The 20-year-old Pakistan batsman Haider Ali has started focussing on his batting and now wants to play longer innings, staying at the crease to finish games. Speaking to the media before the first T20 match between New Zealand and Pakistan in Eden Park, Auckland, on 18th December, Ali also talked about Kiwi speedster Lockie Ferguson's challenge.
“I don’t think it is a big difference to us because we are preparing to face all their bowlers and we don’t believe in focussing on any one particular bowler,” said Haider. “We give importance to all opposition bowlers, be it Ferguson or anyone else. Sometimes, it happens that the part-time bowlers take wickets instead of the main bowlers. It’s not our mentality to focus on just one bowler,” the batsman who made his international debut against England in a T20I this year added.
Ferguson, 29, Man of the Series in New Zealand’s 2-0 win over Windies in the recently concluded T20I series, has 21 wickets in 11 T20Is at an unbelievable average of 13.2.
Talking about his game plan, the Attock-born youngster said, “I am working on staying at the wicket for a longer period of time and not trying to hit the ball every delivery. I want to play longer and pace my innings accordingly."
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