By Muhammad Asif Khan
KARACHI:
The U-19 Cricket World cup triumph of Pakistan in 2006 is still fresh in
memories. Pakistan collided with India in the low-scoring final in Colombo
where the magical spell of fast bowling by Anwar Ali spearheaded his country's
38-run win. The rookie paceman of that time has now become a force to recon
with in the Domestic circuit and owes his recent success mainly to the modification
of the bowling action. “After the World Cup I got to play my debut First Class season,
where the lengthy bowling spell actually exposed the flaws in my action. Soon
after I broke down with side strain.” said Anwar Ali while talking to this
correspondent for News One TV.
“For the sake of my career I went
on to modify my bowling action which turned out productive for me. Now I can
effectively bowl both ways with much ease”, added Anwar Ali.
Anwar Ali, 25, said that he had
been concentrating on his batting as well, and his performance in the past two
seasons was evident of the improvement in his all-round abilities. “The
selectors picked him as all-rounder for the India trip late last year, I
couldn’t get a chance but I hopeful of getting a go in the future”, said the
Karachi-born Right-hander
“After a good outing in the
Quaid-e-Azam trophy, now my focus is on the upcoming domestic one-day
tournament, where I would strive to get the best bowler’s slot”, concludes
Anwar Ali, who made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe in 2008, his only
international appearance for Pakistan till date.
Anwar Ali was an important member
of the Karachi Blues outfit, which won the recently concluded Quaid-e-Azam
Trophy - Pakistan’s premier
domestic competition - by beating Sialkot
in the final match.
The writer is a Pakistani
sports journalist, and tweets @mak_asif
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