Mohammad Hafeez Advised Babar Azam To play At Number 3. Mohammad Rizwan's Position Was Also Told

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00:00 What should be the opening pair that suits us?

00:04 Babar and Rizwan are great performers in Pakistan cricket.

00:07 I'm talking about T20 format.

00:09 But they are not a complete team.

00:12 And they can never be.

00:13 You have to develop 5 players around them

00:18 so that they can give the best possible result to Pakistan.

00:21 Why did I think of Babar and Rizwan as a solution for Pakistan cricket?

00:27 Babar is the most accomplished batsman in Pakistan cricket.

00:32 He has been playing cricket in No. 3 for 7-8 years.

00:39 He has been playing cricket in No. 1 day.

00:41 He won't have any problem playing in No. 3.

00:45 He will give a better performance.

00:47 He is the best technically and tactically well-equipped batsman in Pakistan.

00:52 He can absorb and accelerate any pressure that comes after a one-out.

00:58 We have seen that he has given better performances than any other batsman.

01:04 But it was important that any player with a good strike rate

01:12 gets a chance to play with Rizwan.

01:14 The reason was that we didn't have anyone available in No. 3.

01:18 Because Fakhar is playing very well in No. 4.

01:22 So I thought of giving the best player in Pakistan to play in No. 3.

01:29 And any hard-hitting batsman or a player with a good strike rate

01:37 should play with Rizwan.

01:40 Because when Babar and Rizwan were playing,

01:42 we were not playing more than 60-70 in the first 10 overs.

01:48 We were putting pressure on our 3-7 players.

01:53 When they were playing 60-70,

01:56 if other players were playing 120 runs,

01:58 we would touch a few runs.

02:00 Otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible.

02:02 So I thought of a solution.

02:03 If Babar plays in No. 3

02:05 and if any attacking batsman plays with Rizwan,

02:10 it would be helpful for Pakistan cricket.

02:12 Saim got a chance, but I don't think he can justify it.

02:15 I don't think he can. That was my next question.

02:17 But the management has to take the decision on the spot.

02:19 I also thought of working out.

02:22 If he works out, it's good.

02:25 Otherwise, we always have Rizwan and Babar as an opening.

02:28 We want him to improve.

02:31 Because until we develop another individual,

02:34 we won't be able to prepare a bench strength or make a team.