Samuel Badree: Pakistan very dangerous team

Pakistan will start their series against with the first T20I against West Indies on September 23, 2016.

Prior to West Indies’ series against Pakistan in UAE, team’s bowler Samuel Badree has termed Pakistan as a ‘very, very dangerous team’. West Indies have recently played India at home in Tests and is now all set to play a full series with Pakistan including three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Tests. West Indies, who won the ICC World T20 2016, have a different team now while Pakistan, who are topping the Test rankings, look to be a bit weak in ODIs but quite strong and confident as far as Tests and T20Is are concerned. Pakistan will start their series against with the first T20I against West Indies on September 23, 2016 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Talking to espncricinfo.com, Badree said, “On their day, they can demolish any opposition, and we are wary of that challenge. We respect every opposition that we come up against, and we are going to do the same against Pakistan. We are going to prepare well, knowing that Pakistan are a very, very dangerous team.”

Talking about his own team, Badree said, “It’s a different team from the team that won the World T20. We have a lot of new guys, a few players who are making their debuts on this tour. A number of our guys have been here before – the likes of [Sunil] Narine, [Dwayne] Bravo, [Kieron] Pollard. So we are looking forward to some very good games of cricket and, of course, we’d like to win the series and remain as one of the best T20 teams in the world.”

Pakistan, for that matter, also have many new recruits as highlighted by coach Mickey Arthur. “The players we have brought in – Imad Wasim, Babar Azam, Sohail Khan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Nawaz – they take the game on. They don’t fear failure, which is fantastic. They are the guys we want to build this one-day cricket brand around.”