http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755: One-off Test Match – Pakistani batsmen to watch out
As part of their busy 2011 cricketing schedule, Zimbabwe is set to take on the Pakistani tourists in the one-off Test match, set to kick off on Thursday, September 1, 2011, at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.
Pakistan’s visit to Zimbabwe comes as a much awaited event for the hitch stricken team that has been struggling from some serious debacles on the its squad as well as the governing body, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), especially after former skipper,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-c89347 Afridi’s issues with the board, followed by Waqar Younis’ recent stepping down from the appointment of coach for the national side.
However, under the captaincy of much capable Misbah-ul-Haq, the side now looks confident especially after carrying out some fresh overhauling on the squad.
This excerpt looks at some of the potent batsmen on the Pakistani squad who may pose some significant threat for the Zimbabwean bowlers.
The roster includes, skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890, Mohammed Hafeez, and Younis Khan.
Misbah-ul-Haq
With a strong decade long cricketing profile, the much able captain of the Pakistani squad, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972, opens up the roster for side’s most potent batsmen.
Usually coming in as a middle order batsman, skipper Misbah made his Test premier in March 2001 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766, and since then went on to serve his national team in 25 matches earning a modest aggregate of 1640 including his best not out
run worth 161.
Misbah’s last Test game for Pakistan came against the West Indian hosts in May this year where the batter was amongst one of the important reasons for the team’s eventual win on the match and the series as a whole. In that game, Misbah played an impressive
knock and went on to mark an striking ton in the second innings of the fixture.
Azhar Ali
Azhar Ali stands out as budding, yet talented young face on the Pakistani squad. The batsman made his first Test appearance in July 2010 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 at Lord’s, coming out with a fair batting performance.
During the team’s tour to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, Azhar Ali delivered his usual impressive batting performance.
So far, the batsman has played 12 Test matches, securing a fair tally of 783 runs including his best not out 92 runs performance.
Mohammad Hafeez
Opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 comes in as probably one of the most talented players on the current Pakistani squad, especially after the player embarked on a quest to prove his real bronze to the world as a true all round talent.
However, as an opening batsman for the side, Hafeez holds a decent capability of some potent shot construction that can earn solid numbers for the team.
In August 2003, Hafeez played his debut Test match in Karachi against the Bangladeshi tourists and went on the score his first international half century during the 2nd innings of the bout.
As for the opponent, the Zimbabwean bowlers may need to keep an eye out for Hafeez, due to his aggressive batting stance that comes through his notable strike rate of 48.04 from a bag of 17 matches.
Younis Khan
33-year-old, former skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 stands out as one of the most experienced batters on the Pakistani squad.
Holding a decent goodwill and a potential Test profile for almost over a decade, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 marked his debut under the format in early March where the player took on the Sri Lankan tourists at Rawalpindi, and earned a solid first ever international century worth
107, that paved a decent place for the batsman on the team.
Khan has served his nation as well as the team in 67 Test matches, scoring a superb aggregate worth 5617 including a mammoth highest performance of 313 runs.
Although the batsmen mentioned here do come in as a strong threat for the Zimbabwean bowlers, however, at the same time, the Pakistani tourists are also equipped with some more big guns including hard hitters http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088, followed by Asad
Shafiq, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taufeeq-Umar-c92889.
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