Pakistani pacer Mohammad Talha has expressed hope that his successful
season in domestic cricket will impress the selection committee and
earn him a much awaited recall to the national team.
Pakistan’s limited-overs squad for the Caribbean tour includes five
players yet to play for the senior team- wicketkeeper Mohammad Salman,
batsman Usman Salahuddin, allrounder Hammad Azam and pacers Sadaf
Hussain and Junaid Khan.
Talha, who took 53 wickets in ten matches at an average of just over
22 in last season''s Quaid E Azam Trophy, hopes that the selectors took
note of his consistent domestic performances and would include him in
Pakistan’s Test team for the Windies tour.
"The selectors deserve credit for taking note of players who have
performed well in domestic cricket. Junaid Khan and Sadaf Hussain are
such examples of consistent form in domestic cricket and I too hope that
my successful season in domestic cricket will have impressed the
selection committee," PakPassion.net quoted Talha, as saying.
Talha feels that confidence and rhythm are the key ingredients in his
bowling, and that he can replicate his domestic form in international
matches.
"I''ve felt good rhythm to my bowling all season and my confidence is
high. I firmly believe that I can provide Pakistan with a good
attacking option against the West Indies," he added.
Talha''s solitary Test chance came against Sri Lanka in the ill-fated
match at the Gaddaffi stadium in Lahore in March 2009, which was
abandoned following a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team as they
were on the way to the ground for the third day''s play.
He had the figures of 1 for 88 off 17 overs against the Sri Lankans before the series was dumped.
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