Pakistan good enough to win World Twenty20: Ramiz

LAHORE Former Pakistan captain and cricket commentator Ramiz Raja said on Monday that despite losing a few key players, Pakistan still had enough firepower to defend the World Twenty20 title in the Caribbean. Raja, a former opening batsman, said: Pakistan has very good players for this format of cricket. Afridi is a very good player and he performed very well in last two editions of World Twenty20. He will be a good captain for Pakistan and he can lead from the front. We have good players and our bowling is our strength. Speaking about the inclusion of Abdur Rehman in the squad he said, If we analyse the pitches and conditions in the West Indies, selection of Rehman is justified because he is a very good spin bowler and he can also bowl well in pressure situations. Pakistan will certainly miss the services of Umar Gul as he was the star performer for Pakistan in both the ICC World Twenty20 editions but this is part of the game and anyone can get injured, he added. Ramiz will leave for the West Indies on Wednesday for commentary assignment during ICC World Twenty20.

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