Waqar Younis is confident that the way forward for Pakistan’s “trademark” fast bowling is in secure arms after overseeing the newest era of quicks throughout their recent tour of England. Teenage paceman Naseem Shah and 20-year-old left-arm quick bowler Shaheen Afridi each impressed as Pakistan misplaced the three-match Check collection 1-Zero however drew the Twenty20 marketing campaign 1-1. “Quick bowling is the trademark of Pakistan cricket,” mentioned the 48-year-old Waqar, an impressive quick bowler, in a Pakistan Cricket Board web site column printed on Thursday.
“There have been so many nice ones through the years and I’m assured that the long run can be shiny once more,” added Waqar, who fashioned a celebrated partnership with left-arm fast Wasim Akram and is now Pakistan’s bowling coach.
“We have now seen already that Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi are fantastic bowlers. Muhammad Musa, who was a part of the squad in England, is one other, and there are a pair within the under-19s additionally. After all, Mohammad Abbas could be very seasoned and skilled.”
Abbas, like Waqar and Wasim earlier than him, has performed in English county cricket and the coach want to see the rising quicks do the identical.
“I do know from private expertise how a lot you possibly can be taught from taking part in in England, getting used to totally different climate and floor situations, the pitches, and life off the sector additionally,” Waqar mentioned.
“Each Mohammad Amir (Essex) and Mohammad Abbas (Leicestershire) have been actually profitable for English counties and it has benefited their careers a lot as effectively.”
One consequence of the coronavirus is that gamers have been banned from utilizing saliva to shine the ball.
However Waqar mentioned the Dukes ball utilized in England stayed more durable for longer than different manufacturers and “made the saliva difficulty much less of an issue”.
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Waqar, nevertheless, referred to as on the Worldwide Cricket Council to designate only one model of ball for all Check cricket.
“It does not matter which model however the ICC ought to make that call,” he mentioned. “It is arduous for bowlers to regulate to utilizing several types of ball once they play around the globe.”
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