Pakistan trailblazer Sana Mir takes a break from retirement for T20 spectacle in Dubai

The 90 players who have been selected to play in the first FairBreak Invitational in Dubai might each have reason to feel a slight sense of apprehension before their tournament debuts.

The captains might be concerned about remembering all the names of each of their new colleagues, and what exactly they all do.

Those playing in front of a global TV audience for the first time might be forgiven for feeling a little stage fright.

And for Sana Mir, she might be concerned about whether she can remember exactly what it is she is supposed to be doing, and whether to follow signs to the dressing room rather than the commentary box.

Mir ended a trailblazing career for Pakistan two years ago, and has carved out a career for herself in the media in the time since.

She will come out of retirement to lead South Coast Sapphires in the T20 tournament at Dubai International Stadium.

“It is great to be back, but at one point I thought I had forgotten how to bowl,” Mir, the former Pakistan captain and off-spinner, said.

The 36-year-old bowler will take her first steps back onto the playing field when the Sapphires face the Tornadoes in the first fixture of Day 2 of the competition in Sports City on Thursday.

She says she has been working on her fitness when commentary duties, such as at the World Cup in New Zealand in March and April, have permitted at the Shalimar Ground in Islamabad.

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“I’ve been practicing bowling on and off for the past four months but then I went to the World Cup,” said Mir, who played over 220 international matches for Pakistan.

“So most