Faf du Plessis: “It starts with honesty. That’s the groundwork of any conversation that happens. Once you’re honest in your conversation as a coach, everything flows from that”
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South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has advised Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson to have a candid conversation with Babar Azam about his T20I future, saying “it starts with honesty”.
Mike Hesson: “He offers a contrast to our batting group. We’ve got plenty of stroke-makers, and Babar provides the glue that holds everything together”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson believes batsman Babar Azam “provides the glue that holds everything together”.
Geoff Lawson: “The turnover of Kirsten and Gillespie – they are two excellent coaches, two really good people and I think Pakistan missed a bit of a trick by not having those two guys for longer”
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Former Australia fast bowler Geoff Lawson believes “Pakistan missed a bit of a trick” by parting ways with head coaches Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie.
Mike Hesson: “There are areas where they can improve, and they are working on those”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson confirmed that batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have “areas where they can improve”.
Mike Hesson: “He’s a talented player who needs time in the middle”
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Pakistan’s white-ball head coach Mike Hesson explained that batsman Hasan Nawaz was sent back to domestic cricket to give him more time in the middle and help him regain form.
Mike Hesson: “Babar Azam is not out of form – he’s actually in extremely good form”
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Pakistan’s white-ball head coach Mike Hesson dismissed concerns about Babar Azam’s form, insisting that the star batsman is “actually in extremely good form”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I thought Mike Hesson was a good coach but I was completely wrong”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman has admitted he was “completely wrong” in thinking Mike Hesson was a good coach.
Mike Hesson: “We have added Usman, who is a very good prospect for us”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson believes batsman Usman Khan is a “very good prospect” for the team.
Mike Hesson: “I wouldn’t say his career is over, but he needs to improve his decision-making with the bat. Even in domestic cricket, his batting average is around 17, the same as in international cricket”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson has made it clear that batsman Mohammad Haris’ international career isn’t over after he was dropped from the national team.
Rashid Latif: “Haris was encouraged to play modern-day cricket and was picked ahead of Rizwan, Usman, and Haseeb. But once in the team, his batting position was dropped too low, and he was reduced to just a slogger”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Haris was “reduced to just a slogger” as he was batting too low down the order.
