Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur reveals the best batsman in the Pakistan World Cup squad
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*LAHORE – Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur reveals the best batsman in the Pakistan World Cup squad.*
*Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has heaped praise on batsman Babar Azam ahead of the side’s upcoming ODI series against England and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.*
Speaking to media at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Arthur described the 24-year-old Azam as Pakistan’s ‘best batsman’.
The right-hander is ranked No.7 in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Batting Rankings link, and averages 51.29 in the format, with eight hundreds and ten half-centuries. “Our expectations are high from Babar Azam as he’s our best batsman,” said Arthur. “He is so talented, he is a batsman who gets the required scores.”
Arthur was also complimentary in his assessment of leg-spinning all-rounder Shadab Khan, who recently withdrew from the squad for the England series due to a viral infection, describing him as a ‘three-dimensional cricketer’. He also outlined the expectations from Yasir Shah, who has come in as Shadab’s replacement. “Shadab Khan is a wonderful cricketer,” he said.
“As the buzz word nowadays goes, he’s ‘three-dimensional’. He plays a key role for us just outside the Powerplay. However, we have tried to cover with another wrist-spinner in Yasir Shah.
“Yasir is under no illusion that he has to challenge both the outside and inside edge of the bat. Our strategy will be to attack, we’re going to eye wickets. We have got all the bases covered.”
