http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 v Pakistan, First ODI – Pakistani Players to Watch Out For
The first match of the One Day International series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is going to be played on December 1, 2011, at the Sher e Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
The Green Shirts defeated the home team in the only T20 by a comprehensive margin of 50 runs and looked like a settled unit. Even though http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 has faced a number of terrible controversies in the last five years, but the Pakistan
team looks to be in great shape at the moment and they seem to have gotten over all the dark chapters.
There is no doubt about the fact that Pakistan will start as favourites in the series against the Bengali Tigers but they cannot afford to take them lightly because the home team has the ability to upset any big team of the world.
Shoaib Malik
Apart from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088, the team looks to be in great shape at the moment. Malik has been a match-winner for Pakistan over the years, especially in limited overs cricket, but at the present moment, he seems to be out of sorts. He
has been out of International cricket since the last one year, and it remains to be seen that the all-rounder is able to regain his old form or not.
He would be desperate to score some big runs in the ODI series and one should not be surprised if he comes up with a brilliant performance. The onus is on him at the moment because he may lose his position in the national team in
case of more low scores in the series against Bangladesh.
Saeed Ajmal
Another player to watch out for Bangladesh would be http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859. The off-spinner has recently become the number one ranked ODI bowler of the world and has the ability to bamboozle any world-class batsman with his ‘Doosra’. It is surely
going to be a huge challenge for the Bangladeshi team to cope with the wily off-spinner.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482
Former captain of the Pakistan team has finally got over the controversy he went through with the Pakistan Cricket Board and the positive thing for the Green Shirts is the fact that he is focussing merely on the game at the moment. He was named the Man of
the Series in the recently concluded ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, and at times he proved to be the difference between the two teams.
There is no doubt about Afridi’s bowling abilities and he is definitely going to be a threat for the Bengladi batsmen, but off-late there has been a positive change in his batting as the hard-hitting all-rounder seems to be playing with a lot more purpose.
One should not be surprised if the former captain smashes the Bengali bowlers at Mirpur.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898
The all-rounder has surely been one of Pakistan’s most brilliant performers since last one year in all the three departments of the game. The Green Shirts heavily rely on him to give them quick starts at the top of the innings and he has responded quite
nicely in the recent past. Pakistan’s captain, Misbah ul Haq seems to have a lot of faith in Hafeez’s bowling abilities and this is the reason why he often uses the all-rounder with the new ball.
Pakistan team has historically depended on individuals but the best part about the present team is the fact that they have shown tremendous team spirit.
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