Ahmed Shehzad: “Faisal has had a great rise, he should be utilised better & should be allowed to bowl 10 overs! So that he can learn more”
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Veteran batsman Ahmed Shehzad has urged Pakistan to use spinner Faisal Akram better by letting him bowl all 10 overs in an ODI.
His comments come after Faisal showed great promise in the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe.
The 21-year-old took five wickets at an average of 16 as Pakistan secured a 2-1 series win.
Shehzad acknowledged that Faisal has “had a great rise”, but wants the left-arm spinner to bowl more overs “so that he can learn more”.
“Faisal has had a great rise, he should be utilised better & should be allowed to bowl 10 overs! So that he can learn more,” he said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Pakistan are now in South Africa and lost the T20I series 2-0 before bouncing back to claim a 3-0 victory in the ODIs.
As for the ongoing two-Test series, the men in green are 1-0 down after losing the 1st Test in Centurion by two wickets.
The 2nd Test got underway 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
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