Grant Flower: “He’s probably the best bloke I’ve ever coached – certainly the best Pakistani I’ve ever coached”
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Grant Flower has admitted that Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is the best Pakistani player he has ever coached.
Grant Flower: “I think he’s good enough to make something of it, but he’s got a lot of work to do”
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Former Pakistan batting coach Grant Flower has not accused opener Fakhar Zaman of being lazy, but noted that he is “quite hard to work with” and his “results have been very inconsistent”.
Grant Flower: “Babar Azam’s the obvious one. But also Imam-ul-Haq, I think he’s really improved”
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Grant Flower believes that batsman Babar Azam and opener Imam-ul-Haq improved the most during his time as Pakistan’s batting coach.
Grant Flower: “I’m not sure about Fakhar Zaman; he’s got to get his technique a bit tighter”
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Grant Flower has admitted that he is unsure whether Fakhar Zaman will still be opening the batting for Pakistan in five years’ time.
Grant Flower: “I think Haris Sohail is probably an underachiever – I think a lot of people haven’t seen the best of him yet”
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Former Pakistan batting coach Grant Flower firmly believes that Haris Sohail is extremely underrated when it comes to his abilities and importance as a batsman.
Grant Flower: “Some of the backstabbing by ex-players. And a lot of the politics that happens within the TV channels, the journalists and some of the politics in the PCB itself. I won’t miss those, certainly”
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Grant Flower has admitted that the thing he won’t miss about working in Pakistan is “the backstabbing by ex-players”.
Grant Flower said the thing he will miss most about being Pakistan’s batting coach is the “passion of the players and the natural flair and their love of the game”
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Grant Flower has admitted that the “passion” and “love” the Pakistan players have for cricket is the biggest thing he will miss.
Grant Flower conceded that he would miss “the friendliness of the people”
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Grant Flower has admitted that he will miss the “friendliness” of the Pakistan people, which he said was the best thing about living in the country.
Mickey Arthur will not have his contract as Pakistan’s head coach renewed
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Mickey Arthur’s hopes of continuing on as Pakistan’s head coach have been dashed as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that it won’t be renewing his contract.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “When Imam’s name was being considered for selection, I left my seat during the meeting”
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Outgoing Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has revealed that he left his seat during a meeting when Imam-ul-Haq’s name came up for selection.
