Pakistan allrounder Hussain Talat came out strongly in defence of his role in the team’s middle order, insisting there were only four or five players who can truly master batting in that position. After guiding Pakistan to a crucial win over Sri Lanka, a match they simply couldn’t afford to lose Talat described batting in the middle overs of a T20I innings as the hardest of skills, as per ESPNcricinfo.

“We keep saying that if we need a middle order player they need to know how to be both aggressive and have the ability to anchor,” Talat said at the post-match press conference, as quoted from ESPNcricinfo.

“But the chances of failure with that kind of cricket are high. Unfortunately, if you don’t perform a few games or series, the media and fans immediately go after you and you’re out of

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