Would have loved to play against Zimbabwe, says Pakistan's Sharjeel Khan

Pakistan batsman Sharjeel Khan has said that he would have loved to play the recent series against Zimbabwe in Lahore, stating that cricket has remained very popular in the Islamic Republic despite the paucity of matches.

Khan, who has represented Pakistan in 11 ODIs and 3 T20Is, said that he would have loved to have been part of the series, Pak Passion reported. He further said that the wickets were so flat in the series that he was ruing the fact that he was not opening the batting for Pakistan.

Glad with the return of international cricket to Pakistan, Khan said that the pressure imposed by international cricket were obviously greater than domestic cricket but playing at home against Zimbabwe can provide players with a huge confidence boost.

Zimbabwe became the first ICC test team to tour Pakistan in six years after terrorists attacked the Sri Lankan team in 2009, killing six people and leaving eight players injured.