Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed: “I asked Rashid Khan how to bowl a quick googly with good line and length. I am working on it from a while, you will see me bowling the faster googly”
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Pakistan mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed revealed he asked Afghanistan superstar Rashid Khan how to bowl a quick googly.
Abrar has become Pakistan’s first-choice spinner, especially in ODIs and T20Is, where he has been a dominant force.
Having got the advice he needed from Rashid, the 27-year-old is working on it and plans to include it as another variation in his already stacked arsenal.
“I asked Rashid Khan how to bowl a quick googly with good line and length. I am working on it from a while, you will see me bowling the faster googly. When you sit on [the] bench and [don’t] get [a] chance, your hunger gets increased,” Abrar was quoted as saying by journalist Ahmad Haseeb on X, formerly known as Twitter.
During Pakistan’s home series against South Africa, the Karachi native took two wickets in two T20Is at an average of 34 and an economy rate of 8.50.
He performed much better in the three ODIs, claiming seven wickets in two matches at an average of 11.42.
Abrar is now featuring in Pakistan’s three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka and has picked up three wickets in one game at an average of 13.66.
Once the ODIs conclude, Pakistan will join a T20I tri-series with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe from November 18 to 29.
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, 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, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Usman Tariq
Reserves: Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem