HYDERABAD: Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan has come under scanner after an unsuccessful campaign at the Asian Cup last month.
But Shadab hoped Pakistan’s bowling can stage a comeback at the World Cup which gets underway on Thursday.
He insisted that the team with the strongest bowling unit and capable of stemming runs on India’s batting-friendly pitches will win the World Cup.
The 24-year-old is leading Pakistan’s spin attack that has come under severe criticism for not taking wickets in the middle overs.
Shadab himself managed just six wickets in five Asia Cup games last month with four coming against outsiders Nepal in a tournament where Pakistan crashed out in Super Four stage.
“I think the team that has the best bowling will win the World Cup because the pitches will produce high totals,” Shadab told a news conference.
Pakistan suffered a five-wicket loss to New Zealand in their first warm-up match of the tournament on Friday.
Pakistan face Australia in their second warm-up game – also in Hyderabad – today before opening their World Cup campaign against the Netherlands at the same venue three days later.
