Pakistan batsman Sahibzada Farhan: “I’m working on my strike rotation and trying to minimise my dot balls”
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Pakistan opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan is determined to reduce the number of dot balls he plays in T20Is.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “I don’t think about criticism. People want me to improve my strike-rate, but I know how to play according to situations. My game is ground strokes and strike rotation. If the situation demands high strike-rate, I will obviously do it”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is well aware that people want him to boost his strike-rate in T20Is, but made it clear that he pays little attention to criticism.
Shoaib Malik: “When facing quality spinners, our players freeze and no strike rotation, no boundary options. And these are Pakistan’s representatives? It’s time to open our eyes”
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Veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik has bemoaned the fact that Pakistan’s batsmen “freeze” when facing “quality spinners.”
Iftikhar Ahmed: “The way he handles strike rotation alleviates pressure”
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Iftikhar Ahmed, the middle order big-hitter, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam helps reduce the pressure when batting as he is brilliant at rotating the strike.
Shoaib Mohammad on Shoaib Malik: “He can play the big shots while also knowing the art of strike rotation”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Mohammad said Shoaib Malik is capable of playing “big shots” and also understands the “art of strike rotation”.
Yasir Hameed: “Technique, sense, playing situation, occupying the crease, release shots, strike rotation, Saud Shakeel is [the] perfect example. Players like him should be the benchmark for international selections. Not impact and vibe players”
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Former Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed said Saud Shakeel is the real deal and not a vibe player.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “Trying to turn some of the dot balls into ones or twos and looking to get towards a strike-rate of 50 in 4-day cricket”
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Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin has said that he is starting to convert dot balls into ones and twos.
