Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “Opening the batting is a challenge but I have accepted this challenge on the demand of [the] team management”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has revealed that he is opening the batting “on the demand of [the] team management”.
Ahmed Shehzad: “If Babar comes as an opener, then our middle order is already vulnerable, who will stand there? So, he should come in at number three and try to take the game deep with a good strike-rate”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad feels limited overs captain Babar Azam cannot be an opener and must come in at number three in order to ensure the middle order isn’t left vulnerable.
Imran Nazir: “For a long time, we have the same players opening the innings, Saim [Ayub] got the chance but he could not do much”
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Former Pakistan batsman Imran Nazir has growing doubts about opening batsman Saim Ayub as he hasn’t been able to do anything much in his international career thus far.
Shoaib Malik: “IMO (In my opinion), the batting order should be… Fakhar, Rizwan, Babar, Azam, Iftikhar, Imad, Shadab”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik wants to see Fakhar Zaman opening the batting as he shared his batting order ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Mohammad Kaif: “I still believe Fakhar Zaman has to open the innings for Pakistan”
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Former India batsman Mohammad Kaif said he still believes Fakhar Zaman should be opening the batting for Pakistan.
Mohammad Amir: “You need impact in the powerplay from the beginning. Saim and Fakhar are impactful players”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman are the right batsmen to open the batting in T20Is as they are “impactful players.”
Grant Flower: “I’m not sure about Fakhar Zaman; he’s got to get his technique a bit tighter”
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Grant Flower has admitted that he is unsure whether Fakhar Zaman will still be opening the batting for Pakistan in five years’ time.
Watson knows that the odds are stacked against him
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that his current Test record is extremely poor given the amount of success he has had in the limited overs formats.
