Dubai
\nPakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said he was concerned about the wicket-less spell of his strike bowler Mohammad Amir, as his side geared up to take on India in the Asia Cup.<\/p>\n
Left-arm pacer Amir has not been amongst the wickets in recent times and his skipper was asked about it in the pre-match press conference. \u201cI am concerned but I don\u2019t think wickets itself are a reflection of the performance. Take for example, India pacer Mohammed Shami\u2019s case in England. He bowled well but couldn\u2019t get wickets. I have spoken to him (Amir) and told him that he is our strike bowler and has to pick wickets too. Hope he does that tomorrow,\u201d Sarfraz said.<\/p>\n
Sarfraz was also asked about Virat Kohli\u2019s absence but he felt that India may not miss their captain in these conditions. \u201cAs a team to not have your regular captain is a factor. There could be a difference in the frame of mind. But they have enough players who have done well and the conditions are also the same for them. If conditions are adverse then a world-class player makes the difference,\u201d Sarfraz said.<\/p>\n
When asked about the challenge of playing in the extreme weather conditions, he said, \u201cIt is difficult in this weather and it should have been even for all the teams. I don\u2019t know what the ACC thought behind the schedule. I have not spoken to anyone about it.\u201d
\nPakistan kicked off their campaign with a comprehensive win over Hong Kong, but India are going to be a different ball game altogether.<\/p>\n
\u201cPressure is always there but we deal with it by telling ourselves that we should have the same intensity for every match. We take these matches normally but there is hype everywhere else, it does affect but we play it as just any other match,\u201d he said. Sarfraz refused to call the game as a battle between India\u2019s batting and Pakistan\u2019s bowling. \u201cIndia might have prepared for our bowling, we have planned for their bowling too. We are prepared and will execute our plans in the match. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s
\nIndia\u2019s batting versus our bowling, we have good batting too. They have got back-to-back matches but their schedule has started later than others. They would be under pressure because their performance coming into this tournament was not good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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