Intikhab Alam reckons Pakistan’s bowling can challenge England – Cricket News Update
Former Pakistan coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
The Men in Green have enjoyed a very good time in 2011, not losing a single bilateral series. The team also did a decent job in the ICC World Cup, qualifying for the semi-final of the tournament.
The main force behind http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s recent success is their strong bowling attack. There has been some consistency in the batting as well, as the team has found a perfect blend of youth and experience.
Historically, Pakistan have been known to produce some lethal fast bowlers, but the current side is winning most of the games because of their quality spinners http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898.
Other than that, seamers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037 have also been doing a very good job for their team in all three formats of the game.
This bowling combination gives a lot of hope to Alam, who said, “We are fortunate to have a complete bowling attack with all the spin options — leg-spin, left-arm and off-spin — and we have good fast bowlers as well. What we have to work on is our fielding
and batting against better attacks like England.”
However, the Poms will not be an easy opposition, as they are currently positioned number one in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Test and Twenty20 team rankings. Their performances in the 50-over format have been inconsistent, but they can turn things around pretty quickly.
Alam is fully aware of the challenge his side will face against the British side, but reckons that winning in recent times has boosted the morale of the Pakistani dressing room.
The former coach said, “We are very positive, though http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747] have helped us a lot. England will be a real test but we have enough talent to beat them.
We have done it in the past and we can do it again.”
The first Test of the series between England and Pakistan will start from January 17, 2012.
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