Pakistan and Sri Lanka are set to fasten horns in a two-match Take a look at collection, which is ready to get underway in not up to a fortnight’s time.
Shaun Tait of Australia. Courtesy: Reuters
HIGHLIGHTSPakistan and Sri Lanka will lock horns in a two-match Take a look at seriesPakistan final performed Take a look at cricket in opposition to Australia previous this yearSri Lanka are lately taking part in a two-match Take a look at collection in opposition to Sri Lanka
Pakistan instant bowling trainer Shaun Tait stated that Sri Lanka would possibly now not get ready rank-turners of their upcoming Take a look at collection. The 2-match collection is ready to get underway on Saturday, July 16 with the primary sport on the Galle World Stadium.
The R. Premadasa Stadium will host the second one sport, scheduled to start out on Sunday, June 24. Tait reckoned that the method to arrange turning tracks had backfired on Sri Lanka of their ongoing Take a look at collection in opposition to Australia. Nathan Lyon picked up 9 wickets, serving to the Aussies win the hole Take a look at.
“There are talks round spin, clearly, for glaring causes. However I believe, you recognize, you [Pakistan] could be the crew that adjustments that needless to say. I imply perhaps Sri Lanka does not wish to create large spinning wickets in opposition to Pakistan. It is kind of what they did in opposition to Australia, and Australia bowled in point of fact neatly.
“So you have to be a little bit bit cautious with opposition coming with just right spinners and developing turning tracks that may additionally favour the opposition,” Tait was once quoted as pronouncing in ESPNcricinfo.
Tait, one of the crucial quickest bowlers all through his heydays, additionally sounded lovely assured about Pakistan’s instant bowling unit going into the red-ball collection.
“I am taking a look at a fast-bowling workforce, we are simply going to return in certain and perhaps we are going to bowl some extra overs. We are going to alternate a couple of issues and alter a couple of other folks’s minds and bowl in point of fact neatly there and take some wickets as neatly. That is all in my thoughts these days. The lads are lovely assured about the place they are at with the bowling,” Tait added.
Sri Lanka are actually scheduled to fasten horns with the Aussies in the second one Take a look at which is ready to start out on Thursday, July 7.
Pakistan final performed Take a look at cricket previous this yr in opposition to the Pat Cummins-led Australia, the place they misplaced the collection 0-1.
