Salman Ali Agha: “I have been playing with the tail for some time now and I feel it brings the best out of me when I am playing with tailenders”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Salman Ali Agha has admitted that batting with the tailenders brings the best out of him.
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq: “The weak link in this Pakistan side is its middle order, which needs a lot of improvement. It looks as if the tailenders start coming after the number three position”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq believes the middle order has been the national team’s weak link as of late.
Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif: “It’s a matter of great pride for me that many of my wickets were top order batsmen. I wasn’t a bowler who feasted on taking the cheap wickets of tailenders to boost my statistics”
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Pakistan swing specialist Mohammad Asif said he wasn’t a bowler “who feasted on taking the cheap wickets of tailenders to boost my statistics”.
Mohammad Rizwan: “Batting with the tailenders is tough and I watched how Asad Shafiq batted with the tail and learnt a lot from him”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has revealed that he learned how to bat with tailenders by watching veteran batsman Asad Shafiq.
Younis Khan: “We are trying to make Mohammad Abbas the leader of the tailenders. You need to fight till the last wicket in a Test match”
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Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan has revealed that pace bowler Mohammad Abbas’ new role is to be “the leader of the tailenders”.
Haque struck five boundaries and a six during his knock of 80
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Bangladesh’s opening pair of Anamul Haque and Tamim Iqbal scored 80 and 76 respectively to help their side crush Zimbabwe by 68 runs in the second ODI in Chittagong.
Root finished on 78 not out at the end of day three
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England batsman Joe Root has lauded the national team’s tailenders for the gutsy performance they showcased following the collapse of the top and middle order.
Kumar dismissed Rahane, Faulkner, Bhatia and Richardson
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The Hyderabad Sunrisers stunned the Rajasthan Royals by 32 runs in a low-scoring encounter in Ahmedabad.
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“There’s not too many tailenders around the place who bat below seven that enjoy playing a lot of balls around their helmet”
Australia fast bowling coach Craig McDermott has announced that the national team’s pace attack will continue targeting England’s batsmen with bouncers since it has proved to be highly effective.
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“His bowling is always getting better because he learns and when things are looking tough and hard he brings out something special”
Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham has announced that pace bowler Stuart Broad has left his critics with “egg on their faces” after he took a five-wicket haul on the first day of the first Ashes Test against arch-rivals Australia in Brisbane.