No one as good as me at No. 5 or 6, Pakistan power-hitter claims he is unrivalled

Pakistan power-hitter Azam Khan said there is no one as good as him at number five or six

Pakistan power-hitter Azam Khan: “There’s no one close to my batting numbers at the No.5 and No.6 positions in Pakistan. In the last four years, only twelve batters have scored runs at an average of more than 25 and a strike-rate in excess of 145 in T20 cricket”

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Wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan firmly believes there is no other Pakistan batsman as good as him at the number five or six spot in T20Is.

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Klaasen, Mulder included in South Africa’s squad for Australia Test series

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Heinrich Klassen “has been tremendously impressive in the white-ball matches he has played for the Proteas”

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Uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder have been drafted into South Africa’s squad for the first two Tests of the four-Test series against Australia, which begins on March 1 in Durban.

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South Africa vs India 2nd T20: Klaasen, Duminy level series at 1-1

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Heinrich Klassen was named Man of the Match for his career-best knock of 69

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Heinrich Klaasen and stand-in captain JP Duminy smashed 69 and 64 not out respectively as South Africa not only beat India by six wickets in the second Twenty20 International in Centurion, but they also levelled the series at 1-1.

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South Africa vs India 4th ODI: Klaasen’s blitz keeps series alive

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Heinrich Klaasen (right) leaps in the air after leading South Africa to victory

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South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen hammered a 27-ball 43 to not only help the Proteas stun India by five wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in the fourth ODI in Johannesburg, but also reduce the series deficit to 3-1.

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