Pakistan banking on Shahid Afridi to come good in the World T20 – Cricket News Update
Upon his arrival in Sri Lanka for the upcoming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898, the Pakistan captain, has expressed that Shahid Afridi is going to be the key for his side in the mega event and revealed that the all-rounder is back to full fitness.
The former Pakistan captain could not take part in the recently concluded T20 series against Australian, having injured his left hand during the third One Day International (ODI) at Sharjah.
The 32-year-old cricketer is one of the world’s most experienced players at the present moment, with 349 ODIs, 27 Tests and 50 T20 Internationals. Having grabbed 58 scalps, Boom Boom is the second-highest wicket-taker in the game’s shorter format, behind
his teammate, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859.
The skipper thinks that Afridi will have to play a massive role, if Pakistan is to do well in the tournament.
"He is one of the experienced lads in our side. He is a match-winner for us since the past 15 years. He has ample experience to come out and perform on any day. He is in good shape and feeling confident," said Hafeez.
Pakistani players, because of their flamboyant approach, are considered to be among the best in the business when it comes to the T20 format. This is precisely the reason why many Pakistani cricketers have done remarkably well in franchise cricket all around
the world.
Afridi himself has played the Indian Premier League (IPL), county cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 Premier League (SLPL). Same is the case with the likes of Abdul Razzaq and Yasir Arafat, who are in
demand all around the world because of their ability to contribute with both bat and ball.
Whereas, Imran Nazir, a thundering opening batsman, has been a tremendous performer in Pakistan’s domestic T20 cricket and also made a name for himself in the controversial Indian Cricket League (ICL).
This experience in Hafeez’s opinion is going to be vital in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s progress in the global event.
"We have a good team with some of our players having played a lot of T20 cricket. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Nazir-c64248," the captain added. "We've got good specialists in the team and have a combination that can do
really well in these conditions in the mega event."
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