Asif Ali: “Sarfraz uses me as per the conditions and the situation of the game”

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Pakistan middle order batsman Asif Ali has revealed that captain Sarfraz Ahmed decides where he bats according to the match situation.

Asif admitted that it is easier batting up the order as it gives him time to settle before he plays his big shots.

However, it is completely different when he comes in towards the end of the innings and when Pakistan are in need of quick runs as he is under pressure to hit big right from the get-go.

“I am not worried because what role I am given I will play accordingly,” Asif was quoted as saying by The News International. “I will play according to the conditions. Sarfraz uses me as per the conditions and the situation of the game. He doesn’t see what number he is sending me.

“If you bat up the order then its relatively easy to hit out as you get settled. Then hitting becomes easy. But when you come late then hitting gets difficult. You need one over to settle. You may have seen my game during the [England] series where I got more overs to bat. I got 20-25 overs then I scored two fifties.”

Pakistan’s next World Cup game will be against Sri Lanka in Bristol on Friday.

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