Saeed Ajmal praises ‘solid bowler’ Shadab Khan
FUTURE STAR: Saeed Ajmal believes if Shadab Khan continues with a same pace, he will turn Pakistan’s best spinner in a few years. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI: Pakistan went 2-0 adult on Monday in a five-match ODI array opposite Sri Lanka all interjection to Babar Azam’s second uninterrupted century and a good all-round opening by Shadab Khan, and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal believes a latter will be pivotal in a remaining 50-over contests.
Pakistan’s batting top-order defeated opposite Sri Lankan pacers though Babar (101), who put adult a 109-run partnership with Shadab (52 not out), took a plain mount for a group and pushed them to 219-9.
Later, Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga stayed dominant on 112 as he saw a whole group tumble for a sum measure of 187 in 48 overs, losing by 32 runs.
All-round Shadab, ton-up Babar make it 2-0 for Pakistan
Shadab was a arch destroyer with 3 wickets in 9 overs. Meanwhile, 5 other bowlers bagged one wicket apiece, while Sri Lanka saw dual run outs during a finish of a innings.
“Shadab is a genuine item for a team,” Ajmal told The Express Tribune. “He has achieved with a round whenever a group needs him, that approves his certification as a plain bowler. Spinners are meant to yield a group with breakthroughs when a pacers are incompetent to take wickets, and if we can do that as a spinner, we are certainly a plain bowler.”
Ajmal combined that a 19-year-old leggie will grow to turn country’s tip spinner if he continues like this.
“He has usually incited 19 and done his group win in a vicious situation, that is a large feat for him,” he said. “I am certain he will be a pivotal ventilator in a remaining ODIs. He not usually bowled well, though also scored runs for a group that creates him an all-round performer.”
Babar is a category apart: Sallu
Babar on Monday became a initial batsman to measure 5 uninterrupted centuries on a singular venue, a UAE, and former arch selector Sallahuddin Sallu believes he has turn a constant batsman for Pakistan.
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“Babar is category apart. He is a actor who had saved Pakistan from disasters by scoring centuries in both ODIs,” pronounced Sallu. “All other batsmen unsuccessful to measure runs for a group that is not a good pointer for a team.”
Sallu was vicious of Pakistan batsmen and pronounced gifting wickets to Sri Lanka bowlers won’t help. “Being discharged for a low sum is not a good pointer for a group like Pakistan who have some-more star power. The batsmen are not doing their pursuit scrupulously solely a few. Sri Lanka are not a clever group right now and losing wickets to them so simply is shameful,” Sallu told The Express Tribune.
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