Babar Azam: “Shaheen and Naseem are the best bowlers and they know how to make a comeback. If they misfire in a game, it happens. There should be a contribution of every player and if anyone does not perform others should make it up”
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Pakistan white-ball captain Babar Azam has named the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah as the best bowlers in the team.
Afridi and Naseem has developed a reputation of being incredibly lethal as they can swing the ball a long way, which enables them to take plenty of wickets.
Azam noted that even when they fail to fire in one match, they end up bouncing back in terrific fashion, which is what makes them elite cricketers.
“Shaheen and Naseem are the best bowlers and they know how to make a comeback. If they misfire in a game, it happens. There should be a contribution of every player and if anyone does not perform others should make it up,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
In the recent five-match T20I series against New Zealand, Afridi took eight wickets in four games at an average of 10 and an economy rate of 7.38.
As for Naseem, he claimed two wickets in three matches at an average of 35.50 and an economy rate of 10.14.
Both of them are now featuring in Pakistan’s three-match T20I series against Ireland and picked up one wicket apiece in the first game, which the men in green lost by five wickets.
After the Ireland series, Pakistan will play four T20Is against England from May 22 to May 30.
Pakistan Squad for Ireland and England T20I Series: Babar Azam (capt), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan
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