Mohammad Yousuf: “Be strong now because things will get better, it might be stormy now, but it can’t rain forever”
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Pakistan Under-19 head coach Mohammad Yousuf is confident that “things will get better” for star batsman Babar Azam, who has been inconsistent as of late.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Pakistan has a bright future. Among them, there is a boy named Shamyl whom I also like. Riaz Ullah is also promising, but they are still young. If they keep learning these small things, I am sure both these boys will have a great future for Pakistan”
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Pakistan Under-19 head coach Mohammad Yousuf has predicted that batsmen Shamyl Hussain and Riaz Ullah will have “a great future for Pakistan.”
Mohammad Yousuf: “Azan and Saad have shown very mature batting, and may Allah bless them to play even better”
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Pakistan Under-19 head coach Mohammad Yousuf said batsmen Azan Awais and Saad Baig are fantastic players who can still get better.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Zeeshan has bowled very well. Ubaid Shah has also bowled well. The bowlers have delivered excellent performances”
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Pakistan Under-19 head coach Mohammad Yousuf has praised the pace duo of Mohammad Zeeshan and Ubaid Shah for their “excellent performances” as of late.
Azan Awais: “Lately, I’ve been following Babar Azam quite a bit. I had a meeting with him where we discussed techniques. He also talked to me about consistency in performance and I wish to play alongside him one day”
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Pakistan Under-19 star Azan Awais has expressed his desire to bat alongside Babar Azam one day in the future.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Zeeshan is an extraordinary talent. He has a strong body and height, which greatly aids him”
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Pakistan Under-19 head coach Mohammad Yousuf believes 6 ft 8 in pace prospect Mohammad Zeeshan is an “extraordinary talent” with a bright future ahead of him.
Mohammad Yousuf: “I felt sad looking at Babar, He should not take too much stress”
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New Pakistan Under-19 head coach Mohammad Yousuf said he “felt sad” looking at former captain Babar Azam and expressed concerns about his stress levels.
Mohammad Yousuf: “I watched the press conference very carefully, in which Babar looked very worried, I heard that he was crying”
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Newly-appointed Pakistan Under-19 head coach Mohammad Yousuf revealed he heard former captain Babar Azam was crying after his side lost to Afghanistan in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Any good player should be allowed to continue as a captain for a long time. He [was] the captain because he has the ability. He did not become the captain because he is related to the PCB chairman. He [was] a genuine skipper”
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New Pakistan Under-19 head coach Mohammad Yousuf has defended Babar Azam, saying he wasn’t appointed captain since he was related to the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Ijaz Ahmed (left) said Imran Rafiq has “a lot of potential”
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Pakistan Under-19 head coach Ijaz Ahmed is backing batsman Imran Rafiq to be extremely successful in the future.