Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam: Shivnarine Chanderpaul advised me not to change my batting stance

Fawad Alam said Shivnarine Chanderpaul advised him not to change his batting stance

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.

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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam: Talk as much as you want about my stance, but it won’t change

Fawad Alam insisted he won't change his batting stance Pakistan cricket

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.

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Narine puzzled how batsmen have not yet solved the mystery to playing his unorthodox spin

"I do not fear that though, as I only concentrate on working harder and just focus on trying to do my bit as best as I can"

“I do not fear that though, as I only concentrate on working harder and just focus on trying to do my bit as best as I can”

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West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has admitted that he is puzzled about how batsmen have still not yet managed to solve the mystery to playing his unorthodox bowling.

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‘There’s still a place in the game for those guys that don’t throw the ball’, says Mark Craig

"I basically just try and give the ball as big a rip as I can"

“I basically just try and give the ball as big a rip as I can”

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Mark Craig has been given the opportunity to become New Zealand’s next spin sensation, but he stated that he does not possess an arsenal of magical deliveries like many of the unorthodox spinners in the game today.

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Giles calls on England spinners to experiment with doosra

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“I’m not sure that too many mystery spinners come through our system anyway, but maybe that’s because we don’t necessarily develop it”

England limited overs coach Ashley Giles has called on the national team’s spinners to start experimenting with the doosra since it has the potential to be a highly effective and surprising weapon.

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