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Former captain and leg endary all-rounder Imran Khan says Pakistan should adopt a ‘wicket taking’ policy rather than just focussing on prevent ing opponent teams from scoring runs if they want to retain the ICC World Twenty20 crown. Imran said skipper Shahid Afridi should adopt the same strategy which was adopted by the 1992 World Cup winning Pakistan squad, which was to look for wickets. “This is what Aussies have been doing and this has made them a great team,” Imran, a vete ran of 88 Tests and 175 One-day Internationals, said. Pakistan take on Australia in the second semi-final of the World Twenty20 at St Lucia on Friday. Imran suggested Pakistan should use fast bowler Mohammad Asif as an at tacking bowler and not as a ‘run stopper’. He felt batting was Pakistan’s main problem in the ongoing tournament, as apart from opener Salman Butt no other batsman has fired so far.

“Since Pakistan’s batting has not been up to the mark, Afridi should al ways look to bat first rather than chasing,” Imran, a breathtaking fast bowler of his era, ad vocated. He also suggested some changes in the batting or der, saying Afridi should bring himself and Misbah-ul-Haq up the or der so that they can accu mulate maximum runs when ball is new and hard