Misbah-ul-Haq: “Babar Azam’s scoring rate has increased, he has introduced new shots. He plays paddle sweep too, he is now more innovative. It feels so good to see his shot range now”
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Former Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has applauded limited overs captain Babar Azam for adding the paddle sweep to his arsenal, saying “it feels so good to see” his range of shots expanding.
Yasir Arafat: “Mohammad Hafeez showed once again how to bat in a T20. Fearless and innovative”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat has heaped praise on Mohammad Hafeez for his “fearless and innovative” performances in T20 cricket as of late.
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“I’m really looking forward to watching from a distance and seeing the boys lift the cup”
Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has announced that the national team have “got a fantastic chance” of winning the 2014 World Twenty20 in Bangladesh in March 2014.
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Gilchrist feels as if he has always been an old-school player
Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist believes the growing variety of new-school strokes that have been developed and perfected in Twenty20 cricket are starting to have a negative impact on Test cricket as players are snubbing the more orthodox shots that made the game so classy in the first place.
Richards ponders just how successful his cricketing career would have been if he were playing today
Legendary West Indian batsman Sir Vivian Richards admitted that he would love to get the opportunity to play some of the modern innovative cricketing strokes that are showcased during Twenty20 Internationals and ODIs quite regularly nowadays.
