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On the eve before the four-match T20I series against West Indies kicks off, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has suggested that his side will look to try out different combinations in this series to provide opportunities for his players in the build-up to the T20 World Cup.
Earlier this year, Pakistan won their T20 series against South Africa and Zimbabwe. While the Men in Green were brushed aside by a second-string England team in the recently concluded ODI series, they put up a resilient performance in the shorter format but ultimately had to surrender the series 1-2.
Babar recognized that his side couldn’t try a lot of different combinations in the series against England but was quick to point out that this series would be different in that regard. With the likes of Azam Khan, Mohammad Hasnain and Sohaib Maqsood impressing in the recently concluded PSL, Pakistan want to give their players the chance to go out there and play cricket in a modern and fearless way.
“The players in the side have performed in domestic and PSL matches. Keeping the World Cup in mind we will be trying different combinations. We will also test our pinch-hitting. We have to trust our middle-order batsmen. We have a good track record against West Indies. We will try to play fearless cricket.
“We did not get a lot of chances to try different combinations during the series against England. We will now try different combinations. We will try to learn from our mistakes. We will give confidence to our players. We have also worked on our fielding. Hopefully, we will see better results,” said Babar Azam.
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