Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi is struggling for wickets on the continuing tour of Australia. In the primary Test, he bowled 45.2 overs and picked simply two wickets. He didn’t appear to be the Shaheen of the previous. In truth, since getting back from damage earlier this yr, Shaheen has lookedfar from his finest.
Known everywhere in the world for being a critical tempo assault, Pakistan quick bowlers have all of a sudden come all the way down to 130-140 kph vary within the worldwide matches. Apart from Shaheen and Hasan Ali, there is no such thing as a different skilled pacer too within the lineup.
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Pakistan bowling nice Waqar Younis tore into Shaheen and the administration for the shortage of tempo of their premier quick bowler. Waqar mentioned that at this level of time Shaheen seems like a medium pacer and never a real pacer for which he was identified for. “I am not really sure what is wrong with him. If he is not fit, if he has got some issues, I think he needs to go away from the game and fix that. Because if you are going to carry on like that, you are going to become a medium pacer.”
The Pakistan legend additionally identified that Shaheen used to the touch 150 kph mark previously however at present, he has introduced his tempo all the way down to 130 kph. “He (Shaheen) used to bowl at 145 to 150 kph speeds on odd days. And used to swing that ball. What I am seeing currently that he has some swing but his pace is way down. He is bowling around 130 to 132 kph. If he is not going to take wickets here (in Australia), you are not getting it anywhere,” added Waqar.
Pakistan start their quest to win a Test in Australia on December 26 at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). If the poor type of their cricketers was not sufficient, the staff has been hit by accidents to some key gamers. After thriller spinner Abrar Ahmed was dominated out as a result of an damage, one other spinner in type of Noman Ali has falle prey to an ailment. He obtained dominated out after scans confirmed acute appendicitis. “Noman Ali complained of sudden and severe abdominal pain yesterday, leading to examinations and scans in emergency that confirmed a diagnosis of acute appendicitis,” a PCB launch issued on Saturday (December 23) acknowledged. “On Surgeon advice; he underwent Laparoscopic Appendectomy today in the morning. Post surgery he is stable and doing fine.”
This damage has additional dented their hopes of successful the 2nd Test. Pakistan have Sajid Khan because the lone spinner within the squad they usually could or could not decide to go together with him within the Boxing Day Test.
