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.
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris: “I’m known for hitting fours and sixes, but modern cricket demands a complete game. I’m now putting effort into rotating the strike – working on singles and doubles – to become more consistent”
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Pakistan big-hitter Mohammad Haris has confirmed that he is working hard to improve his ability to rotate the strike.
Shoaib Mohammad: “I see a tinge of frustration in Babar’s batting these days, especially when the boundaries are not coming for him”
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Former Pakistan batsman Shoaib Mohammad said he sees a “tinge of frustration” when Babar Azam is batting nowadays.
Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel: “I am very good at spin because from childhood I have been playing in Karachi and there are spin conditions. Taking singles and rotating strike is my strength. I have worked very hard on it and I am still working on it”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Saud Shakeel said he is “very good” at playing spin since he has worked on it from childhood.
Mohammad Haris: “I can hit sixes and fours, but I need to concentrate on taking singles and doubles as well”
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Mohammad Haris, the aggressive Pakistan batsman, made it clear that he “can hit sixes and fours” but admitted that he can’t solely rely on playing an attacking brand of cricket.
Saeed Ajmal: “Iftikhar plays like MS Dhoni but couldn’t end the innings like MS used to. [MS] used to take singles and hit sixes towards the end to compensate for them”
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Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal said big-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed is trying to play in similar fashion to MS Dhoni, but can’t finish games like the legendary India batsman did.
Imran Nazir: “If he can improve his ability to take singles, if the situation demands, I think he will become an even better batsman”
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Former Pakistan opener Imran Nazir said power-hitter Asif Ali can “become an even better batsman”.
Aamer Sohail: “Over 40 percent of his runs comes through boundaries but at times he won’t be able to hit them at will. To counter that he will have to play sensibly and score runs in singles and doubles but he needs to learn this art first”
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Former Pakistan skipper Aamer Sohail has admitted that scoring runs through singles and doubles is something limited overs captain Babar Azam must learn fast.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “One of his qualities was that taking a single was effortless for him. Many people struggle with this nowadays, but [he] had no difficulty”
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Former Pakistan captain and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has revealed that one of opening batsman Saeed Anwar’s best qualities was his ability to take singles with ease.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Babar should learn to take singles like Virat, learn to improvise like him”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes that batsman Babar Azam needs to learn to play like India captain Virat Kohli.
