Former Pakistan cricketer Yasir Hameed became the talk of the town with his statements on spinner Abrar Ahmed amid the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.
It is pertinent to mention that Abrar Ahmed was included in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 squad as a travelling reserve with pacer Mohammad Wasim Jnr., and batter Mohammad Haris rather than the 15-member squad.
Abrar Ahmed is part of an elite group of just three bowlers to take a five-wicket haul in the very first session of their Test career. He is also the third bowler after Australia’s Fred Spofforth and West Indies’ Alf Valentine to grab five wickets before lunch on the opening day of their Test debut.
Abrar Ahmed also becomes the third Pakistani bowler after Mohammad Nazir and Mohammad Nazir to take seven scalps in the debut Test.
The spinner has represented Pakistan in Test cricket only. So far, he has represented his country in six matches and bagged 38 wickets at an average of 31.07 along with strike rate of 51.2 and economy of 3.63.
Yasir Hameed talked about Abrar Ahmed’s prospects of playing the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in the News show ‘Off The Record’. The right-handed opening batter added that he was shocked to see the spinner not being selected in the side when he has taken 10 wickets under batting-friendly conditions.
Moreover, former captain Azhar Ali called for strict accountability of foreign coaches. He said highly paid foreign coaches should be held accountable for Pakistan’s poor performances.
Azhar Ali went on to say that Pakistan bowlers – unlike Afghanistan – failed to pressurize the opposition, adding that Green Shirts have no platform for training.
He hoped Pakistan would make a comeback following its defeats to arch-rivals and hosts India along with five-time winners Australia and Afghanistan.
Azhar Ali said winning matches does not mean that the problems don’t have to be solved. He called for improvement in the domestic structure.
He lamented about the lack of rehabilitation facilities for injured players.
Former cricketer Yasir Hameed expressed confusion over spinner Abrar Ahmed not playing in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Ahmed, who is a travelling reserve, has impressive achievements in his Test career. Hameed believes Ahmed should have been included in the playing squad due to his ability to take wickets on batting-friendly pitches.
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