Stresses on modern cricket, always playing aggressive is not the key
\nnews agency
\nislamabad
\nPakistan team\u2019s Head Coach Misbah-ul-Haq said Thursday Pakistani skipper Babar Azam is polishing his captaincy skills with time and his individual performance is commendable as well.
\nPakistan beat South Africa by 28 runs and clinched the series 2-1 at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday, after the Proteas failed to reach the 321-run target.
\nSouth Africa went gone down but they put up a good fight \u2014 as losing four key members to the Indian Premier League (IPL) wasn\u2019t ideal for the Proteas.
\nThe head coach, speaking during a virtual press conference, said Pakistan\u2019s ODI series win against South Africa had boosted the team\u2019s confidence and would prove fruitful for the matches to come.
\nHowever, he said there is a need for the middle and lower-middle order to score runs. \u201cOur spinners need to perform better as the [two] upcoming world cups are in India.\u201d
\nThe head coach, lauding the team\u2019s fast bowlers, said the pacers are doing well, and the addition of Faheem Ashraf to the squad was rewarding.
\nMisbah said the management would add youngsters to the squad according to the schedule and requirements.
\nShedding light on the players\u2019 individual performance, the head coach said all-rounder Shadab Khan\u2019s performance was not as good as it used to be.
\n\u201cFakhar Zaman has his own style, and his induction in the squad has proven to be beneficial,\u201d Misbah said, adding keeping Sarfaraz Ahmed in the middle-order will be subject to the conditions.
\n\u201cSarfaraz played according to the needs of the team,\u201d the head coach said.
\nConcluding his presser, Misbah stressed in modern cricket, always playing aggressive is not the key.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Stresses on modern cricket, always playing aggressive is not the key news agency islamabad Pakistan team\u2019s Head Coach Misbah-ul-Haq said Thursday Pakistani skipper Babar Azam is polishing his captaincy skills with time and his individual performance is commendable as well. Pakistan beat South Africa by 28 runs and clinched the series 2-1 at the SuperSport […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n