Mohammad Yousuf: “I’ve been telling him since 2021-22, when I was with him, that there are two main problems. But maybe he has no time, or he doesn’t want to understand”
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Iconic Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has lashed out at Abdullah Shafique, revealing he has told the opener about two main problems with his batting since 2021.
Basit Ali: “Babar should reduce his stance. It’s too wide now. The whole world is laughing. Is this how you play?”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has pointed out a major flaw in Babar Azam’s batting technique and noted that “the whole world is laughing”.
Mohammad Amir on Babar Azam and Virat Kohli: “If you compare Babar with Kohli, I find it difficult bowling to Babar because of his stance because if I take the ball away from him he plays the drive [through the off-side] and if I bring the ball back in, he flicks it [through the on-side]”
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Left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir has admitted that it is tougher to bowl to Pakistan captain Babar Azam than India skipper Virat Kohli.
Fawad Alam: “My stance is often compared with [Shivnarine] Chanderpaul of West Indies and I even talked to him about it. He also advised me to continue with it as long as I’m able to score runs consistently”
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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam has said that iconic West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul advised him not to change his batting stance.
Fawad Alam: “I have no difficulty playing with this stance. I do listen to the remarks passed about my stance but I take them in a positive manner. I got to this stage and am representing Pakistan on the basis of the stance I have”
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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam is aware that people are talking about his unorthodox batting stance, but he made it clear that he won’t be changing it.
Zaheer Abbas: “Asad has a good technique but, like most players, he is weak on the balls moving away from him. He needs to make a slight adjustment in his stance by keeping his shoulder towards the bowler rather than being chest-on”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas has revealed that Asad Shafiq “is weak on the balls moving away from him”.
Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan have no intention of changing Fawad Alam’s batting stance
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and batting coach Younis Khan have no plans to make veteran batsman Fawad Alam change his batting stance, according to a source.
Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman: “It is just some adjustments, like in the grip or a small change in the stance, I have made these small adjustments”
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Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman revealed that he has worked on his technique ahead of the tour of England.
Aamer Sohail: “His trigger movement is slightly off, which could be because he wants to avoid getting bowled or LBW, but if he can correct that he can get into a better position and dominate the bowlers even more”
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Former Pakistan skipper Aamer Sohail has pinpointed a major flaw in limited overs captain Babar Azam’s batting technique.
Fawad Alam: “No matter how you stand, if you make runs then the same people who criticise will also applaud you, so I adopted that mindset and I stopped worrying about how I was standing”
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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam has revealed that back in 2011, legendary West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul gave him some brilliant advice that he still remembers to this day.
