http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yasir-Hameed-c2811 appeals to PCB for selection- Cricket News Update
Test capped, Yasir Hameed, who is currently playing for Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397 to consider his name for selection in the national side.
“I appeal the PCB chairman and the selection committee to consider me for selection in the national team for future assignments,” he said.
“I believe that with hard work, I can capture the attention of the PCB selectors and can make a comeback for Pakistan. It will be an honor for me to play for my country again. I have not given up hopes of an international recall and will continue to work
hard and improve and get noticed by the selectors not in one but all formats of the game,” before adding.
The 34-year-old was the second international player to score a ton in both innings of a Test match on debut, which happened against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in Karachi. However, the right-hander has never really managed to cash upon his opportunities and has averaged
just 32.41 in 25 Tests he has played so far, the last of which came in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in 2010, where he could just manage 5 runs in two innings and overall, failed to make an impact on the tour, leaving the selectors with little chocie but to axe him for future assignments.
Considering his ODI career, which started with a bout against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in 2003, his average of 36.87 in 56 ODIs is slightly higher as compared with his Test showings but a strike rate of 66.95 is on the lower side. The last time the opening batsman featured
in a green shirt was five years ago, 2007, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in Jaipur, where he managed a solitary run.
Absence from the international circuit has not deterred Yasir Hameed’s personal hopes of becoming a leading batsman for the national team, playing consistently in First-Class circuit to catch the eye of the selectors. His performances in the current year
have been reasonable, where he has scored two centuries and three fifties.
Also with plenty of young talent ahead him, it is unlikely that he will be called into the side any time soon. The upcoming schedule of the Men in Green sees them contesting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625
World T20 event.
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