Inzamam-ul-Haq: “There are ups and downs in the performance of the team, but Saqlain Mushtaq and Mohammad Yousuf have done a good job”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has lauded head coach Saqlain Mushtaq and batting coach Mohammad Yousuf for doing a good job.
Mohammad Yousuf: “In my opinion, it is even more inappropriate to disturb him during the strive since it is hard for a batter to get over his struggling patch after four-five bad innings yet it is not impossible”
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Pakistan batting coach Mohammad Yousuf feels it is inappropriate to disturb opening batsman Abdullah Shafique while he is going through a rough patch.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “I had been working with my coaches including Shahid Aslam and I keep talking to Mohamad Yousuf…I will keep on working on my batting and improve it”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed said there is still room for improvement in relation to his batting.
Babar Azam: “We have the best management. We have got a coaching panel of former cricketers who have given great performances for Pakistan. Coaches can only give you plan and share experience whereas it is the player who has to execute in the field”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has thrown his support behind head coach Saqlain Mushtaq and the rest of the coaching staff following the team’s dismal home season.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Saud Shakeel always fascinated me with the bat”
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Pakistan batting coach Mohammad Yousuf said middle order batsman Saud Shakeel has always fascinated him.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Rizwan battles for the team”
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Pakistan batting coach Mohammad Yousuf has lauded wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, saying he always battles hard for the team.
Mohammad Yousuf: “I can see Saud Shakeel becoming a big star of Pakistan Cricket in near future”
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Pakistan batting coach Mohammad Yousuf is confident that middle order batsman Saud Shakeel can become a “big star” in the near future.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Players like Saeed Anwar, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Javed Miandad, and Zaheer Abbas came, but I was the one who made the most runs in a calendar year. Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara couldn’t break the record”
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Pakistan batting coach Mohammad Yousuf said neither India icon Sachin Tendulkar nor West Indies legend Brian Lara were able to break his record of the most Test runs scored in a calendar year.
Wasim Akram addressing Mohammad Yousuf: “360 is a bit too much to ask for, just play 180 degrees. This is the practice you do, and if you do [it], then why don’t you apply in the match”
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Pakistan swing king Wasim Akram told batting coach Mohammad Yousuf to focus on getting the batsmen to play 180-degree shots first before talking about 360 degrees.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Yousuf is an asset in the dressing room, but I don’t know how much say he has in this team”
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Pakistan batting coach Mohammad Yousuf might be “an asset in the dressing room”, but I wonder if he actually has a lot of influence, iconic fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said.
