Abid Ali: “He played really well, I gave him more credit”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali said he gave more credit to Abdullah Shafique following his outstanding performance in the two-Test series against Bangladesh.
Shafique made his Test debut in the series and accumulated 150 runs, which included back-to-back half-centuries in his first match, at an average of 50.
Abid, meanwhile, scored 263 runs, which included a century and a fifty, at an average of 87.66.
“He played really well, I gave him more credit,” Abid was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Thanks to Abid and Shafique’s efforts with the bat, Pakistan whitewashed Bangladesh 2-0.
The men in green will now play a limited overs series against the West Indies in Karachi, but neither Abid nor Shafique have been picked.
The three-match T20 series will begin on Monday, while the three-match ODI series gets underway on Saturday.
Pakistan ODI Squad: Babar Azam (captain) Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Qadir, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani.
Pakistan T20 Squad: Babar Azam (captain) Shadab Khan (vice-captain) Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper) Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir