Waqar expects his 'inexperienced' pacers to fare better in Southampton

by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 07:48 PM

Waqar is confident that his bowlers have "plenty of gas left in the tank © Getty

That Pakistan arrived in England with a very talented fast-bowling contingent was never in doubt. What, however, did raise eyebrows was their overall lack of experience, not only in English conditions but in Test cricket in general.

Mohammad Abbas impressed on Pakistan's last tour of England but even his experience, combined with Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi's, add up to only 33 Tests. Contrast this to England who have their all-rounder Chris Woakes alone play 36 Test matches.

Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis admitted that the Manchester defeat was "a bitter pill to swallow" and a "little bit shocking" but added that his "inexperienced" bowling attack will learn to close games over time.

"They are inexperienced, we can see that. And we don't have a choice," Waqar said on the eve of the second Test in Southampton. "But unless they play, they can't gain experience. We have to wait and be patient. Both Shaheen and Naseem are very talented. They are the ones who set up the last Test by bowling really well in the first innings. They bowled well in the second innings as well but were a little unfortunate.

"We cannot match our fast bowling experience with England's, there's no doubt about it. But you have to remember that our bowling attack is the same lineup that won us games against Sri Lanka at home. The series is not over, we will bounce back."

Waqar reserved special praise for Naseem, who aged 17 has played five Test matches already, alongwith reiterating "full faith" in Yasir Shah, the legspinner who's won many games for Pakistan but fell short of a match-winning effort in Manchester.

"With Naseem Shah, he is very very talented and he is only 17-18 years of age, so he is still growing, his bones are growing...," Waqar said. "I don't think he really bowled as well as we expected in the previous game, but he can really bowl well and take the opposition on at times. Because he is young, he is inexperienced and it gets tough at times. He is one for the future, he is going to get stronger and fitter and will be able to bowl longer spells and will cause trouble to batsmen around the world.

"Yasir is a match winner," Waqar added. "A very attacking bowler, he likes to be involved in the game all the time. You see it with his batting, his bowling and his aggressive approach. We are very lucky to have him. He has won Pakistan heaps of games in the past and his record really speaks for itself.

"Unfortunately he couldn't really finish the game (in Manchester). That pitch was tailor-made for him and he picked up eight wickets. He could have rolled England over but that is the way cricket goes. Sometimes it goes your way and sometimes it doesn't. We have full faith in him that he will deliver in the coming games."

Waqar is confident that his bowlers have "plenty of gas left in the tank." And they have a situation ripe enough, with Ben Stokes missing in England's side owing to family matters. "I wouldn't say it's a boost after the way we bowled at him in the previous game," Waqar said of Stokes's absence. "We had very clear plans and I think we executed really well.

"It is unfortunate for cricket that he is not around but there's no doubt he's a match winner so for him to not be there probably makes England a touch light when you talk about their middle order. We're going to talk about that and try to cash in on it."

Comments

Alisha Khan29 October 2021 at 21:40
First You got a great blog. I will be interested in more similar topics. I see you got really very useful topics, I will be always checking your blog thanks.

Shekhawati University BA 3rd year result
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

DIGITAL

Search This Blog

derhern hjte5jnd ce5uy35 5634 hee5u hee

Waqar expects his 'inexperienced' pacers to fare better in Southampton

Comments

Post a Comment