He can be an impact player, Shoaib Akhtar urges Pakistan power-hitter to be smarter with his shot selection

Shoaib Akhtar said Pakistan big-hitting batsman Mohammad Haris can be an impact player

Shoaib Akhtar: “He’s a good talent and an impact player, but only if he understands when to hit, when not to hit, and how to rotate strike”

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Pakistan fast bowling great Shoaib Akhtar knows power-hitter Mohammad Haris can be an “impact player”, but urged him to be smarter with his shot selection.

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Lack the skills, Misbah-ul-Haq admits Pakistan batsmen cannot play quality spin bowling

Misbah-ul-Haq said Pakistan batsmen lack the skills to play quality spin bowling

Misbah-ul-Haq: “Our batters can’t play quality spin bowling, they lack the skills to do it. They have no release shot, can’t read the hand, no sweeps and can’t even rotate strike”

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Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has conceded that the current batsmen are unable to “play quality spin bowling” as “they lack the skills to do it.”

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Don’t play for your own runs, Cheteshwar Pujara wants Pakistan batsman’s strike-rate to go up

Cheteshwar Pujara has told Pakistan batsman Babar Azam not to play for his own runs

Cheteshwar Pujara: “He needs to rotate strike and hit those odd boundaries. Nowadays, a strike-rate of 70 and 80 is not good enough. You shouldn’t play for your own runs”

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Veteran India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara has told Pakistan batsman Babar Azam not to “play for your own runs”.

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Boundaries from the first ball, Pakistan opener admits he likes to go big right away

Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman said he tries to hit boundaries from the first ball

Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman: “I try to go for boundaries from the very first ball and make the most of the good balls by rotating the strike”

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Fakhar Zaman, the aggressive Pakistan left-handed opener, said he likes to go big right away by hitting boundaries from the first ball of a match.

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Learning a lot from Mohammad Yousuf, young Pakistan power-hitter seeking to improve his game says

Haider Ali said he is learning a lot from Mohammad Yousuf

Haider Ali: “We have learned from Yousuf bhai on how to develop a good temperament, how to score runs off good bowling and how to rotate strike along with many other things”

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Pakistan power-hitter Haider Ali has revealed that he has been learning a lot from legendary batsman Mohammad Yousuf.

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