From match-winning bowler to batsman, 140 kph Pakistan speedster wants to master both arts

Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi said he wants to go from a match-winning bowler to a match-winning batsman as well

Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I’m gradually learning the art of batting so that it helps Pakistan. I would like to win matches for Pakistan regardless of my batting position”

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Shaheen Shah Afridi, the Pakistan pace spearhead, said he wants to master the art of being a match-winning bowler and batsman.

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Focusing on my power-hitting, Pakistan spinner working hard to transform himself

Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir said he is focusing on his power-hitting in order to become a better batsman

Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir: “I’m practising with the bat in the nets, my focus is on power-hitting. I always do my best to perform and leave the rest in Allah’s hands”

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Pakistan leg-spinner Usman Qadir is looking to transform himself into more of a batsman by working on his power-hitting.

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Aaqib Javed told me power-hitting is my natural game, Pakistan rising star says

Pakistan all-rounder Jahandad Khan said Aaqib Javed told him power-hitting is his natural game

Jahandad Khan: “It was very fruitful for me to play under the coaching of Aaqib Javed. He suggested me to focus on natural gameplay. He said that power-hitting is my natural game hence I should confidently do power-hitting”

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Pakistan rising star Jahandad Khan revealed that Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed told him that “power-hitting is my natural game”.

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I regularly undergo special power-hitting training, Pakistan all-rounder wants to hit more sixes

Pakistan all-rounder Jahandad Khan said he regularly undergoes special power-hitting training

Pakistan all-rounder Jahandad Khan: “I regularly undergo special sessions of power-hitting because practice makes your power-hitting perfect. Power-hitting practice will enhance the skills of hitting sixes”

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Pakistan all-rounder Jahandad Khan has revealed that he regularly undergoes special power-hitting training to perfect that aspect of his game and hit more sixes.

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I’m working hard on my power-hitting, new Pakistan batsman says this is what modern-day cricket is about

Pakistan batsman Irfan Khan said he is working hard on his power-hitting

Pakistan batsman Irfan Khan: “T20 cricket these days demands runs to be scored [in] an aggressive manner. I have been working hard on my power-hitting because this is what modern-day cricket is now all about”

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Irfan Khan, a new face in Pakistan’s T20I team, said he has been “working hard on my power-hitting” since “this is what modern-day cricket is now all about.”

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He is going to be more lethal now, Misbah-ul-Haq points to Pakistan batsman who has added a few new shots to his arsenal

Misbah-ul-Haq said Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is going to be more lethal now since he has added new shots to his arsenal

Misbah-ul-Haq: “Babar Azam played some unorthodox shots… but he also showed how power-hitting has to be done by playing pure cricketing shots. He has added a few new shots in his game and he will become more lethal now”

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Former Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq believes Babar Azam will be a “more lethal” batsman now that he has “added a few new shots in his game.”

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Brings the aggression and power-hitting Pakistan missing, Ian Bishop wants destructive powerhouse opening the batting

Ian Bishop said opening batsman Fakhar Zaman brings the aggression and power-hitting Pakistan are missing

Ian Bishop: “It’s the sort of aggression and power-hitting that Pakistan have been missing at the top of the order”

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Former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop wants Fakhar Zaman opening the batting going forward as he has the “aggression and power-hitting” that Pakistan is missing.

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