{"id":13239,"date":"2021-10-30T07:32:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T07:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/?p=13239"},"modified":"2021-10-30T07:32:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T07:32:51","slug":"pakistan-vs-afghanistan-asif-ali-is-a-true-finisher-says-skipper-babar-azam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/2021\/10\/30\/pakistan-vs-afghanistan-asif-ali-is-a-true-finisher-says-skipper-babar-azam\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Asif Ali is a true finisher, says skipper Babar Azam"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><b>Asif Ali smashes amazing sixes in second-last over to lead Pakistan to victory.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>&#8220;Asif&#8217;s hitting was clean, and that&#8217;s why we selected him,&#8221; Babar Azam says.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t start really well, but the total on the board was decent but maybe not enough, only because of Asif,&#8221; says Afghan skipper.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Harbhajan Singh says Asif Ali showed a lot of confidence by refusing the single on the last ball and finishing it in style.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"editorHr\" \/>\n<p>Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Friday revealed why he had selected hard-hitting batter, Asif Ali, to the T20 World Cup squad.<\/p>\n<p>The skipper Babar Azam was full of praise for Asif after he smashed four sixes in the penultimate over to help Pakistan achieve a five-wicket win over Afghanistan in the Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was very confident Asif would get us out of any trouble we find ourselves in,&#8221; Babar said, whose team tops Group 2 with six points in three matches.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Asif&#8217;s hitting was clean, and that&#8217;s why we selected him. He is a true finisher.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi was equally appreciative of Asif&#8217;s hitting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t start really well, but the total on the board was decent but maybe not enough, only because of Asif,&#8221; Nabi said.<\/p>\n<p>With Pakistan needing 24 runs off the final two overs, Asif lifted paceman Karim Janat\u00b4s first, third, fifth, and sixth balls over the boundary to help Pakistan overhaul a tricky 148-run target.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Asif finished with 25 off just seven balls with four sixes and a single, leaving Janat and all the other Afghan players frustrated.<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan scored a fighting 147-6 in their 20 overs with Gulbadin Naib and skipper Mohammad Nabi each scoring 35.<\/p>\n<p>Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh was also all praises for batter Asif Ali.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Twitter, Singh said Asif Ali showed a lot of confidence by refusing the single on the last ball and finishing it in style by hitting those four big 6 in the next over.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embed\">\n<div id=\"1454140702523232262\" class=\"embed_external_url tweetPost\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=AFP&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1454140702523232262&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F379024-pakistan-vs-afghanistan-babar-azam-reveals-why-asif-ali-was-selected&amp;sessionId=9901007f3e583548815a9938b44be75b278e7e99&amp;siteScreenName=geonews_english&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=f001879%3A1634581029404&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1454140702523232262\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asif Ali smashes amazing sixes in second-last over to lead Pakistan to victory. &#8220;Asif&#8217;s hitting was clean, and that&#8217;s why we selected him,&#8221; Babar Azam says. &#8220;We didn&#8217;t start really well, but the total on the board was decent but maybe not enough, only because of Asif,&#8221; says Afghan skipper. 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