England opener Ben Duckett has dismissed the tag of Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed being a mystery spinner, saying his side will come back strongly in the second innings of the second Test currently underway here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Abrar stunned the cricketing world on his Test debut, registering stunning figures of 7\/114 in 22 overs and helping Pakistan bowl England out for 281 on Day 1. His performance was the third-best haul in an innings by a Pakistan bowler in their first Test, according to ICC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Duckett, who scored a 49-ball 63, was one of Abrar's victims but refused to label the debutant as a mystery spinner.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Speaking to Sky Sports, Duckett said, "I can only talk individually and I obviously had my plans for him. He was basically a leg-spinner who had a good googly; there was no real mystery to it."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Duckett praised the spinner but issued a warning that England will go even harder at him in the second innings. "He bowled beautifully today and I'm sure we'll have our plans in the second innings - but I'm pretty sure that we won't be blocking it."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Duckett also claimed that most of the England batters picked up Abrar's subtle variations but the spinner bowled nicely on the day. "I think I swept about 90 per cent (of the time) and when you're sweeping, you don't tend to necessarily look for it, but his googly was a lot slower.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Duckett praised the spinner but issued a warning that England will go even harder at him in the second innings. "He bowled beautifully today and I'm sure we'll have our plans in the second innings - but I'm pretty sure that we won't be blocking it."<\/p>\r\n\r\n