“Even when Warner acquired out, he acquired pat on the shoulders with a smile on Shaheen’s face,” Australian batter says
As Pakistan heads into the Check sequence with Australia, Usman Khawaja recalled the final encounter between his teammate David Warner and Shaheen Shah Afridi in a Check match and termed it the epitome of the spirit of cricket.
The battle between the Pakistani pacer and Aussie opener unfolded in the course of the earlier Check sequence in Lahore which was received by the Aussies by 1-0.
“The final sequence between Australia and Pakistan was a wonderful sequence. It went very nicely on and off the sphere. Shaheen was bowling wonderful within the Lahore Check, and Warner was enjoying very well,” the Aussie opener stated.
“Even when Warner acquired out, he acquired pat on the shoulders with a smile on Shaheen’s face. It was the epitome of the spirit of cricket. That is what Australians need; you play laborious, and when the sport is over, you might be all good and mates off the sphere.”
The left-handed wasn’t shy to confess the expertise the Pakistani crew possesses and praised the Inexperienced Shirts’ top-order consisting of Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique, and Imam-ul-Haq and said that that is the strongest Pakistani batting lineup coming to Australia in years.
“Pakistan is among the higher groups on the earth. They’ve good batting and at all times have nice quick bowlers. Trying on the previous groups, I feel that is the strongest Pakistan batting lineup coming over. Babar Azam is among the finest batsmen on the earth. Imam ul Haq and Abdullah Shafique has scored numerous runs. I’m very enthusiastic about this problem,” the 36-year-old stated.
Khawaja then in contrast Steve Smith and Babar Azam, two of the perfect batters on the earth of cricket the place he additionally appreciated the latter and stated that Azam possesses the power to attain runs in each, residence and away, situations.
“Babar Azam is among the finest batsmen in all three codecs. Steve Smith is the best batsman of our period. Once they each can be enjoying right here within the Benaud-Qadir sequence, it might be thrilling. Matching Babar with Smith is sort of like matching Smith with Kohli.
“One of many nice issues about Babar is he doesn’t rating solely in Pakistan; he scores runs abroad as nicely. He has scored 100 right here up to now,” he added.
Australia is thought for favouring quick bowlers and Khawaja is conscious of the menace Pakistani quick bowlers, Shaheen Afridi to be particularly talked about, maintain. He additionally drew a quick comparability between Afridi and Australia’s Mitchell Starc.
“I feel Shaheen Shah and Mitchell Starc, each are very quick bowlers, and each can bowl as much as 145. We all know Starc can swing the brand new ball. Shaheen has an excellent wrist. He undoubtedly swings the ball. When it is overcast in Australian situations, if a quick bowler is swinging the ball, it makes our job as an opener a bit powerful. That is what you insurgent for, that is what you play for,” Khawaja concluded.