Ramiz Raja: “He should play with positive intent because we get to see Fakhar’s best form when he is hitting”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has noted that opener Fakhar Zaman has to stick to his aggressive style of batting if he is to have success during the ODI series against England and at the World Cup.
Ramiz Raja: “If Pakistan want to beat England, then they [will] need to take wickets, grab catches and post over 300 runs on the scoreboard”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has noted that if the national team want to triumph over England in the five-match ODI series, they will have to bowl, bat and field well.
Ramiz Raja: “There will be a lot of focus on Mohammad Amir over how he bowls after the speedster failed to make [it] into the World Cup squad”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes that the five-match ODI series against England will be extremely important for left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir and big-hitting batsman Asif Ali.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “I am hopeful that my side [will] perform well in the ODI series”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is optimistic his side will “perform well” in the five-match ODI series against England as they have done a lot of preparation.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “We lacked in the fielding [department] during the only T20 International so we would try to sort this out”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has admitted that his side need to work on their fielding ahead of the World Cup.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “It is definitely a big advantage for us, playing five top-quality ODIs before the World Cup”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has noted that his side have an advantage going into the World Cup as they will be playing a five-match ODI series against England.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “We’d like to give Amir a full opportunity to stake his claim in the side”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has vowed to give left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir “a full opportunity to stake his claim” in the World Cup squad.
Mohammad Hafeez will be sidelined for the one-off Twenty20 International and first two ODIs against England
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez will miss the one-off Twenty20 International and first two ODIs against England as he is still recovering from undergoing surgery on his thumb.
James Vince has replaced Alex Hales for the ODI series against Pakistan
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England have called up batsmen James Vince, Ben Duckett and Dawid Malan in the wake of Alex Hales’ axing from the national team.
Nasser Hussain feels that Mohammad Amir will have to shine in the ODI series against England in order to have a chance of making it into Pakistan’s finalised World Cup squad
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain has admitted that left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir will have to excel during the ODI series against England if he is have a chance of being in Pakistan’s finalised World Cup squad.
