http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 reckons Mahela Jayawardene - Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – June 07, 2012
Praising Pakistan off spinner, Saeed Ajmal, the Sri Lankan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 believes that Ajmal would be the main man for Pakistan in the five-match One Day International (ODI) series all set to begin from today (Thursday).
"What makes him a world-class bowler is his variation and control. You have the variation, it's always an added bonus, but the important thing is the control. Even Murali [http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Muralitharan-c1864], why he was so successful was that he had the control. You create pressure on the batsmen. That's what Ajmal's been doing,” said Jayawardene while talking about the Pakistan spinner.
The Men in Green are touring http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 for a full series where after levelling the two T20 tournament, they are all set to take on the hosts in the 50-over game, followed by the Test series.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, which the tourists have already lost by 2-0.
Nonetheless, Sammy believes that Narine dubbed as “mystery spinner” would make an impact for the national team by rattling the English.
Narine missed the initial portion of the tour due to his commitment with the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL), but was later named in the squad when pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KAJ-Roach-c1758 was ruled out of the remaining tournament due to a shin injury.
Pakistan’s former opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595, has said that it is high time the young batsman justifies his place in the national team.
“Umar Akmal needs to perform. In the past, his inexperience at international level has shielded him from criticism but he`s been around a few years now and still wasting good starts,” http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-c90628 opined.
The seasoned left-hand veteran batsman advised Akmal to stay on the wicket for as long as possible, which would improve him as a batsman.
He warned that if the youngster fails to mend the problems in his batting, things could get difficult for him as his place in the team is being challenged by younger players like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208.
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