Canistani Hero
Senior T20I Player
- Joined
- Mar 3, 2012
- Runs
- 17,862
The title says enough -- I suppose the question is ISLU specific with regards to PSL but both are somewhat knocking on the national team door so it does beg the question.
Mods can we have a poll?
Personally, I find Faheem hugely overrated with both bat and ball -- his batting has non-existent for most of his tenure with the national team and his bowling whist ordinary for Pakistan, has been surprisingly effective in the PSL. Ammad appears to be a much cleaner striker of the ball but lacks the consistency to exhibit he could an all-rounder in the mould of Razzaq as opposed to a Wahab or Tanvir, both of whom can cause some carnage on their day. Faheem's pace is in the 135-138 bracket whereas Ammad typically clocks 132-135. I like Ammad's willingness to use variation, he has a decent bumper and isn't afraid to try a cutter every once in a while whereas Faheem comes across as more of one-dimensional bowler.
Pakistan desperately needs a seam bowling A/R for LOI's - I guess the ship has sailed on the likes of Aamir Yamin, Anwar Ali and Bilawal Bhatti and it would be worth mentioning that Misbah can keep a much closer eye on these two..given his affiliation with Islamabad.
In the long term, I firmly believe Abbas Afridi has everything needed to blossom into the kind of player needed to fulfill that role but he will need atleast 2 years to hone his skills, until then if you had to pick one of these two in Pakistan's ODI and T20 squads, perhaps even as a squad player if not a starter, who would it be?
Mods can we have a poll?
Personally, I find Faheem hugely overrated with both bat and ball -- his batting has non-existent for most of his tenure with the national team and his bowling whist ordinary for Pakistan, has been surprisingly effective in the PSL. Ammad appears to be a much cleaner striker of the ball but lacks the consistency to exhibit he could an all-rounder in the mould of Razzaq as opposed to a Wahab or Tanvir, both of whom can cause some carnage on their day. Faheem's pace is in the 135-138 bracket whereas Ammad typically clocks 132-135. I like Ammad's willingness to use variation, he has a decent bumper and isn't afraid to try a cutter every once in a while whereas Faheem comes across as more of one-dimensional bowler.
Pakistan desperately needs a seam bowling A/R for LOI's - I guess the ship has sailed on the likes of Aamir Yamin, Anwar Ali and Bilawal Bhatti and it would be worth mentioning that Misbah can keep a much closer eye on these two..given his affiliation with Islamabad.
In the long term, I firmly believe Abbas Afridi has everything needed to blossom into the kind of player needed to fulfill that role but he will need atleast 2 years to hone his skills, until then if you had to pick one of these two in Pakistan's ODI and T20 squads, perhaps even as a squad player if not a starter, who would it be?
