[EXCLUSIVE] "ICC needs to give Pakistan more Test cricket": Mohammad Abbas

[Farabi]

The pitches in Australia in 2019 were much flatter than they are now, with little to no seam movement to speak of. Misbah was off his rocker selecting three youngsters with barely any FC experience for Australia, simply because they had "pace", but I highly doubt Abbas would have done any better even if he played both matches and was at full fitness. Its also unfair to paint Misbah in this light considering he is the one who is the one who first started backing Abbas-like hardworking, seam bowlers in the UAE that were coming off good FC performances.

I don’t know where to start


1. Starc averaged 17 in that series, and Hazlewood came in at 23, both showcasing masterful swing and seam. Extracting movement on those tracks is a skill, and frankly, the Pakistani teenagers were set up to fail. Not their fault.

2. In 2018 and 2021, it was India’s pacers who sealed the series victories in Australia. Saini, Siraj, Thakur, and Natarajan weren’t lightning quick, but their tighter lines and greater skill turned the tide in India’s favor.

3. While it’s all conjecture, bowlers like Mohammad Abbas and Mir Hamza, known for their precision and discipline, would have been far better suited to Australian conditions than any erratic teenagers.

4. On flat Aussie pitches, tighter, more disciplined bowlers always outperform wayward speedsters. In fact, sheer pace without control is a liability on such surfaces. Misbah and Waqar should have been sacked for making brainless decisions.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Mohammad Abbas completes 100 Test Wickets, becomes the 20th Pakistani bowler to achieve this milestone

 

[FearlessRoar]

Mohammad Abbas has been dropped from the Pakistan Test squad for the two-match series against the West Indies.

 

[Rana]

If you are going to make spinning decks, there is no genuine reason to drop him and play him as the only seamer. He is good enough to hold one end and bowl a long spell with a spinner operating from the other end. Pakistan flopped this with Jamaal as the only seamer. Abbas could do this job.

 

[Devadwal]

Very bad decision to dropped him after a great series.

 

[Xoib]

If lone seamer is the strategy I am ok with Khurram getting a run ,
Khurram has a ceiling to be a decent 3rd seamer who can average 29-30 with the ball

 

[shamaan]

Should have been picked no reason to drop him.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Is it a fair call to drop Mohammad Abbas from the Test squad?

 

[Farabi]

victim of “pace is pace yaar” fetish.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Shan Masood speaking during a press conference ahead of the First test Match against West Indies:

About dropping Mohammad Abbas for this series:

“As a captain, as a decision-maker in my tenure, even though there have been many changes in terms of selectors, in terms of management, the effort has been that your squad is never of 15, you have a whole roster of 20-25 players. And if you see, for Australia, in which we announced a team for the camp before the Australia tour, which was my first assignment, from then till now, there might be additions from outside on one hand; otherwise, all the others are from that same group of 20-25 players.”

“Mohammad Abbas was there, we felt that in South Africa, the conditions were such that they would suit him, in which he would be the number one bowler for the Pakistan team. Here the conditions have changed. We have always done this that even if you see before, when Sajid Khan and Noman Ali came in the middle of the England series, we also rested the three fast bowlers who played before. So, these are the things, we have to see the conditions, we have to see the opposition, we have to see the pitch. The effort is to keep everyone as part of that 20-25 player roster, and communicate with them. And communication has been done with Mohammad Abbas and everyone has been explained about their role.”

“If you come to batting also, in the last series I went from number three to opener. Babar Azam came at number three. When Saim was unfit, Babar Azam also opened. So, these are the things we all have to do for the team and sometimes you also have to understand that, in these conditions, my requirement is not there, and someone else comes at this position wins the match for Pakistan. So, when you create a good roster of 20-25 people, they will take you forward in a World Test Championship.”

 

[FearlessRoar]

May Allah grant her the highest place in Jannah Ameen

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