Harsha Bhogle impressed by Pakistan’s bowling attack – Cricket News Update
Extremely impressed by Pakistan’s talented bowling line-up, Harsha Bhogle, the Indian cricket journalist feels that the Green Shirts need not to worry about the surfaces in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 owing to the strength in depth in their bowling rank.
In the presence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898, Pakistan have three quality T20 spinners, all of whom are extremely hard to negotiate for the opposing batsmen, especially in the shorter formats.
The Sri Lankan pitches in the recent past however; have also aided seam bowling, forcing some experts to conclude that sides like South Africa, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and Australia will relish playing under favourable conditions.
Bhogle nonetheless, is of the view that Hafeez and company do not have to worry about the varying nature of the Lankan tracks as they have the services of Umar Gul and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Tanvir-c90665, two brilliant operators in T20 cricket.
“With Sohail Tanvir and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 are the one team that need not bother about the surface, having bowlers to suit all kinds,” he expressed.
Having the likes of Ajmal, Afridi and Gul in their ranks, the Men in Green have three of the leading wicket-takers in T20 history. The Green Shirts’ bowling attack played a massive role in their recent series triumph over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033
(UAE).
Bhogle, in his article for ESPNcricinfo, further added that many teams in the tournament have surprise weapons in the bowling department. However, the analyst is concerned about the dying art of fast bowling in the world, with teams like West Indies and
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, renowned for producing speedsters in past, shifting their focus on spin.
“The unpredictability makes this edition even more alluring. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 (three of them slow, one just going past that definition),” Bhogle stated.
“Even South Africa, the land of the braai and seam-up bowlers, might play three slow bowlers.”
The tournament is going to officially begin from Tuesday at Hambantota, with the opening match between the hosts and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
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