PSL stepping stone for youngsters, says Bazid

ISLAMABAD: Former Test batsman and cricket commentator Bazid Khan termed Pakistan Super League (PSL) as a stepping stone for young cricketers which fast-forwards their journey to the national squad.

Talking to a private news channel, Bazid, who represented Pakistan in one Test and five ODIs between 2004 and 2008, said that the third edition of PSL shows that we have also improved our standards of fielding.

“Level of competition in PSL has increased and the thing that stood out during the third edition is fielding, 90% catches were taken which is better than all other leagues of the world,” he said.

“If you want to play limited over cricket then you’ve to be best in the fielding and PSL has helped us improved fielding standards. I haven’t seen this level of fielding in any other tournament in Pakistan. So this is a very good sign for Pakistan that our fielding level is matching the international standards,” the 36-year-old former batsman added.

Talking about the performance of Lahore Qalandars, Bazid said the theory of captain Brendon isn’t working for Qalandars and it is the high time for the management to change the leadership of the team.

“It is also stepping stone for players; it fast forwards the journey of players to the national squad. You have seen how impactful just one spell of Shaheen Shah Afridi was, leg-spinner Ibtisam Sheikh has also been impressive.”