ISLAMABAD – Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has said that Pakistan Cricket Board(PCB) has finally started to make right decisions by choosing a perfectblend of experience and youth for the upcoming Down Under tour.“This is a very tough tour. We’ve never been able to win a series inAustralia. The PCB has done a progressive thinking by selecting a rightsquad for the series,” he said on his YouTube channel.“I’m not talking about the batting (lineup) as I’m not fully satisfied withit. I believe Kamran Akmal is a top T20 batsmen and should have beenselected in the team. Former skipper Sarfraz has (also) been dropped. Ithink it is not right decision to drop him as he has a good T20 record.”He hailed the inclusion of 16-year-old pacer Naseem Shah’s inclusion in theTest Squad and expressed the hope that the novice bowler would be givenfreedom to bowl at pace against the Australians.“I will suggest the board not to over train him. Australians have neverfaced him before. I hope he’ll be given the freedom to bowl at the fastestpossible pace.”He also advised promising speedster Musa Khan to bowl aggressively againstAustralia. The 19-year-old has been included in both Test and T20 squadsfor the upcoming series.“I’ve told Musa last week that he’ll be selected for the Australia tour.I’ve asked him to bowl with an aggressive attitude and announce hispresence bybowling short deliveries even if he goes for runs.”
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