ISLAMABAD: Fast bowler from South Africa and former Pakistan bowling consultant Vernon Philander has showered praise on the Pakistan’s spin ace Nauman Ali and called him a model figure for Pakistan cricket.
As per the report, Philander, who also worked as Pakistan’s bowling consultant, was full of praise for Nauman’s performance and mentioned his strict discipline in Test cricket. Philander said, “Experience is of no value if you don’t perform on the field.”
Philander pointed out that Nauman has been brilliant for the last one and a half years and that his control and accuracy make him extremely valuable, especially in subcontinent conditions. Further, he explained that as Nauman’s line and length are super accurate, the batsmen find it hard to score freely, thus they take fewer risks.
At the moment, Nauman Ali, 39, is a leading pacer of Pakistan’s Test squad. He has a 97-wicket haul in 21 Test matches and has broken the record that Abdul Qadir held for 37 years.
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On the whole, Philander gave it as a final point that the practicing spirit, the absolute consistency, and being a true professional made Nauman an ideal role model for young cricketers in Pakistan.
Meanwhile, India’s financial power has destroyed the global game of cricket, ex-ICC match referee Chris Broad said. Broad revealed that the Indian cricket team is given a privileged treatment in different aspects, thus the game loses its fairness.
In an exclusive interview with a foreign media outlet, Broad disclosed criminal facts which caused him to suffer in silence during his tenure as an ICC referee. He told of an occasion when the Indian team was four overs short in the required over-rate in a match and a fine was imminent. But instead of following the rules, someone intervened over the phone and instructed him to resolve the issue in a way that there would be no negative consequences for India.
“Once the call was made to me, I changed the timing figures so that no punishment would be given,” Broad said. “The very same thing happened at our next game, and I received a message telling me to Sorav Ganguly if anything. There is a lot of politics behind the scenes of the sport.”
Broad also mentioned that he is now quite happy to be out of the panel of match officials at the ICC due to factor of problems like this interfering with his work. “There are tons of political influences in cricket, and I am glad I am not part of it anymore,” he said.
