Madplayer
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Fakhar Zamaan has emerged as the primary weapon that Pakistan's batting line up attacks its opponents with. With consistent performances at brilliant strike rates against his name, Fakhar zamaan has become the most crucial player in Pakistan line up.
One of the problems which is being overlooked because of the dream run that Fakhar has had is that he has not allowed the rest of the batting line up to get tested in a proper way. It has become a usual occurance that Fakhar scores well and propels the team's efforts to achieve a good score. However, it is not clear how the team would fare if Fakhar falls early.
The fact that Pakistani frontline batsmen, apart from Fakhar and Asif Ali, lack the firepower and ability to shift gears makes the worries all the more genuine. The likes of Babar Azam, Sarfaraz ahmad and Imam ul haq who are placed at key positions in top and middle order are known to bat at decent strike rates but haven't shown the ability to play both aggressively and defensively.
Teams around the world have invested in players who can play both styles of cricket as and when required. For instance, batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Quinton de kock, Johnny Bairstow, Jos bultler, Virat Kohli and other top batsmen of the world can score a 100 at a run a ball and also have the game to score a 25 ball 50 when the teams need it. Even the second tier batsmen like Rayudu, Manish pandey, David Malan etc. have the game to accelerate when required. Teams are looking to fill all the batting spots with such players.
Can Pakistani batsmen apart from Fakhar or Asif ali do it? It remains to be seen. However, the over reliance on Fakhar Zamaan needs to be looked into and Pakistan must invest in dynamic players who can play aggressively, defensively and moderately as the situation demands. The existing players such as Babar Azam have shown improvement in this regard but more work needs to be done. This is required to plug all loopholes and avoid any mishappening from taking place.
One of the problems which is being overlooked because of the dream run that Fakhar has had is that he has not allowed the rest of the batting line up to get tested in a proper way. It has become a usual occurance that Fakhar scores well and propels the team's efforts to achieve a good score. However, it is not clear how the team would fare if Fakhar falls early.
The fact that Pakistani frontline batsmen, apart from Fakhar and Asif Ali, lack the firepower and ability to shift gears makes the worries all the more genuine. The likes of Babar Azam, Sarfaraz ahmad and Imam ul haq who are placed at key positions in top and middle order are known to bat at decent strike rates but haven't shown the ability to play both aggressively and defensively.
Teams around the world have invested in players who can play both styles of cricket as and when required. For instance, batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Quinton de kock, Johnny Bairstow, Jos bultler, Virat Kohli and other top batsmen of the world can score a 100 at a run a ball and also have the game to score a 25 ball 50 when the teams need it. Even the second tier batsmen like Rayudu, Manish pandey, David Malan etc. have the game to accelerate when required. Teams are looking to fill all the batting spots with such players.
Can Pakistani batsmen apart from Fakhar or Asif ali do it? It remains to be seen. However, the over reliance on Fakhar Zamaan needs to be looked into and Pakistan must invest in dynamic players who can play aggressively, defensively and moderately as the situation demands. The existing players such as Babar Azam have shown improvement in this regard but more work needs to be done. This is required to plug all loopholes and avoid any mishappening from taking place.
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