He gets squared up a lot for a great player, Nasser Hussain urges Pakistan batsman to fix this weakness

Nasser Hussain said Pakistan batsman Babar Azam gets squared up a lot for a great player

Nasser Hussain: “There’s a slight technical issue. I see at times with Babar, he gets squared up a lot for a great player outside off-stump… I’d advise him to play beside the ball. He’s good enough to do that”

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Former England captain Nasser Hussain has pointed out that Pakistan batsman Babar Azam “gets squared up a lot for a great player”.

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It’s all mental, ex-Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq on top-tier batsman chasing deliveries outside off-stump

Misbah-ul-Haq said it's all mental when talking about Virat Kohli chasing deliveries outside off-stump

Misbah-ul-Haq: “Virat Kohli looks to chase outside-off deliveries a lot and has been dismissed in that manner multiple times. We can see the technical issues, but the reason why he is doing that is because of mental issues”

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Former Pakistan captain and head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said India batsman Virat Kohli’s dismissals chasing deliveries outside the off-stump is more of a mental issue rather than technical.

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Has the best technique in the Pakistan team, Latif on player who can do nothing wrong at the moment

Rashid Latif said Fawad Alam has the best technique in the Pakistan team

Rashid Latif: “Fawad Alam’s left eye [is] at [the] top of the off-stump so he can manage outside off-stump deliveries, that’s why he is technically best batsman in [the] Pakistani team”

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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes Fawad Alam has the best technique out of all the batsmen in the Test team.

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Don’t have a weakness outside off-stump, Pakistan entertainer who can light up any game says

Pakistan batsman Sharjeel Khan said he doesn't have a weakness outside off-stump

Pakistan batsman Sharjeel Khan: “I don’t think there is any such problem for me – if you look at the 8 first-class QeA matches, I don’t recall being out playing any ball which was outside my off-stump”

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Pakistan opening batsman Sharjeel Khan made it clear that he doesn’t have a weakness outside his off-stump.

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Swing the ball from outside off-stump, Hussain tells Pakistan pacer to look to Wasim Akram for inspiration

Nasser Hussain told Shaheen Shah Afridi to swing the ball from outside off-stump and look to Wasim Akram for inspiration

Nasser Hussain: “If there is one asset that he can pick from Wasim Akram then it’s to swing that new ball from outside off-stump”

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Former England captain Nasser Hussain has told Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi to adjust his bowling so that the ball swings from outside off-stump.

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He has a slight technical problem outside off-stump, Hussain points out Pakistan batsman’s flaw

Nasser Hussain said Babar Azam has a slight technical flaw outside off-stump

Nasser Hussain: “He does have a slight technical problem in the area just outside off stump, a little bit like Kohli had when he first came to England and he was found out”

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Former England captain Nasser Hussain has pointed out that Pakistan batsman and limited overs skipper Babar Azam has a slight technical problem outside off-stump.

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