Pakistan cricket team’s batting consultant Matthew Hayden has said that religion has brought the players closer.
While addressing a virtual press conference ahead of the T20 World Cup semi-final, the former Australian opener said that Islam has played an instrumental role in unifying the Pakistan cricket team.
The national team’s batting consultant said that Shaheen Afridi he has the ability to destroy any team’s batting line-up.
“The delivery that bamboozled Indian batsman KL Rahul was impressive,” he said.
He, however, expressed concerns over Shaheen Afridi playing every single game for Pakistan across all three formats, saying that it will be a challenge for the bowler to do so.
Speaking about the current progress by the Pakistan cricket team in the T20 World Cup, Matthew Hayden said he was quite happy with the national squad.
Hayden said though he had spent less amount of time with Pakistani cricketers, he had learnt that they were all really impressive cricketers.
“The Pakistan cricket team can play good cricket against any team in the world,” he said.
However, Hayden warned that Australia were not an easy opponent, adding that the Kangaroos had a stellar record when it comes to playing in world cups.
Hayden said he had played for the Australian cricket team for two decades hence he knows the team very well.
