Wasim Akram: “There is no shortage of talent in Pakistan, but we don’t have a mystery spinner”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram had questioned why the national team don’t have a mystery spinner.
Akram noted that there are many talented players in the country, but none of them seem to be a mystery spinner.
He also pointed out that nations like Afghanistan have three in the form of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Zahir Khan.
As a result, he called on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to solve the problem by trying to find a skilful mystery spinner.
“Pakistan does not have a mystery spinner, previously we had two great ones [in] Saqlain Musgtaq and Saeed Ajmal. At the moment, the Pakistan cricket team does not have an off-spinner, we have only one [in] Bilal Asif, who is playing Test cricket,” he was quoted as saying by the Business Recorder. “We only have a right-arm and a left-arm leg-spinner, so I think the PCB and the authorities should look into the situation, as to why there is a dearth of off-spinners, and where to find them.
“There is no shortage of talent in Pakistan, but we don’t have a mystery spinner, whereas, Afghanistan has three in Mujeeb ur Rahman, Zahir Khan and Rashid Khan. So it is a matter of concern.”
And neither do we have aggressive fast bowlers – like Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis, Akram himself, Zahid, Aqib. And they do not play with flair – they play like Englishmen, very proper! They’ve lost their wild abandon, courageous batting like Wasim Raja – they are afraid of losing of losing their positions in the team.
I think Shaheen Afridi and Usman Khan Shinwari have potential, but yes, Pakistan are lacking a standout bowler who is aggressive and bowls at high speeds.
Please replace bilwal bhatti, Anwar Ali, Ahmed shehzad, umar akmal in odi sqad
Where is wahab riyaz and rahath ali
Wahab Riaz should be given a chance and I want to see Junaid Khan back as well.