Mohammad Hafeez impressed by Raza Hasan – Cricket News Update
Pakistan’s T20 captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 and thinks that the left-arm spinner has a great future ahead of him.
The Green Shirts defeated the Kangaroos by a handsome margin of seven wickets in the first T20 at Dubai.
Raza was handed over his debut in place of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Ali-Khan-c89356 Afridi, who injured his hand during the third One Day International (ODI) at Sharjah.
The 20-year-old cricketer from Sialkot impressed one and all, picking up a couple of crucial wickets after giving away just 15 runs in his quota of four overs.
The captain expressed that the budding youngster has been doing well at the national level and proved against the Aussies that he has the potential to deliver the goods at the game’s ultimate stage.
Hafeez said, "He’s been selected on the basis of his domestic T20 performances and the maturity he has as a bowler means I have trust in him, as captain. Raza has shown today that he’s a mature bowler. As a left-armer, he reads the situations well."
The young left-arm spinner represented Pakistan in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in the same year; however, he could not break into the playing-XI.
Over the years, Raza has done brilliantly for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sialkot-c842 Stallions and Rawalpindi Rams in Pakistan’s domestic competitions, which played a huge part behind his selection in the national side.
The Pakistani skipper praised the bowler and given the national team's reliance on spinners, Raza can be a viable prospect for the future.
"I wish him the best of luck and Insha’Allah he’ll have a long career for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and may God give him health and make him perform for a long time. He gave an outstanding performance and played his role really well. All the bowler," the captain added.
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