Pak pacer Tanvir hopeful of making a comeback to national squad
September 19th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANILahore, Sept 19 (ANI): Pakistan’s left-arm pacer Sohail Tanvir, who was sidelined for last ten months due to a knee injury, has said he is hopeful of making a comeback to the national squad in Pakistan’s home series against South Africa in October and November.
“I am feeling good, the knee is holding up well and I am bowling in rhythm so I am hopeful for a comeback to competitive cricket soon,” The Nation quoted Tanvir, as saying.
“It is never easy to come back after being out of the game for 10 months,” said Tanvir, who had a knee operation abroad last year, to save his cricket career.
He informed he would be playing in the National Twenty20 Championship next month for hometown Rawalpindi, in order to prove his fitness to the selectors.
“That will be my comeback tournament and I am glad I have got another chance to resume my international career,” he added.
Commenting on the spot-fixing controversy, Tanvir said that from a cricket point of view, the absence of Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif in the team had definitely reduced the options for Pakistan in any form of the game.
“In limited overs cricket, we now only have Shahid Afridi as a match winner,” he rued. (ANI)
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