Published: Jan 11, 2016, 01:15 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 11, 2016, 01:15 PM (IST)
New Zealand bowling coach Dimitri Mascarenhas said on Monday that his team has no problem in playing against Pakistan’s Mohammad Aamer, who will be making his comeback to cricket after a five-year ban. Aamer was named in Pakistan’s squad for their upcoming tour of New Zealand, after he made a successful return to professional cricket after serving the ban in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal. Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand 2015-16 consists of three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 1st T20I at Auckland
Mascarenhas was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo, “We leave the decisions up to the administrators. We know that Aamer’s a very good bowler and he’s another guy we’re going to have to deal with. It’s pretty much as simple as that for us He’s done his time and been cleared to play. So we’ll just get on with it and play against him.” ALSO READ: Umar Akmal banned from playing 1st T20I against New Zealand
The New Zealand coach said that his side will have to be wary of the number of left-arm pacers that are there in the Pakistani bowling attack. He said, “They’ll have a lot of left-arm bowlers so that will be a different challenge. Sri Lanka played one left-armer on Sunday, but other than that they had all right-armers. Pakistan will have a few guys who are a little bit faster as well, which will be a different challenge for our batters.”
The series begins on January 15 with the first T20I slated to be played at Auckland. The second T20I will be played on January 17 at Hamilton, while the final one will be played at Wellington on January 22. The three ODIs will be played at Wellington, Napier and Auckland on January 25, 28 and 31.
