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Made his first real impact in a test match today.

Picked up his first test wicket.Overall bowled 13 overs with figures of 1-51.
 
bowled pretty decently

will get better the more he plays, just needs to cut out the bad bowls


Really good option to have
 
Good bowling by him today. But his real aim should be to make it big while batting.

Potentially 50 Average Test player.

Also needs to be in ODI side for Hafeez.
 
Don't know when did he become a bowler or 5th bowling option.
He is a pure batsman and should bat at no 3 longterm.
 
Playing him at 6 is a super dumb decision, one of the best players of fast bowling in the team will come at 6...

Anyways he bowled decently, he can be a very useful option to give bowlers a break and may even pick up a few wickets here and there.
 
aloo paratha said:
Playing him at 6 is a super dumb decision, one of the best players of fast bowling in the team will come at 6...

Anyways he bowled decently, he can be a very useful option to give bowlers a break and may even pick up a few wickets here and there.
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number 6 is actually right for him. a number 6 has to face the 2nd new ball and he is very good at that and can take the pacers on. he will be a big improvement on shafiq
 
Leo23 said:
number 6 is actually right for him. a number 6 has to face the 2nd new ball and he is very good at that and can take the pacers on. he will be a big improvement on shafiq
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Not if you're 4 down in 40 overs.
 
aloo paratha said:
Playing him at 6 is a super dumb decision, one of the best players of fast bowling in the team will come at 6...

Anyways he bowled decently, he can be a very useful option to give bowlers a break and may even pick up a few wickets here and there.
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He's just starting. Hasn't played in two years. It's pretty sensible.
 
aloo paratha said:
Playing him at 6 is a super dumb decision, one of the best players of fast bowling in the team will come at 6...

Anyways he bowled decently, he can be a very useful option to give bowlers a break and may even pick up a few wickets here and there.
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may be they are planning that haris is on the crease at the time of new ball change i.s 80 overs
 
Should get an extended run at 6 like Shafiq did. If he proves to be the savior he's touted to be, he can move up.
 
If fit, he's an exceptional talent.

I think he will do well in this series.
 
Harris looks more at home in test cricket than Babar. Babar still has not figure out his game plan, where as in LOIs, he knows what to do...
 
Haris has looked to me the most assured batsman out there. Even more than Azhar.
 
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yasir said:
Harris looks more at home in test cricket than Babar. Babar still has not figure out his game plan, where as in LOIs, he knows what to do...
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This has always been the case with Babar,

His FC average is 36, his List A average is 51.
 
Haris needs to open up more now


Hasan is a good slogger but wont survie out there for any great length of time
 
Feel free to jump on the bandwagon guys. Where have all the haters gone now?
 
But but but Haris hasnt played first class for 3 years., they said. Absolutely clueless!
On potential Haris is the best test batsman in Pakistan and one of the best in world. Unlucky to miss his peak 5 years.

Should bat at no 3!
 
SarfiBabarHaris said:
But but but Haris hasnt played first class for 3 years., they said. Absolutely clueless!
On potential Haris is the best test batsman in Pakistan and one of the best in world. Unlucky to miss his peak 5 years.

Should bat at no 3!
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Me and you both called it. I have been waiting for Haris to return for years.
 
SarfiBabarHaris said:
But but but Haris hasnt played first class for 3 years., they said. Absolutely clueless!
On potential Haris is the best test batsman in Pakistan and one of the best in world. Unlucky to miss his peak 5 years.

Should bat at no 3!
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Don't forget the posters who said he can't play spin. :)))
 
mak36 said:
Don't forget the posters who said he can't play spin. :)))
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We are not utilizing his potential playing him at 6. Right now he is playing with tail and denying so many singles. He can score daddy hundreds at top of the order and can accelerate when set.
 
This is why I was in favor of Sharjeel playing at #7, He can tonk it at will. So useful in playing with the tail

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SarfiBabarHaris said:
We are not utilizing his potential playing him at 6. Right now he is playing with tail and denying so many singles. He can score daddy hundreds at top of the order and can accelerate when set.
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He should be at three. But I think they wanted to ease him into it- hopefully they will push him up after a few tests.

He has looked a class apart from the rest of the batting line up, which he has backed up with vital runs.

It's good to see him in Pakistan colours again. Fawad supporters will be fuming with this knock. :))
 
When you watch Haris's innings and compare it with Babar Azam's recent struggles in Test cricket it makes you wonder why the latter is playing above him in the batting order.

Looks assured, leaving the ball well and playing at a good strike rate.
 
Looks confident and has played some wonderful shots.

