From tomorrow, my cricket season is starting as about next three months are all about Pakistan cricket. But as a Pakistan cricket fan my cricket season begins from tomorrow.
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Pakistan’s limited overs tour of New Zealand will kick start with the first of three Twenty20 internationals as the two sides clash at Eden Park in Auckland. In February, Pakistan’s biggest cricket league Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be held in the UAE. If either team wins the T20 series 3-0 they will rise to No 1 on the ICC world rankings. He is a bona fide superstar and adds so much to the future of New Zealand cricket, but how will he cope with the captaincy pressure?
Skipper Shahid Afridi will be leading the young Pakistan side against the Black Caps who now look unbeatable at home. With Brendon McCullum announcing his retirement, Kiwis are building a team under the leadership of Kane Williamson.
However, batting teams have also been foiled by playing too aggressively at the venue, as had been the case for Sri Lanka on Sunday.
But on the other hand, Pakistan squad is also quite balanced.
Pakistan already have a bowler who is quick and hostile, and another who specialises in yorkers and reverse swing, but the return ofMohammad Amir may help round out the pace attack’s threat, Wahab Riaz said.
They have recently thrashed the Sri Lankan side in all three formats of the game quite comprehensively and will look to dominate Pakistan as well.
If they want to know how well they’re playing now, they could do worse than listen to Pakistan opener Ahmed Shehzad. Our opening combination is not yet decided. It is understood that there is a procedure in place that requires a match referee to conduct a formal hearing in any case where the player pleads not guilty to the offence. Amir took one ball to dismiss him, as Ashraful attempted a lap shot but was excellently taken by a diving Kamran Akmal. “Umar has advised PCB that he wishes to appeal against the ban”, the PCB said.
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Here is my playing-XI for 1st T20 against New Zealand. “We won the last series we played here in 2010, and the World Cup games we played here were very successful for us”. Abdul Razzaq is one of the prime examples, who just retired today.
