Former Pakistani cricketer Kamran Akmal has suggested Pakistani bowling all-rounder Faheem Ashraf to take ideas from the latter’s Indian counterpart Hardik Pandya. This comes after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) introduced squads for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 in addition to the three-game ODI collection towards Afghanistan, which incorporates Ashraf regardless of his latest unimpressive performances.
“The Indian white-ball team is never complete without Hardik Pandya. He is there every time an Indian team is announced in white-ball cricket. You look at his record, he has won matches for his team with both, bat and ball. It is time Faheem Ashraf also starts to perform like him,” Akmal mentioned on his YouTube channel.
Akmal added, “It has been so long now, he has to show some maturity. I want Faheem Ashraf to be a surety in Pakistan’s white-ball team whenever it’s announced yet. He has to develop himself as an all-rounder. He has to show that responsibility.”
A essential Akmal mentioned that Ashraf mustn’t let go to waste the help he has acquired along with his inclusion within the squad and will do justice to the religion proven in him. Faheem Ashraf has turned out to be a shock decide for each tournaments contemplating that his efficiency within the final ODI and T20I video games has been disappointing for Pakistan.
Ashraf performed his final ODI in Birmingham towards England in July 2021. He was dropped from the Pakistan cricket staff resulting from poor performances when he claimed merely 4 wickets in his final ten matches. Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq is reportedly of the view that Ashraf deserves one other probability given his efforts on the sphere.
Meanwhile, on eighth August, Akmal was all praises for Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav who heroically scored 83 runs in 44 balls in the course of the third T20 match towards West Indies on the Providence Stadium in Guyana.