Iqbal Qasim: “The most encouraging sign [was that] Mohammad Amir looked good as he was bending his back and took all three wickets [that] fell”

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Ex-Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim lavished praise on left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir for taking three wickets in the national team’s World Cup opener against the West Indies.

Amir was the lone bright spot in the match as he dismissed Shai Hope, Darren Bravo and Chris Gayle to finish with figures of 3-26 off six overs.

Prior to taking his three-for, Amir had only taken five wickets in 15 ODIs at an average of 92.60 since the conclusion of the Champions Trophy in 2017.

“The most encouraging sign [was that] Mohammad Amir looked good as he was bending his back and took all three wickets [that] fell,” Qasim told The Nation.

Pakistan were skittled out for 105 after being put in to bat first and the West Indies proceeded to win the match by seven wickets with 218 balls to spare.

Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam were the top scorers as they both made 22 runs, while Wahab Riaz chipped in with a quickfire 18 at the end.

Mohammad Hafeez was the only other batsman to reach double figures as he made 16.

Pakistan’s next match will be against hosts England in Nottingham on Monday.

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