Inclusion in squad a big challenge, says Mushtaq
Twenty-20 fundraiser match today
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ISLAMABAD—Spin wizard and famous leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed had allayed the rumours that Pakistan has made a big mistake by including five spinners in the squad to tackle England batsmen in the upcoming Test series.
Talking to a private TV channel on Saturday, he said spinners will prove to be very effective in spinner friendly home conditions and we should take advantage of it. Pakistan plays three test matches and five one day internationals with first test starting November 12 at Multan Cricket Stadium.
As far as my return to national side is concerned, after two years I can only thank Allah Almighty for this shower of blessing, he said and added this is a challenge for me to prove my selection.
According to Mushtaq said if people think England batsmen will play Pakistani spinner well after tackling world’s best leg spinner Shane Warne then they are wrong.
There is no doubt in my mind, Warne is one of the best but here in Pakistan the conditions will be different and it will be difficult for English batsmen to compile runs, he underscored.
Meanwhile tall and lanky leg spinner Danish Kaneria said he is not under pressure over inclusion of Mushtaq Ahmed in the squad but he will gain a lot from his experience.
Kaneria said I am pinning lot of expectations from this series and I have new variety to trouble Englishmen, he maintained.
Our Lahore Bureau adds: Pakistan eleven will take on Rest of Pakistan in a twenty-20 fund raiser cricket match to be played at Qadaffi Stadium, Lahore today (Sunday).
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed will be chief guest on the occasion accompanied by Secretary Information and Broadcasting Shahid Rafi. The match is being played for the earthquake victims and money collected from the match would be donated to the President Relief Fund.
The match is being played under the aegis of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in collaboration with the PTV and telecast live from 7:30 pm. The tickets of the match are available from the Gate 14 of Qadaffi Stadium.
Pakistan Eleven includes Shoaib Malik, Salman, Butt, Younis Khan, Muhammad Yousaf, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Kamran Akmal, Danish Kaneria, Muhammad Sami, Umer Gul, Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan and Rao Iftikhar Anjum.
Rest of Pakistan comprised of Imran Farhat, Taufeeq Umar, Hassan Raza, Mansoor Amjad, Shahid Afridi, Rafatullah Mohammad, Hamayun Farhat, Mushtaq Ahmed, Junaid Zia, Shoaib Akhtar, Shabbir Ahmed and Sohail Ahmed.