File picture of Iftikhar Ahmed.© AFP
Pakistan’s white ball specialist Iftikhar Ahmed at instances has “felt like a tailender” when the staff administration has requested him to bat as little as quantity 7 and eight in restricted over video games for the nationwide staff within the latest previous. In an interplay with the media in Faisalabad the place gamers have assembled for the Champions Cup event, Iftikhar mentioned he did not contemplate himself a middle-order batter. “I’m not a middle-order batter, I’m a lower-order batter. I’m not an all-rounder, I’m a tailender. In the event you see, I bat at No.7 or 8. And in the event you have a look at the all-rounders and center order batters world wide, you’ll see they bat at Nos 4 or 5. However I play at No.7 and eight and I consider myself as a tailender,” he mentioned.
Iftikhar, 34, who has performed 4 Exams, 28 ODIs and 66 T20Is did face a disappointing run in latest internationals and in addition struggled within the World T20 Cup this 12 months.
Critics have questioned his utility to the staff with many youthful choices now rising from the junior stage.
Throughout his T20I profession, Iftikhar in his 55 innings has batted 25 instances at No. 5, 11 instances at No.7 and 10 instances at No.6.
In ODIs, Iftikhar out of 24 knocks, has batted 16 instances at quantity 6.
Iftikhar additionally mentioned that he was eager to depart a mark within the Champions Cup as he believed he nonetheless had lots to supply to the nationwide staff.
He mentioned the Pakistan staff had some high quality gamers and was assured the staff would quickly bounce again within the white ball format matches developing this 12 months and earlier than the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
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