Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “No one has changed batting positions as much as I have. Whenever someone new comes in, it’s Babar who changes his number”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam said no one has changed batting positions as much as he has.
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”
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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.
Parthiv Patel: “Babar Azam is such a selfish player, he wanted to open the innings and dropped Fakhar Zaman to No. 4”
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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.
Parthiv Patel: “Around the world, captains want to open the innings, but Babar prefers to play lower. When your captain does this, nothing can be achieved”
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Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel believes Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam is avoiding opening the batting as he “prefers to play lower” down.
Mohammad Rizwan: “I can say that the captain and selection committee are still pondering over players for the fourth, fifth and sixth batting spots”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has announced that the men in green still have three open spots in their squad ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup in June.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “We were on a flight ahead of a T20 and I told Rizwan to open and I shared that we want him to open the bat on regular basis”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said he told wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan that he should open the batting “on [a] regular basis”.
Rashid Latif: “Opener in ODIs”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has called for batsman Haider Ali to open the batting in ODIs.
Asad Shafiq: “Yousuf bhai pointed out two or three things, while I was playing in the domestic season, which I agreed with”
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Pakistan batsman Asad Shafiq said Mohammad Yousuf identified two major weaknesses he has when batting during a recent National High Performance Centre camp in Lahore.
Quetta Gladiators batsman Jake Weatherald: “Opening the batting is something I am comfortable doing, so if I get an opportunity to bat there, it will be great. I am also happy to bat in the middle order”
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Australia batsman Jake Weatherald has made it clear that he is ready to open the batting or bat in the middle order for the Quetta Gladiators.
Kamran Akmal: “It is important that he opens or plays one-down in ODI cricket, however Babar (Azam) is settled at one-down”
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Kamran Akmal said fellow Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan should open the batting in ODIs.