Former fast bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 bowler Umar Gul some much needed rest.
Akram said; "I think Gul has been playing non-stop cricket for a while now and needed this rest. It is not a bad idea to have a rotation policy in the bowling department because top pacers carry the risk of getting injured."
Gul has been main bowler of the team since Akram and Waqar Younis left cricket. Cricket analysts rate him as one of the finest bowlers at the depth of an innings, given his ability to bowl yorkers with deadly accuracy.
Having played an instrumental role for the team leading up to the semi-final, Gul had an off day in the game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. Indian batsmen hammered him all around the ground. He ended up giving 69 runs in eight overs with an economy
rate of 8.62. In all he took 14 wickets in eight matches during the World Cup making him the eighth highest wicket-taker of the tournament.
Gul has taken 133 wickets in 88 ODIs, 125 wickets in 34 test matches and 47 wickets in 34 T20s.
Gul wanted to take break from cricket after the World Cup. Pakistani selectors have picked young fast bowlers for the squad.
Akram hopes that head coach Waqar and his assistant http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aaqib-Javed-c41431 can polish these bowlers during the Caribbean tour.
He added; "It is good they are trying out new pace bowlers because we have lots of talent in this area."
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