Shah Faisal: “Everyone knows he is troubled by the short ball”
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Cricket commentator Shah Faisal has pointed out that everyone knows Pakistan batsman Usman Khan is “troubled by the short ball”.
Ramiz Raja: “Babar Azam’s batting against spin is problematic. He was batting well against pace but whenever spinners come on, he becomes static, whether it is leg-spin or off-spin”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has urged limited overs captain Babar Azam to work on his weakness against spin.
Salman Butt: “He only has one movement, he goes deep into the crease and wants to hit every shot on the leg side or maybe straight”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt said power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed has a prominent weakness as he tries to “hit every shot on the leg side or maybe straight”.
Ramiz Raja: “Either he has to play reverse sweep, sweep shot or switch hit against spin or he has to use his footwork and dominate the spinners because that domination factor ends as soon as a spinner comes [on to bowl]. So, Babar needs to work a lot on this area”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said limited overs captain Babar Azam “needs to work a lot” on his batting against spin as he has a noticeable weakness against such bowling.
Mohammad Kaif: “Their weakness lies in their spin bowling department. Shadab Khan is not getting the ball on the line, and Mohammad Nawaz’s ball doesn’t turn much, so their spin bowling is weak”
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Former India batsman Mohammad Kaif has singled out Pakistan spinners Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz for criticism, saying they have not been bowling well lately.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Babar does face issues in picking up googlies of wrist-spinners in the past”
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Former Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq confirmed star batsman Babar Azam has struggled against googlies bowled by wrist-spinners in the past.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Sometimes your favourite shot becomes your weakness too”
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Former Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez has urged fast-rising batsman Saim Ayub not to keep relying on one shot too much as it can come back to hurt him down the line.
Pakistan batsman Asif Ali: “I have worked on what I lacked, I will try to show them in PSL”
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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Asif Ali said he worked hard to address the weaknesses he had and plans to unleash his A-game in the ongoing 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Mudassar Nazar: “The performance of Babar in Tests is quite different from his ODI and T20 performances. Although, he is an excellent Test batsman, but he chases the ball a little [in Tests]”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Mudassar Nazar said Babar Azam tends to chase the ball when batting in Tests, which has become a noticeable weakness in his game.
Ramiz Raja: “If you want to find fault in his batting, it’s his batting against spin upfront when he starts the innings. He is not as fluent as he is when he is facing pace”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said Babar Azam’s big batting weakness is not being able to play spin bowling properly at the beginning of his innings.