Babar Azam: “Pakistan have always come up with quality pace bowlers. Our fast bowling line-up is also very strong. With Shaheen coming back, it will become stronger”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said the team’s pace attack is stronger due to the return of Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Afridi was out of action for a few months after sustaining a knee ligament injury. As a result, he missed the Asia Cup, Pakistan’s seven-match T20 series against England, and their T20 tri-series against New Zealand and Bangladesh.
Now that the 22-year-old is back and firing on all cylinders, as he showed in the T20 World Cup warm-up games, Azam wants him to maintain that momentum throughout the tournament.
“Pakistan have always come up with quality pace bowlers. Our fast bowling line-up is also very strong. With Shaheen coming back, it will become stronger,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
The men in green started their campaign with a tense four-wicket loss to India, which occurred off the last ball of the match.
Their next game will be against Zimbabwe on Thursday in Perth.
Pakistan’s 2022 T20 World Cup squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shan Masood
Reserves: Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir
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