Baby Starc, Ian Bishop thinks Pakistan left-arm pace bowler is different from the rest

Ian Bishop said Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is baby Mitchell Starc

Ian Bishop: “Then you’ve got Shaheen Afridi, the upcoming youngster, I thought he was baby Starc at his fittest. Just different”

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Former West Indies seamer Ian Bishop sees Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi as the junior version of Australia pacer Mitchell Starc.

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Pakistan will beat England if he is captain, Basit Ali names who should be in charge

Basit Ali said Pakistan will beat England in their three-Test series if Mohammad Rizwan is named captain

Basit Ali: “Pakistan will win the Test series against England if Mohammad Rizwan is made the captain. You will see a different Babar Azam in the England series, but the condition is that the captain should be Rizwan”

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Former cricketer Basit Ali believes Pakistan will beat England in their upcoming three-Test series if wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan is named captain.

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Gifted in a unique way, Mohammad Rizwan feels Pakistan batsman is a natural run-scorer

Mohammad Rizwan said Pakistan middle order batsman Saud Shakeel is gifted in a unique way

Mohammad Rizwan: “He’s a bit different in the way he’s gifted. While I plan or discuss batting with Babar Azam in a partnership, when I bat with Saud I tell him I’m not planning anything with him because the way he plays his shots gets him runs anyway”

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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan feels middle order batsman Saud Shakeel is gifted in a unique way as he is a natural run-scorer.

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Your level will be different, Babar Azam sees 21-year-old boundary hitter as Pakistan’s new finisher

Babar Azam said Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris' level will be different when he starts finishing games

Babar Azam: “These small things will give you confidence, for example, when you finish a game, your level will be different”

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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has advised Mohammad Haris to start finishing matches as it will take his skills and confidence to a whole new level.

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Almost like Kohli, but different to Dhoni, Du Plessis on passionate Pakistan player

Faf du Plessis said Sarfaraz Ahmed is almost like Virat Kohli but different to MS Dhoni

Faf du Plessis: “They [Sarfaraz Ahmed and MS Dhoni] are quite different. MS is quiet and reserved. He does most of his things instinctively on the field. Sarfaraz is the opposite and almost like Virat [Kohli]”

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South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed is almost like India skipper Virat Kohli and different to MS Dhoni in regards to his captaincy style.

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