Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim recently won the T20 Blast in England withNottinghamshire. He was mainly used as a bowler, picking up 8 wickets in 9matches at an economy rate of 7.21.
Imad did not get enough chances to showcase his talent with the bat, but hebelieves he has a lot to offer with the bat and should be considered agenuine all-rounder.——————————
In a recent interview, Imad talked about his role as an opening bowler inT20s and his journey of becoming a powerplay bowler.
Early in his career, he used to bowl fourth or fifth over in the powerplay,but he decided to open the bowling when he led his domestic sides. InFirst-Class cricket, he used to bowl with the second new ball to goodeffect, so he decided to do the same in white-ball cricket.
Describing the key aspects of bowling in the powerplay, he said that youhave to be aggressive. If you try and defend the score, the opposition willget away, he said. The only way to bowl is to look for wickets to try andhurt the opponent’s scoreboard. He added that he believes in the ‘you miss,I hit’ formula.
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Imad claimed that he is the most aggressive spinner in the world because ofthe ability to take wickets early on in the innings. He advised youngcricketers to never change something that works.
Imad also talked about his role with the bat. He usually batted as number 8or number 9 in the recently concluded T20 Blast, however, he lamented thathe didn’t get ample opportunity to show his batting skills in T20 cricket.He said that he has been batting really well in ODIs, referring to amatch-winning half-century against Afghanistan in the 2019 World Cup. But,in T20 cricket, he still has a lot to prove as a batsman.
