Ramiz Raja: “Shadab’s power-hitting has completely gone missing which is saddening because he is so young”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja said Shadab Khan’s power-hitting has “completely gone missing”.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan: “At the start of my international career, no one believed that I could hit long sixes but of course I worked on my hard hitting ability”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has revealed that early on in his career, no one believed he could hit long sixes.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Azam said that while practicing he tries to hit 100 sixes in a day [and] that will help him to hit 15-20 in a match. I haven’t seen him hitting much in domestic or in PSL”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed said he hasn’t seen too much of wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan’s power-hitting, even though the talented youngster claims to try and hit 100 sixes every day while training.
Babar Azam: “His power-hitting skills are outstanding. I will try to learn from his experience because the learning process never stops”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said he wants to learn how to be a top-class power-hitter like New Zealand opener Martin Guptill.
Sharjeel Khan: “I am learning a lot from Yousuf bhai. He is advising me on my footwork and technique. I will also seek tips regarding power-hitting from him”
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Pakistan opener Sharjeel Khan said legendary batsman Mohammad Yousuf is helping him with his footwork, technique and power-hitting.
Russel Arnold on Babar Azam: “It’s amazing that such a classy player gets to this milestone quicker than anyone else. 2,000 T20I runs, it’s not all slogs and power”
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Former Sri Lanka cricketer Russel Arnold said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is such a “classy player” and doesn’t need to slog or resort to power-hitting to score runs in T20 Internationals.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Haider Ali does not understand the situation sometimes. It is not always important to hit big, sometimes you run through the game”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said batsman Haider Ali does not understand the situation sometimes.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “People initially thought that he can’t do power-hitting while batting as an opener, but Rizwan has removed all doubts”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has removed all doubt that he is a power-hitting opening batsman.
Younis Khan: “Before this series, he wouldn’t play sweep shots but now given the expectations off him, he is playing sweep shots, cuts and pull shots too”
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Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan revealed that captain Babar Azam wouldn’t play sweep shots in the past.
Nadeem Omar: “[Mohammad] Rizwan is playing very well and he has improved his power-hitting”
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Quetta Gladiators owner Nadeem Omar said wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has taken his power-hitting skills to the next level as it has really improved.
