Ian Pont: “Great to see Mohammad Abbas back where he belongs”
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Renowned fast bowling coach Ian Pont said Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas is back in the national team, which is where he belongs.
Ian Pont: “When I said this a few years back and called him Bam Bam Babar, people laughed… they’re not laughing now”
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Renowned fast bowling coach Ian Pont praised Pakistan captain Babar Azam, calling him “Bam Bam Babar”.
Ian Pont: “What an innings Fakhar Zaman. A one-man run chase and back into some great form”
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Renowned fast bowling coach Ian Pont praised Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman for his 193 in the second ODI against South Africa, saying he is a “one-man run chase”.
Ian Pont: “One of the truly great ODI innings of all time. I salute you. Just bloody fantastic”
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Well-known fast bowling coach Ian Pont saluted Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman for putting up “one of the truly great ODI innings of all time”.
Ian Pont: “Management also left out Abbas as a bowler, who has expert control needed at the end and middle of the bowling innings too. Some very odd decisions all round”
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Renowned fast bowling coach Ian Pont questioned why Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Abbas was dropped for the tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Ian Pont: “It was needed. Standards for the past two years have been dropping. The PSL is a far better league”
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Renowned fast bowling coach Ian Pont has said that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is “far better” than the Big Bash League (BBL).
Ian Pont: “With a better aligned base and efficient use of his front leg and hips, he will be more controlled, accurate, faster and less likely for lower back issues”
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Renowned fast bowling coach Ian Pont has revealed that Pakistan seamer Mohammad Hasnain can become a better bowler and avoid injuries if he makes a slight change to his bowling action.
Ian Pont: “with great mental and technical coaching they might be world class”
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Renowned fast bowling coach Ian Pont believes that the Pakistan trio of Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah and Muhammad Musa can become “world class” seamers.
“I think they have not only cheated with the BCB but also with the general spectators that came to the stadium”
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The owner of the Dhaka Gladiators, Salim Chowdhury, has filed a case against the top officials of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
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“You have to have a passion for pace, to want to bowl fast in the first place”
Ian Pont is known throughout the cricketing world as one of the most prominent and accomplished fast bowling coaches and he recently spoke to me about the secrets behind becoming a pace legend, the art of reverse swing and his new coaching clinic, the Ultimate Pace Foundation.
