Fakhar Zaman: “The young player I personally like the most is Shamyl Hussain. I’ve seen very few players in Pakistan’s four-day cricket who can bat aggressively with such command”
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Pakistan cricketer Fakhar Zaman feels Shamyl Hussain is a rare talent as he has seen very few players who have such aggression and command when batting in four-day cricket.
Hussain made his international debut earlier this year during an ODI series against Bangladesh in March.
To date, the 22-year-old has featured in 26 first-class matches and scored 2,019 runs, which includes six centuries and nine fifties, at an average of 45.88 and a strike-rate of 77.17.
Given the potential he has shown so far, Zaman reckons Hussain can have a long and prosperous career with the Pakistan team.
“Abdullah Fazal and Sameer Minhas are good young batters, but the young player I personally like the most is Shamyl Hussain. I’ve seen very few players in Pakistan’s four-day cricket who can bat aggressively with such command. This boy has the ability to represent the country for a long time,” he was quoted as saying on X.
Hussain was not selected for Pakistan’s recent three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, which the men in green won 2-1.
He also failed to make the cut for the ODI tri-series against Sri Lanka and England, which will be held from October 18 to 31 in Rawalpindi and Lahore.
Pakistan’s Squad for the ODI tri-series against Sri Lanka and England: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saad Baig (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Sufyan Moqim