Pakistan cricketer Usman Khan: “I’ve never given much thought to my batting position. I play at number five in domestic cricket, and the national team management has planned for me to bat at number five or six”
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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Usman Khan has said he is not overly concerned about where he lines up in the batting order, stressing that he is ready to play wherever the team management want him to.
Pakistan batman Usman Khan: “I used to get hasty while batting first in international cricket, but now I try to bat with thought and composure”
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Pakistan power-hitter Usman Khan has admitted that he used to “get hasty” when he first started batting in international cricket.
Usman Khan: “Mohammad Rizwan is a legendary player; what can one say about him? Rizwan has delivered performances in all three formats”
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Pakistan big-hitter Usman Khan has lauded wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan for his impact across all three formats, describing him as a “legendary player.”
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Usman Khan: “Fitness was my initial weakness… As my fitness improves, I find wicketkeeping is becoming much easier”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Usman Khan has pinpointed fitness as the first weakness he identified in his game.
Mike Hesson: “We have added Usman, who is a very good prospect for us”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson believes batsman Usman Khan is a “very good prospect” for the team.
Rashid Latif: “Haris was encouraged to play modern-day cricket and was picked ahead of Rizwan, Usman, and Haseeb. But once in the team, his batting position was dropped too low, and he was reduced to just a slogger”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Haris was “reduced to just a slogger” as he was batting too low down the order.
Mike Hesson: “Usman Khan plays spin well”
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Pakistan limited overs head coach Mike Hesson has praised batsman Usman Khan, branding him as a good player of spin.
Salman Ali Agha: “His international record isn’t that great, but in the PSL, he bats really well against spin in the middle overs”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has admitted batsman Usman Khan’s “international record isn’t that great”.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Usman Khan did not go through that process and was directly included in the Pakistan national cricket team. New players should not be selected for the national team even if they score [two] centuries in the PSL”
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Pakistan legend Mohammad Yousuf has questioned how batsman Usman Khan was allowed to get into the national team so quickly.
Tanvir Ahmed: “I cannot understand what Usman Khan is doing, as he tries to hit every delivery”
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Former Pakistan seamer Tanvir Ahmed questioned why Usman Khan keeps trying to hit every delivery, saying he cannot understand what the top order batsman is doing.
