Kamran Akmal urges Pakistan players to be aggressive against South Africa – Cricket News Update
Senior wicketkeeper-batsman of Pakistan, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamran-Akmal-c70122 believes the only way for Misbah and Co to make a comeback in the ongoing three-Test series against South Africa is to play aggressively and positively against the fearsome Proteas pace attack.
"Given the nature of the pitches in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 which have pace and bounce you have to keep playing your shots because it is not possible to survive without being positive. The pitches will always have something for the bowlers at any given time," said
Kamran while speaking to media reporters ahead of the second Test of the series, starting in Cape Town from February 14.
Pakistan cricket team faced a 211-run crushing in the series opener in Johannesburg last week, after being bowled out for just 49 in their first innings. There are fears of another repeat in the second Test, owing to the Cape Town wicket, which has notoriously
produced low scores over the last two years. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 recently fell for 45 runs.
Kamran praised http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208 for playing responsible cricket in the second innings. The experienced batsman insisted that Pakistan is a very good side and was confident the tourists would make a strong come back in Cape Town.
"http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 is a very good side and capable of bouncing back anytime. But we must be mentally prepared for another bouncy and seaming track in Capetown," he said.
It may be noted here that Kamran Akmal, a veteran of 53 Tests, 143 One Day Internationals and 49 T20 Internationals, was overlooked for the South Africa Tests owing to his struggling form. However, he is in line to be picked up for the one-day and T20 leg
of the itinerary.
The three-match Test series between Pakistan and South Africa will be followed by two T20 Internationals and five ODIs.
Meanwhile, uncapped Pakistan batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-c90628, who is yet to make his debut in any format for Pakistan, has returned home to undergo a four-week rehabilitation programme.
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