ISLAMABAD – Islamabad Opener Luke Ronchi believes Pakistan cricket was areal powerhouse saying the skills of players were very high here.
“The pool of players here is amazing and there is a lot of skill. There area lot of players who have not played much for international cricket but ifthey can work on their skills they can be really good and Pakistan cricketcan be a real powerhouse,” he said at the post match conference at PindiStadium Rawalpindi.
Karachi Kings got their HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 campaign back ontrack with a resounding five wicket win over Islamabad United at the PindiCricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Sunday. This was their second win in fourgames which now leaves them with four points.
Kings chased down 184 runs for a win in the penultimate over the match.However Islamabad opener Luke Ronchi remained unbeaten with 85 off 58balls. The wicketkeeper batsman struck nine fours and two sixes in hisinnings.
“The wicket wasn’t easy to start with. The 183 total we put on the boardwas good to defend but we could have done better in some parts of thegame. Karachi bowled more slower balls and made it a lot harder for ourtiming when we were batting,” he said.
To a question, he said Shadab Khan was a good, young and passionatecaptain. “He is always willing to talk and that’s what you need from acaptain. He has been batting and bowling well which is a good sign as he isleading from the front,” he said.
Karachi pacer Mohammad Amir said it was the need of the hour to make acomeback on the winning track for Karachi Kings.
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“It doesn’t matter how strong the team is as whoever plays better on theday wins in T20 cricket,” he said.
To a question, he said teams of Peshawar and Quetta were strong but alsopraised Multan for currently standing on top on the PSL table.
Amir also lauded emerging player Umer Khan saying he was the discovery ofPSL.
Speaking about the crowd in PSL, he said Pakistani people were missingcricket and they deserve to see the game at home.
Amir was also full of praise for Karachi Kings president Wasim Akram sayinghe makes the players mentally strong.
