Fast bowlers are diminishing in Pakistan, says Shoaib Akhtar – Cricket News Update
The dearth of match-winning fast bowlers in the country has forced the former speedster, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Akhtar-c90080, to start a talent hunt, which he feels is essential, if Pakistan is to remain a force in international cricket.
The Rawalpindi Express is considered to be the fastest bowler in the history of the sport and was a genuine match-winner at his peak, although Akhtar struggled with fitness issues throughout his career.
The great fast bowler announced his retirement from international cricket after the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011 as his body was not able to bear the burden of competitive cricket any longer.
Since the ban imposed on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aizaz-Cheema-c961 have been extremely inconsistent.
Many former cricketers and officials claim that the country is naturally gifted but the former fast bowler thinks that the recent results do not reflect that. The 36-year-old also wants Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to treat the senior players respectfully, otherwise the youngsters will stop idolising them.
“Every board says our country is full of talenhttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472. But I don’t see anyone because we’ve not got a good fast-bowler for a long time. The board humiliates the ones who have talent which is having adverse effects. The youngsters who take inspiration from their heroes are not coming forward after seeing what is being done to their heroes,” Akhtar expressed.
The Rawalpindi-born cricketer revealed that he is planning to start searching for budding speedsters in the rural and relatively lesser known urban areas of the country, to help continue http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s fast bowling legacy in the coming years.
He added, “I will go to the outskirts to find talent. I will mentor and promote them through media and in other ways. The number of fast-bowlers is diminishing and they need to be safeguarded.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 is surely an encouraging sign for the Pakistani fans as the left-arm pacer grabbed two five-wicket hauls on the tour.
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