{"id":9801,"date":"2023-10-01T20:27:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T20:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/team-with-best-bowlers-will-win-world-cup-says-shadab-khan\/"},"modified":"2023-10-01T20:27:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T20:27:08","slug":"team-with-best-bowlers-will-win-world-cup-says-shadab-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/team-with-best-bowlers-will-win-world-cup-says-shadab-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Team with best bowlers\u2019 will win World Cup, says Shadab Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Spin bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan on Sunday said the team with the strongest bowling unit, capable of stemming the runs on India\u2019s batting-friendly pitches, will win the World Cup.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old is leading Pakistan\u2019s spin attack that has come under severe criticism for not taking wickets in the middle overs.<\/p>\n

Khan himself managed just six wickets in five Asia Cup games last month with four coming against outsiders Nepal in a tournament where Pakistan crashed out<\/a> in the Super Four stage.<\/p>\n

But Khan hoped Pakistan\u2019s bowling can stage a comeback at the World Cup which gets underway on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the team that has the best bowling will win the World Cup because the pitches will produce high totals,\u201d he told a news conference.<\/p>\n

Pakistan suffered a five-wicket loss<\/a> to New Zealand in their first warm-up match of the tournament on Friday.<\/p>\n

They face Australia in their second warm-up game \u2014 also in Hyderabad \u2014 on Tuesday before opening their World Cup campaign against the Netherlands at the same venue three days later.<\/p>\n

Despite losing<\/a> frontline pacer Naseem Shah to a shoulder injury, Khan insists Pakistan still boast a world-class attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, Naseem will be missed, but our bowlers are world-class so if we perform well in bowling then we can achieve the best results.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leg-break bowler Khan, who has 88 wickets from 64 one-day international matches, vowed to lift his own game in the seven-week World Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe there was a mental barrier and I think that will not be there now because of the rest I have had. The past is past and when the World Cup matches come I will be playing with a fresh mindset.\u201d<\/p>\n

Khan also backed out-of-form Fakhar Zaman who was not asked to bat in Friday\u2019s warm-up game.<\/p>\n

\u201cFakhar is an impact player, we all know that,\u201d he said of the left-hander who managed just 65 runs in four Asia Cup innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have given him mental space and we need to back an impact player like him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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