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Salman hopes Shoaib will be back in team

By From Abdul Mohi Shah
9/21/2007
CAPE TOWN: Pakistan team vice-captain Salman Butt has praised fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, here on Thursday, and hoped he (Shoaib) will be back in the team very soon.

“Shoaib is one of the legendary bowlers that Pakistan has produced and I expect him to be back in the team very soon,” Salman said.

He said what happened between Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akhtar was a thing of the past. “Such things keep on happening in the team. It was a minor thing that was blown out of proportion.”

He praised Pakistan’s bowling attack. “The bowlers have done superbly against every team so far and if they continue to do so, we have a very good chance in the tournament,” he said.

To a question about his own performance, he said he was trying hard to get his form back. “I think it is just a matter of one match. I have been playing well in warm-up matches and what I need is just one good innings to get going again.”