They all failed, Wahab Riaz seemingly rules out four Pakistan players for selection

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Wahab Riaz said Pakistan batsmen Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Khushdil Shah and Faheem Ashraf all failed to have an impact

Wahab Riaz: “We want to develop batters for [the] No. 4 position to No. 7 which has been a dilemma for Pakistan in T20 cricket. Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Khushdil Shah and Faheem Ashraf got chances in these positions but failed to create an impact”

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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz has appeared to rule out Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Khushdil Shah and Faheem Ashraf for selection, stating that all four of them got the chance to cement their positions but “failed to create an impact.”

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Expect great things from him, Andrew Puttick throws support behind Pakistan player batting in a very important position

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Andrew Puttick said he expects great things from Pakistan middle order batsman Saud Shakeel

Andrew Puttick: “He’s betting in a very important position, number five, where you need to be flexible and adaptable, and he certainly is that so I’m expecting great things going forward from Saud”

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Andrew Puttick, who has been Pakistan’s batting coach, said he expects “great things” from middle order batsman Saud Shakeel in the future.

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Still not sure where he should bat, Mickey Arthur admits more thought needed on how to best utilise crucial Pakistan run-scorer

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Mickey Arthur said he is still not sure where Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan should bat in ODIs

Mickey Arthur: “It’s best we think how we can utilise him and then give him a clear role, as to what we want from the position and then letting him go and play”

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Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan team director, has admitted that he is still not 100 percent sure where wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan should bat in ODIs.

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No player can make demands, Babar Azam seemingly denies Pakistan batsman’s request to be promoted

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Babar Azam said no Pakistan player can make demands when he seemingly denied Mohammad Rizwan's request to be promoted up the batting order in ODIs

Babar Azam: “Rizwan said it’s my wish to play at four but we will have to keep the team’s requirements in mind and that’s how we will communicate with the players. This is a team where no player says I want to play at this specific number”

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Babar Azam, the Pakistan cricket team captain, has seemingly denied wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan’s request to be promoted up the batting order in ODIs.

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Babar Azam will do what he likes, Pakistan star Mohammad Rizwan doesn’t expect to get something he wants

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Mohammad Rizwan said Pakistan captain Babar Azam will do what he likes

Mohammad Rizwan: “It is not important that I get what I want. [The] captain and coach will do what they like”

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Mohammad Rizwan, the wicketkeeper-batsman, said he doesn’t expect to be promoted up the batting order to number four in ODIs as Pakistan captain Babar Azam and head coach Grant Bradburn “will do what they like”.

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Try him at number five, Shahid Afridi wants to see what Pakistan big-hitting batsman can do higher up the batting order

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Shahid Afridi said try Pakistan power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed at number five in ODIs

Shahid Afridi: “Iftikhar can be brought back to number five – given the fact that (Mohammad) Rizwan wants to play on number four, so it’s a good opportunity to take chances and try different combinations”

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Shahid Afridi, the former interim chief selector, wants to see Pakistan big-hitting batsman be given a chance to bat at number five in ODIs.

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Put them anywhere from No. 4 to 6, Mohammad Hafeez feels two Pakistan batsman can play in all positions

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Mohammad Hafeez said put Pakistan batsman anywhere from number 4 to 6 in the ODI team

Mohammad Hafeez: “These two players can fairly be accommodated for the fifth or sixth positions or even in fourth, fifth, or sixth positions – they can be well utilised”

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Mohammad Hafeez said Pakistan middle order batsman Iftikhar Ahmed and Saud Shakeel are very versatile, which is why they can occupy any spot in the ODI batting line-up from number four to six.

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