Makes batting look so easy at times. Such a stylish batsman with all of the shots.
 
mak36 said:
He should be at three. But I think they wanted to ease him into it- hopefully they will push him up after a few tests.

He has looked a class apart from the rest of the batting line up, which he has backed up with vital runs.

It's good to see him in Pakistan colours again. Fawad supporters will be fuming with this knock. :))
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It is possible to be enthusiastic about more than one batsman at a time.

Both should be in the middle order. Asad and Masood out. And Babar's time is running out.
 
Another thing, he looks a lot fitter than he has in the past.

I saw him at the Champions Trophy earlier this year and he looks fitter now than he did back then.
 
New Yorker said:
It is possible to be enthusiastic about more than one batsman at a time.

Both should be in the middle order. Asad and Masood out. And Babar's time is running out.
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Of course you can support both, but I was referring to the posters who wrote very spiteful comments against Haris before he had even faced a ball.

Just take a look at the Haris vs Fawad thread.
 
Saj said:
Another thing, he looks a lot fitter than he has in the past.

I saw him at the Champions Trophy earlier this year and he looks fitter now than he did back then.
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Good to hear. Now he just needs to replace Hafeez in the ODI team.
 
Hamza_ said:
[MENTION=47617]Red Devil[/MENTION] Thanks to MisYou
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PCB are the biggest culprit for not ensuring Haris had the best medical care when he got injured - could've avoided that botched surgery which robbed months of his career.
 
Markhor said:
PCB are the biggest culprit for not ensuring Haris had the best medical care when he got injured - could've avoided that botched surgery which robbed months of his career.
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He shuld have debuted in 2011/12. I am sorry but investing on Shafique was the wrong move.
You can just seeing Haris bat that he is someone special.
 
Knew he would do well, he is better than Babar and should play in our ODI team as well.

His batting is classy, especially against fast bowlers, he just doesn't look like he'll get out.
 
SarfiBabarHaris said:
He shuld have debuted in 2011/12. I am sorry but investing on Shafique was the wrong move.
You can just seeing Haris bat that he is someone special.
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True, although his injury didn't help. Has to make up for lost time now.

Who was coach in 2011/12- Waqar?
 
He is the best Asian test batsman against Seam/swing. No one comes close.
 
He was the spare batsman in tests before the injury. Didnt get a chance coz they went with shafiq which was fine.
But he had the look of a proper player. InshaAllah onwards and upwards from here.
 
SarfiBabarHaris said:
He shuld have debuted in 2011/12. I am sorry but investing on Shafique was the wrong move.
You can just seeing Haris bat that he is someone special.
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Well just for the sake of an argument I guess Haris is this good a test batsman just because he’s been playing first class for so long and that experience has helped him.
 
Needs to work on running between the wickets and fitness. Alhumdullilah it does seem to be holding up well
 
Sports_Psychologist said:
Well just for the sake of an argument I guess Haris is this good a test batsman just because he’s been playing first class for so long and that experience has helped him.
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He hasn't played FC in three years, so I am not sure how that argument works.
 
SarfiBabarHaris said:
He shuld have debuted in 2011/12. I am sorry but investing on Shafique was the wrong move.
You can just seeing Haris bat that he is someone special.
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You could've played both had Azhar moved to open with Haris at 3 and Shafiq at 6.

Azhar just has to open for this batting lineup to work. Haris can then play at 3 where you need a more dynamic, free flowing batsman, his game would suit that position. I was thinking he can be groomed at 6 as a new batsman but its clear he'd be wasted there.

You can also take Babar out of the firing line as he's struggling at the moment and move him to 6 where there's not as much pressure. He's still finding his game in Test cricket. #5 is where you have a stabiliser like Salahuddin or Fawad.

Problem is now the team management have gone with this batting order they can't change it so soon. Its so unbalanced right now as you've grinders from 1-4 and strokeplayers from 5-10 (Amir, Yasir and Ali can all score at a good rate).
 
Markhor said:
You could've played both had Azhar moved to open with Haris at 3 and Shafiq at 6.

Azhar just has to open for this batting lineup to work. Haris can then play at 3 where you need a more dynamic, free flowing batsman, his game would suit that position. I was thinking he can be groomed at 6 as a new batsman but its clear he'd be wasted there.

You can also take Babar out of the firing line as he's struggling at the moment and move him to 6 where there's not as much pressure. He's still finding his game in Test cricket. #5 is where you have a stabiliser like Salahuddin or Fawad.

