Former all-rounder, Abdul Razzaq, has spotted the next young fast bowling prospect in the country. Razzaq, who is the head coach of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, has been impressed with young fast bowler, Mohammad Wasim.
Mohammad Wasim has only played two matches in the tournament and has picked up 8 wickets, including three wickets in each innings against Balochistan in the recently concluded sixth round of matches.
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According to Razzaq, Wasim is the fastest bowler in the tournament and he will pay special attention to grooming Wasim to make a name for himself on the international stage.
Abdul Razzaq "now that Mohammad Wasim is on my radar, I will do whatever I can to turn him into a very good bowler. The way he has bowled in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy I would say that he is the fastest bowler in the tournament" #Cricket #QeATrophy pic.twitter.com/9qiaNnMSRi
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) December 6, 2020
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Wasim, a native of North Waziristan, made his first-class debut against Northern in the fifth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and picked up one wicket in each innings of the match. 19-year-old prodigy was a part of Pakistan’s Under-19 squad in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2020.
Abdul Razzaq’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa currently sit in the second position in the tournament, trailing Northern by only 6 points. They look set to qualify for the finals of the tournament if they continue their good run of form.
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