da pinnacle： Pakistan Under-19 fast bowler Mohammad Aamer has been ruled out of therest of the U-19 World Cup in Malaysia because of a dengue virus. Allrounder Kamran Hussain has been called up as a replacement
da apostebet： George Binoy in Kuala Lumpur25-Feb-2008Pakistan Under-19 fast bowler Mohammad Aamer has been ruled out of therest of the U-19 World Cup in Malaysia after contracting the dengue virus. Aamerwas hospitalized in Johor, where Pakistan played their group matches,and will not recover in time for the remaining matches, promptingthe team management to call for allrounder Kamran Hussain, who bowlsoffspin, as a replacement.Aamer opened the attack in Pakistan’s first match of the tournament against Malaysia and took 3 for 12 but hasn’t featured in any of their following games. His unavailability is a massive blow for Pakistan as he is regarded as their best bowler by coach Mansoor Rana .”We don’t see him recovering in time for this tournament,” Rana said. “Thisis a big loss. He’s a good batsman and a good fielder too. We will miss him.You will see him [emerge] in a couple of years.”Aamer first represented Pakistan at the U-19 level on their tour ofAustralia and impressed with ten wickets in five limited-over games. Healso hit good form in the build-up to the World Cup with two four-wickethauls in the tri-series involving England and hosts Sri Lanka. As a left-arm bowler, he was earmarked by Wasim Akram at a pace camp in May 2007 as a special talent for the future.Pakistan’s bowling attack, however, has coped remarkably well in Aamer’sabsence. Even though Adil Raza acknowledged that Aamer was their bestbowler, he has spearheaded the attack and taken 11 wickets in thetournament so far. Pakistan’s bowlers have masked the inadequacies oftheir batsmen by restricting the opposition to scores of 75 and 129, against Malaysia and Australia and defending targets as low as 156 and 173 versus New Zealand and Zimbabwe.
