Pakistan’s Umar Gul and West Indies' Kemar Roach: The match winning duo – ICC World Cup 2011
As the Group matches of the ICC World Cup 2011 have come to a close, eight teams have qualified for the quarter-final stage. The excitement is starting to build, as these teams are now in a ‘do or die’ situation, having to win to advance, as the loser goes
home.
Pakistan will be playing the first quarter-final of the ongoing event against the West Indies on 23
March, 2011 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Highlights of Umar Gul and Kemar Roach, the two fast bowlers who have performed magnificently in the tournament is as follows:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604 is a top class right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-hand batsman. He has the ability to use both the new and old ball equally effectively, by toppling the batsmen in the early overs of the innings. Gul is maturing as a batsman in the lower order
and has played many productive innings for Pakistan. He has the quality to swing the ball both ways and deliver deadly yorkers as well.
Gul has been playing for Pakistan successfully for the last eight years, as he has the ability to use the old ball to effectively restrict the score in the latter part of the innings.
He made his debut in One Day Internationals in 2003 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, which Pakistan won by 68 runs and he came out with two wickets. He has played 86 matches, has taken 132 wickets at an average of 26.12 runs per
wicket with the best of 6 for 42 runs. Gul has scored 282 runs at an average of 9.72 runs with the best of an unbeaten 34 runs.
Gul is playing his second World Cup and has played nine matches, taking 17 wickets at an excellent average of 15.41 runs per wicket with the best of 3 for 30 runs. He has also scored 47 runs in 5 innings with the best of an unbeaten 34 runs.
Gul has appeared in all six games played by Pakistan and has taken 13 wickets at an average of 15.41 runs with the best of 3 for 30 runs. He played an important role in the victory against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 and will be a lethal weapon for Pakistan in their match
against the West Indies.
Kemar Roach is an important right-arm fast bowler and right-hand batsman of the West Indian squad. He has emerged as a genuine fast bowler and has become a threat for the rival batsmen, as he has the ability to deliver the ball with speed and accuracy. The
23-year-old Roach is an upcoming youngster who is being regarded as an important match winner for the Windies.
He registered his name in the history books by claiming a hat-trick in the pool match against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753 on 28
February at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and went on to grab six wickets in the match.
Roach made his debut in the ODI against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bermuda-c2853 in 2008 at Kings City, which the Caribbean won by 6 wickets and he took 2 wickets in that match. He has played 20 matches and has taken 39 wickets at an aggressive average of 18.94 runs per wicket with the
best of 6 for 27 runs.
Roach is playing his first World Cup and has grabbed 13 wickets at an unbelievable average of 12.00 runs per wicket with the best of 6 for 27 runs. He will be the focus of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s batsmen, as he has the ability to make a huge impact for his team.
Both pace bowlers are match winners and have the ability to swing the game in their favour with quick wickets. One can expect a thunderous show of bowling on 23
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 battle it out in the quarter-finals.
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