Hope to get the better of Kohli, says Pak pacer Raees
a lot of young blood into the team ever since Guardiola took over last season but it was the old guard which made their presence felt in the final against Arsenal.
the scorer of the opening goal, has overcome criticism of his style of play by Guardiola and is City’s top scorer this season.
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Guardiola bought a championship-winning team by splashing millions of pounds but that’s the nature of the business
to spend lavishly on players but it’s not easy to get the multi-millionaires on the same page and play for each other.
to do so, converting them into a potent force that has dismantled DUBAI: There have been very few bowlers who have troubled Virat Kohli on a consistent basis. He has fallen to James Anderson five times in Tests, four of those in English conditions on a forgettable 2014 tour for the world’s No 2 ranked Test batsman. Last year, Nathan Coulter-nile caused Kohli plenty of trouble, taking his wicket three times. The India captain has even said that Mohd Amir worries him the most.
And now, Rumman Raees, the 26-year-old left-arm pacer from Pakistan, hopes to outfox Kohli whenever an opportunity arises.
“I still haven’t bowled to Steve Smith, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. But I have bowled to Kane Williamson. It’s very difficult to get him out. He has a very compact technique. But I managed to get him out four times in the ODI series last year. And then you have Hashim Amla, one of the greatest of all-time. It was a good learning curve bowling to him.
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was Vincent Kompany (31), who not only netted a goal, but also defended well, showing no signs of lack of match fitness and displaying to his younger counterparts how it’s done. of football at the moment.
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“I’m not here to issue a challenge but I hope to get the better of Kohli, Smith and AB de Villiers whenever I get a chance to bowl to them. It would be a great feeling,” Raees, who has played nine ODIS and eight T20IS, said.
Recently, Adil Rashid (30) and Alex Hales (29) became the first England players to turn their back on first-class cricket after signing a white-ball only deal with their respective clubs. This also gives them a chance to participate in various T20 competitions. With the season entering the final stretch, they have all but sealed the title. They have a 13-point lead over Man United with a game in hand.
Were beaten by Wigan which dashed their quadruple dream.
It’s understandable that big money is involved in such leagues and Rashid and Hales’ decision could well become a trend in years to come. Asked if he would travel the same path in future, Raees — who is relatively new to international cricket — said, he They hold a 4-0 advantage over Basel in the Champions League after the first leg of round of 16 and have almost secured their quarterfinal spot.
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prefers the limited-overs format but is adamant to play Test cricket for a long time.
“There’s a lot of cricket played now. The demand of ODI and T20 cricket has increased,” he said.
“But for me, Test cricket is the ultimate format. I personally want to play all three formats. I am a part of the ODI and T20 setup. For Tests, I’ll have to work on my fitness a lot more, work on my pace and then only I’ll stand a chance to get selected.”
Asked how big a role the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has played in shaping up his career, Raees said, “It has been a magnificent experience. I got selected in the Pakistan team because of PSL. Viewers get to see some quality cricket.
“Playing in PSL has helped me deal with pressure. I feel a lot more composed at the international stage,” Raees, who took 2/44 in his ODI debut for Pakistan against England in the Champions Trophy semi-finals, added.
Asked how he sees the competition in Pakistan’s pace attack, Raees said, “We have six left-armers including myself (Junaid Khan, Mohd Irfan, Mohd Amir, Wahab Riaz and Usman Khan Shinwari).
“You need to respect competition. It’s about performing to the best of your ability.”