Junaid Khan – Pakistani pacer - A star in the making – Part Two
Continued from the previous part . . .
The 21-year-old youngster, who hails from a small town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa called ‘Matra’, has come through the junior cricketing ranks of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Amir-c76675 in the junior cricket of Pakistan. However, the later made his debut for Pakistan much earlier.
Junaid has so far grabbed 168 wickets in 36 first-class matches at a brilliant average of 21.73 runs per wicket. After some impressive performances for Pakistan, the legendary http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292 referred him to his old county, Lancashire, for the County season of 2011.
The young rising star of Pakistan cricket did not let his role model down and came up with some extra-ordinary performances in the county season. During his short stay at the Old Trafford, Junaid has already made a lot of fans because of his pace and ability to bowl Yorkers.
"It’s been a great experience playing for Lancashire and I hope that I have pleased the fans, players and coaching staff,” said Junaid.
His amazing stint with the County forced the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Watkinson-c76240 to admit that Junaid was a great signing and the county is looking forward to have him in future as well. Watkinson was all praise for Junaid and believes that the left-arm fast bowler has a bright future in International cricket.
Watkinson said, "Although there is so much that can happen between now and then in terms of his availability. But it would be good to keep the relationship going for future years because he is a talented lad."
Junaid has been named in the Pakistan squad for the upcoming tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wahab-Riaz-c95839. It is going to be a great chance for the youngster to establish himself in International cricket against the minnows, who do not have a very strong batting line up as compared to some of other leading cricket countries.
The biggest advantage of Junaid is the fact that he consistently bowls at around 90 Miles per hour and possesses the ability to swing the ball both ways. On top of that, he is accurate and seldom gives away loose balls to the batsmen.
Though lanky, the fast bowler is extremely fit and can bowl long spells throughout the day. He is yet to make the Test debut but chances are high that he will find a place in the playing XI for the only Test match of the Zimbabwean tour, which starts from the 1st of September.
He is a gem of a bowler and the cricket fans in Pakistan would be hoping that the rookie can carry forward the legacy of fast bowling in Pakistan. The cricket experts in the country do not have two opinions that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037 is a star in the making.
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