Pakistan cricket has an unerring ability to churn out exceptionally talented fast bowlers seemingly out on thin air. The nation has always been blessed with bowlers capable of causing fear in the bosoms of the most battle-hardened of batsmen.
Nasrullah Khan, the 26 year old left arm pacer from Islamabad has had a late start to his career, this season being his second. He has 19 first class matches under his belt with an impressive bowling average of 21.34. "I just played as much cricket as I could and was guided by fellow team mates at the club," PakPassion net quoted him, as saying.
He was never provided the expert assistance bowlers require, yet as a determined bowler he kept grafting away until his skills were refined enough for first-class cricket. He has never been handed anything on a platter in his life and one can tell he has put in the hard yards. As most left handed pacers in Pakistan, Nasrullah's role model is Wasim Akram and rightly so. "I have never received advice from famous senior players, but have always followed Wasim Akram's bowling as he was and is my role model. I basically just watch his videos to hone my own skills and learn as much as I can," he said.
Nasrullah was first sighted by his current first-class team during a local tournament. "I was simply participating in local hard ball tournaments for 3-4 years until one of the coaches asked me to join the district team." His ascent didn't stop there and he maintained his bowling consistency and quickly progressed into the first-class structure.