Ashish Nehra compares Moeen Ali with Saeed Anwar

Former Indian pacer Ashish Nehra has compared England all-rounder Moeen Ali with former Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar.

While speaking on Cricbuzz’s official YouTube channel, Nehra praised Moeen for his 36-ball 58-run knock for Chennai Super Kings against Mumbai Indians during the ongoing Indian Premier League. The left-hander’s innings included five fours and five sixes.

Nehra believes that Moeen’s batting is similar to Anwar, while also stating that Chennai’s skipper MS Dhoni is utilising him really well.

“Brother Moeen [Ali] is a very chilled out and relaxed person. I see shades of Saeed Anwar in his batting. He never seems under pressure. He is a utility player and MS Dhoni is utilising him really well,” said Nehra.

“Before today, he was only scoring 30 or 40 runs but now he has crossed that. If a player like Moeen Ali, who can contribute with both bat and ball, provides you with 40-45 runs after every three or four matches; then things will work out in your favour,” he added.

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Despite setting a massive target of 219 runs, Chennai lost the game after Kieron Pollard’s belligerent unbeaten innings of 87 runs from 34 balls.