Saud Shakeel discusses Pakistan’s ‘positive and aggressive’ plan for the Melbourne Test. Left-handed batter Saud Shakeel expressed condolences for Shahzad’s terrible accident and provided his thoughts on prospective team replacements.
Fast bowler Khurram Shahzad rule out of Pakistan’s forthcoming Test series against Australia due to a stress fracture and an abdominal muscle strain.
Left-handed batter Saud Shakeel expressed condolences for Shahzad’s terrible accident and provided his thoughts on prospective team replacements. He stated that
“He bowled really well; Came here with a big job.” As cite by Cricket Pakistan, “I’m really sorry for him that he got injured.”
Recognizing the game’s inherent difficulties, Shakeel noted. “That’s part of the game.” We also have two additional bowlers, Mir Hamza and Hasan Ali, who can take wickets in this Melbourne Test.”
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Shakeel, the elegant hitter who scored 28 and 24 in the first Test against difficult conditions
Emphasized the importance of a more positive batting attitude. He emphasized the necessity of performing attacking shots to score runs and exert pressure on the opposition, encouraging the team to take an aggressive approach.
“We just need to be more positive with our batting approach and just play some attacking shots to get runs and put them under pressure,” he said.
Shakeel expressed confidence about the Melbourne surface for the forthcoming match. Adding that, in contrast to the bouncy Perth surface. The Melbourne pitch is expect to be more suit to batting.
“The Perth pitch has the most bounce.” I believe this pitch will work for us… “From what I’ve seen in Melbourne, it’s not (as) difficult to bat on,” he said.
Recognizing Australia’s excellent bowling attack and the mental obstacles that come with playing in their home conditions, Shakeel emphasized the team’s collective responsibility to rise to the occasion. Get runs on the board so that bowlers could get something to bowl with.
“When you come to Australia, they have a lot of experience and a good attack.” It’s more of a mental struggle than a physical task to play in their own conditions. “We have to go out there and score runs as a team,” he added.
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