Mohammad Hafeez: “Babar Azam has a great ability of rotation of strike. Saim and Haris can open and Babar can bat in the middle order”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez wants Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam to move down to number three when batting for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise.
Mohammad Hafeez: “In fact, Asif has not justified his talent whenever given [the] opportunity”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez believes power-hitter Asif Ali never “justified his talent” despite being given numerous opportunities to do so.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I have great respect for Usman Khan’s talent, but he is not part of Pakistan’s system”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez said he has “great respect” for fast rising batsman Usman Khan, but pointed out that he “is not part of Pakistan’s system” and was not selected based on his performances in domestic cricket.
Mohammad Hafeez: “We have two players, Imad and Amir, who have not played domestic cricket for many years, they were brought back in the team”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez expressed his frustration at the fact that left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir and spinner Imad Wasim were able to return to the national team without playing any domestic cricket.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Pakistan now has a batter who can chip in with some overs and play as [an] all-rounder too”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez thinks opening batsman Saim Ayub can start playing for the national team as an all-rounder as he is in the midst of completing the transformation.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Can someone explain the reasoning behind removing Mohammad Hafeez as team director but retaining Wahab Riaz as chief selector after the Australian and New Zealand tours?”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has demanded answers from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after questioning why they removed Mohammad Hafeez as team director and interim head coach while retaining Wahab Riaz as a selector.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Haris was [the] first choice in [the] recent Test tour to Australia but he said he is unavailable due to personal reasons”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez has confirmed that fast bowler Haris Rauf was the “first choice” for the three-match Test series against Australia, but made himself unavailable for selection.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Shadab stands as the sole hope and we need to boost his confidence as he possesses batting abilities. We should utilise him as a batting all-rounder rather than primarily a bowling all-rounder”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez believes spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan is the “sole hope” for the national team’s middle order woes.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Saim Ayub’s impact is extraordinary”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez believes opening batsman Saim Ayub can have an extraordinary impact when he is at the crease.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Naseem Shah’s impact in the first over of the match is more than Shaheen Afridi. Shaheen is world-class, but Naseem has had more impact than anyone in the world in the last 7-8 months”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez believes fast bowler Naseem Shah has more of an impact in the first over than pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi.
