Nasser Hussain: “He has been impressive, Saim Ayub. Pakistan have always had some very elegant left-handers. Saeed Anwar was a fantastic, elegant left-hander. Ayub has that sort of flick of the wrists and that backlift as well and a bit of a swagger about him”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain has hinted that Pakistan opener Saim Ayub has similar traits to the legendary Saeed Anwar.
Nasser Hussain: “And express pace: you wouldn’t say any of their three seamers that they are playing at the moment are express pace”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain has taken aim at the Pakistan trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Aamer Jamal, saying none of them bowl with express pace.
Nasser Hussain: “The issue is not Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, or Naseem Shah. The issue is behind the scenes in the way Pakistan cricket runs”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah are not the problem with Pakistan cricket.
Nasser Hussain: “Their best player – a world-class player – Babar Azam is horrendously out of form”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain has conceded that Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is “horrendously out of form” at the moment.
Nasser Hussain: “Something you never get tired of – the Babar Azam cover drive”
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Former England skipper Nasser Hussain said watching Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s cover drive is “something you never get tired of”.
Nasser Hussain: “If Pakistan is chasing 180, I’m sceptical due to their middle order vulnerabilities. For targets around 160, I think they can chase comfortably. Babar and Rizwan tend to play cautiously, causing them to fall behind in higher chases”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain said Pakistan limited overs skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan’s cautiousness when batting hurts the team in T20Is.
Nasser Hussain: “Imad Wasim out of retirement and into the wickets. Quite brilliant from Imad Wasim”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain said Pakistan left-arm spinner Imad Wasim is “quite brilliant” as he is right back “into the wickets” after reversing his decision to retire from international cricket.
Nasser Hussain: “The biggest thing he can do for Pakistan cricket is get shed loads of runs”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain said the “biggest thing” Babar Azam can do for Pakistan is score “shed loads of runs.”
Nasser Hussain: “There will be a T20 World Cup in the Caribbean. They got to the finals last time. They will need their ex-skipper to put in a real performance”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain said Babar Azam needs to be at his best during the 2024 T20 World Cup if Pakistan want to have a chance of being crowned champions.
Nasser Hussain: “I think it is a massive year for him (Babar) and Pakistan. He has given up captaincy, that may be the weight off his shoulders”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes 2024 will be a “massive year” for Pakistan batsman Babar Azam.
