Afridi hopeful of turning around batting form – Cricket News Roundup – September 11, 2012 – Part 2
Pakistan’s flamboyant all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
The right-hander managed just 7 from the two games he featured in the recently concluded ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 before being ruled out of the subsequent three T20Is due to a thumb injury. The Men in Green however, managed to turn their fortunes in the shortest format, winning the series 2-1.
The player has expressed hope that the additional time spent with coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Davenell-Frederick-Whatmore-c52571 will pay dividend in the forthcoming mega-event, which starts on September 18. "Whatmore is helping me out a lot and I know my batting will be equally important in the coming months," he said.
Australian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
The Aussie side had suffered back to back defeats, which pushed them to no.10th in the ICC T20 rankings. However, they turned the corner in the third match, following an impressive century-run stand from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558, which ensured that they posted 168 on the board. They then defended the total with authority, bowling out the Men in Green on a lowly 94.
"We have worked really hard, particularly over the last week, so to get the reward of a victory and see that the things we are working on are actually coming to fruition, I think that's really important for us," Bailey said.
Ajmal was surprisingly, overlooked for the annual http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 for the top award, leaving PCB to question their policy.
“We congratulate you (Ajmal) and when you come back home (after the World Twenty20) we will give you a prize for being the number one bowler in the world,” said the PCB chairman.
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