Salman Butt: “He should work on taking his fitness to the next level and adding high-percentage shots to his game. His role is to anchor the innings, score big hundreds, and let the team play around him”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt believes batsman Babar Azam has to take “his fitness to the next level” in order to become more successful.
Mohammad Hafeez: “One of our coaches was clapping, and I asked him, ‘do you seriously feel this is a good shot?'”
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Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez recalled expressing his disappointment towards a Pakistan coach who clapped when big-hitter Haider Ali slogged the ball.
Mohammad Hafeez: “On one of the balls, he just opened his legs wide and slogged the ball for a six on the leg side. I was like, how could an opener play like this?”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has voiced his anger towards batsman Haider Ali for slogging the ball.
Umar Amin: “All top-order batters of white-ball formats including Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli depend on playing technical shots rather than slogging”
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Umar Amin said Pakistan captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan both rely on technical shots rather than slogging when playing limited overs cricket.
Ramiz Raja to Babar Azam: “You don’t need to slog the ball, play your natural game”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has advised limited overs skipper Babar Azam not to be a slogger when playing T20 Internationals.
