Hafeez all set to unleash his in-form spinners – Cricket News Update
Pakistan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 Championship’s semi-finals and is looking forward to the slow bowers to help them seal a place in the tournament final, as they gear up to take on hosts Sri Lanka in the first semi-final, here at R Premadasa Stadium Colombo today, October 4, 2012.
The Men in Green have relied heavily on their world class spin attack, featuring the likes of Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, skipper Hafeez and rookie Raza Hasan, en route to the tournament semi-finals.
Pakistan spinners have so far taken double the wickets claimed by the pacers, and are expected to continue dominating towards the business end of the tournament. Wily off-spinner Saeed Ajmal is the leading wicket-taker for the green shirts, with eight wickets in five games, at a startling average of 16.25.
Hafeez admitted that he has overly depended on spinners in the ongoing tournament and maintained that he will be once again counting on his spinners to outdo the home side in Thursday’s semi-final.
"We as a team are blessed with some very good spinners and that's the main reason why we are doing well in this format," said Hafeez, an off-spinner himself, while speaking to media reporters on the eve of the knockout match against the Islanders.
"Our spinners are of quality and they have proved it in every condition. Spinners like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raza-Hasan-c84407 are showing great talent," he added further.
Sri Lankan batsmen play spin well and it is being anticipated that Saeed Ajmal-led http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s spin attack might not find it easy against them on Thursday night. But skipper Hafeez seems to have an unshakable faith in his slow bowlers, as he said, "Sri Lanka plays spin well. But whatever conditions we have seen here, it suits the spinners."
However, Hafeez himself is wary of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540.
"We know that Sri Lanka has good seamers. (Nuwan) Kulasekera is playing a good role for them and ( Lasith) Malinga is also there," said the Pakistan skipper.
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