Another Muslim after Hashim Amla will join in the South African cricket team ranks in the upcoming ODI series against India. Imran Tahir is due to join the national team before the series gets underway, adding to the strength of the team on a whole. Graeme
Smith seemed pretty excited about the fact that Imran will be featuring against the Indians in the limited overs format, which will allow the hosts to have an edge over the visitors. He welcomed the inclusion with respect, recognizing the abilities of the
newly included spinner to the best of the team.
“Having a brilliant and aggressive spinner like Imran Tahir is something that I have dreamt of throughout my captaincy” explained Graeme Smith, depicting his excitement on the news of the inclusion. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193, who was born in Pakistan, has played for the domestic
clubs in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757. He was given the nationality of the land and now he has been elevated to the position of a player in the national team. His inclusion in the team is result of sheer hard work that he has put in and his abilities have been keenly observed.
Smith is hopeful that Tahir will be given a comfortable environment in the dressing room and he will get together with the other players pretty soon. He believes that time needs to be spent with the 31-year-old spinner, so that a friendlier environment is
created which will also promote understanding. The captain is expecting a lot from the new entrant and that means that the side will have a specialist spinner, a department where the hosts were lacking.
Tahir is also a part of the 30-man squad for the World cup, which comes as good news for the debutant player. It is important for him to perform well in the series against India so that his spot in the playing XI is almost certain. This will also determine
whether he has the potential to represent the team in the subcontinent. Tahir has been playing in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 will be of the same caliber and hence it
is imperative for the spinner to be in the squad. This is also the reason why Smith seems so excited about the spinner’s inclusion in the squad.
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