India, Sept. 10 -- Mike Hesson is slowly and steadily leaving his mark on the Pakistan white-ball team. The Salman Ali Agha-led T20I side has finally adopted the slam-bang approach, and all the players have adopted the strategy of teeing off from ball number one, keeping up with the modern trends. The new tactic paid off in the recently concluded Tri-Nation series against Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates. However, as Pakistan get close to playing their first match of the Asia Cup 2025 campaign, questions still remain over the exclusion of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram weighed in on the current Pakistani side, saying the T20I team has started to do well despite Babar and Rizwan's absence. He s...