Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz, who was himself a great fast bowler during his playing career, has rated Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf. Nawaz revealed the reasons why these bowlers proved to be ordinary in the Champions Trophy.
During an interview on Cricbuzz, Sarfraz Nawaz was asked to rate Pakistan's pace trio. He cited the comeback from injury as the main reason behind Shaheen Afridi's decline. Nawaz feels that Afridi's pace has dropped and he is not the same bowler that he used to be earlier.
"He could not bowl too many deliveries like the one he bowled to your captain Sharmaji (Rohit Sharma). And towards the end, he was gone. He gives away too many runs," he added.
India's vice-captain Shubman Gill played aggressive shots off his bowling which derailed his lines and lengths completely. The left-arm quick picked up 2 wickets in the tournament at a miserable average of 71 and an economy rate of 7.88.
"His line and length are not proper" Sarfraz Nawaz on Haris Rauf
Nawaz believes that Naseem used to bowl at good speeds earlier but his pace dropped after the shoulder injury. He also slammed Haris Rauf for not maintaining a proper line and length and inconsistency.
"He (Haris Rauf) is the fastest of them all, but his line and length are not proper. He bowls one or two good deliveries once in a while," he observed.
End of a disappointing campaign for Pakistan
Pakistan's last match against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi was washed out due to rain, thus ending a highly disappointing tournament for them. The decorated pace trio will be under pressure and it remains to be seen whether they keep their places in the team or not.
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