Iqbal Qasim wants Hammad Azam to improve his bowling – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, has revealed that all-rounder; Hammad Azam was not included in the One Day International (ODI) squad because of his bowling, which needs to improve if he wants to play consistently for the country.
The 21-year-old made his way to the national team by performing exceptionally well in junior cricket as well as in the domestic arena. The youngster may not have performed exceptionally well in his short career so far but he has show glimpses of the natural
talent he possesses.
The right-handed batsman played a couple of little cameos in the Asia Cup 2012 but he was ignored for the ODI squad for the tour of Sri Lanka. The all-rounder was included in the T20 team but returned home without getting a game to showcase his potential.
A number of cricket experts believe that the cricketer from Attock has a bright future at the ultimate level of the sport and he should be given confidence by the team management.
While speaking to Pakpassion, the chief selector admitted that it was not easy for him to drop the talented youngster.
“The team management based upon his performances in the Asia Cup in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 felt that Hammad’s bowling requires improvement. We discussed Hammad at length before we picked the squads and where his strengths and weaknesses lie,” he expressed.
The former left arm spinner is of the opinion that there is no question about Hammad’s skills with the bat but it is his bowling, which is leading to his downfall at the international level.
While justifying the all-rounder’s omission from the playing-11 in the T20 matches against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, the chief selector added that the team management wanted a more potent bowling option in shape of Yasir Arafat.
Qasim said, “Hammad’s batting is impressive, he’s a good batsman but has work to do on his bowling to make him a genuine all rounder. It was felt that an experienced all rounder was needed in the one day series and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yasir-Arafat-c98241 was preferred in the starting
eleven in the T20Is as the team required an additional bowling resource.”
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