Iqbal Qasim: “To me, he is still very young and he should be carried with the team but should not be rushed”

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Ex-Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim has hinted that pace bowler Mohammad Hasnain should not have been picked for the World Cup as he is too inexperienced.

Hasnain was picked ahead of left-arm seamers Mohammad Amir and Usman Khan Shinwari when Pakistan announced their World Cup team last month.

Hasnain made his international debut in the recent five-match ODI series against Australia, where he took two wickets in three games at an average of 78.

He was called up to the national team for his performance in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), where he claimed 12 wickets in seven games for the Quetta Gladiators at an average of 17.58.

“To me, he is still very young and he should be carried with the team but should not be rushed,” Qasim told The Nation. “He needs time, exposure and mental fitness. He will learn from the likes of Mohammad Amir, Junaid Khan and others.”

Pakistan will kick off their World Cup campaign against the West Indies in Nottingham on May 31.

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