Hafeez repaying Afridi's confidence in him

Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hafeez pronounced he has drawn upon a certainty placed in him by captain Shahid Afridi, quite when he been since a possibility to play in new matches. Hafeez warranted a Man-of-the-Match endowment in a initial One-day International opposite West Indies.
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GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia (AFP) – Mohammad Hafeez pronounced he has drawn upon a certainty placed in him by Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, quite when he been since a possibility to play in new matches.

Hafeez was vocalization after he warranted a Man-of-the-Match endowment in a initial One-day International opposite West Indies, that Pakistan won by 8 wickets upon Saturday during a Beausejour Cricket Ground.

He took a single for 36 from his allotted 10 overs, as good as played his part, along with Afridi as good as Saeed Ajmal, in slaying a scoring of a West Indies batsmen, as a home group struggled to 220 for 6 from their 50 overs, after selecting to bat.

“I consider Shahid has been regulating me good in matches,” pronounced Hafeez. “Whenever he thinks there is a possibility for me to feat a conditions, he gives me a ball.

“Whenever we get a possibility to play we try to shorten a batsmen, as good as we am removing wickets with that. we am regularly happy for a group when we bowl.”

Hafeez afterwards opening a batting pummelled 7 fours as good as a single 6 in 54 from 45 deliveries to give Pakistan a drifting begin in their run chase.

“I have been batting some-more consistently since of a tough work we have been you do in use sessions with a coaches,” he said. “Right now, a recommendation that they have been giving is operative out for me.

“All we wish to do is go upon this form for Pakistan, as good as we am really happy to minister to a team’s performance, that is compulsory in a superfluous matches for us to be means to win a series.”

His tough work has held a eye of Afridi, who hailed a approach he has been personification in new times.

“I’m really assured with a approach Hafeez is contributing in a team,” pronounced a Pakistan captain. “I consider he is a genuine group man, as good as he’s you do a good pursuit with a round as good as a bat.”

The third ODI will be played upon Monday during a same ground.