Aaqib Javed on Saturday expressed his faith in the pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf, saying it will produce «something very special» in the must-win Champions Trophy clash against India. Pakistan will be under pressure against India on Sunday given their recent bilateral record and also the fact that Fakhar Zaman — the architect of their win over arch rivals in 2017 Champions Trophy final — has been ruled out due to an injury.
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«Look, there is no doubt Fakhar is a match winner. Every team actually misses their match winners. But you can't depend on only one player. We'll still play as a good, strong team, try to win and try to play good, positive cricket,» Javed told media here on Saturday.
«I've heard (that) a lot discussions (are) going on (that) other teams have too many spinners and we have lesser spinning options. The teams play their game on their own strengths.
«We have like three, I would say, one of the best pace bowling options in today's game with Shaheen, Naseem and Haris. It reminds me of that 1990s troika (including Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis),» he said.
Javed, however, admitted that the current batch of fast bowlers have a long way to go in order to match the feats of the legendary bowlers.
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