Did #pakistan Lose Their swagger in Fast bowling Department??
By:- Ehsan Khan(Pakistan)
Pakistan always considered as a fertile soil for providing deadly fast bowlers who always bowled with great venom & combination of deadliest swing & speed. From years Pakistan has unearthed fast bowlers who played pivotal role in Pakistan’s success in International arena. It was more of the attitude which made Pakistani fast bowlers talks of the town.
If you talk about fast bowlers like Fazal Mahmood, Sarfaraz Nawaz, Imran Khan. Later on Pace trio of Aaqib Jawed, Wasim Akram & Waqar Younis who doesn’t like batsman’s to stand tall against them. Mohammad Zahid once emerged as fastest bowler during 90’s fade early because of back to back injuries. Shoaib Akhtar & Mohamamd Sami are always at batsman’s face either with the ball or with the attitude. Even our medium pacers like Razzaq & Azhar Mahmood have that hostility in their approach which made them world beaters.
Current bread of fast bowlers apart from Umar Gul, Junaid Khan & Wahab Riaz looks tame down in their approach Likes of Ehsan Adil, Rahat Ali, Anwar Ali, Sohail Tanvir & Imran khan seems bobbed down every now & than & they lack that punch in their stride, that’s the reason they looks ineffective even after taking wickets upfront.
Pakistan needs to nurture the attitude of these faster bowlers as well with their cricketing skills. They should be in the face of the batsman’s & staring at him even after a boundary ball. It is the approach towards the game & intensity in your mind that counts more when you are battling it out in the field.