Tanvir Ahmed - Defining the fortunes of Pakistan cricket
The Pakistani nation seems to be unable to control the multitude of fast bowling talent that it harbours and tries to fine tune. From the legendary http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292 to the sensational Muhammad Aamir, Pakistan has never seemed to be missing out or lacking in the
pace bowling department. Keeping in tune with the tradition, their latest pace bowling marvel, Tanvir Ahmed refuses to disappoint as well.
After taking an astounding haul of six wickets on his Test debut on an extremely flat pitch, the maverick bowler dreams of taking many more. He stated that it was “a dream come true”, but for the South African batting line up, that would mean some sleepless
nights.
After complimenting AB de Villiers on his brilliant knock of 278, the mercurial pace bowler could not keep his emotions in check as he gleefully added that taking six wickets in the debut was nothing short of miraculous, and he vowed to keep performing on
the same level.
The thirty two year old pace bowler, who was born in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 to complete his five wicket haul, but was happy nonetheless by taking the wickets of Mark Boucher and Paul Harris.
Tanvir Ahmed, who finished with match figures of 6 for 120 runs in 28 overs, with 6 maidens claimed he was not bothered about fitness and was rearing to have a go at the South African batting line up in the second innings as well.
Tanvir Ahmed couldn’t hide his glee when he was told he would be making his http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757. He went onto claim that he couldn’t sleep the whole night before the match and was ecstatic at having gotten the wickets of Hashim Amla
and Jacques Kallis, and dedicated his fantastic performance to his family back home.
On the other hand, the senior fast bowling duo of Umar Gul and Muhammad Sami failed to make any inroads into the South African batting line up despite having conceded over a hundred runs each. The moisture in the pitch during the first hour and a half of
play on Sunday was exploited with relative ease by Tanvir Ahmed while his fellow pacers got a severe hitting all over the ground. In the process of picking up his 6 wickets on debut, Tanvir Ahmed was also able to pick up another milestone of crossing 400 first
class wickets and joining the privileged few bowlers from the Pakistani cricket team who have picked up 5 or more wickets on their debut.
The debutant did not bowl with the second new ball as he complained of cramps and requested the captain to excuse him from bowling. One could also see the vestiges of legendary pace bowlers in the new pace bowling sensation from Pakistan as he fully utilized
the reverse swing that was available from the pitch.
Pakistan has never known to be a country with a dearth of talent, rather they are known for their complete mismanagement of extremely precious talent. Some truly inspirational bowlers have donned the Pakistan cap in the last couple of years and Tanvir Ahmed
is the latest addition to that list. With a relatively young side being raised to look to the future, it is safe to assume that cricketing talent is not what is holding the fortunes of Pakistan cricket back. Maybe, it is time for the bosses of the Pakistan
Cricket Board to sincerely consider devising a strategy to channel all their best efforts in rebuilding the credibility, image and good management of the affairs of Pakistan cricket.
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