Afghanistan Coach Pybus Flags Batting Strike Rate and Power-Hitting as Key Concerns

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Afghanistan head coach Richard Pybus has openly acknowledged that his team's batting approach needs significant improvement. He pointed to an excessively high dot-ball percentage as a major problem hampering the team's scoring rate. Pybus stressed that the team's overall strike rate must improve if Afghanistan are to be competitive at the highest level. He also attributed the shortage of power-hitters in Afghan cricket to a broader talent pool issue rather than a purely tactical one.

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