Sarfaraz Ahmed: “The team also has power-hitters and rising stars – Saud Shakeel is in great form, Salman Ali Agha is playing well, Haris Rauf is there, Shaheen Shah Afridi is leading the pace attack, and Naseem Shah bring additional strength”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed has named T20I captain Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah as “power-hitters and rising stars”.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Then there is Azam Khan and Saim [Ayub]”
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Misbah-ul-Haq, the former Pakistan head coach and chief selector, believes Azam Khan and Saim Ayub are potentially good choices for the national team going forward.
Mohammad Rizwan: “People used to say that Babar and I are not power-hitters but we seem to be managing”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has hit back at people who believe he and captain Babar Azam are not power-hitters, saying we “seem to be managing”.
Abdul Razzaq: “If you send these players to me, it will take me two three days to guide them on this”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq believes he can convert Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Amad Butt and Asif Ali into good power-hitters in two to three days.
Usman Qadir: “Haider and Danish have come to this level after performing really well. They took me to the cleaners in the practice session”
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Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir has revealed that the big-hitting duo of Haider Ali and Danish Aziz “took me to the cleaners” in practice.
Shahid Afridi: “Power hitters have always played a very important role in Pakistan cricket”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has admitted that the national team are in desperate need of power hitters.
Abdul Qadir: “Umar Akmal and Kamran Akmal can change the course of a match single-handedly and can play the role of power hitters”
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Former Pakistan leg-spinner Abdul Qadir believes that batsmen Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad should have been picked for the World Cup.
Haris Sohail said “you’ll see us play more aggressively” in England
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Pakistan batsman Haris Sohail has insisted that he is not worried about the lack of big hitters in the World Cup squad as every batsman in the side is capable of playing aggressive cricket.