Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris: “Wherever the team needs me – four, five, or six – I’m ready”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Pakistan big-hitting batsman Mohammad Haris said he is ready to bat “wherever the team needs me”, whether that be at number four, five or six.
Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan: “I can bat at number four on merit. I have worked hard to enhance my bowling but have natural talent of batting”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Pakistan T20I vice-captain Shadab Khan said he has a natural talent for batting and can see himself coming in as high as number four.
Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman: “If the team wants me to bat at number four or five, I’m happy to do so because the team always comes first. That said, I still prefer to open”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Pakistan power-hitter Fakhar Zaman has made it clear that he prefers to open the batting, but is willing to drop down and bat at number four or five if necessary.
Aamer Sohail: “I believe that Jamal should be given the opportunity to bat at number four or five, as this is not the way you groom players”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail felt it was unfair for fast bowler Aamer Jamal to bat at number eight in the recent Champions One-Day Cup.
Pakistan batsman Asif Ali: “The transition from No. 4 to No. 6 is not easy”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Pakistan powerhouse Asif Ali admitted that being demoted from number four to number six is “not easy”.
Iftikhar Ahmed: “When I play for Pakistan, I mostly play at number 6 or 7, which then becomes a little difficult for me to play to the best of my potential”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Pakistan power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed said he cannot show his potential when batting at number six or seven.
Pakistan batsman Iftikhar Ahmed: “I am not a middle order batter, I am a lower order batter. I am not an all-rounder, I am a tailender. If you see, I bat at No. 7 or 8. And if you look at the all-rounders and middle order batters around the world, you’d see they bat at No. 4 or 5”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Pakistan big-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed has surprisingly said that he considers himself to be a tailender rather than a middle order batsman.
Parthiv Patel: “Babar Azam is such a selfish player, he wanted to open the innings and dropped Fakhar Zaman to No. 4”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel has called Pakistan white-ball captain Babar Azam a “selfish player” and questioned why he dropped big-hitter Fakhar Zaman to number four on the batting line-up.
Salman Butt: “Shadab Khan isn’t someone who should be batting at No. 4. Yes, there might be an odd good knock, but if you bat at one position regularly, you might do well once in a while. He is not having a good time”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt said spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan shouldn’t be batting anywhere near number four.
Younis Khan: “Who is that one player in the side who is leaving his opening slot and batting down at four or five or six? Who is sacrificing his place? Fakhar Zaman! Why won’t you make him the captain?”
Image courtesy of: Unsplash
Iconic Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has questioned why Fakhar Zaman can’t replace Babar Azam as captain.
