Hafeez all praise for Imran Nazir’s superb knock – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Nazir-c64248.
The fixture against the sub-continent’s minnows was an extremely important one for the Green Shirts, in order to qualify for the Super 8 stage. Hafeez’s men were under immense pressure during the match’s halfway stage, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 posting a huge score
on the board.
However, the Pakistan openers batted out of their skins, accumulating 124 runs for the first-wicket partnership and taking the game away from the Bengalis. Nazir was the pick of the batsmen, having scored 72 runs off merely 36 balls with the help of 9 boundaries
and three sixes, to be named as the Player of the Match.
The right-handed opener is often criticised for his poor shot-selection, which has led to his downfall more often than not. It is primarily the reason why Nazir is yet to cement his place in the national team, even after a struggle of 13 years in international
cricket.
The Pakistan captain is of the view that Nazir is ideally suited to the game’s shortest format, possessing the ability to hit the ball hard.
"http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 was exceptional tonight. He is at his best in T20," said the all-rounder. "It was great to see someone playing this kind of innings when chasing. He is a very talented player, there's no doubt about that. But sometimes he has a rush of blood."
Hafeez, who is considered to be a thinking cricketer, revealed that he tries to help Nazir plan his innings but does not ask him to curb his natural instincts.
"What I normally do is give him my thoughts, but I don't stop him from doing what he wants. Sometimes I tell him, we've got two boundaries in an over already, so there's no need to try for a third one. I think he listens to me. It's great to see him respond
like I want," he added.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 on Friday at Colombo in their opening Super 8 match.
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