Multan [Pakistan], January 24 (ANI): Forward of the second Take a look at towards West Indies at Multan, Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed spoke on tempo spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi’s absence from Checks, saying that he was not chosen due to lack of participation in home four-day matches constructing as much as the sequence.
Pakistan, boosted by the spin duo of Sajid Khan and Noman Ali, can be aiming to finish their disappointing ICC World Take a look at Championship (WTC) on a excessive with a sequence win towards West Indies at house. Already 1-0 up within the two-match sequence after a straightforward 127-run win inside three days at Multan within the first Take a look at, Pakistan is heading into the match with their hopes and confidence excessive.
Talking as quoted by Wisden, Aaqib spoke on Shaheen, who final featured within the first Take a look at towards Multan, which Pakistan misplaced by an innings and 47 runs after conceding 823 runs to England within the first innings. Since then, he didn’t function within the two-match Take a look at sequence towards South Africa and the continuing West Indies sequence, regardless of being an important a part of the staff’s all-format set-up.
In a pre-match presser as quoted by Wisden, Aaqib stated, “See, you might be saying he Shaheen didn’t play in Cape City. The factor is, there are two codecs – one-dayers and Take a look at cricket. What is going on is that there’s an excessive amount of cricket and if you’re taking part in all three codecs, then, in a single sequence, you might be bowling in Checks, the place you must bowl 25-30 overs, after which for 3 months, you aren’t taking part in any four-day video games, and then you definately once more bowl in Take a look at cricket. That is the very cause why the power stage of the quick bowlers’ lowers when you must bowl to the tail-enders after sending down 20-25 overs in a day.
“If Shaheen performed in Cape City, Mohammad Abbas wouldn’t have performed. Abbas was taking part in after three years, and due to him, the match reached an fascinating finish. All bowlers want to focus on this. If they will play leagues earlier than Take a look at matches, additionally they have to play four-day cricket to make sure their stamina is of that stage.”Pakistan misplaced each of their Take a look at matches to South Africa, first by two wickets at Centurion after which by 10 wickets within the second Take a look at, giving Proteas a straightforward qualification to the WTC 2023-25 ultimate. The primary Take a look at towards West Indies noticed Pakistan return again to profitable methods in a combined WTC cycle, which noticed them expertise the lows of a whitewash sequence loss to Bangladesh at house to the highs of a sequence win towards England at house after a disastrous efficiency within the first Take a look at. The inclusion of spinners Noman and Sajid has performed wonders for the staff.
Squads:Pakistan Squad: Shan Masood(c), Muhammad Hurraira, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Salman Agha, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Khurram Shahzad, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Rohail Nazir, Kashif AliWest Indies Squad: Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Mikyle Louis, Keacy Carty, Kavem Hodge, Alick Athanaze, Justin Greaves, Tevin Imlach(w), Kevin Sinclair, Gudakesh Motie, Jomel Warrican, Jayden Seales, Joshua Da Silva, Amir Jangoo, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach. (ANI)
