Pakistan captain Babar Azam has said that the staff has all the time produced good quick bowlers and the identical holds true for his or her T20 World Cup 2022 squad. The birthday boy asserted that Shaheen Afridi’s comeback from harm will solely make the staff stronger.
Afridi hasn’t performed a match for Pakistan since selecting up a knee harm throughout the first Check towards Sri Lanka in Galle in July. He’ll play two warm-up matches forward of the T20 World Cup, throughout which his health will probably be assessed.
Pakistan will kick off their T20 World Cup 2022 marketing campaign by taking up India on the Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG) on October 23. At a press convention organized by the ICC on Saturday October 15, Babar was requested about Pakistan’s quick bowling sources. He responded:
“Pakistan have all the time had bunch of quick bowlers. Now we have lot of quick bowlers this time as effectively and Shaheen’s comeback makes it stronger. Now we have good bench power as effectively. Now we have performed some completely different combos in current matches and so they have all carried out.”
“Haris (Rauf) has improved on the loss of life and with the brand new ball. It is our alternative to point out expertise with completely different mixture of gamers.”
Haris Rauf has stepped up in Afridi’s absence and has achieved an ideal job for Pakistan with the ball. He claimed six wickets in three matches at a mean of 14.67 throughout the tri-series in New Zealand.
“We’re trying ahead to seeing him play” – Babar Azam confirms that Afridi is totally match
Whereas Afridi has been cleared to fly to Australia, there are nonetheless issues over his health since he hasn’t performed worldwide cricket currently.
Babar, nonetheless, claimed that the left-arm seamer is match and raring to go. He stated:
“Undoubtedly, Shaheen and Fakhar have come again. Now we have six days earlier than the primary match. We may even make the most of the 2 warm-up matches. Shaheen is totally match and is devoted to present his one hundred pc. So we’re trying ahead to seeing him play.”
Whereas Pakistan’s center order has been a serious concern, Babar asserted that their efficiency within the just lately concluded tri-series in New Zealand will give them a whole lot of confidence. He said:
“We had collection in New Zealand. The center-order stepped within the final two video games. You get confidence because of such performances simply forward of the World Cup. I’ve full perception that the middle-order will carry out. We’re backing them.”
Pakistan beat New Zealand by 5 wickets within the remaining in Christchurch on Friday , October 14. Chasing 164, Mohammad Nawaz scored an unbeaten 38 off 22, whereas Haider Ali (31 off 15) and Iftikhar Ahmed (25* off 14) additionally made essential contributions.