Injury expected to sideline Afridi for the third T20I – Cricket News Roundup – Part 2 – September 8, 2012
Pakistani all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 confirmed that the player is still recovering from a thumb injury.
The swashbuckling all-rounder picked up the injury during the final ODI at Sharjah and was consequently sidelined for the opening two T20Is, which the Men in Green won to take an unassailable lead in the series.
Despite hinting at playing the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yasir-Arafat-c98241, Hafeez said the team is unlikely to risk Afridi ahead of the World T20, which begins from September 18.
"I don't think so, because he's still not feeling that good," Hafeez told reporters in Dubai. "I don't want to take any chance because I want him in the World Cup. He's a match-winner for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, there's no doubt.”
Despite being pushed to no.10 in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480, was pleased with his team’s display during the second T20I loss against Pakistan.
Bailey struck 42 off 27 balls to help his side match their opponents’ score of 151, only to lose out via the Super Over Eliminator. The defeat also saw Ireland leapfrog the Aussies into 9th, leaving Bailey to question the overall authenticity of the rating system.
“I'm not sure if we've ever played http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758," said the T20 captain.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ottis-Delroy-Gibson-c80358, has backed his team to cope with the spin-friendly conditions when they begin their World T20 campaign against Australia on September 22.
The slowness of the tracks in Sri Lanka, the venue of the upcoming mega-event, is expected to aid spinners, and Gibson is confident in his bowling unit to deliver the goods. The Windies have exceptional talent in their ranks, which includes power-hitters in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Philip-Narine-c91869.
“I think we’ve got a squad to suit any conditions. “We’ve got quality seam and we’ve got quality spin as well so we’ve got certainly a bowling attack that we believe will be able to strive in any conditions,” Gibson stressed.
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