Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez are match winners, captain Babar Azam
''National cricket team captain Babar Azam says that traditional rivals in the T20 World Cup will try to give the best performance in the match against India to gain speed in the event''.
During the virtual press conference, Babar Azam said that he is determined to make a victorious start to the T20 World Cup, the National T20 Cup gave him a good opportunity to prepare for the mega event.
National team captain Babar Azam said that it would be beneficial for us to have senior players including Shoaib Malik in the World Cup squad and young players would get a chance to learn from them. They are Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez match winners. Referring to the bowlers, the captain of the national team said that Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hassan Ali are in good bowling form and hopefully they will perform well.
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He added that most of the players in the national squads have played in the ICC Champions Trophy. Asked about the opening of the T20 World Cup, Babar Azam said, "I try to get Mohammad Rizwan to start batting in the mega event."
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"Both are experienced cricketers of the past. We are trying to take advantage of their experience. Pakistan has used the UAE as a home ground in conditions," Babar Azam said, quoting batting consultant Matthew Hayden and bowling consultant Vernon Flanders. So we have a lot of harmony there.
He said that the role of spinners in UAE will be very important in which Emad Shadab and Hafeez will be used.