Wahab Riaz: “If you are not aggressive, the batsmen will dominate you”

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Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz believes that the national team’s bowling attack is lacking aggression going into the World Cup.

Wahab, who was included in the finalised World Cup squad, pointed out that without any aggression, Pakistan’s bowlers will be dominated by the opposition batsmen during the event.

“Pakistan as a team needs aggression. We have seen that there is a batting paradise [and] as a bowler, if you are not aggressive, the batsmen will dominate you,” he was quoted as saying by Geo.tv.

He also admitted that if Pakistan get the ball to reverse swing, they will have an advantage.

“The team that reverse swings [the ball] well is going to have an advantage,” he said.

Having been picked in the World Cup squad even though he was not part of the list of 23 probables initially, Wahab admitted that he will have to live up to expectations during the quadrennial tournament.

“There [is] pressure and expectations. I was out of the team for the last two years and worked hard. I will try to fulfill everyone’s expectations,” he said.

Pakistan will play two World Cup warm-up games against Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Bristol and Cardiff on May 24 and 26 respectively.

They will then begin their World Cup campaign against the West Indies in Nottingham on May 31.

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