Ashley Noffke: “They’re really exciting prospects”
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Pakistan bowling coach Ashley Noffke picked fast bowler Salman Mirza and big-hitter Hasan Nawaz as two “really exciting prospects” the men in green have right now.
Mirza is currently in action in Pakistan’s home series against South Africa and featured in the recently-concluded three-match T20I series.
The 31-year-old bowled beautifully in the two games he played, picking up four wickets at an average of 7.50 and an economy rate of 3.75.
As for Nawaz, he scored eight runs in three matches at an average of four and a strike-rate of 66.66.
“They’re really exciting prospects,” Noffke was quoted as saying by Geo Super.
Pakistan and South Africa will now play three ODIs between November 4 and 8.
After that, Pakistan will go up against Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series from November 11 to 15, before joining a T20I tri-series with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe from November 17 to 29.
Pakistan squad for South Africa ODI Series: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha
Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka ODI Series: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha
Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Usman Tariq
Reserves: Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem