Abhishek Sharma versus Saim Ayub: Left-handed openers battle – Who will dominate the cricket world?

[jnaveen1980]

Saim Ayub is good enough to be the main red ball spinner for Pakistan. I don’t think those 2 uncles who currently play will last too long. Sufyan is decent but will have a short shelf life. Abrar is currently the best spinner in Pak but he is also mystery type so will have a small shelf life. I feel Saim is going to be the prime spinner for Pak. He has the talent. On pure batting ability he is 2-3 notches below Abhishek. As a total package he is very good. Can be almost a Jadeja level player if handled properly.

Jadeja level? He bowled atleast 2 or 3 half trackers in each over. Batsmen with intent could committ occasional errors. But not at test level. He will be milked even bashed around.

 

[Local.Dada]

Jadeja level? He bowled atleast 2 or 3 half trackers in each over. Batsmen with intent could committ occasional errors. But not at test level. He will be milked even bashed around.

I meant maximum upside. All 3 formats combined.

 

[SportsWarrior]

Jadeja level? He bowled atleast 2 or 3 half trackers in each over. Batsmen with intent could committ occasional errors. But not at test level. He will be milked even bashed around.

Saim is a decent bowler but no way can make team as allrounder. He is as of now a novelty and no teams comes prepared for him. once they do he will struggle.. he is a decent batsman and should work on his skills there

 

[Obaidd]

Abhishek hasn’t had a single digit score this year, Saim has three ducks in his last five innings. Don’t like comparing players anyways.

 

[TexasRattlesnake]

Haris is okayish. He is nothing special and is a medicore cricketer but I think most people on this forumn acknowledge he's crap but can occasionally play a good innings like he has done at no 3.

Problem is people are hyping Saim and at one point hyped him = to Saeed Anwar or > due to Aus and SA series.

While I believe Saeed Anwar is a tad bit overrated due to feasting on minnow attacks, He still feasted on them while Saim has flunked against them excluding his purple patch run against Australia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

And even then Saeed has played classy knocks against all attacks. Saim Ayub hasnt even come close to surpassing Fakhar Zaman yet.

In both odi and even t20 where fakhar is a bit of a failure the gulf between these 2 is massive.

Pakistani players are rated according to their performance vs India but the reality is that the Indian bowling attack is not static in quality.

Saeed Anwar, Salman Butt, Shoaib Malik wouldn't be as successful against the current Indian attack as they were (Especially Butt and Malik). Babar would score against older Indian attacks too.

That's why when Pakistani oldies say "Hamarey zamaney mei hum toh". Those were different "zamaney".

 

[TexasRattlesnake]

Jadeja level? He bowled atleast 2 or 3 half trackers in each over. Batsmen with intent could committ occasional errors. But not at test level. He will be milked even bashed around.

Yup. He bowled some really good balls but was also hit for a couple of boundaries in 3 of his 4 overs.

On pitches without help he won't even get those wickets and go for more runs.

 

[followed]

His face looks like that because he's disgusted by the talentless bowling he's facing

Lol no man he has that crying face. Even if he scores a century he has same facial expressions. Maybe his face is like that werid.

 

[followed]

This is how you seem to be consistently crying.

Lol chacha ji zameen te aa jao zyada uchlan di lorh koi ni.

 

[Katwalindian]

The delusions of Indian fans never fail to amaze me.

Apparently Abhishek would be a superstar in Test cricket too but he won’t get a chance because the competition is very high in India.

The competition is so high that Rahane played 85 Tests with an average of 38 and KL Rahul has played 60 Tests with an average of 34.

Karun nair is their number 3 but somehow babar like players are found on their streets ......

 

[Obaidd]

I have not heard of Abhishek outside of PP. Can’t comment.

Consistent and aggressive, perfect combo. Some poor efforts in the field today though.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Sharma Ji is leagues apart from Saim.

 

[Aham Brahmasmi]

According to some ones logic here , saim is better since got wickets against India last game and abhishek got none

 

[CadPakFan]

Sharma Ji is leagues apart from Saim.

Yeah as soon as I saw him destroy bowling attacks in the IPL last year I knew this guy would be a different freak of nature in internationals as well.

 

[pillionrider]

This looks like a bad comparison now, but I wouldn't give up on Saim yet. I haven't watched any live game where Saim has played well. Only these two matches vs India. Previous game, he looked very very nervous. Today he showed a bit more of what he possibly has. I think he can be pretty good. But if you're a Pak fan, please just let him be and don't make the same mistake you did with Babar vs Kohli. He can be good for you.

 

[hur rizvi]

This is like comparison of saeed Anwar and Imran farhat

 

[Obaidd]

Saim made 21 today (meh) but that was still poor. Not impressed. He’s not a smart batter.

 

[JaDed]

Abhishek will get grooming from Indian seniors retired player, Indian seniors, IPL mentors and has been coached well since childhood, it will be hard for Saim to compete with that esp if BCCI invests more in Abhishek.

 

[hks222]

Saim will come good for us - off color but he has perfoemed really well for us.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Saim looks weak. Not tall for a good striker. Not srtong either. Atleast Farhan despite being shorter than Saim , he has solid forearms, muscles. Saim has to totally rely on timing.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Saim looks weak. Not tall for a good striker. Not srtong either. Atleast Farhan despite being shorter than Saim , he has solid forearms, muscles. Saim has to totally rely on timing.

Saim will struggle on slow wickets with no pace where he is forced to generate his own power to hit big. Kind of like Babar Azam. If he can hit the gym and build some strength, he will become more dangerous.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Saim will struggle on slow wickets with no pace where he is forced to generate his own power to hit big. Kind of like Babar Azam. If he can hit the gym and build some strength, he will become more dangerous.

But pakistan cricketers don't stay fit anymore except a few here and there. Look at Haris. He looks like malnourished kid. In comparison Afghanistan players look good. They had this fat wicekt keeper long back. Apart from Nabhi most of them look fit and strong.

 

[nish_mate]

He did make a decent Shinwari out of Afridi...

Sharma isn’t just batting, he’s cooking — making a full Shinwari karahi out of Afridi. ....Lala would be proud of this assault

 

[Katwalindian]

Saim can only work in SENA conditions.....in Asia he is dud

 

[Devadwal]

Saim scored 4th duck in last 5 innings while Abhishek is unstoppable at this moment . Really no comparison at all

 

[GudduBadmash]

Saim Ayub




Abhishek Sharma






AS is light years ahead of our overrated hack, has scored more in just four international matches than Saim has managed in 11 and that is genuinely embarrassing.

We actually dropped a record breaking partnership for this hack, Fakhar and that other hack who doesnt know whether he is an opener, a number 3 or a number 6

 

[Asif321]

Saim should be compared with Parthiv Patel .

 

[nish_mate]

“One’s a bowler who forced his way into opening, the other’s an opener who bowled his way out of form.