Shoaib Malik: “He isn’t a natural power-hitter, so asking him to finish games doesn’t play to his strengths. He needs to face the new ball, make use of field restrictions, and bat with freedom. That’s when he can add value”
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Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik believes Mohammad Haris “isn’t a natural power-hitter” and shouldn’t be assigned the finisher role.
Shan Masood: “Saud Shakeel emerged and scored runs, Salman Ali Agha performed well in domestic cricket and scored runs, and Abrar Ahmed took many wickets”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood said middle order batsmen Saud Shakeel and Salman Ali Agha, along with mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed, have risen fast in the last 12 months.
Ramiz Raja: “If you are Babar Azam, then you become a headline – How did we lose? What did he do? What was his contribution?”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said all the fans in the country constantly have one problem – they are obsessed with the form of limited overs captain Babar Azam.
Fakhar Zaman: “The bat with which I made runs was also gifted to me by Hafeez”
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Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman said the bat he scored runs with in the ODI series against South Africa was a gift from veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez.
Roach finished with figures of 5-33 off his 16 overs
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West Indies pace bowler Kemar Roach took a five-wicket haul to leave Bangladesh in a state of disarray at the end of the second day of the second Test in St Lucia.