DUBAI: Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah is set to make his T20I debut today as Pakistan will lock horns with arch-rivals India in the high-voltage Asia Cup 2022 clash at Dubai International Stadium.
According to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the right-arm pacer will play his first T20I match today as he will be the 96th player to represent the Green Shirts in the T20Is.
Naseem Shah had earlier made his ODI debut during the recently concluded Pakistan tour of the Netherlands while he has also represented Pakistan in the red-ball format.
“I feel happy to represent Pakistan in all formats step by step,” said Naseem in a video posted on PCB’s official Twitter account.
🗣️ "Happy to represent Pakistan in all formats"@iNaseemShah will be making his T20I debut today against India 👏#AsiaCup2022 | #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/cc9IDCEGhk
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 28, 2022
“Debut match in any format is always very important as it determines what impact you will create in that format” he added.
“We all know, it’s a big match but I’ll try to play it like a normal match and perform well.”
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