Death by a thousand cuts, Brendon McCullum hails Pakistan batsman’s brilliant performance

Brendon McCullum: “When it comes to how Saud Shakeel played in this innings, I honestly thought it was a brilliant innings. It was almost death by a thousand cuts”

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England head coach Brendon McCullum hailed Pakistan middle order batsman Saud Shakeel for his performance in the third Test in Rawalpindi, saying it was like “death by a thousand cuts”.

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Wait and see where he is in two years, Mohammad Hafeez has really high hopes for exceptional Pakistan batting talent

Mohammad Hafeez: “Just wait and watch Saim Ayub in two years. He is an exceptional batting talent for Pakistan”

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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez has really high hopes for explosive opening batsman Saim Ayub, saying people should wait and see how far the 21-year-old will go in two years.

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I want to play all three formats, aggressive Pakistan batter doesn’t want to be limited

Pakistan batter Saim Ayub: “I don’t want to be considered as a specialist of a particular format. I want to become [a] cricket specialist, which includes all three formats. I always try to adjust my game according to different formats”

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Aggressive Pakistan top order batter Saim Ayub has made it clear that he wants to play Tests, ODIs and T20Is instead of being classed as a specialist in one or two formats.

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