Ricky Ponting: “I still can’t understand why the 16-year-old hasn’t played this game, Naseem. And they go with another guy (Musa) who has played seven first-class games and just doesn’t look to be a Test match bowler”

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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes that Pakistan seamer Muhammad Musa “doesn’t look to be a Test match bowler”.

Must is currently in the midst of his Test debut in the ongoing second Test against Australia in Adelaide.

He went wicketless as Australia scored 589/3 in their first innings.

In fact, the 19-year-old conceded 114 runs off the 20 overs he bowled at an economy rate of 5.70.

Instead of picking Musa, Ponting feels Pakistan should have stuck with 16-year-old fast bowler Naseem Shah, who made his international debut in the first Test in Brisbane

Naseem even dismissed Australia opener David Warner for 154.

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“I still can’t understand why the 16-year-old hasn’t played this game, Naseem,” Ponting told cricket.com.au as quoted by foxsports.com.au. “And they go with another guy (Musa) who has played seven first-class games and just doesn’t look to be a Test match bowler.

“They haven’t got much cattle. And when you haven’t got much cattle against a batting line-up as hungry as ours, and in our conditions, and a team that is really trying to prove themselves back on the world stage, then I think Pakistan have just been caught in a perfect storm.”

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