Basit Ali on Abdullah Shafique: “Explain to Abdullah that balls at shoulder height are for the pull shot, and balls above the head are for the hook shot – but he even tries to pull those above the head. These are the things you need to teach – which ball to pull and which to hook”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali believes top order batsman Abdullah Shafique needs to be told which balls to pull and which ones to hook.
Ramiz Raja: “Practice hook and pull shots a lot, because then you focus on the ball a lot”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has advised batsman Babar Azam to practice playing hook and pull shots as it will help him “focus on the ball a lot”.
David Warner: “All those youngsters who want to learn playing [the] pull shot should see the batting of Babar Azam”
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Former Australia opener David Warner said youngsters who want to play the pull shot properly should watch and learn from Pakistan batsman Babar Azam.
Ramiz Raja: “It seems like he tried for the pull shot but couldn’t execute it perfectly. I have observed many times in his career that the ball hits his helmet. That’s the area where he needs to work positively”
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Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said opening batsman Fakhar Zaman needs to work on his pull shot.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Don’t talk about that he cannot play [the] cut or pull, don’t forget that he played cricket for 22 years so he didn’t play these shots? We need to understand; we need proper cricketers with whom we can make winning combination whether he is 40 or 20”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has demanded to know the real reason Shoaib Malik is not being picked in the team.
Pakistan all-rounder Qasim Akram: “It was an unforgettable experience for me to have such a great mind around. I have learnt from him how to build an innings, play cover drives and improve pull shots”
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Ex-Pakistan Under-19 captain Qasim Akram thanked national team skipper Babar Azam for helping him improve his cover drive and pull shot.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Rizwan can use the pace up front, he is good on the back foot, and he pulls and cuts well”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan is solid off the back foot and plays the cut and pull shot very well.
Abdullah Shafique: “My strengths are the cut and pull shots. As I play in the top order, you have to be able to play such shots to do well, although I can also play good cover drives”
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Ahead of the limited overs series against Zimbabwe, Pakistan batsman Abdullah Shafique revealed that the cut and pull shots are his strengths.
Abdullah Shafique: “My favourite player is Ricky Ponting and I try to play like him. I used to like his pull shot and high back-lift”
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Pakistan batsman Abdullah Shafique has said that legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting is his favourite player and added that he wants to play like him.
Pakistan batsman Haider Ali said his favourite shot Rohit Sharma plays is the pull shot
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Pakistan batsman Haider Ali has admitted that he loves India opener Rohit Sharma’s pull shot.
