When I opened this thread, I based it on the fact that as well as being one of the highest wicket-takers in NCL, he was given the certificate of being fast by the selectors. When a selector says he's fast and the team already has two pacers bowling over 140kph, you assume he's going to real close if not faster. How are we supposed to know he struggles to bowl past 130kph? Its too slow in tests unless you have magnificent control... I can't believe Shafi wasn't picked. He could have kept one end dry..
Its unfortunate, but I don't know if he'll get another chance in this tour...he shouldn't, unless he can bowl at 135k+ all day. So maybe not this tour.
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