Pak bowlers can knock English team before 300: Azhar

ISLAMABAD: Bowling coach Azhar Mahmood believes Pakistani bowlers have the capability to knock the whole England team down before they could reach the 300 figure.

Pakistan will play it's second 2019 Cricket World Cup match against England at the Trent Bridge Stadium on Monday.

However Pakistan lost the first match to West Indies by 7 wickets. Azhar said England has to bowl 300 balls in order to score 500, whereas we only have to bowl 10 remarkable balls.

"Pakistan’s bowling line has the capability to knock all of England’s wickets before they can even hit 300,” he said while talking to a private news channel.

Azhar said the team has the ability to bounce back in the mega event. "The team is in need of one victory to get back on track," he said.

Moreover, regarding left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir on being the silver lining in the shocking innings played by Pakistan against West Indies on Friday, Azhar said Amir being in form is a good sign for Pakistan as he is a superb bowler.

He also urged former Pakistani players to support the team during tough times as good times will also come in the future.

“During five of the matches against Australia we took a lot of pressure for a number of reasons,” he said.

Speaking about Hasan Ali’s performance since the previous year, he said Hasan's graph has undeniably curbed but at the same time he is also taking wickets.