Afridi and Hamza rattled Australia's top-order in the second innings by securing two wickets each, leaving the team struggling at 16/4
28 December, 2023
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Harsha Bhogle expressed admiration for the impressive swing bowling showcased by Shaheen Afridi and Mir Hamza during the third day of the ongoing Melbourne Test against Australia.
Afridi and Hamza rattled Australia's top-order in the second innings by securing two wickets each, leaving the team struggling at 16/4 with a slender lead of 70 runs.
Mir Hamza on fire 🔥#PAKvsAUS #WTC25 #MirHamzapic.twitter.com/MOHTlylH5F
— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) December 28, 2023
Bhogle conveyed his thoughts, emphasizing the enchantment of genuine swing bowling and urging Pakistan to believe in their potential to secure a victory in the match.
"I know in Pakistan they say "pace is pace" but this is the magic of genuine swing bowling. Pakistan must believe they can win it from here," Bhogle wrote on ‘X’.
I know in Pakistan they say "pace is pace" but this is the magic of genuine swing bowling. Pakistan must believe they can win it from here.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 28, 2023
Last week, Waqar Younis, in a conversation with ESPN, lamented the absence of the exciting, express-paced bowlers that traditionally characterized Pakistan's tours to Australia.
"What I'm worried about is that always when we come to Australia, one thing that excites is the fast bowling and this time around I'm not seeing that. I'm seeing medium-pacers or slow-medium-pacers, all-rounders, there's no real pace. People used to come and watch Pakistan pace bowlers really running in hard and bowling 150 clicks [kph], and that's what I'm not seeing there," Waqar said.
"That's my worry and issue because I have not seen it at the domestic level also. There are a few injured, I can understand, but in the past you would always see a battery of fast bowlers that they could always bring on, but unfortunately that is not there and I'm really worried about that," he added.
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