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Pakistan Manager Intikhab Alam Praises Shoaib Akhtar

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Pakistan Manager Intikhab Alam Praises Shoaib Akhtar
Pakistan manager Intikhab Alam has held the senior pacer Shoaib Akhtar in high esteem, praising his efforts in the ongoing series in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
Throughout his career, Akhtar has been an aggressive character of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 cricket, often involved in major controversies such as infighting, violating curfew restrictions and use of performance enhancing drugs.
However, the Rawalpindi Express has put all that behind him and seems like a different man now. He is currently showing full commitment towards the team and his personal fitness as well, claims the Pakistan manager.
According to Intikhab Alam, the fast bowler is working hard on his bowling and is focused on performing to the best of his abilities for the sake of his team. Discipline has always been a major problem for the rebellious Akhtar,
but he has not been found guilty of violation on disciplinary grounds so far in the ongoing tour against the Proteas.
Alam revealed that he has been counselling Shoaib Akhtar and preparing him for the upcoming series in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 and then the World Cup. The Pakistan manager said, “He is working hard on his bowling and has remained focused to
do best for the team. I have spent a lot of time counselling him and preparing him for the series in New Zealand as well as the World Cup.”
Shoaib’s performance and commitment has managed to impress the Pakistan team coach, Waqar Younis, who initially wanted a younger bowler in the team and was not sure whether Shoaib was fit enough to be a part of the national squad.
Nonetheless, the Twenty20 and One-Day captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 was sure that he wanted to have Shoaib back in the team, giving his full support to the speedster.
Akhtar has been the most impressive bowler from the Pakistan side so far in the tournament, taking nine wickets in two Twenty20s and four One-Day Internationals against the Proteas.
If the injury prone Akhtar wants to survive until the World Cup, he has to make sure that he takes care of his fitness, and does not exert himself enough to cause an injury that might cost him his last shot at winning the World
Title.
The suspension imposed by the International Cricket Council on ace pacers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif over charges of spot-fixing made Akhtar a prime asset for Pakistan, and now he has a chance to show his full potential in
the absence of the suspended duo.
If the suspended bowlers do not get cleared before the World Cup then Shoaib Akhtar along with Umar Gul, will lead the Pakistan bowling battery, which means he is going to be Pakistan’s best shot at winning the World Cup.
Although the fast bowler is past his prime, but still is causing tremendous difficulties for the South African batting line-up, making a highly impressive comeback. Shoaib Akhtar is right now proving his critics wrong as he has
shown that there is enough cricket left in him and he is nowhere near calling it quits from International Cricket just yet.
 

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