Yasir Arafat happy to be playing for Lancashire – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yasir-Arafat-c98241, the Pakistani all-rounder, is geared up to perform well for Lancashire in the on-going season and hopes that his County will win the Friends Life T20 Tournament 2012.
The 30-year-old came through the ranks of junior cricket in the country and was always tipped to become one of the leading all-rounders of Pakistan. Arafat however, has so far failed to live up to the expectations at the ultimate level of the sport as he
has just played three Tests, 11 One Day Internationals and eight T20 Internationals, although he debuted for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 almost 12 years ago.
Since the last decade, the cricketer from Rawalpindi has been doing exceedingly well in county cricket and has represented http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kent-c802 in the past. The fast bowler signed a contract with Lancashire for the 2012 season and now wants to make a
mark for his new county.
The all-rounder is ecstatic to have been given the opportunity to represent http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 as a number of Pakistanis have played for the same team in the past. The list includes legendary fast bowler, Wasim Akram, middle order batsman Mohammad Yousuf and the
young pacer, Junaid Khan.
Arafat expressed that the county understands the psychology of Pakistani cricketers and this is the reason why he is optimistic about playing for Lancashire in future as well.
“There have been lots of Pakistan players who have played for Lancashire in the past. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037 last season. So I thought this was the best
place to play my cricket,” Yasir said.
The all-rounder revealed that he consulted with Akram and Junaid before joining the county and said that both of them were positive about their remarks.
He added, “I spoke briefly with Junaid about coming here, and whenever I see Wasim we always end up talking about county cricket and he always praises Lancashire. He says it is a great place to play, so I have been looking forward to it.”
With 749 wickets, Arafat is one of the leading first-class cricketers in the world.
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