Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden definitely knows a thing or two about the current Pakistan side. The Australia great was roped in by the Pakistan Cricket Board as a coach for the 2021 T20 World Cup. Last year too, Pakistan had appointed him as a mentor for the T20 World Cup.
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Hayden was instrumental in Pakistan’s march to the final of the competition and received praise from all over. The former cricketer was quite popular in the Pakistani dressing room and shares a good bond with most of the players. And ahead of the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup 2023, the World Cup-winning batsman has compared Shadab Khan with Ravindra Jadeja.
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Hayden has picked the leg-spinning all-rounder as Pakistan’s key spinner for the 2023 World Cup. Comparing him with Jadeja, Hayden stated that Shadab has the ability to contribute in all three departments. He stated that Shadab can hit big shots, has a lot of variations with the ball, and is also a gun fielder.
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“Shadab Khan is a fantastic player. He is an individual of absolute quality. Like Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja), he is a three-dimensional cricketer,” Hayden told Star Sports.
“He is a dangerous hitter with the bat. He has got the variations with the ball and he is also a wonderful fielder, and just one further point around this — you win World Cups by fielding efforts,” he added.
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Shadab is a key member of Pakistan’s white-ball teams. Part of the team that won the Champions Trophy in 2017, Shadab has scored 631 runs and picked up 73 wickets in ODIs so far.
Matthew Hayden highlights the importance of fielding
Speaking further, Matthew Hayden highlighted the importance of fielding in the World Cup. One of the greats of the game, Hayden stated that fielding can make a big difference in a tournament like the World Cup. He stated that fielding is what makes teams like Australia very dangerous.
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“They are the little things that you don’t see, that make a big difference in tournament cricket. Under pressure, those catches around the boundaries, those specially unique run-outs that happen, they are the things that will never really be statistically noted in the World Cup,” he said.
“That’s why sides like Australia are really dangerous because they combine really well under pressure in the one thing, an element of cricket which is the most selfless, and that’s effort in the field,” he added.
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ICC World Cup 2023 is scheduled to get underway on October 5 while the final will take place on November 19 in Ahmedabad.
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