Cheteshwar Pujara: “It looks like there was mental pressure on him. In ODI cricket, you need to bat with freedom. He is a natural stroke player. He needs to bat with more freedom”
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India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara has advised Pakistan batsman Babar Azam “to bat with more freedom”.
Cheteshwar Pujara: “Babar’s footwork against the spinner was not good. He was not using his feet. He didn’t [try] to play any sweep shot or a paddle sweep. Nowadays, reverse sweep is also an option to disturb the length of a spinner”
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Senior India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara has highlighted Pakistan batsman Babar Azam’s poor footwork against spinners.
Rashid Latif: “The issue seems to be more about mental stress than technical performance, and it’s apparent that he is struggling to cope with a significant amount of mental pressure”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has attributed Babar Azam’s struggles with the bat to “mental stress”.
Nayan Mongia: “His batting has been stumbling for the last few years. He is looking out of form. He is putting too much pressure on himself, that he has to stay there and make a big score for the team”
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Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Nayan Mongia said Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s “batting has been stumbling for the last few years”.
Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir: “Some players are too frightened to do anything about it or speak up about it because there are a lot of things which are outside the control of players”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir said there are likely many players who also suffer from mental pressure, but noted that they are too frightened to do anything.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir: “I wasn’t enjoying my cricket or the mental pressure being put on me”
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Pakistan speedster Mohammad Amir has revealed that “I wasn’t enjoying my cricket”, which was the main reason why he opted to retire.
Pakistan seamer Mohammad Amir: “There were a lot of things going on behind the scenes that the public could not see. Players were being sidelined and the level of mental pressure being put on players was too much”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said there was too much mental pressure being put on the players.
