Shakib is the Danger man for Bangladesh: Ricky Ponting
|| Desk Report ||
The former Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes that the number one ODI all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be the danger man in the upcoming World Cup considering his vast experience and all round ability.
“ My danger man for Bangladesh is Shakib Al Hasan,” Ponting told cricket.com.au on Sunday.
“He has been here for a long time. He scores in so different areas; he is very strong in square of the wicket. He strokes very well in backward point and third man. ” He said.
Pointing also praised Shakib for his clever bowling as despite having limited resources he uses them as per requirement.
“Shakib’s cleverness comes out in his bowling. He has never been a big turner of the ball, left arm off spinner [ Shakib ], his change of pace in bowling is quite amazing and he looks to be attacking. He uses the arm ball a lot more than other spinners.” He added.
“ He is different than other spinners right now, most spinners bowl in the pitch and don’t give any scoring opportunities. But he is the other way, he keeps you in the pitch for first couple of balls,change the pace and wait for the batsman to take him on.” Ponting said.
Ponting believes Shakib’s experience at playing various franchise based T20 leagues makes him stand out than any other player from Bangladesh dressing room.
“Shakib has been playing in the international cricket for a long time now, he also played in IPL and Big Bash league for a long time. His experience will come in handy for Bangladesh.” He concluded.
