Can he be brave, Matthew Hayden tells Pakistan batsman to go big sometimes

Matthew Hayden said can Pakistan batsman Babar Azam be brave

Matthew Hayden: “Way too much of that from Babar, just hitting the field. Can he be brave enough to challenge his game and think outside the square”

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Iconic Australia opener Matthew Hayden has advised Pakistan batsman Babar Azam to “be brave” and take a more aggressive approach to his batting sometimes.

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Glad he’s back at the helm, Matthew Hayden calls Pakistan player a natural leader

Matthew Hayden said he is glad Babar Azam is back at the helm as he is a natural leader

Matthew Hayden: “Glad to see the captain Babar Azam back at [the] helm, he is [a] natural leader and should be there”

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Legendary Australia opening batsman Matthew Hayden is glad to see Babar Azam captaining Pakistan once again, saying he “should be there” as “he is [a] natural leader”.

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Fast bowling stocks are amazing, Matthew Hayden picks out four key Pakistan pacers

Matthew Hayden said Pakistan's fast bowling stocks are amazing and picked Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Amir as the key pacers

Matthew Hayden: “Their fast bowling stocks are amazing with Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, who wasn’t available for selection in the last World Cup. That’s a big comeback. With Mohammad Amir and Haris Rauf, they form a pretty strong pace attack”

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Legendary Australia opening batsman Matthew Hayden has lauded Pakistan’s pace attack, saying the country’s “fast bowling stocks are amazing”.

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They are the big 3, Matthew Hayden knows they have to fire for Pakistan

Matthew Hayden said Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman are Pakistan's big three

Matthew Hayden: “Then at the top, you’ve got the big three that is Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman”

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Iconic Australia opener Matthew Hayden said Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman are the “big three” for the men in green when it comes to batting.

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He was averaging more, Matthew Hayden feels people were blindly judging Pakistan player

Matthew Hayden said Babar Azam was averaging more with the bat when he was Pakistan captain

Matthew Hayden: “Whoever was doing the numbers clearly wasn’t looking at them when it came to Babar’s performances as non-captain and captain. He actually had far better numbers as a captain. We’re talking an average of 50 plus more”

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Legendary Australia opener Matthew Hayden has pointed out that Babar Azam had a higher batting average when he was Pakistan captain.

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