman Butt: “With the command and control he has shown with the bat, I want to see him score a big hundred. He could have hit a century this time as he looked very comfortable at the crease”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt said he wants to see Test skipper Shan Masood “score a big hundred.”
Mudassar Nazar: “Another enigma is our all-rounder, Faheem Ashraf. I still haven’t figured out whether he plays as a batsman or as a bowler”
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Former Pakistan batsman Mudassar Nazar admitted he doesn’t know whether batting or bowling is all-rounder Faheem Ashraf’s strength.
Ramiz Raja: “He is your guy in such a situation, in the back deep in the innings”
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Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, believes Babar Azam is the ideal batsman to have towards the end of an innings since he thrives in such situations.
Shubman Gill: “We watch and admire him”
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Shubman Gill, the India opening batsman, said he admires Pakistan superstar Babar Azam since he makes batting look effortless.
Shan Masood: “We are hoping Faheem Ashraf grows into this role and provides us something with the bat and something good with the ball so we have quite a lot of options”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood wants all-rounder Faheem Ashraf to step up and provide some much-needed assistance in both the batting and bowling departments.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz: “I would pray for him and his success”
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Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz said he prays for Pakistan batsman Babar Azam’s success and hopes he will get back to his best very soon.
Haseebullah Khan: “I try to play like Adam Gilchrist. He was aggressive and I also try to bat aggressively”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Haseebullah Khan said he wants to play like Australia legend Adam Gilchrist and emulate his aggressive style of batting.