Problem is now the team management have gone with this batting order they can't change it so soon. Its so unbalanced right now as you've grinders from 1-4 and strokeplayers from 5-10 (Amir, Yasir and Ali can all score at a good rate).
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Making Azhar bat at no 3 was a big mistake by management. All of us saw it but they didn't :(
 
Hamza_ said:
His big hitting is not good.
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better than what was shown today

He will get back into it

Having said I dont think he fits into the ODI team just yet. We need an out and out ball striker (Talat hopefully)

If they decide to get rid of Malik then thats where Haris would come in
 
This is what I was saying for years. We are not investing in the right players.
Asad Shafik having played 57 tests when Harris Sohail plying his first today.

I hope he make full use of the time he has to prove how good he is.
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
better than what was shown today

He will get back into it

Having said I dont think he fits into the ODI team just yet. We need an out and out ball striker (Talat hopefully)

If they decide to get rid of Malik then thats where Haris would come in
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Haris can replace Hafeez at four.

Talat can replace Malik at six.
 
mak36 said:
Haris can replace Hafeez at four.

Talat can replace Malik at six.
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thats what I would hope for

Ideally both should have taken the champions trophy as a chance to retire on a high

The fact professor has not been picked for t20s or tests gives me hope he will be phased.

I think Malik will survive, and be great for us until a tournament starts where he will inevitably fail
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
thats what I would hope for

Ideally both should have taken the champions trophy as a chance to retire on a high

The fact professor has not been picked for t20s or tests gives me hope he will be phased.

I think Malik will survive, and be great for us until a tournament starts where he will inevitably fail
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I think Hafeez would be dropped from ODIs as well but that innings in the final has cemented his place. That was a very important innings in the context of the game. That prevented momentum going to India.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He was advised to have an operation he didn't need & wrong diagnosis of injury. Fantastic to see Haris Sohail back for Pakistan <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/914432306668064768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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hadi123 said:
I think Hafeez would be dropped from ODIs as well but that innings in the final has cemented his place. That was a very important innings in the context of the game. That prevented momentum going to India.
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yes it was great for the moment but that innings may well be a hindrance to progressing this team further.
 
hadi123 said:
I think Hafeez would be dropped from ODIs as well but that innings in the final has cemented his place. That was a very important innings in the context of the game. That prevented momentum going to India.
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That innings gets way too much hype. I wrote a thread on this- Pakistan only hit 9 boundaries in the final 10 (with Hafeez facing most of the deliveries).
 
mak36 said:
That innings gets way too much hype. I wrote a thread on this- Pakistan only hit 9 boundaries in the final 10 (with Hafeez facing most of the deliveries).
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Thats harsh. We could have mustered 315 without that inninings given how good bhuvi n bumrah are and 315 would have been distinctly par and momentum sucking.
Was a clutch knock
 
mak36 said:
That innings gets way too much hype. I wrote a thread on this- Pakistan only hit 9 boundaries in the final 10 (with Hafeez facing most of the deliveries).
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Come on. You would take 57 off 37 balls before the match. Let's not forget Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Bumrah are two of the best death bowlers in the world. I didn't think that total would be enough; Hafeez innings was brilliant but I felt Imad Wasim could have done more with the bat and that's probably why we didn't hit that many boundaries. Imad's strike rate was 119 whereas Hafeez SR was 154.05. What more could you have asked for from Hafeez?
 
hadi123 said:
Come on. You would take 57 off 37 balls before the match. Let's not forget Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Bumrah are two of the best death bowlers in the world. I didn't think that total would be enough; Hafeez innings was brilliant but I felt Imad Wasim could have done more with the bat and that's probably why we didn't hit that many boundaries. Imad's strike rate was 119 whereas Hafeez SR was 154.05. What more could you have asked for from Hafeez?
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Don't want to hijack this thread so I would direct you to this:

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...-s-or-Mohammad-Hafeez-s&p=9398504#post9398504
 
I havent seen todays innings in detail and from the sounds of it, he played well but my concern was his back lift which made strokes through the off side and his strike rotation.
 
Haris Sohail's innings may have given Pakistan momentum heading into Sri Lanka's 2nd innings who may have become demoralized. Let's hope Pakistan can take some more wickets today. This match is reaching its conclusion as it's day 4 so even Haris Sohail's bowling could come into play on this wicket.
 
Like I've stated months ago, Babar and Harris will be Pakistan's 2nd and 3rd best batsmen EVER.

I've watched both in domestic for years and never seen that hunger and grit like these two have in other players, they want to score more than 50 unlike some, shame that Harris already lost half of his career, dumb PCB...
 
The saviour has arrived. Slap on the faces of the haters and nay-sayers.
 
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