Can Hasan Nawaz become Pakistan's greatest middle-order batter?

[Aqib_mustafa]

Hasan Nawaz produced a remarkable performance on his One-Day International (ODI) debut, guiding Pakistan to victory in a tense run chase against the West Indies on August 8 in Trinidad. Chasing 281, the young batter struck an unbeaten 63 from just 54 balls, steering his side to a five-wicket win with seven balls to spare.

His match-winning knock came in partnership with Hussain Talat, as the duo stitched together an unbroken 104-run stand for the sixth wicket to take Pakistan 1-0 up in the three-match series. Nawaz’s efforts earned him the Player of the Match award, making him only the fourth Pakistani since 2000 to win the honour on ODI debut.

Pakistan players to win POTM on ODI debut (since 2000):

• Hasan Nawaz vs West Indies, 2025
• Imam-ul-Haq vs Sri Lanka, 2017
• Anwar Ali vs South Africa, 2013
• Nasir Jamshed vs Zimbabwe, 2008

Before his ODI heroics, Nawaz had already impressed in T20 Internationals this year, scoring 339 runs in 14 matches, including a century and a fifty. Pakistan, having clinched the T20I series 2-1 against the West Indies, now stands just one win away from sealing the ODI series in Trinidad on August 10.

Given this dream start and his growing track record in white-ball cricket, could Hasan Nawaz go on to become Pakistan’s greatest middle-order batter in the future?

 

[Usman Chadda]

Bro what are these threads

 

[DeadlyVenom]

He's played only one match. I remember when Shoaib Maqsood came he burst onto the scene too. Just chill and see where his career goes.

 

[shamaan]

Let him play 20 games before making a judgement.

 

[GudduBadmash]

lmao

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

Let him play 20 games before making a judgement.

Bro you can clearly see he is levels above other players in the team

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

Bro what are these threads

Bro just a huge fan and i think we should all admire his skill and the talent he possess.

 

[Energy]

Nawaz himself will laugh at this thread if he's able to read.

 

[shamaan]

Bro you can clearly see he is levels above other players in the team

Yes bro I agree but we have seen that with multiple players eg Umar Akmal.

 

[sweep_shot]

Greatest? Too early to say that. He is new to the scene. His biggest test would probably be ICC events. That's where performance matters.

As of now, he is doing very well. He is one of the top 3 Pakistani batters currently.

 

[mominsaigol]

Hasan Nawaz produced a remarkable performance on his One-Day International (ODI) debut, guiding Pakistan to victory in a tense run chase against the West Indies on August 8 in Trinidad. Chasing 281, the young batter struck an unbeaten 63 from just 54 balls, steering his side to a five-wicket win with seven balls to spare.

His match-winning knock came in partnership with Hussain Talat, as the duo stitched together an unbroken 104-run stand for the sixth wicket to take Pakistan 1-0 up in the three-match series. Nawaz’s efforts earned him the Player of the Match award, making him only the fourth Pakistani since 2000 to win the honour on ODI debut.

Pakistan players to win POTM on ODI debut (since 2000):

• Hasan Nawaz vs West Indies, 2025
• Imam-ul-Haq vs Sri Lanka, 2017
• Anwar Ali vs South Africa, 2013
• Nasir Jamshed vs Zimbabwe, 2008

Before his ODI heroics, Nawaz had already impressed in T20 Internationals this year, scoring 339 runs in 14 matches, including a century and a fifty. Pakistan, having clinched the T20I series 2-1 against the West Indies, now stands just one win away from sealing the ODI series in Trinidad on August 10.

Given this dream start and his growing track record in white-ball cricket, could Hasan Nawaz go on to become Pakistan’s greatest middle-order batter in the future?

Hold your horses.

 

[AZulfi]

Premature celebration

Indeed, he has immense potential, but judge the guy after he has played at least 20-25 games

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Koi toh rok lo

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

The jury is still out.

What he is undoubtedly is though, is a rare Pakistan middle order batting success story where the player has actual hitting ability.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Hyperbole.
he'll have to do it for a period of 15 years to achieve that. considering our greatest middle order batters are Inzi and Miandad.

 

[mon858]

Check what happened to other 3 greatest match winners in your post and you can find your answer. 1 odi. Come on. Please. Just wait. There should be some kind of ban on hyping our players after 1 innings, 1 psl, 1 man of match, etc. Remember haider ali knock in England t20.

 

[mon858]

Also don't forget when target was still steep like around 20 off 12 or something he gave a dolly catch to third man dropped. Maybe he would have been caught and we didnt cross the line. Then people would make thread greatest choke, etc. So 1 innings means nothing, unless its something helping win world title like inzy 92 world cup knocks or level of razzaq singlehandedly taking over top knock team south Africa bowling, or even once in while afridi performances.

 

[Nasty Naz]

lol after 1 ODI match... lets at least wait a few years to see how he fares before rushing to make such a ridiculous thread.

 

[ads101]

Hopefully.

Problem with most batsmen is they get worked out after they play a year or so. It’s much easier to survive in international cricket before you’ve had your technique analysed in international cricket with all the video recordings.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Hasan Nawaz produced a remarkable performance on his One-Day International (ODI) debut, guiding Pakistan to victory in a tense run chase against the West Indies on August 8 in Trinidad. Chasing 281, the young batter struck an unbeaten 63 from just 54 balls, steering his side to a five-wicket win with seven balls to spare.

His match-winning knock came in partnership with Hussain Talat, as the duo stitched together an unbroken 104-run stand for the sixth wicket to take Pakistan 1-0 up in the three-match series. Nawaz’s efforts earned him the Player of the Match award, making him only the fourth Pakistani since 2000 to win the honour on ODI debut.

Pakistan players to win POTM on ODI debut (since 2000):

• Hasan Nawaz vs West Indies, 2025
• Imam-ul-Haq vs Sri Lanka, 2017
• Anwar Ali vs South Africa, 2013
• Nasir Jamshed vs Zimbabwe, 2008

Before his ODI heroics, Nawaz had already impressed in T20 Internationals this year, scoring 339 runs in 14 matches, including a century and a fifty. Pakistan, having clinched the T20I series 2-1 against the West Indies, now stands just one win away from sealing the ODI series in Trinidad on August 10.

Given this dream start and his growing track record in white-ball cricket, could Hasan Nawaz go on to become Pakistan’s greatest middle-order batter in the future?

Yes he will score 500 centuries and overtake Babar as Pakistan's GOAT. Sit down man it was one game.

 

[sweep_shot]

Greatest? Too early to say that. He is new to the scene. His biggest test would probably be ICC events. That's where performance matters.

As of now, he is doing very well. He is one of the top 3 Pakistani batters currently.

What I like about Hassan Nawaz is he is a proper cricket batter. He is not a funky T20 hack.

So, yeah. I think he has great potential. Anyway, early days for him. Let's see how he develops.

 

[cricketmania22]

He is a modern day Viv.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Do not start jumping like a bean on a hot plate yet.

Let him play against stronger teams and then we will see.

 

[hks222]

Why does this thread exists

 

[Ball Blazer]

Cant decide too early. Lets wait

 

[Devadwal]

Based on his debut performance? Fir bolte hai tum troll karte ho .

Ek innings ke base pe asi thread

 

[hks222]

Based on his debut performance? Fir bolte hai tum troll karte ho .

Ek innings ke base pe asi thread

Exactly. I mean let the poor guy even play a little

I also see him as more like a limited overs specialist.