Adil Rashid: “Another player that I feel was like this, Younis Khan. I came back in the 2015 Test series and Younis would do exactly… that as well, sweeps, cuts, reverse sweeps. That was probably the toughest series I bowled in”
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England spinner Adil Rashid has admitted that he found it very difficult to bowl to legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan.
Aamer Jamal: “Head was playing the cut shot well so it was our plan to have the (catching) fielder outside the circle. He was playing the shot even if it wasn’t that short, so that’s how we got him out”
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Pakistan pace sensation Aamer Jamal said he devised a plan to get aggressive Australia middle order batsman Travis Head out, which worked perfectly as he fell into the trap.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Don’t talk about that he cannot play [the] cut or pull, don’t forget that he played cricket for 22 years so he didn’t play these shots? We need to understand; we need proper cricketers with whom we can make winning combination whether he is 40 or 20”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has demanded to know the real reason Shoaib Malik is not being picked in the team.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Rizwan can use the pace up front, he is good on the back foot, and he pulls and cuts well”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan is solid off the back foot and plays the cut and pull shot very well.
Abdullah Shafique: “My strengths are the cut and pull shots. As I play in the top order, you have to be able to play such shots to do well, although I can also play good cover drives”
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Ahead of the limited overs series against Zimbabwe, Pakistan batsman Abdullah Shafique revealed that the cut and pull shots are his strengths.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I would initially get into Virat Kohli’s head. I would tell him that there’s no way he can cut or pull me off my bowling”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that he would play a lot of mind games with Virat Kohli if he were bowling to the India captain.
Babar Azam: “Personally, my favourite shot is the cut shot”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam may have one of the nicest cover drives in the world, but he surprisingly revealed that his favourite stroke is the cut shot.
