Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan lent support to his fellow leg-spinner Usama Mir after the latter’s below-par performance in his T20I debut on Friday.
Usama Mir, who made his way into the national team on the back of consistent performance in the domestic circuit and also in different franchise leagues across the globe, went for 51 runs in his quota of four overs in the first T20I against New Zealand.
The leg-spinner conceded runs at an economy rate of 12.75 and failed to pick a single wicket.
Usama Mir failed to impress with the bat too, as he perished after scoring a mere one.
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Shadab Khan took to his social media accounts and threw his weight behind Usama Mir, stating that criticism after just one match, that too in testing conditions for spinners, was ‘harsh’.
“Usama made his debut. He got here after consistent T20 performances in the toughest leagues. Criticism only after 1 game and that too at a difficult ground for spinners is harsh,” wrote Shadab on X, formerly Twitter.
“Usama is gifted and talented enough to bounce back. [Usama Mir] best of luck bro, shine bright,” he added.
Pakistan squad for New Zealand T20Is
Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Aamir Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Azam Khan (wk), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (vc/wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Usama Mir and Zaman Khan
Schedule of Pakistan vs New Zealand T20I series
1st T20 – 12 January 2024 at Eden Park, Auckland
2nd T20 – 14 January 2024 at Seddon Park, Hamilton
3rd T20 – 17 January 2024 at University Oval, Dunedin
4th T20 – 19 January 2024 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
5th T20 – 21 January 2024 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
READ: Pakistan squad reaches Hamilton for second T20I against New Zealand
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