Published: Jan 05, 2015, 04:40 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 05, 2015, 04:40 PM (IST)
Karachi: Jan 05, 2015
Former Pakistan batsman, Mohammad Wasim has revealed that batsman, Ahmed Shehzad would play a key role as an opener in Pakistan’s World Cup campaign.
Wasim insisted that in his view, is the best-equipped batsman for bouncy pitches, adding that the opener has good technique on the back foot and is very strong on both square sides of the wicket.
Wasim claimed that the extra bounce would help Shehzad to play spinners also as he struggled at times recently against the spinners and rotating the strike, Pak Passion reported.
Wasim said that he would like to see Shehzad getting one or two big hundreds in the first few games, claiming that the opener has everything it takes to become an accomplished batsman.
He also claimed that considering the fitness levels of most of Pakistan’s bowlers plus the lack of quality in their bowling attack other than Mohammad Irfan , the loss of Saeed Ajmal is a major setback to the nation’s bowling resources.
Wasim feels that with Mohammad Hafeez unlikely to bowl at the World Cup, the whole combination of the team has been disturbed as they saw in last ODI series against New Zealand.
So, Wasim feels that to do well in the World Cup 2015, it all depends on Pakistan’s batting now.
