Colin Munro: “You know the guys contributing to winnings performances in certain situations, so someone like Shadab who bats at four for us – four or five is his spot, he’s a proper batsman”
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Colin Munro, the big-hitting New Zealand batsman, said Shadab Khan should be batting at number four or five for Pakistan.
Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood: “I scored around 2,000 runs in domestic cricket before my comeback, but unfortunately played two innings at number three and was later dropped to number five in the batting order”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood has voiced his frustration at being demoted from number three to five on the batting line-up after just two innings.
Kamran Akmal: “Azam Khan should play at number five”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said big-hitting batsman Azam Khan should bat at number five.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Fakhar was an opener and if you push him to number five or six, where he has to face spinners, then he will be completely wasted”
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Legendary Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said Fakhar Zaman should not be wasted in the lower order and needs to bat higher up.
Shoaib Malik: “I said to him that [the] Pakistan team is currently struggling to find a suitable batsman at number five and I am available to bat at that number, to which he agreed and said that they are also thinking along the same lines”
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Pakistan big-hitting all-rounder Shoaib Malik said chief selector Mohammad Wasim may want him to bat at number five.
Aamer Sohail: “Your system is totally exposed when a utility player, I don’t want to use the word bits and pieces player, Shadab Khan bats at number five. It exposes your entire system”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail has called limited overs vice-captain Shadab Khan a “bits and pieces player”, even though he said that he didn’t want to label him as that.
Ian Chappell: “It was ridiculous to send him in at five”
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Legendary Australia captain Ian Chappell has slammed Pakistan for sending batsman Babar Azam in at number five during the first Test against Australia.
Babar Azam: “I don’t say put me at this number or that number. I’ll do whatever is best for the team. I will play at any position where the team requires me to, my job is to perform”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has made it clear that he has no problem with batting at any position as he wants to “do whatever is best for the team”.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Sarfraz should take more responsibility in the batting department and come in to bat at the number five position”
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Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes that current skipper Sarfraz Ahmed should bat at number five at the World Cup.
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Watson averages 43.06 as an opener
Former Australia opening batsman Mark Taylor has called on Cricket Australia to restore all-rounder Shane Watson to his usual opening spot ahead of the Ashes against England next month.
