Babar Azam: “I think he is one of the fastest bowlers right now in red-ball cricket”
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Pakistan Test captain Babar Azam believes Bangladesh pace bowler Nahid Rana is one of the fastest bowlers in the longest format.
Azam faced Rana when Pakistan took on Bangladesh in a two-Test series in May and the 24-year-old speedster even got him out.
Rana ended up finishing the series with 11 wickets, which included a five-wicket haul, at an average of 25 as Bangladesh secured a 2-0 win.
“I think he is one of the fastest bowlers right now in red-ball cricket,” Azam was quoted as saying by A Sports.
Azam recently featured in Pakistan’s ODI tri-series against Sri Lanka and England, where he amassed 118 runs in five games at an average of 23.60.
He will now lead the men in green in their two-Test series against Sri Lanka, which will take place in Rawalpindi and Lahore from November 9 to 21.
Pakistan Squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka: Babar Azam (captain), Aamer Jamal, Ali Shabbir, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Mohammad Abbas, Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Taha, Tayyab Arif, Razaullah, Saad Baig (wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Agha, Sameer Minhas, Saqib Khan and Saud Shakeel