Ramiz Raja: “Babar Azam has added new shots, his range has expanded. He is relaxed because he is not captaining Pakistan now. I love the way he is improvising now, the way he is accelerating his innings and playing shots which he didn’t”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has praised Babar Azam for his improvisation when batting and pointed out that the 29-year-old is “playing shots which he didn’t” in the past.
Ramiz Raja: “It’s good for Hunain to play for another franchise as what happens is there is so much of spoonfeeding and because he (Naseem) is such a pillar to this family, a superstar to Pakistan cricket”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has advised rising fast bowler Hunain Shah to leave Islamabad United and join another Pakistan Super League (PSL) team.
Haris Rauf: “As a bowler, it’s very relaxing for me when these guys [Hasnain] take wickets early on before I come in for my spell”
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Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf admitted that he feels very relaxed when fellow seamer Mohammad Hasnain takes early wickets.
Ashish Nehra: “Brother Moeen [Ali] is a very chilled out and relaxed person. I see shades of Saeed Anwar in his batting. He never seems under pressure”
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Former India left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra said England big-hitting all-rounder Moeen Ali reminds him of legendary Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar.
Younis Khan: “It’s important for me when I speak to the batsmen that you have to focus on one ball at a time, no matter who the bowler is”
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Batting coach Younis Khan has revealed that he has advised the Pakistan batsmen to “focus on one ball at a time” ahead of the England series.
“The key component is probably to be as relaxed as possible because it’s a very intense game and batsmen are always coming at you”
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West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has revealed that keeping “the batsmen thinking” enables him to take wickets.
Thirimanne is definitely one of the bright spots in Sri Lanka’s future of batting
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As we all know, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene are all nearing their retirements, but the question many cricket fans and pundits are asking is who is the future of Sri Lanka’s batting.
“The captain ends up being blamed for anything that goes wrong”
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Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has refused to become the country’s new Twenty20 captain since he wants to be “relaxed” when playing cricket.
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“Now we are playing a team where we are evenly matched”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has admitted that the 2-0 whitewashing his team suffered at the hands of India proved to be a real eye-opener and was also just the type of wake-up call they needed.
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“So for Brad to say those things is a little bit naive”
Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur has struck back at vice-captain and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin over the comments he made about him being “very, very insecure” during his time in charge of the national team.
