Hussain Talat has great hitting skills!

[Slog]

First time watching him and tbh I don't know how complete he is as a batsman and whether he is a proper all rounder...But his hitting skills are good

Very clean hitting and getting behind the line of ball. Probably the cleanest Pakistani hitter I've seen since Abdul Razzaq days and that is saying something (Sharjeel hit cleanly as well but his range wasn't great)

He is only 21 so definitely he is someone for the long term who can be worked upon.

Good talent!

 

[BlueDoritos]

Needs to be in International LOI teams ASAP.

 

[Slog]

(It's entirely possible that this revelation for be might be common knowledge

Point is I'm rarely impressed by domestic talent but he seems someone who has the tools

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

His bowling is irrelevant, he is more than good enough to play for Pakistan in limited overs. One of the few players in Pak who can consistently hit big vs pace and we have already seen that he is good vs spin. Should be our number 6 in Odis and 5 in t20s

 

[ManFan]

Ideally, should bat #6 in both ODI's and Tests.

 

[ManFan]

His bowling is irrelevant, he is more than good enough to play for Pakistan in limited overs. One of the few players in Pak who can consistently hit big vs pace and we have already seen that he is good vs spin. Should be our number 6 in Odis and 5 in t20s

I heard he has a decent out-swinger and was bowling at mid-to-high 130's the other day.

 

[Slog]

His bowling is irrelevant, he is more than good enough to play for Pakistan in limited overs. One of the few players in Pak who can consistently hit big vs pace and we have already seen that he is good vs spin. Should be our number 6 in Odis and 5 in t20s

Does he bowl?

Tbh I don't know anything about him

 

[BlueDoritos]

(It's entirely possible that this revelation for be might be common knowledge

Point is I'm rarely impressed by domestic talent but he seems someone who has the tools

Right now he's good enough to walk into Pakistani LOI teams, will be major upgrade over the likes of Azhar, Imam, Amin, Professor, Nawaz da numba 3 batsman etc.

 

[Madplayer]

Should be in next Pakistan LOI squad. He has everything that Pakistan needs. Absolutely disgraceful that he is batting at 8.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

(It's entirely possible that this revelation for be might be common knowledge

Point is I'm rarely impressed by domestic talent but he seems someone who has the tools

please don’t

 

[Ellipsism]

Does he bowl?

Tbh I don't know anything about him

Bowls seam up, accurate and can swing it away. Hit 137 kph in the last game.

 

[Rayyman]

(It's entirely possible that this revelation for be might be common knowledge

Point is I'm rarely impressed by domestic talent but he seems someone who has the tools

You compare him to Razzaq but he is a proper batsman who has the ability to hit when well set not from ball one.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

(It's entirely possible that this revelation for be might be common knowledge

Point is I'm rarely impressed by domestic talent but he seems someone who has the tools

I heard he has a decent out-swinger and was bowling at mid-to-high 130's the other day.

His bowling looks okay, what I mean by irrelevant is that I see his bowling purely as a bonus. He is more than good enough to play as batsmen

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

He is a proper batsman and should NOT be used like a slogger ala Misbah Ul Haq's grand plan.

 

[Slog]

The shorter the format, the worse captain Misbah is

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

You compare him to Razzaq but he is a proper batsman who has the ability to hit when well set not from ball one.

He has played innings in the past domestically where he has gone from ball one. None of the pitches in psl he has played on have been good for batting. Will be interesting to see how he does if ISU make it to the semis.

 

[Rayyman]

He has played innings in the past domestically where he has gone from ball one. None of the pitches in psl he has played on have been good for batting. Will be interesting to see how he does if ISU make it to the semis.

No way can't be using him at 7 and 8 like others in the past.

 

[Ellipsism]

The #5 spot is tailor made for him.

A middle order of Babar, Haris and Tallat looks good.

 

[ManFan]

The #5 spot is tailor made for him.

A middle order of Babar, Haris and Tallat looks good.

In ODI's, it should be Bobs, Haris, Sarfraz and Talat. In Tests, Bobs, Haris, Salahuddin, Talat, Sarfraz.
Having crossed 30, he will be promoted to #11 in his next match.

 

[Usman Chadda]

The #5 spot is tailor made for him.

A middle order of Babar, Haris and Tallat looks good.

Babar and Haris in one team might not be ideal. Also, Haris should bat at number three since he is probably the best player of swing bowling in Pakistan at the moment.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

No way can't be using him at 7 and 8 like others in the past.

Oh no doubt that’s way too low but I think 6 in Odis and 5 in t20s will be fine

 

[Abdullah719]

Islamabad United almost got bowled out due to his reckless approach, will be lucky to be picked in the next game.

 

[Ellipsism]

Babar and Haris in one team might not be ideal. Also, Haris should bat at number three since he is probably the best player of swing bowling in Pakistan at the moment.

Nah it’s fine, we’ve got accelerators in Faheem, Talat and Fakhar.

