Salman Butt: “Most of his runs have come from the leg side. Whenever I’ve watched him, he always focuses on playing towards the leg side. And because of this, he often finds himself trapped”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt said all-rounder Khushdil Shah “often finds himself trapped” when batting because he heavily favours the leg side.
Wasim Akram: “Iftikhar Ahmed knows one shot on the leg side. He has been a part of the team for years but doesn’t know how to bat”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Wasim Akram has blasted big-hitting batsman Iftikhar Ahmed, saying he “doesn’t know how to bat”.
Mohammad Amir on Babar Azam and Virat Kohli: “If you compare Babar with Kohli, I find it difficult bowling to Babar because of his stance because if I take the ball away from him he plays the drive [through the off-side] and if I bring the ball back in, he flicks it [through the on-side]”
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Left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir has admitted that it is tougher to bowl to Pakistan captain Babar Azam than India skipper Virat Kohli.
Pakistan batsman Imran Nazir said anything on his pads was “easy pickings”
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Former Pakistan batsman Imran Nazir has said that it was unwise to bowl to him on the pads as it was easy pickings.
Ramiz Raja: “Fakhar‘s bat angle and strong bottom hand makes him play mostly towards the leg side. Off side doesn’t feature in his batting chart”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has slammed opening batsman Fakhar Zaman for having no off side game at all.
Imam-ul-Haq: “It was just a matter of luck, I don’t think this is something which can be termed as my weakness”
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Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq has insisted that he doesn’t have a weakness on the leg side.
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Dhawan’s century stole the limelight once again
Jeetega bhai jeetega, Shikhar Dhawan jeetega would have been the chant of all the Indian fans in the crowd at The Oval in London after the opener scored yet another masterclass century to book India a place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.
Levi has failed to make an impact throughout the World Twenty20
South Africa opening batsman Richard Levi’s performance with the bat throughout the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 has been shoddy at best, and it has steadily become an increasing concern for the national team coaching staff.
