Doing so well as openers, Zaman on two Pakistan players with tremendous run-scoring talent

Fakhar Zaman said Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been doing so well as openers

Fakhar Zaman: “The kind of situation there was in [the] Africa tour, it required me to play down the order because Rizwan and Babar were playing so good as openers”

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Fakhar Zaman has heaped praise on Pakistan captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, saying they have been doing so well as openers.

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Played as an opener my entire career, Pakistan big-hitter batting lower down says

Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman said he has played as an opener his entire career but is batting lower down in T20 Internationals

Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman: “I have played my entire cricket as an opener. When you have a particular number, you enjoy playing at that number. However, when you play for Pakistan, you have to adjust according to the situation”

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Fakhar Zaman said he has played as an opener his entire career, but is happy to bat lower down the order in T20 Internationals.

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Either an opener or finisher, Brad Hogg sees two possibilities for talented Pakistan batsman

Brad Hogg said Mohammad Rizwan should either be an opener or a finisher in T20 Internationals

Brad Hogg: “Either [he] opens so he can power away at the back end or works on a formula to finish off the innings in style for the team”

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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg believes wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has two possibilities when it comes to T20 Internationals – either he opens the batting or takes on the role of a finisher.

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Faisal Iqbal thinks Pakistan legend would be ‘brilliant to see in modern day cricket’

Faisal Iqbal thinks it would have been brilliant to see Wasim Akram playing modern day cricket

Faisal Iqbal: “Definitely Wasim Akram bhai and specially in T20 format his skills would have been brilliant to see in modern day cricket”

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Balochistan head coach Faisal Iqbal believes it would have been “brilliant to see” legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram playing modern day cricket.

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Let him open or he may have to be dropped – Kamran Akmal on which Pakistan player?

Kamran Akmal said Mohammad Rizwan needs to open the batting in T20Is or he could potentially be dropped in the future

Kamran Akmal: “The only solution to this is for Rizwan to establish himself as an opener as that would not only make him indispensable but also result in an excellent team combination”

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Kamran Akmal believes that wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan needs to open the batting in T20 Internationals or he may potentially be dropped in the future.

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