{"id":489,"date":"2020-10-21T10:21:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T10:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=489"},"modified":"2020-10-21T10:21:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T10:21:46","slug":"misbah-justifies-selecting-usman-qadir-over-zahid-mehmood-for-zimbabwe-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/misbah-justifies-selecting-usman-qadir-over-zahid-mehmood-for-zimbabwe-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Misbah justifies selecting Usman Qadir over Zahid Mehmood for Zimbabwe series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ISLAMABAD, : Pakistan\u2019s head coach-cum-chief selector, Misbahul Haq, believes leg-spinner Usman Qadir has the potential to go on and become a better bowler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Misbah has opened up on his decision to pick Central Punjab\u2019s leg-spinner Usman Qadir ahead of Southern Punjab\u2019s Zahid Mehmood for the upcoming limited-overs home series against Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Misbah\u2019s decision to pick Usman over Zahid received backlash on social and conventional media, bearing in mind the latter\u2019s impressive performance with the ball, in crucial matches, during the recently concluded National Twenty20 Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zahid claimed 12 wickets in nine matches at an economy rate of 8.51 and was instrumental in his team\u2019s run to the final of the event, while Qadir bagged 10 wickets in similar number of appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cZahid Mehmood is mature and has more control, at the moment, as compared to Usman Qadir but if you to look at the variations of both spinners, Usman is ahead of Zahid. Also, we have invested almost a year in Usman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We took him to Australia and he was also part of Bangladesh home series,\u201d Misbah said while speaking on PTV Sports as quoted by cricketpakistan.cm.pk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven the other selectors also agreed that we should first give Usman another chance and see how he goes. He has potential to go on and become a better bowler, which is why he was selected for the series,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zimbabwe have already arrived in Pakistan for the series. The three ODIs were set to be played in Rawalpindi on October 30, November 1 and 3, while the three Twenty20s, would take place at Gaddafi Stadium on November 7, 8 and 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, : Pakistan\u2019s head coach-cum-chief selector, Misbahul Haq, believes leg-spinner Usman Qadir has the potential to go on and become a better bowler. 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