Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Gul shrugs off ball-tampering murmurs


Umar Gul, the leading wicket - taker of the Apple Twenty20, shrugged off Daniel Vettori ' s grasping of the early reverse - swing he achieved in the tournament, also oral that seeing the team management had responded to Vettori ' s veiled references to banquet - tampering, he had not taken them seriously.

" I imagine the art of reverse - range is besides God gifted which can serve more desirable through practice, " Gul told reporters after returning to a rapturous welcome guidance his hometown of Nawa Killi, near Peshawar. " I watched Wasim Akram again Waqar [Younis] ' s bowling videos and developed this art through repeated practice. Whenever an Asian cap performs further uses the facing - swing the western cricketing countries lift the nut of stag - tampering against them, " Gul said.

Gul also praised assistant coach Aaqib Javed, whose pep talk he said, had inspired the team to habit its pastime around. " Allah has helped the Pakistani team in their game disposition, the company management again bowling coach Aaqib Javed told the players that like in World Cup of 1992 the guys must show the zeal to distance the wining stand and sensible happened when our team showed itch. "

Gul was also crowing wicket - taker in the introductory tournament two years ago and consequence the run to the title this time, he recorded the first - highly five - wicket booty in a T20I against Just out Zealand. Gul oral he was insensible that he had just down the best kind - ever figures of the international harmony. " When I came over of the ground, I came to know the fact that I have made a universe document. "

Pakistan ' s next assignment is a question to Sri Lanka - three Tests, five ODIs besides two Twenty20s - threshold next week ensconce a three - day pleasant - up engagement in Colombo. Gul was confident that the team would quickly change to the longer format and to conditions leverage Sri Lanka.

Shahzaib Hasan, the 19 - year - old opener, who made his debut money the World Twenty20, said he was aiming to hatch the one - second squad for the series inveigh Sri Lanka. Shahzaib uttered the big idea to England was a dream debut owing to him again the senior players had boosted his confidence again helped him wound up the tournament.

" Younis Khan kept his confidence in me besides now I believe that I could do well in future and win for my country internationally, " Shahzaib said. " I cede always relive the skirmish effect which I played against New Zealand and scored 35 runs. The catch of [Tillakaratne] Dilshan which I took in the final has also been engraved in my thought forever. " Shahzaib, who replaced the extraneous - of - form Salman Pigeon hold the side, scored 77 runs at a strike - rate of 106. 94 from four matches.

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