Why Nasir Jamshed and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595 should be in the Test team – Part Three
Continued from the previous part…
The aggressive batsman has been included in Pakistan’s squad for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Iqbal-Qasim-c76980, must be questioned, as looking to hit every ball out of the park will not
help him develop the required temperament to be successful at the game’s ultimate level.
Instead, the player from Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) should have been asked to play the on-going President’s Trophy 2012, which would have given him sufficient practice in four-day cricket.
The current year (2012) has been a mixed one for Pakistan cricket. However, Nasir Jamshed, the left-handed batsman from Lahore, has been a huge positive for the Green Shirts.
Having performed exceptionally well for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 side. The left-hander impressed one and all, scoring four half-centuries
in his first nine One Day Internationals (ODIs). However, he went through a slight dip in form and had fitness issues; consequently, losing the confidence shown on him by the selectors.
The stylish left-hander however, kept working hard in domestic cricket, eventually returning to the national team once again for the Asia Cup 2012, held in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747. Since then, the 22-year-old batsman has been very consistent at the top of the order,
bringing some stability to Pakistan’s vulnerable batting line-up.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 respectively, proving his ability to deliver the goods at the global stage.
After a stunning knock in Pakistan’s opening match of the World T20 at Pallekele, the left-hander expressed his satisfaction over a successful comeback in international cricket and vows to carry on with the momentum in future.
"I was confident while coming back as everyone was saying that when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasir-c78728 Jamshed comes back he'll be an important player," Jamshed said. "I have improved my game and today I showed those skills in the match."
One of Pakistan’s former captains, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asif-Iqbal-c46477, is extremely impressed by Nasir’s development as an international cricketer and calls him the find of the mega event.
“I would say that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasir-Jamshed-c78752 is definitely the find of the tournament. Although he played for Pakistan 3 or 4 years ago, but he is someone who has really performed exceptionally well,” said Iqbal.
The aggressive opener is yet to be given a Test cap, which is a pity because Jamshed is not a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ernest-Harvey-Bromley-c56276 at all. He has a solid technique and usually plays the ball on merit. In the 66 first-class matches Nasir has played so far, the left-hander is averaging
43.58 runs per innings, which is a proof of his ability to perform in the longer format. Jamshed already has 14 centuries and 20 fifties under his belt at the first-class level.
At the present moment, the Green Shirts have a stable opening pair in Test cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taufeeq-Umar-c92889; however, Jamshed should be included in the squad so that he can get the exposure whenever his opportunity arises.
Let’s hope that the cricketer from Lahore is not labelled as a limited-over specialist in future as run-rate is getting important in every form of the modern-day sport.
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