Wahab on his test debut gained an impressive 5 wicket haul against England in 2010, and his most prominent performance in an ODI was against India in Mohali, when he claimed 5 wickets, in the World Cup semi-final match. He was included in place of the world’s fastest bowler, Shoaib Akhtar for the match, who was unfit.
Cricket fans can never forget the way he took out Indian batsman Virender Sehwag, early in the world cup semi-final match. Maybe, he is aiming for that sort of form once again to reclaim his place in the national side.
Pakistan is facing a dearth of quality fast bowlers after the premature departure of Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif. In their absence, Umar Gul is the only reliable and consistent fast bowler besides the newcomer Aizaz Cheema, whose performance so far could be termed as rudimentary at best.
This has compelled the Captain Misbah ul Haq to increasingly rely on the spin attack which thankfully is available in abundance to the national side. But the absence of quality fast bowlers in the team cannot be covered through spinners.
Even though a full-fledged training camp has not been organised, Sarfraz is helping the fast bowlers improve their technique and approach. According to him, a minor technical flaw in Wahab’s bowling has been identified, which he can easily overcome, by putting a little effort.
Sarfraz, who replaced Aqib Javed as the NCA’s fast-bowling consultant, has been working with other pacers as well. According to him, his job was to train and he has done that successfully. It remains up to the bowlers to execute and produce results.
Competition within the team has increased for the fast bowling berth, and Wahab will be fighting with other capable quicks, such as Junaid Khan, to line up along Umar Gul and Aizaz Cheema for the Asia Cup.
0 comments:
Post a Comment