Afaq Raheem hopes to be noticed by the national selectors – Cricket News Update
Islamabad’s top-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afaq-Raheem-c42168, is extremely happy with his performance in the current domestic season of Pakistan and hopes that the national selectors are going to give him a chance to prove his worth at the international stage.
Afaq is currently the leading run scorer of Quaid e Azam Trophy 2011-12, Division One, which is the premier domestic tournament of Pakistan. The right-handed opening batsman has so far scored 962 runs in 10 first-class matches this year at an astonishing
average of 50.63 runs per innings.
Considering the sort of pitches prepared in the current season, it is an amazing performance for an opener. The batsman from Azad Kashmir has also scored four hundreds and three half-centuries in the season.
Afaq is considered as one of the better batsmen in the domestic circuit of Pakistan when it comes to technique. This is a positive thing for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 cricket as the 26-year-old batsman can be very handy in foreign conditions.
While speaking to Pakpassion, the right-hander said that he is in superb form and hopes that his brilliant performances get noticed by the higher authorities.
Afaq said, “I am really happy with this but its all down to form – if you have the right form then performances follow naturally. I have done really well in this season and I hope my Domestic form earns an international call up"
Since the last five years, the pitches prepared in the domestic cricket of Pakistan are extremely helpful for the seam bowlers and usually there is a lot of grass on the tracks. In such circumstances, it gets very hard for the top order batsmen to score
big runs but Afaq has surely been an exception.
The positive aspect about the right hander is that he wants to improve his game all the time and expressed that playing on difficult pitches has given him immense confidence and feels that he is ready to play for the country.
“Its truly an achievement that I have done so well on pitches that aid bowlers – my form is really good and that has helped in my confidence while playing. One can never stop learning – you should always be open to new techniques and in this case one continues
to work with coaches to improve one’s game”, he said.
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