Sabir Ali shines in haze of UAE Scotland tour

UAE to Aberdeen cricket World Cup League 2 three-peat hopes for the best, but it must be hard to avoid fearing the worst.

There are many scars from past trips to Scotland. The national team has now played eight matches in the country, both in T20 and one-day internationals, all of which have been lost.

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they still Unwinnable after three games Their current tour, only the last game against the United States on Tuesday.

The trip was so bland, they had as many concussion checks on batsmen – CP Rizwan twice, and Aryan Lakra – as they had for half a century – Lakra, Rohan Mustafa and Vriitya Aravind.

However, the tour was not a complete failure. At least it brought the emergence of two promising newcomers.

Lakra hit an 84 after opening the bow in Manorfield’s international cricket match against the United States.

Sabir Ali’s introduction to international competitions is less dramatic. Judging by his shy demeanor, the left-arm fast bowler seems to prefer that.

The Lahore-born bowler made his precious wicket debut for former Scotland captain Kyle Kotzel against the hosts last week.

He finished his day 2-50.He has since withdrawn from the XI due to Junaid Siddiq’s return to fitness, but his captain Coaches are encouraged by what they see.

Sabir schedules his time in international cricket at exciting timethe UAE could play in the Asian Cup and T20 World Cup in the coming months.

“It’s a great feeling to debut here,” Sabir said.

“It shows that the hard work of the past few years is paying off. I am very proud.

“Now I really want to try to do this [for the Asia Cup and World Cup] Do good for the country. “

Originally from Lahore, Sabir moved to Dubai in 2016 to qualify for the UAE.

After playing level 2, three-day cricket in Pakistan, he switched to the UAE to work with him Mohsin Arif, former Dubai coach He has since returned to his native Wales.

“I arrived in Dubai on a visitor visa to explore more opportunities in cricket and coach Mohsin put me under his protection,” Sabir said.

“From then on, I started playing domestic cricket. From then on, I did feel confident that once I finished my residency, I could [national team] cut. “

UAE captain Ahmed Raza said Sabir was a valuable addition to his bowling reserve.

“It’s unusual for a fast bowler to be very quiet,” Raza said.

“He’s just doing his thing. As much as you want him to be in the batsman’s face, he’s not. He just wants to focus on his skills.

“Having a lefty for the first time in a long time brings variety to our offense.

“He was unfortunate, after his debut, we couldn’t select him in the XI just because of the composition of the team.

“But I think he’s bowling very well against a quality Scottish team. First time away from home, picking Kyle Kotzel as his first international wicket, I trust him will be remembered for a long time.”

Left-arm fast bowlers have always been a rare commodity in UAE cricket, with only Manjula Guruge and Mohammed Ayaz performing the art for the national team recently.

“Left-arm quickness is something we’ve been looking for because of what they can bring to the game,” Raza said.

“If you look at Saurabh, a lot of lefties are doing well at our level of play [Netravalkar] Bilal Khan from the US and from Oman.

“It’s a different angle that batsmen aren’t usually used to. If he does well and keeps improving, I’m sure he’ll prove he’s worthy of being drafted.”

The final match of the UAE v USA series will be broadcast live on icc.tv from 2pm.

Updated: August 16, 2022 3:40AM