Neither Zahid nor Usman are test quality. But I agree Usman deserved a chance if the other option was Zahid
How many wickets did he take in 3-4 day cricket last season?
While his appearances have been limited, I am eager to witness him showcasing his skills in the longer format of the game. I have no doubt that he possesses the potential to excel in that arena.
I know you trust his abilities but domestic performances should be the only criteria for national selection. If Qadir really wants a spot in red ball then he better shed his sweat and blood in the domestic season.
Yeah. That's true. he must have showcase his skills at domestic circuit first. He has skills and he can do well.
Why don't he stop taking comments. Why does he post.
unlucky?
Usman qadir is lucky. He wouldn't have even been selected pcb didn't respect his dad.
When I say "unlucky," I'm referring to the situation where, despite his good performances, he will consistently be overshadowed by Shadab due to Shadab's superior batting skills.
what situation? Bhai, shadab knows how to bowl. Even if shadab cant bat he is ahead of qadir on bowling alone.
This 5-wicket haul against Peshawar also earned him 100 T20 wickets.
12 dots in T20 is no joke. Today, he was exceptional. I hope he will learn to maintain consistency.
He cant. He tries too much and ends up bowling rubbish too often. He should be a real star with his ability to sharply spin the ball both ways but he can't be trusted. Some of it is technical but much of it is psychological
He has more talent but under pressure he wilts. Doesn't trust his leg spin and falls to pieces
Okay. But is he really worse than Shadab and Usama? Surely he deserves more chances ahead of them.
If there is any close friend Babar has, it is Usman. He was the first person Babar went to meet after coming back from India. If he was selected for national team in recent times, people would call him 'Dostu Yaari' selection too.
Much of muchness but he suffers from the very unfair parchi label.
Our cricket is a mess. No one trusts their own eyes but want to put these labels as a get clause for poor performance
Only thing he has going for him, is that he is tall. But he has extremely poor control.
Control is a little less, but spins the ball much more than UM
Usama Mir is good for nothing
He topped the one day wicket charts last year, I'm ok to give him a long run in ODIs. If Shadab got 6 years, Usama Mir can have his chances
He averages 42!!!! with the ball in first class cricket, he should be kept far away from the test team. I'd even take Zahid Mehmood in tests over him
Zahir Mahmood is a bit quicker through the air, so he could be more successful in white ball cricket but not in Tests.
Needs to work hard on his fitness, needs to play FC and needs to bowl with the field up because in limited overs with the field out, you become lazy both mentally and technically
I agree mate - he wasted his career chasing the t20 dream and ended up being a long hop champion…
Exactly. Look at the test level bowlers we have and he could be better than them all.
Maybe he is hinting towards the PCB offering Babar the captaincy role?
Retirement then unretirement two years later
the way PCB treated him its better that he should move on.
Not sure what he wants? He was given more opportunity to represent Pakistan than Imad Wasim in the past 2-3 years. It’s no one’s fault if you bowl a full toss and a half tracker every over
Usman was good but not at his father's level.
He was getting opportunities in wrong format. Was a big turner of the ball and have a googly. Could have been a very good asset in Tests specially on a fourth and fifth day track
Are you crazy? Test cricket is the one arena where your line and length has to be impeccable as the batsmen don’t go after you to get themselves out on bad balls. You have to land the ball on a handkerchief consistently over and over again. Usman can’t even land it on the strip and should not even carry drinks for the 2nd 11. He’s been very fortunate that he had a go and for a day or two he put thoughts in shadabs mind.
So, you think with bad line and length, he can play t20s where the batsman will go for cleaners against him. And in test he can't bowl due to that? Spinners in test cricket is all about genuine spin who can turn the bowl, not like shadab or imad who can't turn an inch and occupies the spot of a spinner. Line and length can be improved, but you can't transform any bowler from a t20 slow bowler to a genuine test spinner who can actually spin the ball.
His spin is useless if he just throws full tosses 24/7
Where did I write he should play T20’s? Infact what you struggle to understand is my main point he should be nowhere near any kind of national team. What he does aside from that is between him and his selectors.
