Pakistan will have already won a one-day international series for Australia, but bowling coach Azhar Mahmood feels that the series provided him with a platform to test his bench strength before the 2019 World Cup.
Azhar is happy with the way in which Osman Shinwari, Haris Sohail and Mohammad Rizwan performed.
"There are many positives for us, as on Saturday, they have really bowled really well and (similarly) Junaid. We have got a young man as Hasnain, we have to give more bench strength They said that Pakistan lost the third one-day match by 80 runs.
Pakistan has rested six prominent players including captain Sarfraj Ahmed for this series, and Azhar said that this has given him an opportunity to see back-up players for the mega event.
They said, "We know what is our main strength in batting and bowling. Regular people are going to come back, but we thought this series is a good opportunity to test the capabilities of the youth."
"We are trying different combinations keeping in mind the World Cup, if we only play our main strength and then someone gets hurt, then we have no choice but to try our bench strength. It was the best chance. "
Wearing Azhar's feelings, stand-in captain Shoaib Malik explained, "We are trying to give all the players a chance, so there is a better picture in front of the selection committee and team management. Every game is important. And there are occasions. " We win two games, something in our pocket. "
In the end, Azhar also praised Australian captain Aaron Finch, who was in excellent form in the series, with scores of 116, 153 * and 90 in the first three encounters.
"I played with them in Surrey, so I know that when they are on the song, it is difficult to stop them, they are part of the color of their life, they know when to attack and when to defend He is a player of a class. "He said.
