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Babar Azam becomes Nasser Hussain’s tip of advice for children

Former English cricketer lauds Pakistan skipper’s cover drive
The cover drive, which is one of the attractive shots in cricket, is the way of stroking the ball through the covers. Photo via Twitter/@ICC
The cover drive, which is one of the attractive shots in cricket, is the way of stroking the ball through the covers. Photo via Twitter/@ICC

Babar Azam, Pakistan cricket team skipper, cover drive playing technique was the one for intending children to follow, former English cricketer Nasser Hussain said.

“If I am teaching any young boy to watch cover drive’ I would say watch Babar Azam,” he said in the ICC show masterclass with sports broadcaster Natalie Germanos. “I am going to be biased, sorry Indian fans, I am going to go Babar Azam. I nearly went Kohli but he is slightly different as he is more of a bit with a flick of a wrist. Babar has a lovely little.”

The cover drive, which is one of the attractive shots in cricket, is the way of stroking the ball through the covers with well-timed wristwork and movement of the front foot toward the pitch of a delivery aimed at or outside the off stump.

Hussain was explaining the cover drive shot.

“The people who play the cover drive, they make a very difficult shot look incredibly easy.”

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