Ian Bishop: “Just want to shout out this youth who is honestly trying to make his own way in the game. Never forget your first Ali Raza bhai”
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Former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop wants to see 16-year-old Pakistan pace sensation Ali Raza succeed as he is “trying to make his own way in the game”.
His comments come after Raza put on a show in the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy as he took 10 wickets in total for Sialkot Region to help them beat Peshawar Region by one wicket.
During the match, Raza took career-best figures of 7-48 in the 2nd innings, which happened to be his first five-for in first-class cricket.
Overall, the teenager played in two matches in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and claimed 13 wickets at an average of 18.07.
Bishop was immensely impressed with Raza’s performance in the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and sees great things ahead for the youngster.
“Just want to shout out this youth who is honestly trying to make his own way in the game. Never forget your first Ali Raza bhai,” he said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The Pakistan team recently travelled to Australia and won the ODI series 2-1 before being crushed 3-0 in the T20Is.
They then headed to Zimbabwe and came away with a 2-1 win in both the ODI and T20I series.
Afterwards, Pakistan toured South Africa and lost the T20I series 2-0 before bouncing back to secure a 3-0 victory in the ODIs.
As for the two-Test series that followed, the men in green were beaten 2-0.
Next up for Pakistan will be a two-Test series against the West Indies, which will take place in Karachi and Multan from January 16 to 28.
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