Faf du Plessis: “I like the look of Fakhar at three; it feels like a positive adjustment to me. It is a role where he has found success previously, batting around the one down or number four position. He has scored runs there, so I believe it is a constructive move”
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Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said he likes Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman coming in at number three as he has scored a lot of runs in that position.
Faf du Plessis: “We know Babar as one of the world’s best players for a very long time. I think the game of T20 cricket has moved so fast forward into strike-rates that he’s found himself a little bit behind in terms of strike-rates”
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Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has admitted that Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has “found himself a little behind” in the strike-rate department in T20Is.
Faf du Plessis: “It starts with honesty. That’s the groundwork of any conversation that happens. Once you’re honest in your conversation as a coach, everything flows from that”
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South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has advised Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson to have a candid conversation with Babar Azam about his T20I future, saying “it starts with honesty”.
Faf du Plessis: “Saeed Ajmal quite a bit”
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South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has admitted that Pakistan mystery spinner Saeed Ajmal gave him many sleepless nights.
Azam Khan: “Two of our players, Andre Russell and Faf du Plessis got injured which affected our team combination. When you lose two legendary players like those, things get difficult and the morale of team goes down”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan has called South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis and West Indies big-hitter Andre Russell “legendary players”.
Faf du Plessis: “You don’t have to have a six-pack to be successful”
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South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has insisted that you don’t need a six-pack to be successful in cricket.
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.
Faf du Plessis: “He has definitely got a lot of power and he takes the ball on”
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Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan “has definitely got a lot of power”.
Faf du Plessis: “Azam Khan is a good hitter”
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South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan is a “good hitter”.
Pakistan batsman Saim Ayub: “I have thoroughly enjoyed my journey with the Gladiators so far and it was a great privilege to share the crease with T20 stars like Chris Gayle and Faf du Plessis”
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Pakistan and Quetta Gladiators batsman Saim Ayub said it was an honour to bat with West Indies power-hitter Chris Gayle and South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
