Former Pakistan cricketer, Mudassar Nazar, has expressed his considerations relating to Khurram Shahzad’s health. He additionally talked in regards to the uncertainty revolving round Faheem Ashraf’s position as an all-rounder within the Pakistan Check squad.
Nazar highlighted Khurram Shahzad’s efficiency in an unique interview with Cricket Pakistan. He acknowledged that though the bowler was good along with his abilities, his health was not on top of things, particularly for Check cricket. He revealed that he bowled at 120 kph when he got here onto the sector on the second day.
“Khurram, though he didn’t bowl poorly, the following day when he got here within the morning, he was bowling at a pace of 120 km per hour, and his physique language was not proper both. He appeared fairly drained. So, one factor is that his health is less than the usual required for a Check bowler,” Nazar stated.
Mudassar Nazar additionally raised considerations about Khurram Shahzad’s adaptability to totally different pitch situations. He emphasised that Khurram Shahzad excels when there’s grass on the pitch and the ball will get a little bit of motion. “He [Khurram] will want situations the place there’s some grass on the pitch,” he added.
Khurram Shahzad Is Dominated Out Of The Remaining Two Matches Of The Collection
Khurram Shehzad felt some discomfort in his left rib throughout the Perth Check and scans have revealed a stress fracture and an belly muscle tear which has dominated him out of the remaining Check matches in opposition to Australia. Shifting his give attention to Faheem Ashraf’s position as an all-rounder, the previous Pakistan cricketer added that Ashraf’s position within the group could be very unsure.
“One other enigma is our all-rounder, Faheem Ashraf. I nonetheless haven’t discovered whether or not he performs as a batsman or as a bowler. This dialogue has already taken place within the earlier collection that he’s a batting all-rounder, focusing extra on batting slightly than bowling. Sadly, his bowling isn’t as efficient, and the identical occurred on this match. Ultimately, persistently giving him safety proved to be detrimental to the Pakistan group,” he concluded.
Australia registered a thumping victory in opposition to Pakistan within the first Check beating them by 360 runs. Pakistan and Australia will now be dealing with one another in Melbourne the place the second Check is scheduled to happen. The match will start on December 26 and Australia will look to finish the collection for Pakistan within the second Check itself.
Khurram Shahzad has been dominated out of the rest of the collection and Pakistan is more likely to embody Mir Hamza or Hasan Ali within the XI instead of Shahzad. Aamer Jamal was one of many positives for Pakistan within the first Check as he picked up six wickets within the first innings.
Pakistan was bundled for simply 89 within the final innings whereas chasing a large goal of 450 runs. Nathan Lyon accomplished his 500 Check wickets within the final inning of the Perth Check and have become the third Australian and general eighth participant to realize this huge feat. Pakistan and Australia will transfer to Sydney for the third Check which would be the final match for David Warner in red-ball cricket.
