Johannesburg: Pakistani Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez has said he believes Pakistan`s all-rounder `riches` will give them a definite edge in the World Twenty20, ahead of their opening Super 10 clash with archrivals India on Friday.
Veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi was in spectacular form in the recent Asia Cup, also in Bangladesh, and Hafeez predicted the flamboyant all-rounder would continue in the same fashion even though he was `not 100 percent` fit.
According to Sport24, Hafeez said that he believes his team has good all-rounders in the form of Afridi, himself, Shoaib Malik and Kamran Akmal as the wicketkeeper-batsman, adding that they are blessed to have players like that.
Hafeez further hailed Afridi`s form, saying that it is a good sign for them as they always wanted the maverick leg-spinner, who is also one of the most hard-hitting batsmen around, to bat lower in the order and finish the game for Pakistan.
Hafeez`s Indian counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni was envious of Pakistan`s riches, saying that the more all-rounders a team has, the more difficult it gets for the opposition as the all-rounders add to the strength of the team.
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First Published: Friday, March 21, 2014, 12:41
