KARACHI: Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam said that he has not watched Mitchell Swepson playing as of yet and will try to plan against him, here on Friday.
Babar while talking to a virtual presser ahead of the second Test of the ongoing series, has acknowledged that he has not watched Swepson bowl and will look to plan against him.
“We never saw Swepson bowling but will try to plan against him,” he said.
“We will try to make plans against the leg-spinner by watching the videos of him bowling,” he added.
The young leg-spinner Swepson will make his international debut against Pakistan tomorrow in the second Test of the ongoing Benaud-Qadir Trophy, Australian Test captain Pat Cummins also confirmed.
Babar claimed he is familiar with the conditions and pitch offered at the National Stadium Karachi (NSK) and termed it ‘spin-friendly.’ He further stated that the playing XI will be finalized tomorrow.
“We had a look at the pitch yesterday and planned things initially. We will again have a look today and will finalise our playing XI for tomorrow,” he said.
“We are well aware of the spin-friendly nature of the NSK pitch and are determined of giving tough time to our opposition,” he added.
In response to a question about preparing a favourable pitch in Pindi due to the Australian team’s pressure, Babar stated that their team is strong enough and capable of defeating the Aussies.
“We are not afraid of the Australian team. Every home team makes the most of their home conditions, so did we,” he responded.
Babar further heaped praises on the team’s performance in the Pindi Test, said both batters and bowlers performed really well.
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