Or perhaps make a team that can actually compete in all formats.
In Pakistan's case ICC needs to enforce a No nepotism/ Merit selection clause. Pakistan has now become the most nepotism ridden country. Where merit takes a back seat. Normally no cricket board would pursue a policy of Nepotism and favoring players with connections. Because it will show up in overall performance of the team, Pakistan is now failing across the board, in all formats. If course correction is not taken Pakistan will soon loose it's full ICC test member status (like what happened with Hockey which was once it's national sport).
Because people did not like seeing him bowl 120kph as they wanted 140kph bowlers. Eventually we all saw what we got then.
You forget he actually got quite slow, like consistently 70 mph and he became quite ineffective, at 75-80 mph he made impact but he slowed down quite a bit. Also, Mir Hamza and Khurram Shahzad had really great tours of Australia idk what you mean, Abbas could only dream of bowling like how they did in those notoriously difficult conditions.Because people did not like seeing him bowl 120kph as they wanted 140kph bowlers. Eventually we all saw what we got then.
in 25 matches he has 90 wickets and he picked those wickets mostly in UAE, WI and England. If abbas can take wickets with 70 MPH, I will pick him anyday over 90-95 MPH bowlers.
That's the thing he didn't take all his wickets at 70 MPH, before he would bowl more consistently around 80 MPH and then 75 MPH on the lower end but during his last few series he slowed down like that and was even slow in domestic for a little while till he got back into his rhythm and started preforming again. That being said yeah, on pitches like were producing in Pakistan right now, he would definitely be an asset and yeah 700 FC Wickets at under a 21 avg is insane.
Where did I state anything else apart from the speeds he was bowling at.
Then we r surely going to lose our Test playing nation status soon
He's be perfect... English bowlers are thriving and he's a quintessential English bowler
The dude is also a big player in the English County game too.
Yep. he has been performing better than bowlers like Ali or Shaheen etc but he has been sidelined for no reason.
Lahore Blues' Mohammad Abbas' brilliant match figures 10/74 - 13th First Class 10-fer (6/39 in the 1st innings and 4/35 in the 2nd innings) against FATA went in vain as his side succumbed to defeat in the fifth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024.
That is true. But the first class with Hampshire is quite a few steps below what would be required of him in the SA tests. Let’s hope he’s developed a bit since his last outing. We will know in about 20 hours.
Paterson was also bowling at the same pace. Maybe slips need to come up.
I don't mind Abbas getting selected as he is still better than the alternatives, but the more consistent and in form bowlers should get the nod in the final eleven. No idea why these selectors/coaches always mess this up.
My thoughts exactly.
It’s a disgrace how Mir Hamza was treated after his iconic spell in the Boxing Day test exactly a year ago.
No one is as slow as Abbas in this match. But it’s not rocket science - we’ve known he’s a slow coach for years
Bro Mir hamza is very similar pace to abbas - neither are the answer. They are an embarrassment to fast bowlers
Mir Hamza ran through the Aussie top order in his second last test, and had a decent last outing against Bangladesh. Performance over opinions. It’s a disgrace to keep a performer out of the team because “pace is pace, Yaar”.
Why does a fast bowler need to be under 25. Where does it say that? SA just debuted a 31 and 35 year old which ran through Pakistani team.
Yup! Abbas was 5-10 kph slower than Mir Hamza, and he no longer has the control he had, or I am not sure if he’s just rusty. Mir Hamza looked like a million bucks in his second last test, which was the boxing test down under. There was no point in keeping him out and trying Abbas.
Why is that more important than fielding your best 11 and winning test matches now. If there's a gifted 23 year old bring them, but it’s short-sighted to prioritize a less deserving youngster over a seasoned pro.
In Pakistan, anyone under 140 is the same
