Aamer Sohail: “Just look at where the toes are. We’ve been pointing out this deficiency for a long time. He worked with so many coaches, but I’m surprised it still hasn’t been addressed”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail has expressed surprise over the fact that Babar Azam’s batting stance issue has remained unresolved for such a long time.
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.
Abdur Rauf: “Despite seeing Mohammad Asif and Abbas, our coaches went behind pace instead of skill”
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Former Pakistan seamer Abdur Rauf feels sorry for ex-speedster Mohammad Asif and current fast bowler Mohammad Abbas as he believes they fell victim to the problem of coaches preferring pace over skill.
Pakistan batsman Khawaja Nafay: “The coaches have told me to work on my wicketkeeping as well. I’ve been advised to stay ready as a wicketkeeper too. I’m preparing myself to play according to all formats”
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Pakistan batsman Khawaja Nafay said the coaches have advised him to “stay ready as a wicketkeeper” should he get the chance to make his international debut.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “Only the selectors and coaches can answer what they’re thinking about my T20 career. My job is to perform – whether it’s in T20s, ODIs, or Tests. Selection is not in my control”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam said only the selectors and coaches can provide an answer on why he continues to be overlooked for T20Is.
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris: “Over the last year, I have worked on improving my mistakes with the help of coaches and through my performances in domestic cricket”
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Pakistan big-hitter Mohammad Haris has revealed that over the past year, he has been working on improving the mistakes he keeps making when batting.
Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad: “I have not even delivered 35 percent of my potential due to some senior players, coaches and officials in [the] PCB who were not good to me”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has claimed that he has “not even delivered 35 percent of my potential”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Coaches who tried to ruin Mohammad Abbas’ career should be ashamed of themselves”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman has lambasted the coaches who tried to ruin fast bowler Mohammad Abbas’ international career, saying they “should be ashamed of themselves”.
Mohammad Amir: “Bring those coaches forward who dropped Abbas because of his pace. It took Abbas three years to make a comeback – a slap in their faces”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes the coaches who dropped fast bowler Mohammad Abbas “because of his pace” deserve a slap on the face.
Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar: “If your management and captain are weak, there will be groupism. If the captain is selfish, there will be groupism. Same is the case if the coaches are afraid of the captain”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said groups form in the national team if the captain and team management are weak.