Azhar Ali: “Hafeez wants to open but he has been doing very well in the middle order”
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Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali feels that all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez shouldn’t open the batting for the national team.
Ramiz Raja believes Shan Masood should open the batting in Tests
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes that Imam-ul-Haq and Shan Masood should open the batting in Test cricket, while Fakhar Zaman should be dropped.
Ricky Ponting wants to see Aaron Finch open the batting in the Test series against Pakistan
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Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes that Aaron Finch should open the batting in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Shaun Marsh: “If the captain did want (me to open), then I’d feel comfortable but we’ll see what happens”
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Australia batsman Shaun Marsh has admitted that he is open to the idea of opening the batting in Test cricket.
D’Arcy Short wants to open the batting for Australia in all three formats
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Australia head coach Justin Langer has revealed that opener D’Arcy Short is eager to open the batting in all three formats.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “We will most likely experiment with Azhar as an opener”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has revealed that Azhar Ali could open the batting during the upcoming two-Test series against England, which begins in May.
“He deserves to be included and we feel that he will add maturity and experience to our middle-order”
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Gary Ballance has been recalled to England’s squad for the first Test against South Africa, which begins on July 6 at Lord’s.
Mendis struck his 10th ODI fifty
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Kusal Mendis led the way with a fantastic 89 as Sri Lanka crushed India by seven wickets to keep their hopes of progressing to the Champions Trophy semi-finals alive.
“First he’s got to get selected in the XI and then the captain will tell him where he’s going to bat”
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Chris Lynn took the Big Bash League (BBL) by storm in December to January and has continued to showcase his destructive form with the bat at the Indian Premier League (IPL). But, will that be enough to see him open the batting for Australia at the Champions Trophy in England next month?
“I am really focused on getting my batting ability much higher”
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Fresh off winning five prizes at Cricket South Africa’s annual awards ceremony, wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock knows that he has to maintain a level of consistency and become more mature.
