Inzamam-ul-Haq: “He goes for the big knocks rather than smaller knocks like fifties or sixties. This is a great thing”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said it’s a “great thing” that Fawad Alam goes for bigger knocks instead of being satisfied with fifties or sixties.
Yasir Arafat: “Scoring 50s at will Mohammad Hafeez”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat has been really impressed with big-hitter Mohammad Hafeez, saying he seems to be scoring fifties at will.
Asad Shafiq: “I have to improve my conversion rate because while playing for Pakistan, I was not able to convert fifties into hundreds for [the] past two years”
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Pakistan batsman Asad Shafiq admitted that his conversion rate is not good enough and added that he must do better going forward.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Only Abid Ali and Mohammad Rizwan batted well against England, but they failed to prolong their innings, which is not a good sign”
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Ahead of the third Test against England in Southampton, Mohammad Yousuf has revealed that it is “not a good sign” that the Pakistan batsman can’t convert their fifties into hundreds.
Ramiz Raja: “Just scoring half-centuries will not be enough. Even if three batsmen score fifties it will not do the job as this will not ensure a win. Anyone scoring a fifty will have to convert that into a hundred. This is very important”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has said that the national team will have a much better chance of beating England if their batsmen make triple figure scores.
Wasim Akram: “Babar did well, but Babar needs to convert his fifties into hundreds”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram believes that Babar Azam needs to start converting his fifties into hundreds if he wants to become a world-class batsman.
Phillips made his international debut in February
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New Zealand batsman Glenn Phillips has joined the Jamaica Tallawahs and will be the Caribbean Premier League franchise’s fifth overseas player.
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The St Lucia Stars have brought in the New Zealand duo of Mitchell McClenaghan and Jesse Ryder for the forthcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which begins on August 4.
“With all his experience, there is a lot the batsmen can learn from him”
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Hashan Tillakaratne has been named Sri Lanka’s temporary batting coach and will be with the national team at least until the end of the upcoming Test series against India.
De Silva will play no part in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe
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Sri Lanka have dropped all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe, which begins on Friday in Colombo.
