Mickey Arthur: “It’s got nothing to do with Misbah and I, Misbah and I are fine – I respect Misbah a lot and I think he respects me and we have a great relationship”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has insisted that there is no bad blood between him and his successor Misbah-ul-Haq.
Mickey Arthur: “I know the quality of Babar Azam, he is unbelievable and a really good player as well”
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Sri Lanka head coach Mickey Arthur has admitted that Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is an unbelievably good player.
Babar Azam: “Someday I am looking at a triple century. You need to set yourself goals as all top players do”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is confident that he will score a triple century in Test cricket at some point in his career.
Babar Azam: “I am now more focused on my batting and I spend hours watching videos of my innings. I catch my mistakes and then I try to ensure I don’t commit them again the next time”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has revealed that he spends hours “watching videos of my innings” in order to spot his mistakes.
Babar Azam: “I don’t feel any pressure if anyone compares me with Kohli or Smith”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has insisted that he has no problems with and doesn’t feel any added pressure when compared to India captain Virat Kohli and Australia batsman Steve Smith.
Babar Azam: “Honestly there is no comparison with me right now but eventually I also want to get [to] where he is today”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has admitted that he isn’t as good as India captain Virat Kohli right now, but is determined to “get [to] where he is today”.
Babar Azam: “I’ve changed my mindset a bit, I used to think negatively before”
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has revealed that he “used to think negatively before”.
However, Azam has cast that mindset aside and become more confident, which has allowed him to enjoy a lot of success and become Pakistan’s most consistent batsman as of late.
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Azam scored an unbeaten 102, which came off 128 balls and included 14 boundaries, in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.
The 25-year-old has been in red-hot form lately as during the recent two-Test series against Australia, he accumulated 210 runs, which included a century and a fifty, at an average of 52.50.
Azam made a superb 104 in the first Test in Brisbane and followed that up with a brilliant 97 in the second Test in Adelaide.
“I’ve changed my mindset a bit, I used to think negatively before,” he was quoted as saying by PakPassion. “I have increased my hard work. With temperament, the point is just to play session by session. The longer you spend at the crease, the better idea you get about the wicket, bowlers, shot selection etc.”
The second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka begins on Thursday in Karachi.
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Babar Azam: “I think I am fine at number four. I am not concerned about numbers, it’s according to the team requirement. At the beginning, I played at number three and six also”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has revealed that he is “fine” with batting at number four.
Abid Ali: “I never felt like giving up. Allah says in the Qur’an to keep working hard and you will get rewarded for that”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali has made it clear that he “never felt like giving up” on cricket.
Pakistan opener Abid Ali: “I am Abid Ali, let me be Abid Ali and please don’t compare me with legends”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali has urged people not to compare him to legends of the game following his record-breaking feat in the first Test against Sri Lanka.
