KARACHI: Pakistan’s former Test cricketer Inzamam-ul-Haq thinks that Mohammad Hasnain would be ideal to replace injured Shahnawaz Dahani in today’s game against India in T20 Asia Cup 2022.
Inzamam sat in an exclusive interview with Geo Super on Sunday. When he was asked about the replacement of Dahani, who was ruled out of the India game due to a suspected side strain, the former cricketer preferred Hasnain over Hassan Ali.
“In my opinion, Hasnain would be ideal to replace Shahnawaz Dahani. I think you can tackle India with pace as you saw Naseem Shah in the previous game. Indian batters have always stuck against pace and Hasnain can bring that element into the side today,” the cricketer-turned-analyst said.
“Rest depends on the team management and captain who have seen Hasnain and Hassan bowling in the nets. See, what I say here would be completely different from what team management and captain are observing there,
“Babar and team management will decide, who will play. But, I think Hasnain should play today,” he added.
Meanwhile, Inzamam also highlighted that it wouldn’t be easy for bowlers on the bench to play and perform directly against a big team like India. “See, Hasnain and Hassan will not find rhythm which Dahani got. It will be difficult for them to play directly against India. India is a good side and they can hit you out any day,” he said.
Pakistan lost against India by five wickets in their first game in T20 Asia Cup. The two arch-rivals will be meeting again today, this time is super 4 stage of the tournament.
The match will start at 7pm (PST) today.
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