{"id":37934,"date":"2023-12-21T02:27:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T02:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/wahab-riaz-opens-up-on-picking-azam-khan-over-mohammad-haris\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T02:27:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T02:27:03","slug":"wahab-riaz-opens-up-on-picking-azam-khan-over-mohammad-haris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wahab-riaz-opens-up-on-picking-azam-khan-over-mohammad-haris\/","title":{"rendered":"Wahab Riaz opens up on picking Azam Khan over Mohammad Haris"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pakistan Chief Selector Wahab Riaz gave reason for picking Azam Khan over Mohammad Haris for upcoming for the upcoming five-match T20I series against hosts New Zealand.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wahab Riaz, in a press conference, said that Mohammad Haris was dropped from the series but the batter is part of Pakistan\u2019s future plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have rested Mohammad Haris for this series,\u201d he said. \u201cWe know his capability and he is part of our plans going forward. There were some domestic performers in First Class cricket who we wanted to give a chance and increase our pool of players, so we rested Haris from this tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The chief selector said the management had looked at Azam Khan\u2019s game closely and a player\u2019s match-winning skills (rather than his weight) should be given preference.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have watched Azam Khan very closely. At times, you have to prefer skills over fitness. If a player can win you a match, that\u2019s more important than anything else. We\u2019ve spoken to Azam Khan and given him a clear message \u2013 we want to invest in him, but he has to respond as well. You can\u2019t expect anyone to lose \u201910 kg in 10 days, but there is a way to improve fitness,\u201d Wahab Riaz said.<\/p>\n

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He added, \u201cWe\u2019ve seen he\u2019s a high-impact player in PSL, domestic cricket, other leagues \u2013 we\u2019ve tried many players at number so now we want to give Azam a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related \u2013 Former cricketer Aqib Javed suggests \u2018Azam Khan should quit cricket\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n