Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi vows not to under-estimate England in Twenty20 Series

Shahid Afridi insists Pakistan will not under-estimate England in Twenty20
Pakistan have risen to second in ICC T20 rankings with 6 true wins
Eoin Morgan’s tourists have won final 3 matches in shortest format
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David Clough, Press Association

Published:
18:22 GMT, 25 Nov 2015

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19:53 GMT, 25 Nov 2015

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Pakistan will start a Twenty20 array opposite England on a six-match winning run in a scurry format, though wakeful they are in for a serious test.

Pakistan, led by maestro big-hitter Shahid Afridi, have risen to second in a International Cricket Council tellurian Twenty20 rankings – while England are a squalid eighth.

The list is notoriously volatile, however, in a format played so intermittently between tellurian tournaments – and Afridi is not about to boot a plea acted by England.

Shahid Afridi says Pakistan will provide England severely notwithstanding their success in Twenty20 format

Eoin Morgan’s tourists have won their final 3 Twenty20 matches – during home to India, New Zealand and Australia – latterly in a past summer with a white-ball group full of most formerly untested talent, following their annoying early exit from a 50-over World Cup final winter.

They also kick a Kiwis in a stirring one-day general series, narrowly mislaid to Australia and afterwards recovered from a trouncing in a initial compare opposite Pakistan here to run out 3-1 victors final week.

Afridi said: ‘You can’t under-estimate any group in this format.

Veteran big-hitter Afridi will be heading Pakistan in their three-match T20 array opposite Eoin Morgan's side

Veteran big-hitter Afridi will be heading Pakistan in their three-match T20 array opposite Eoin Morgan’s side

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‘Whatever matches we have played, even opposite Zimbabwe, they were really tough.

‘England, no doubt, are a world-class team. And they came behind good (after Test array defeat) to win a ODIs.’

Pakistan’s success opposite Zimbabwe has contributed to their excellent new record, one of that Afridi is unapproachable – despite in a believe some-more fine-tuning is needed.

‘We have won a final 6 games.

‘We did make tiny mistakes, though we are going by a routine and are perplexing some new players.’

Afridi described England as a 'world-class' group brazen of a initial compare in a array on Thursday

Afridi described England as a ‘world-class’ group brazen of a initial compare in a array on Thursday

The hosts are approaching to give a belated entrance to opener Rafatullah Mohmand, during 39 4 years comparison than Afridi – who began his general career as a teen in 1996, an epoch that prolonged pre-dated even a judgment of Twenty20 cricket.

Much some-more recently, he came adult opposite England record-breaker Jos Buttler in final summer’s NatWest Blast Twenty20 final.

Afridi took 3 for 14 with his leg-breaks for Northamptonshire during Edgbaston 3 months ago, though it was Buttler’s Lancashire who prevailed.

The Pakistan captain described Jos Buttler as one of a best in a universe after his 46 round century final week

Afridi, and a rest of a world, had a gloriously interesting sign of a wicketkeeper-batsman’s talent when he strike England’s fastest ever century from usually 46 balls opposite Pakistan in a fourth ODI in Dubai final week.

Afridi could frequency assistance though be tender all over again.

‘He is one of a best cricketers (in a world) during a moment,’ he said.

‘He played good opposite me in a (NatWest T20 Blast) final, and he is a good player.

‘(But) we will play good during him.’

England's T20 group poise for pre-series print in Dubai with captain Morgan flanked by Joe Root and Buttler