Ramiz Raja believes that Shaheen Afridi must assemble extra diversifications into his bowling.© AFP
Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja voiced considerations over Shaheen Shah Afridi’s bowling particularly when the ball doesn’t swing. With the solar bright indisposed at Edgbaston, Pakistan succumbed to a 23-run defeat in the second one T20I towards England. Future Pakistan’s batting set-up lacked firepower throughout the chase, their bowlers additionally produced underwhelming spells within the first innings. Famous person pacer Shaheen Afridi stood out with 3 wickets in his four-over enchanment however struggled to create his mark within the early segment of the sport.
Future pinpointing Shaheen’s aim, Ramiz believes that the pacer must assemble extra diversifications to turn into simpler within the layout.
“Shaheen Shah Afridi’s bowling. Look, if the ball isn’t swinging and he bowls at full length, then he gets bashed. He needs to develop length ball and change of pace especially when he is not getting much from the pitch. Even today, he didn’t bowl perfectly with the new ball and [England] escaped pressure,” Ramiz stated on his YouTube channel.
With the sound infrequently providing any swing within the opening segment of the sport, Shaheen struggled to motive bother to England’s opening pair within the powerplay.
He picked up maximum of his wickets within the center and dying overs when England had been seeking to boost up their innings to achieve a aggressive general.
In his four-over enchanment, Shaheen got rid of Jonny Bairstow (21), Moeen Ali (4) and Chris Jordan (3). He ended up freely giving 36 runs out of which he conceded 21 runs in his two overs of the powerplay.
Jos Buttler’s 84-run blitz off 51 deliveries helped England publish 183/7 at the board. In answer, it was once a collective struggle from Pakistan batters to support their crew get around the form. On the other hand, none of them stayed at the sound lengthy plenty to peer off the sport for the guests.
Maximum of them misplaced their wicket age making an attempt to sunny the boundary rope throughout the chase of 184. England bowlers performed their playing cards on the proper presen to clinch a 23-run win.
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