Ravi Shastri: “He’s a quality player and has the experience to adjust, but he has to do it quickly”
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Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has urged Pakistan batsman Babar Azam to quickly adapt his approach in T20Is, warning that he cannot continue scoring at a slow pace.
Pakistan pace bowler Ahmed Daniyal: “Although I’ve bowled with the new ball before, I actually enjoy bowling in the middle and later phases of the game. With my slower ball and variations, I feel more comfortable in those phases”
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Pakistan speedster Ahmed Daniyal has admitted that he prefers to bowl in the middle and death overs as he feels “more comfortable in those phases”.
Matthew Hayden: “You’ve got Shadab Khan through the middle for spinning and also a power-hitter”
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Legendary Australia opener Matthew Hayden has heaped praise on underperforming Pakistan cricketer Shadab Khan, saying he is a good spinner and power-hitter.
Ramiz Raja: “We struggle for sixes and acceleration in the middle overs which is why we should try Saim Ayub in the middle order. He doesn’t need the circle to hit maximums because he plays proper cricketing shots for fours and sixes”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes the men in green should try moving opening batsman Saim Ayub down to the middle order.
Mike Hesson: “For a young man, he knows his game pretty well. We feel he’s really suited to that middle overs and the death phase. He’s got lots of skills”
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Islamabad United head coach Mike Hesson said up-and-coming Pakistan seamer Hunain Shah is best suited to bowling in the middle and death overs.
Babar Azam: “Our spinners aren’t taking wickets, which doesn’t help. That has a big effect because you need to take wickets in the middle overs”
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Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has lashed out at the team’s spinners for their lack of impact in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Dinesh Karthik: “Haris Rauf was a massive miss for them, he was somebody who was touted to be the most important bowler who could bowl through the middle overs, pick up wickets and at the death, but he leaked a lot of runs in his first and second spell”
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India wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has admitted that 150 kph fast bowler Haris Rauf “was a massive miss” for Pakistan during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Deep Dasgupta: “The decision to play Rizwan at number four is a good one. Eleven to forty overs are crucial in one-day cricket. Playing out the middle overs makes a difference in teams and Rizwan performs well in the middle order”
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Former India cricketer Deep Dasgupta believes that Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan is the best man to bat at number four in ODIs.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Shadab and Nawaz have been doing very well for Pakistan for the past two years. They have not been taking wickets in the middle and performing up to their own caliber but they have done so in the past and we have confidence in them”
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Inzamam-ul-Haq, who recently resigned as Pakistan chief selector due to conflict of interest issues, is confident that spinners Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz will regain their form soon.
Shahid Afridi: “The performance of Shadab and Usama will be key. They need to start taking wickets in the middle overs. I’m hoping that Shadab will take wickets”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has put spinners Shadab Khan and Usama Mir in his crosshairs as they have not been taking enough wickets in the middle overs.
