7 ft Fast Bowler joining Pak Squad

[dk33]

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Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Irfan to join ODI squad

Friday, 03 Sep, 2010

KARACHI: Pakistan have called up batsman Asad Shafiq and fast bowler Mohammad Irfan to replace the suspended players Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt.

“The PCB chairman (Ijaz Butt) approved the names of the two players on the request of the team management and selection committee,” a PCB statement said on Friday.

“Both the players are currently playing with the Pakistan A team in Sri Lanka and will now join the senior team by next week,” a Pakistan Cricket Board official said.

Tall left arm pacer Irfan has yet to play for the senior team while batsman Shafiq made his one-day international debut in the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka in June.

Pakistan test captain Butt and opening bowlers Amir and Asif face possible life bans after they were charged on Thursday under the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption code.

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Well, all the turmoil over spotfixing aside, it'll be exciting to see how MI performs in English conditions. Hope he doesn't turn out to be a damp squib ala Sami and Wahab Riaz.

[Tayyab1796]

I hope he doesn't bowls no-balls .

[WAQAS119]

Pakistan has great bowling talent!!!!!! I hope Pakistan team will be on track before Worldcup..

[dk33]

I hope he doesn't bowls no-balls .

Wasim bowled a lot too, got plenty of wickets.

Some Indian commentators said he did it deliberately to intimidate the batsmen, and wanted him banned/fined or something absurd like that.

The PCB needs to educate and watch the younger players to prevent from being corrupted. MI actually rejected a lucrative offer to play county cricket, despite coming from a very poor background, so that he might be selected for the national team.

That indicates love for the game and country over money. I doubt, if the trio are found guilty, that Amir would have bowled no balls on purpose had it not been for the Captain and the senior bowler in the team encouraging him to do so and suggesting that 'everyone does it'.

[SpArK]

[dk33]

Looks like his biggest weapon will be getting the ball to bounce awkwardly off a good length.

[WAQAS119]

Batsmen Killer

I hope he proves to be batsmen nightmere specially against England in England.

[Nahraf]

When will Pakistan give up this expensive and colonial sports and joint the rest of the world by playing football ? In Football, you need just one football already being produced in Sialkot. In Cricket, you need balls, bats, wickets, Leg pads, gloves, etc. We are poor and flooded country we don't need to play expensive cricket.

[Goodperson]

Wasim bowled a lot too, got plenty of wickets.

Some Indian commentators said he did it deliberately to intimidate the batsmen, and wanted him banned/fined or something absurd like that. .

Speculation ? I know you will find sweet to blame Indians but please spare the new players.

[WAQAS119]

Looks like his biggest weapon will be getting the ball to bounce awkwardly off a good length.

and yorker too!

His bowling pattern will surly be like two bouncers followed by a yorker on middle stump!

[Patriot]

When will Pakistan give up this expensive and colonial sports and joint the rest of the world by playing football ? In Football, you need just one football already being produced in Sialkot. In Cricket, you need balls, bats, wickets, Leg pads, gloves, etc. We are poor and flooded country we don't need to play expensive cricket.

I agree besides football is a very popular sports in Karachi Particularly in Lyari Area and we can get good national players from those areas.

[WAQAS119]

When will Pakistan give up this expensive and colonial sports and joint the rest of the world by playing football ? In Football, you need just one football already being produced in Sialkot. In Cricket, you need balls, bats, wickets, Leg pads, gloves, etc. We are poor and flooded country we don't need to play expensive cricket.

Only few gifted nations have balls to play cricket and we are few of them

[mjnaushad]

His yorker will be like a bouncer for Sachin

[Nahraf]

Only few gifted nations have balls to play cricket and we are few of them

These "gifted" nations also have the money to spend. While we are begging other nations to help our flooded poor people. May be you should swallow those balls in shame !

[Imran Khan]

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go to hell jowaries we have tons of bowlers on streets. make new team at all.