 

[Mercurial]

Good hits, but won't call it clean/effortless. The shots had more power compared to timing. He should smash sixes consistently in every game, and that too cleanly/effortlessly (with more timing involved), in order to prove himself in the power hitting arena.

Decent limited overs cricket talent though, deserves a go in the limited overs cricket.

 

[King-Misbah]

A good find from PSL; even if PSL churns out one player a year then it is good for Pakistan cricket! He is an amazing batsman and the bowling is just an extra He should be playing for Pakistan soon in shallah in order to make Pakistan's line up more attacking.

 

[Rayyman]

Nah it’s fine, we’ve got accelerators in Faheem, Talat and Fakhar.

Don't forget

 

[Syed1]

First time watching him and tbh I don't know how complete he is as a batsman and whether he is a proper all rounder...But his hitting skills are good

Very clean hitting and getting behind the line of ball. Probably the cleanest Pakistani hitter I've seen since Abdul Razzaq days and that is saying something (Sharjeel hit cleanly as well but his range wasn't great)

He is only 21 so definitely he is someone for the long term who can be worked upon.

Good talent!

I'm guessing you missed his fifty earlier in the tournament then. He is a proper batsman and a genuine number 5 or 6.

 

[Darkrai]

Islamabad United almost got bowled out due to his reckless approach, will be lucky to be picked in the next game.

Asif on the other hand showed great promise and he will win many matches for united with his incredible hitting abilities. Patel what a batsmen should be promoted to 3 or open.

 

[HuzaifaE]

Terrible, demote him at 11, send Sami above him. Misbah captaincy handbook, chapter 42021.

 

[Sirris]

We might not have world beating batting talent but we might find some decent players if only we try to look for them and not recycle the same rubbish in the likes of Shehzads, Akmals, Maqsoods and Azhar Ali(ODIS)

 

[Rathore]

Asif Ali better hitter

 

[srh]

First time watching him and tbh I don't know how complete he is as a batsman and whether he is a proper all rounder...But his hitting skills are good

Very clean hitting and getting behind the line of ball. Probably the cleanest Pakistani hitter I've seen since Abdul Razzaq days and that is saying something (Sharjeel hit cleanly as well but his range wasn't great)

He is only 21 so definitely he is someone for the long term who can be worked upon.

Good talent!

so you are agreeing with Misbah's decision to use him as a hitter in lower order

 

[Slog]

so you are agreeing with Misbah's decision to use him as a hitter in lower order

He seems a more capable batsman so dunno

 

[TeymurBlake]

How is he not in the Pakistan LO team man. This guy is the perfect to have at No.6.

 

[Abdul]

I'm guessing you missed his fifty earlier in the tournament then. He is a proper batsman and a genuine number 5 or 6.

He got close to scoring a fifty but remained unbeaten on 48.

 

[Hasan123]

Must be included in our LO team

 

[CricFan2012]

Very excited to see him perform in the INTL setup, looks promising.

 

[ads101]

No way can't be using him at 7 and 8 like others in the past.

Wouldn't mind him at 7 in ODIs, 7 is a clutch position where I feel is more important to be a better bat than bowler. And Talat's one of the few who might actually succeed there.

Though I'd bat him 6 for now in ODIs. No reason to bat him at 7, given that Babar, Haris, Sarfraz and Fakhar are the only cemented slots in the batting line up. If we had 6 good bats, would be more than happy Hussain coming down at 7.

We have options such as Imad, Nawaz, Fahim at 7, but I don't feel any are really good enough with the bat to play there yet, especially with our weak batting line up. Hafeez after a fairly mediocre NZ series should be gone, and Malik should probably be too, but I wouldn't mind Malik batting down at 7 if he's in the team to allow an upcoming talent to bat at five.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

He's an ideal #5.

 

[Savak]

Hussain Talat's similar eye catching stroke play to Brian Lara

His cover drives for 6 over the off side are breath taking to watch and very pleasing to the eye. Watched this guy in the previous PSL as well and you could tell that the guy was going to be noticed sooner rather than later.

His pull shots are very attractive as well

 

[Madplayer]

So what do we have in our ever increasing list now :

Babar Kohli
Faheem Klusener
Asad Tendulkar
Ahmad shehzad tendulkar.2
Talat Charles Lara
Hasan waqar
Amir akram
Shadab Qadir
Aamer yamin Razzak
Sohaib Inzimam

 

[Madplayer]

On a serious note, no newcomer deserves to be in Pakistan's next LOI squad more than Talat Hussain.

 

[Bleedgreen4ever]

His cover drives for 6 over the off side are breath taking to watch and very pleasing to the eye. Watched this guy in the previous PSL as well and you could tell that the guy was going to be noticed sooner rather than later.

His pull shots are very attractive as well

Best number 6 at the moment and an ideal replacement for Hafeez

 

[New Yorker]

On a serious note, no newcomer deserves to be in Pakistan's next LOI squad more than Talat Hussain.

