Shaun Tait: “Most right-handers know they will be tested with an in-swinger but still, they don’t have any answers to it”
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Pakistan bowling coach Shaun Tait said most right-handed batsmen have no answer when it comes to playing left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s in-swingers.
Tait pointed out that these batsmen know Afridi will test them with in-swinging deliveries, but even though they know what to expect, they still can’t stop the 22-year-old from getting them out.
Afridi regularly strikes early with the new ball, but many batsmen know he is still a major threat even when the ball gets older.
“Most right-handers know they will be tested with an in-swinger but still, they don’t have any answers to it,” Tait said during the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) podcast as quoted by Cricket Pakistan.
Afridi was sidelined for the recently-concluded Asia Cup as he suffered a right knee ligament injury.
He will also miss the seven-match T20 series against England, which will be held in Pakistan.
He is set to be fit for the T20 tri-series against New Zealand and Bangladesh in October.
After that series, which will be played in New Zealand, Pakistan will take part in the T20 World Cup in Australia.
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