Babar becomes a different player if Abdullah Shafiq and Imam-ul-Haq are given regular opportunities: Indian commentator:
Lahore (Urdu Point Latest News. October 1, 2023) Renowned Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle believes that fast bowler Shaheen Afridi will be more important for Pakistan than captain Babar Azam before the ICC World Cup 2023. Harsha Bhogle said that Shaheen sets the tempo for Pakistan with his ability to take wickets with the new ball. "Shahin Afridi is more important than Babar Azam in a way because when he is not taking wickets in the first 10 overs, you saw what happens in the Asia Cup," Harsha Bhogle said on Cricbuzz.
If Pakistan don't get wickets in the powerplay they will suddenly look a very tense bowling side, with South Africa we talked about the loss of Enrich Nortje, I think Naseem Shah is a big blow for them. Is".
"They need their spinners to do well. I think the story for Pakistan will be whether they can play their openers well and whether they can get their spinners to bowl well in the middle overs," he added. ".
Harsha Bhogle backed Pakistan to open with Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafiq in view of Fakhar Zaman's poor form. "He has a problem with Fakhar Zaman but I actually believe he has stumbled on his best opening combination, Imam has done very well of late but how can he play against a player like Abdullah Shafiq?" Can't feed."
He further said that if Abdullah Shafiq and Imamul Haq are given a chance on a regular basis, suddenly Babar becomes a different player, but there is no doubt, if Pakistan wants to make an impact, Babar Azam should give a big performance in the World Cup. Will be . Harsha Bhogle was concerned about Pakistan's middle order and spin bowling options. "Their middle order is a bit better," he said.
I know that Rizwan, Salman Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel are good players. Can you trust them to win the World Cup? We will wait and see. It's good for Pakistan, they bat deep because each of the three spinners selected can bat, I think Shadab is a very good batsman at the bottom of the order, Nawaz can bat. Yes, Usama Mir, if he is a leg spinner he can bat but that is where his problem starts.
He concluded that "You usually look at Pakistan and say wow what a good bowling side, but the spinners are not delivering for them in the middle overs". landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India from Dubai on Wednesday. They also played a warm-up match, which they lost by five wickets against New Zealand on Friday. The Green Shirts played their second warm-up match. She will play against Australia on October 3 before starting her World Cup campaign against the Netherlands on October 6.
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