Are T20 and ODIs pretty much the same format for you? His last three scores in the Regional One Day Cup were 11, 0, 7.

 

[babajee]

Are T20 and ODIs pretty much the same format for you? His last three scores in the Regional One Day Cup were 11, 0, 7.

He’s got a very good List A record.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

He does not bat like Lara.

 

[TeymurBlake]

He definitely deserves to be in the team for LOI.

 

[Azeem Zafar]

Not sure about this but some of his shots does actually look like a mirrored Kohli style of batting to me. Ofcourse I'm not drawing any comparisons b/w the two of them, no current or upcoming Pakistani batsman can even think of matching Kohli's stature in my opinion. We would be lucky if Talat even manages to play a Raina-like role in our ODI & T20 batting linups.

 

[AFM]

So what do we have in our ever increasing list now :

Babar Kohli
Faheem Klusener
Asad Tendulkar
Ahmad shehzad tendulkar.2
Talat Charles Lara
Hasan waqar
Amir akram
Shadab Qadir
Aamer yamin Razzak
Sohaib Inzimam

Just add the original Afridi and the 2019 WC is ours as we enter a golden age

 

[Rayyman]

So what do we have in our ever increasing list now :

Babar Kohli
Faheem Klusener
Asad Tendulkar
Ahmad shehzad tendulkar.2
Talat Charles Lara
Hasan waqar
Amir akram
Shadab Qadir
Aamer yamin Razzak
Sohaib Inzimam

Umar Bradman
Sarfraz Dhoni
Imad Ajmal
Abbas Asif
Salman Butt Anwar
Mukhtar Afridi

The list goes on...

 

[in_cutter]

His cover drives for 6 over the off side are breath taking to watch and very pleasing to the eye. Watched this guy in the previous PSL as well and you could tell that the guy was going to be noticed sooner rather than later.

His pull shots are very attractive as well

Can I have some of what you are smoking pls? Bats NOTHING like Lara lol

 

[New Yorker]

He’s got a very good List A record.

Merely decent. Plenty of players averaging 9-10 runs more than him. Don't get me wrong, with young players you can take the stats with a bit of extra salt, but he's been in no kind of LOI form until the PSL started. Was poor in Hong Kong too.

 

[babajee]

Merely decent. Plenty of players averaging 9-10 runs more than him. Don't get me wrong, with young players you can take the stats with a bit of extra salt, but he's been in no kind of LOI form until the PSL started. Was poor in Hong Kong too.

Shows how good is he then. Hasn’t been in great form yet has still managed to play good innings in PSL.

 

[ManFan]

Shows how good is he then. Hasn’t been in great form yet has still managed to play good innings in PSL.

Only player so far who has performed on these tough PSL wickets along with FZ.

 

[ManFan]

To see his skill set, the late cut he played in last year’s PSL where he made that 50 against Mahamadullah, was the latest late cut I’ve ever seen. It was majestic.

 

[Abdullah719]

Merely decent. Plenty of players averaging 9-10 runs more than him. Don't get me wrong, with young players you can take the stats with a bit of extra salt, but he's been in no kind of LOI form until the PSL started. Was poor in Hong Kong too.

Can you list some of them? Middle-order batsmen, that is. With a comparable strike-rate.

I'm not sure why you're giving so much importance to his 3 failures in the Regional One-Day Cup, no one said he's Bradman. He will fail.

But just one month before that, he had an excellent Departmental One-Day Cup where he played 7 games, making 278 runs at an average of 70 with a SR of 106.

 

[New Yorker]

Shows how good is he then. Hasn’t been in great form yet has still managed to play good innings in PSL.

Odd kind of argument. Mixed performance usually means inconsistency. My point was also about format. I am a bit worried when we equate performance in T20 to ability in ODI. Anyone notice we aren't no 1 in ODIs?

 

[Slog]

Savak getting carried away with the hyperbole as usual lmao

#laraheisnot

 

[moghul]

With batting talent drying up rapidly in Pakistan, we need to find few talented batsmen and give them a long run, sort of training on the job situation. Talat has shown he can could a good investment.

 

[Fahdi]

His cover drives for 6 over the off side are breath taking to watch and very pleasing to the eye. Watched this guy in the previous PSL as well and you could tell that the guy was going to be noticed sooner rather than later.

His pull shots are very attractive as well

He bats nothing like Lara.

As far as style goes he is closer to Sangakkara.

Now to the important stuff. Hussain Talat has done everything to deserve selection in the LOI squads. He has performed at the most competitive level Pakistan has to offer short of international cricket, the PSL.

 

[New Yorker]

He bats nothing like Lara.

As far as style goes he is closer to Sangakkara.

Now to the important stuff. Hussain Talat has done everything to deserve selection in the LOI squads. He has performed at the most competitive level Pakistan has to offer short of international cricket, the PSL.

Right. The most competitive level. of T20s.