http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208 geared up to cement his place in the national team – Cricket News Update
Pakistan’s young middle-order batsman, Asad Shafiq, is optimistic about his team’s chances in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka but feels that the left-arm spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HMRKB-Herath-c1559 can pose a threat for Pakistani batsmen.
The Green Shirts have been performing quite well in international cricket since the last one and a half year and will be considered favourites to beat Sri Lanka.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 and company went on to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament and played amazing cricket throughout the mega event.
Shafiq is of the opinion that conditions in Sri Lanka are suitable for Pakistani players as it was proven in the World Cup.
The newcomer has been a permanent member of the side since the last eighteen months and is tipped for a bright future by a number of cricket analysts.
However, the right-handed batsman has not played a lot of big knocks at the world stage and understands that he cannot take his place in the team for granted.
“The conditions in Sri Lanka will be similar to those we have here. I want the team to give the same performances they had given during last year’s World Cup. I am doing my best to cement my place in the team and I believe by giving good performances, I’d
be doing no harm to my aspirations,” he said.
For the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, Shafiq has been included in the One Day International and Test squads but he has made way for other youngsters in the T20 team.
The Sri Lankan bowling attack has been hampered by the retirements of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 has limited himself to the shorter formats of the game.
However, Shafiq thinks that the experienced left-arm spinner, Herath, could prove to be handy for his team on slow and low pitches.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 earlier this year and he also bowled well against us in the UAE. He’s a wily and experienced bowler, who is bowling with confidence.”
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