{"id":14887,"date":"2023-10-16T23:15:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T23:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ex-coach-waqar-younis-tells-shaheen-to-copy-bumrah-world-cup-blueprint\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T23:15:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T23:15:07","slug":"ex-coach-waqar-younis-tells-shaheen-to-copy-bumrah-world-cup-blueprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ex-coach-waqar-younis-tells-shaheen-to-copy-bumrah-world-cup-blueprint\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-coach Waqar Younis tells Shaheen to copy Bumrah World Cup blueprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Pakistan legend Waqar Younis on Monday advised misfiring strike bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi to learn from India seamer Jasprit Bumrah if he wants to make an impact at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Shaheen is struggling with his pace and fitness and has been unimpressive in all three games at the World Cup where his four wickets have come at a cost of 139 runs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if there is a problem with his fitness,\u201d Waqar, who is in India as a commentator, told <em>AFP<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe missing link in his bowling is discipline and he is over trying to get wickets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you do the same thing again and again, like Shaheen is bowling to get his yorker going, then batsmen know that and they are ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1781119\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Waqar suggested Shaheen should follow the example set by Bumrah who he<br \/>\ndescribed as a \u201ctop bowler.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Indian spearhead is joint top wicket-taker in the World Cup with eight wickets at just 11.52.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner and fast bowler Matt Henry also have eight victims each.<\/p>\n<p>India <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1781048\">thumped Pakistan by seven wickets<\/a> in Ahmedabad on Saturday, with Shaheen unable to help Pakistan defend a meagre 192-run target.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Bumrah dismissed Mohammad Rizwan and Shadab Khan with two well executed deliveries to finish with 2-19 in seven overs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBumrah is creating pressure and his line is top of the off stump. He bowled so well against Pakistan and created pressure to get wickets,\u201d said Waqar.<\/p>\n<p>Shaheen, 23, has been leading Pakistan\u2019s new-ball attack since taking 16 wickets in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1492277\">five World Cup games<\/a> in the United Kingdom four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>He has been likened to former great Wasim Akram who with 414 Test and 502 ODI wickets was regarded as one of the best left-arm pacers to have played cricket.<\/p>\n<p>But former India allrounder Ravi Shastri blasted the comparison during the Pakistan-India match, saying: \u201cShaheen is no Wasim Akram\u201d, claiming that the Pakistan star is \u201cnot special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Waqar believes that the absence of regular new-ball partner Naseem Shah \u2014 ruled out of the World Cup with a shoulder injury \u2014 may have had a detrimental effect on Shaheen\u2019s performances so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNaseem is a good bowler and doesn\u2019t give many runs away,\u201d said Waqar of the 20-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Naseem creates pressure, batsmen take chances with other bowlers and they get wickets.\u201d Waqar said Pakistan\u2019s bowling was \u201clacking discipline\u201d at the World Cup where three games have yielded two wins and one loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s because of missing just one bowler, but it\u2019s because they are not keeping it simple.\u201d Pakistan, who beat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1779641\">Netherlands<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1780336\">Sri Lanka<\/a> before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1781048\">losing to India<\/a>, next face Australia in Bengaluru on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan legend Waqar Younis on Monday advised misfiring strike bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi to learn from India seamer Jasprit Bumrah if he wants to make an impact at the World Cup. 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