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Aaqib questions Pakistan's pivot approach on NZ visit

LAHORE: Previous Test quick bowler Aaqib Javed has scrutinized the methodology received by commander Sarfraz Ahmed and head mentor Mickey Arthur amid Pakistan group's progressing New Zealand visit where the guests have been just outmaneuvered.

Pakistan endured an embarrassing 0-5 decisive victory by New Zealand in the five-coordinate ODI arrangement before Sarfraz-drove group lost the opening session of the three-coordinate T20 arrangement by seven wickets in Wellington on Monday.

"The strategy received by mentor and chief — of turning the players after each thrashing in New Zealand — is far from being obviously true," Aaqib said while conversing with columnists here on Monday.

Babar Azam, who batted at No.3 all through the ODI arrangement in Newz Zealand, was tried at No.5 in Monday's T20 diversion, an examination which gravely fizzled bringing up issues about the rationale behind changing the position of the youthful batsman who is as of now in poor shape.

Prior in the ODI arrangement, Pakistan group administration tried an alternate opening pair in each match.

At the point when Waqar Younis was the head mentor, Aaqib reviewed, he (Waqar) was seriously reprimanded for not testing Sarfraz best of the batting request. Yet, now when Sarfraz himself was commander, he could undoubtedly advance himself in the request to the group's leeway which the captain did not do and stayed adhered to 6th spot, Aaqib included.

"Moreover, Sarfraz's own execution [with the bat] has been poor. [Therefore] he needs to lead from the front and perform on the off chance that he needs to have control over the group."

Mohammad Nawaz, who was elevated to bat at No.3 in the T20 arrangement opener, was no substitute, accentuated Aaqib including the examination of sending Fahim as substitute likewise fizzled.

Aaqib additionally pummeled the execution of Pakistan bowlers on the New Zealand visit, saying it was just the primary T20 in which they asserted two wickets in the initial eight overs, else, he included, the Kiwis "pillaged 60 to 70 keeps running for the main wicket". National hockey camp starts in Karachi today KARACHI: The customary preparing in the national hockey camp starts from Tuesday, a representative for the Pakistan Hockey Federa­tion (PHF) said on Monday.

The probables welcomed by the PHF began landing at the Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium since Monday morning.

The camp has been set-up in arrangement for a feverish universal calendar that starts with the Common­wealth Recreations being held at Gold Drift, Australia, from April 4 to 15.

The Republic Recreations will be trailed by Champions Trophy in The Netherlands, the Asian Diversions at Jakarta lastly the World Glass in India.

Ex-Olympian Hasan Sar­dar will expect new part as chief/head mentor and will be helped by Mohammad Saqlain and Rehan Butt.

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