Asia Cup 2022: Meet the fast bowlers in the Pakistan squad

If some were known for their swing, some others were known for their raw pace, if some could move the new ball both ways, others were brilliant exponents of reverse swing. Few things are more exciting in cricket than watching a genuine fast bowler running in and bowling an unplayable delivery, making batters dance to his or her tunes. And Pakistan male pacers have been known for this over the decades. In this edition of the Asia Cup, Pakistan's squad has been severely dented due to the absence of their current pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi due to a knee injury, but they still have five seamers in their squad. Pakistan's pace attack in the Asia Cup maybe thin on T20 internationals exposure, but Naseem Shah (19), Mohammad Wasim Jr (21), Mohammad Hasnain (22), Shahnawaz Dahani (24) and Haris Rauf (28) have enough firepower in their deliveries to trouble any opposition. TimesofIndia.com here takes a detailed look at each of the Pakistani pacers in the Asia Cup squad this time:NASEEM SHAHThe youngest, the latest and the fastest of the lot. The 19-year-old Naseem Shah became the ninth youngest player to play Test cricket for Pakistan.

Naseem Shah (AFP Photo)Naseem was also the second-youngest bowler and the youngest pacer to take a five-wicket haul in a Test, and also the youngest bowler to take a hat-trick in a Test match. Naseem’s ability to swing and seam the ball at high speeds makes him an exciting prospect. Genuine pace, regardless of the surface, is always difficult to handle for batsmen. Naseem has played 13 Tests and 3 ODIs so far and is yet to make his T20I debut for Pakistan. Expect him to get that maiden cap in their first match vs India on Sunday. MOHAMMAD HASNAIN22-year-old pace bowler Mohammad Hasnain replaced