Haider Ali plays a core drive like Babar Azam: Younis Khan

Haider Ali plays a core drive like Babar Azam: Younis Khan

I am also working on a young batting kit and pull shot: national batting coach

Manchester (Urdu Point latest newspaper. August 27, 2020) National team batting coach Younis Khan says that young batsman Haider Ali's core drive is similar to white ball captain Babar Azam. Haider Ali, a 19-year-old batsman, has been named in the squad for the three-match Twenty20 series against England, but his name is not surprising. Haider Ali, who represented Pakistan in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa this year, drew the attention of cricket seniors with his charming batting in the event, including a century in the final of the domestic season 20-2019. Haider Ali's superb batting in PSL 5 made him a strong candidate for the national T20 team.

All three matches of the series between the two teams starting on Friday will be played at Old Trafford Manchester.

Young batsman Haider Ali says that joining the national T20 squad is the realization of his dreams. Every young cricketer starts his cricket career just to see this day. He said that these moments of exchanging dressing room with these players who have vast experience of limited style cricket will always be a part of his memory.

The right-handed batsman says that after the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he played cricket with foreign players in HBL PSL matches but getting the opportunity to represent Pakistan at the international level is a completely different experience. Younis Khan, the batting coach of the national cricket team for the tour of England, also appreciates the abilities of Haider Raeli. Younis Khan says that Haider Ali has a passion for learning and he is very happy to see so many talented cricketers practicing in the nets.

Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan, who has scored the most runs in Test cricket, says Haider Ali's future is bright, his fitness is gradually improving and he has been representing Pakistan in all three styles of cricket for a long time. Are capable of Haider Ali performed well in PSL 5, during which he scored 239 runs at an average of 29.88 in 9 matches, including a half-century.

What is special about the young batsman is that he has a natural ability to drive the ball. Haider Ali did not get out even once while playing this shot during the event but he scored 54 runs against fast bowlers and 17 runs against spinners on this shot. Haider Ali says that during club cricket, when he did not get a chance to bat in the match, he used to turn to the net and during that time he often played his favorite shot, core drive.

In this regard, Younis Khan says that Haider Ali's core drive is also very measured like Babar Azam. He said that as a coach he likes Haider Ali's movement and the way he gets on the ball. Younis Khan said that he is also working on Haider Ali's cut and pull shot. Haider Ali says that this is his first tour of England as a cricketer, the conditions here and the ball is different from Pakistan.

He said that getting here 2 months before the series is proving to be very useful and he will try his best to make the most of this situation. The 19-year-old batsman from Rawalpindi is in fact the discovery of the PCB development program. Haider Ali, who started club cricket in 2015, played under-19 cricket from Rawalpindi and Abbottabad after representing Rawalpindi in the PCB Pepsi Under-16 two-day cricket tournament 2016.

Thanks to his excellent performance in the national under-19 cricket system, Haider Ali was included in the national under-19 team against Sri Lanka in May 2019, when he scored a half-century in his debut. Haider Ali, playing first-class cricket for the first time that year, scored 99 in his debut in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and 134 in the final of the event. The young batsman says he will always be saddened by not being able to complete a century on his debut in first-class cricket, but the 99-run innings encouraged him to cross the three-digit mark in future matches. He said that during the event, Balochistan and the final included the guidance of senior players behind his century.