Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah: “My body’s fine”
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Pakistan speedster Naseem Shah has made it clear that there is no issue with his body and confirmed that he is always ready to bowl.
He acknowledged that “fast bowling is not easy”, but pointed out that he prepares himself for the hardships by working hard and trying to “bowl more in the nets and even in domestic cricket”.
Naseem’s comments come after he featured in the 1st Test against South Africa in Centurion, where he took four wickets.
“Fast bowling is not easy but you have to be ready. I always try to work hard and bowl more in the nets and even in domestic cricket. The team needed it, and obviously when the captain asks you, you have to be ready. That is my habit as a fast bowler, to accept the ball when needed. I hadn’t known it would happen, but the captain thought about which bowler would be more impactful, and asked me to bowl. My body’s fine,” the 21-year-old was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
Pakistan lost the 1st Test by two wickets and will look to bounce back in the 2nd Test against South Africa, which starts on January 3 in Cape Town.
Pakistan Squad for South Africa T20I Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Squad for South Africa ODI Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Squad for South Africa Test Series: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha