Pakistan spinner Usama Mir: “Leg-spinners are always an attacking option. I don’t care if I am getting hit for 80 runs, if I am getting 4 wickets then I am happy with it”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Pakistan leg-spinner Usama Mir has made it clear that he is happy to concede 80 runs if he gets four wickets as he knows he has had a strong impact for his team.
Mir is trying to get back into the national team after losing his place in the side due to inconsistent performances.
The 28-year-old last played international cricket in April 2024 and has been trying to recapture the selectors’ attention by dominating in domestic cricket.
Recently, he represented the Panthers in the Champions One-Day Cup, which was a domestic 50-over competition that took place in Faisalabad, and took five wickets in three games at an average of 37.20.
“Leg-spinners are always an attacking option. I don’t care if I am getting hit for 80 runs, if I am getting 4 wickets then I am happy with it,” Mir, who hails from Sialkot, was quoted as saying by PakPassion on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The Pakistan team recently took on Bangladesh in a two-Test series and were comprehensively beaten 2-0.
They are now involved in a three-match Test series against England and trail 1-0 after losing the first Test in Multan by an innings and 47 runs.
The second Test started on October 15 in Multan.
Pakistan Squad for 2nd and 3rd Tests against England:Â Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mehran Mumtaz, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Hurraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Zahid Mahmood.
[TS_Poll id=”92″]