Shahid Afridi: “It frustrates me. I’ve personally called him 2-3 times and told him that only performances will take him forward, but I haven’t seen any noteworthy performances from him”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi admitted it is frustrating that a batsman as talented as Mohammad Haris hasn’t produced “any noteworthy performances”.
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.
Younis Khan: “Farhan is in top form. His shot selection and awareness at the crease show that he’s a mature and confident batter. He’s a great example for other top order players”
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Pakistan legend Younis Khan has praised Sahibzada Farhan, saying his batting serves as a “great example for other top order players”.
Mohammad Amir: “He’s going through a rough patch, and it’s lasted a bit too long. I’ve noticed he’s been late on the ball lately, which is affecting his shot selection”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir admitted that batsman Babar Azam’s rough patch has “lasted a bit too long”.
Salman Butt: “This shows that not everyone who scores runs in domestic cricket is necessarily international material”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has given a brutal assessment of batsman Sahibzada Farhan, saying he is not good enough to play international cricket.
Jason Gillespie: “Our shot selection is something that we continue to talk about. We just need to make sure that our batters choose the right balls to attack”
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Red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has urged the Pakistan batsmen to work on their shot selection as it is starting to become a thorn in the team’s side.
Rashid Latif: “Talking about Babar Azam, he was a skilled player, but in the face of a lean patch, he started charging the ball harder, which made his shot selection really tough”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes Babar Azam is making his own shot selection tougher as he has “started charging the ball harder”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “The class of Babar is far better than anyone else in this world because of his elegance and shot selection”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said captain Babar Azam is on another planet when it comes to his “elegance and shot selection”.
Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood: “My shot selection is better and my performance in both domestic and international cricket is much-improved in the top order”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood said his performance and shot selection has become a lot better as of late.
Younis Khan on Babar Azam: “The most important quality that Babar has is the desire and hunger to score runs. We are also seeing his captaincy improve with each outing [along with] his shot selection”
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Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan said captain Babar Azam has the desire and hunger to score runs.
