Farhan Yousaf: “Legends don’t just play, they teach”
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Pakistan Under-19 captain Farhan Yousaf has hailed Babar Azam as a legend, praising the Test skipper for mentoring teammates while continuing to excel as a player.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “You can’t say that you’ve learned everything – the process of learning never ends. You can learn from anyone, whether it’s by watching a video, observing others, or learning from your juniors and seniors. Every little thing can teach you something”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has acknowledged that he does not know everything and emphasised that the learning process never truly ends.
Basit Ali on Abdullah Shafique: “Explain to Abdullah that balls at shoulder height are for the pull shot, and balls above the head are for the hook shot – but he even tries to pull those above the head. These are the things you need to teach – which ball to pull and which to hook”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali believes top order batsman Abdullah Shafique needs to be told which balls to pull and which ones to hook.
Mohammad Haris: “He has taught me three or four shots”
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Mohammad Haris, the 22-year-old Pakistan power-hitting sensation, said Kamran Akmal taught him how to play three to four new shots.
Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir: “The slider I bowled in my last ODI [against South Africa] to Jon-Jon Smuts was also something I learned from Imran bhai”
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Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir has revealed that his South Africa counterpart Imran Tahir taught him how to bowl the slider.
Imran Nazir: “Ryan Sidebottom, I want to learn some swing”
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Ex-Pakistan batsman Imran Nazir has told former England left-arm seamer Ryan Sidebottom to teach him how to swing the ball.
Azam Khan: “I always say, he is the biggest critic of me and I think this is why I am here today”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan said his father – former captain Moin Khan – is his biggest critic.
Pakistan spinner Faisal Akram: “Mushtaq bhai is my favourite coach because he is also a leg-spinner, so I have learned a lot from him. Shahid bhai also gave me tips and confidence”
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Pakistan left-arm wrist-spinner Faisal Akram said the legendary duo of Mushtaq Ahmed and Shahid Afridi taught him a lot during the time he spent with the Multan Sultans.
Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel: “Throughout my cricket journey, I had learnt a lot from Asad Shafiq and Sarfaraz Ahmed, and now I look forward to learning as much as I can in the national team camp”
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Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel revealed that he has learned a lot from former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and veteran batsman Asad Shafiq.
Asad Rauf: “Pakistan have not used DRS properly because of [a] lack of knowledge”
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Former international umpire Asad Rauf has criticised the Pakistan team for their “lack of knowledge” on how to use the Decision Review System (DRS) properly.
