Pakistan Fast Bowler Hasan Ali Likely To Be Called in Test Team To Replace Haris Rauf
Pakistan Fast Bowler Hasan Ali is likely to be called up to the Test squad to replace Haris Rauf, who has been ruled out of the rest of the England series with a quad injury.
Haris was injured while fielding:-
Rauf was injured while fielding during England’s first innings in Rawalpindi, suffering a grade two strain in his right side.
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Pakistan will call a fast bowler outside the original 18-man squad for the second Test starting in Multan on Friday.
The only specialist fast bowler who did not play in the First Test for Pakistan was Mohammad Wasim Jr. But Wasim Junior is yet to play a Test match.
Adding some experience to Assault is considered desirable:-
While three of the four bowlers who played in the First Test in Rawalpindi were also making their debut, it was considering desirable to add some experience to the attack.
Hasan was recently one of the first names on the Pakistan team sheet to be naming Pakistan’s Test Cricketer of the Year for 2021.
However, his tendency to hit form in streaks makes him a somewhat less reliable bowler for the Test team, and his red-ball numbers have declined sharply over the past year.
He played against Sri Lanka in July but was dropping for the England series. And his 14 wickets for 40 runs came in the recently concluded Quaid-e-Azam Trophy for Southern Punjab.
The Strengthen a bowling line-up:-
However, his experience with the national side. He made his Test debut in 2017 and was playing 21 Tests. – Will strengthen a bowling line-up that is particularly wet behind the ears.
Furthermore, his high ceiling potentially provides an X-factor that is arguably lacking in Pakistan’s bowling line-up without Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Mohammad Abbas is another option. Even though his line-and-length medium pace makes him an unsuitable equal replacement for the injured Rauf.
Abbas hasn’t been approached yet. Although an impressive Quaid-e-Azam Trophy season. He took 18 wickets at 24.16 for Sindh – could make him an attractive option.
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In the First Test, Pakistan opted to play Mohammad Ali, a bowler similar to Abbas. Although he had a debut to forget.
