{"id":59592,"date":"2022-09-22T23:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=59592"},"modified":"2022-09-22T18:13:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T13:13:23","slug":"nasser-hussain-wants-split-of-babar-rizwan-opening-duo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/nasser-hussain-wants-split-of-babar-rizwan-opening-duo\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasser Hussain wants split of Babar-Rizwan opening duo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON \u2013 September 22 (ONLINE) Former England captain and cricket commentator Nasser Hussain has suggested splitting the opening pairing of Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam to accommodate Shan Masood.<\/p>\n<p>Having watched Shan closely during his time in the County Championship with Derbyshire, Nasser Hussain stated that Shan is not a finisher but a top-order batsman.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shan Masood suddenly comes in at number 4, that makes no sense to me at all him coming into bat with just 5 overs to go. 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