Mohammad Amir: “Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, and Shaheen Afridi have been performing well for the past four years”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has praised the pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf, saying they have performed well for the last four years.
Afridi, Naseem and Rauf form the core of Pakistan’s fast bowling attack in limited overs cricket, with each player having become a deadly wicket-taker.
All of them are capable of being match-winners and Amir acknowledged that it’s great to see the men in green have so many talented speedsters at their disposal.
“Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, and Shaheen Afridi have been performing well for the past four years,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
In the 2024 T20 World Cup, Afridi took five wickets in four matches at an average of 21 and an economy rate of 6.56, while Naseem finished with five wickets in three games at an average of 14.20 and an economy rate of 5.91.
Rauf, meanwhile, claimed seven wickets in four matches at an average of 14.42 and an economy rate of 6.73.
As for Amir, he snapped up seven wickets in four games at an average of 10.28 and an economy rate of 4.50.
Pakistan lost their first two T20 World Cup matches against the United States of America and India before rebounding to take down Canada and Ireland.
Despite this, they ended up being eliminated in the group stage of the tournament.
Pakistan Squad for 2024 T20 World Cup: Babar Azam (capt), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan (wk), Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed