I worked on his mindset, Shoaib Malik recalls mentoring Pakistan batsman with excellent power-hitting capabilities

Shoaib Malik said he worked on Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris' mindset

Shoaib Malik: “I didn’t focus much on his skills; I worked on his mindset. Our players don’t need as much technical correction as they need mental clarity”

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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has recalled working with wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Haris to help enhance his mindset.

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How hard is it to understand, 160 kph pace demon accuses Pakistan players of playing for themselves

Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar: “We need to change the intent, the mindset, and create that atmosphere. You need to play according to modern cricket. How hard is that to understand?”

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Iconic Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar expressed his infuriation at the national team’s inability to play modern cricket, asking “how hard is that to understand”.

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I seriously worked on my weaknesses, Pakistan power-hitter trained himself to play longer innings

Pakistan all-rounder Khushdil Shah: “After being dropped, I decided to seriously work on my weaknesses and trained myself to play longer innings, because often top order collapses mean you have to bat earlier”

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Pakistan power-hitting all-rounder Khushdil Shah has revealed that he seriously worked on his weaknesses when he was out of the national team.

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Think of it as 6 sixes, Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris changed mindset after chat with West Indies power-hitter

Mohammad Haris: “I had a talk with Powell, for example, if we need 36 in 3 overs, we usually think of it as needing 12 rpo (runs per over). But he told me to look at it differently, just think of it as needing 6 sixes”

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Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris has revealed that his entire mindset changed when he spoke to West Indies power-hitter Rovman Powell.

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Looking after themselves, Kamran Akmal calls out Pakistan players for not putting the team first

Kamran Akmal: “For the past 5 to 6 years, the players’ mindset has been to save their position in the team, look after themselves and not put the team first”

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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has called out players in the national side for prioritising themselves over the team.

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I will go hard with the bat, Pakistan batsman confirms he will keep playing attacking cricket

Pakistan opener Saim Ayub: “Batting at [a] good strike-rate is the requirement of modern day cricket. We have seen other teams playing with an attacking approach. I would always try to play with [an] attacking mindset even if it was not my natural [game]”

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Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub has vowed to continue maintaining an aggressive approach when batting.

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Pakistan used to rule in T20Is, left-arm spinner thinks the team has moved backwards

Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim: “We used to rule in T20 cricket. I think we have moved back a little now. Maybe our mindset [needs a change] – in all three areas”

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Pakistan left-arm spinner Imad Wasim said the team used to “rule in T20 cricket”, but conceded that the men in green have “moved back a little now”.

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Go attack mode from ball one, Ahmed Shehzad calls on Pakistan batsman to show more aggression

Ahmed Shehzad: “T20 doesn’t demand anchoring innings now. Babar has a big range of shots. He must increase his strike-rate and bat with a mindset of attacking the bowlers from ball one”

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Pakistan top order batsman Ahmed Shehzad has called on limited overs captain Babar Azam to develop a more aggressive mentality in T20Is and start “attacking the bowlers from ball one”.

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I didn’t have any major technical flaw, attacking Pakistan batsman said he is still playing the same way

Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman: “I am still playing the way I used to play before; there wasn’t any significant technical flaw, but mentally sometimes it gets onto you”

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Aggressive Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman said he didn’t have any “significant technical flaw” during his run of poor form.

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