Pakistan 's new white-ball coach Mike Hesson said he believes the concept of specialist batters in T20 cricket is "outdated." In a wide-ranging in-house interview with the PCB, Hesson suggested the building blocks laid during Pakistan's commanding 3-0 T20I rout of Bangladesh were indicative of the brand of cricket he will challenge his side to play in future.

"You have to be multi-skilled," Hesson said. "The idea of just specialist batters is very much outdated. Not everyone can read a pitch to a point where you know that these five bowlers are going to be perfect. If you've got 6, 7, 8 options that the captain can turn to, then, say, you've got two right-handers at the crease, you can bring on your left arm spinner. You've got off spinners who if you get particular matchups can do a

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