Aamer Sohail happy with the performance of the Pakistani openers – Cricket News Update
The former Pakistan captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aamer-Sohail-c41418 is all praise for the opening pair of the Pakistan cricket team in Test matches and believes that the biggest attribute of the current batting line-up of the Green Shirts is discipline, which has not been a strong
point of Pakistani batsmen in the past.
Pakistan defeated England in the first Test of a three-match Test series by 10 wickets, and a victory over the No.1 ranked Test team, has made the Pakistani fans ecstatic.
The old adage that bowlers win you Test matches held true for the match in Dubai, as Pakistani bowlers, especially http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859, bowled the tourists out on the first day. It laid the perfect platform for Pakistan to romp to victory.
Whereas everyone is praising the bowlers, Sohail quickly pointed out the efforts of the Pakistani opening pair off Mohammad Hafeez and Taufeeq Umar, who laid the foundations for the 146 runs lead for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in the first innings. In difficult batting conditions,
both the openers scored valiant half-centuries at the top of the order.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-c90628 is extremely impressed by the recent performances of Hafeez as the right handed batsman has been consistently doing well for the country since the last 14 months. Apart from scoring plenty of runs, Hafeez has the uncanny knack of picking up crucial
wickets with his more than handy off-spin.
Former left handed batsman said, “The way that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taufeeq-Umar-c92889 approached their batting and the way they took on the responsibility of opening the innings was a treat to watch. Hafeez in particular in the last few Test matches had been playing
every stroke in the book, but against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 he was more responsible and conservative.”
Sohail also praised the performance of the rest of the batting line-up and expressed that the boys took on responsibility and did not play any rash shots.
“Discipline hasn’t always been the strength of Pakistani batsmen over the years and even during my playing days at times I lacked discipline and so did some of my teammates, but it’s heartening to see this group of batsmen being very well-disciplined,” Sohail
added.
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