"I hope to leave for Pakistan in a few months’ time a transformed and better cricketer" : Mir Hamza

[Saj]

No real zip to his bowling.

No swing, no seam and a fairly gentle pace these days.

 

[IAJ]

No real zip to his bowling.

No swing, no seam and a fairly gentle pace these days.

Why is he in the team then? Could have selected another spinner or even Mohammad Wasim

 

[Bewal Express]

No real zip to his bowling.

No swing, no seam and a fairly gentle pace these days.

Afridis 1st pick in the bowling isn't at the races

 

[Savak]

The fact that this guy has 400 domestic wickets is startling

 

[shah_1]

Waste of Space
[MENTION=1269]Bewal Express[/MENTION] Salute your knowledge

 

[Bewal Express]

Waste of Space
[MENTION=1269]Bewal Express[/MENTION] Salute your knowledge

I hope I am wrong but looks a solid FC bowler. As I said earlier, he could make all of us look like muppets by taking 3 tomorrow but as a long term prospect, I don't see much

 

[TheSultan]

Pakistan should stop trying to right yesterday’s wrongs today.

He may have been unfairly not given chances when he may had more zip (I have no idea if he did), but he clearly doesn’t have much to his bowling anymore so no need for freebie selections.

 

[hitthestump]

Pakistan should stop trying to right yesterday’s wrongs today.

He may have been unfairly not given chances when he may had more zip (I have no idea if he did), but he clearly doesn’t have much to his bowling anymore so no need for freebie selections.

Nah. Every selector in the past knew that Mir wouldn't be able to survive at test level.

There's a reason it's taken this long to select him and only when we are having to absolutely scrape the barrel in terms of long format fast bowlers.

 

[Seen Sheen]

He looks a good honest trier but at this level, and in these conditions, he isn't an international player. So tomorrow he will pick up 3 wickets

Yeah I think given the apparent lack of even a defensive fast bowler in Pakistan (let alone a wicket-taking one), he has been given a go. Abbas would still have been better in that role but I think they wanted to see if Hamza offers anything different to Abbas (also the pressure from Karachi media lobby was intense).
I don't see him lasting very long in the team. He might take a few wickets in the seamer friendly conditions but his pace is too low to cause any consistent issues for international class batters.


I didn't see him bowl today but the figures suggest that he even struggled to fulfil his role of a holding bowler today.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Why is he in the team then? Could have selected another spinner or even Mohammad Wasim

Given how badly our seamers were smashed in the England tests, they just wanted to include somebody who could bowl with the new ball and then hold an end. Also like I stated above, the pressure from the Karachi media lobby had been mounting to include him in the team, especially after Muhammad Ali failed to make his mark.

 

[Bewal Express]

Yeah I think given the apparent lack of even a defensive fast bowler in Pakistan (let alone a wicket-taking one), he has been given a go. Abbas would still have been better in that role but I think they wanted to see if Hamza offers anything different to Abbas (also the pressure from Karachi media lobby was intense).
I don't see him lasting very long in the team. He might take a few wickets in the seamer friendly conditions but his pace is too low to cause any consistent issues for international class batters.


I didn't see him bowl today but the figures suggest that he even struggled to fulfil his role of a holding bowler today.

I think there is a role for an 83mph medium pacer in an attack of 3 pacers of whom one must bowl at 90mph and another of 85mph. Abbas isnt the answer and nor is Hamza. I know people have short memories but Abbas offered little before he was dropped, and what he offered was with the new ball and after that he was useless.

 

[Saj]

The fact that this guy has 400 domestic wickets is startling

But we have a habit of picking bowlers either too early or too late in their careers.

 

[Bewal Express]

But we have a habit of picking bowlers either too early or too late in their careers.

Ask yourself a simple question- if Hamza was English who would he be playing for? Leicestershire, Derbyshire? That should tell you all you need to know about his quality

 

[ExpressPacer]

Lets not be quick to judge him on pitches that have made great bowlers look like absolute cannon fodder.

 

[shah_1]

Lets not be quick to judge him on pitches that have made great bowlers look like absolute cannon fodder.

Mark Wood and Naseem Shah have showed there is no space for bowlers like Mir Hamza on these pitches

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The road to recovery wasn’t easy, but it was worth it, feeling stronger Alhamdulillah than ever and ready to take on new challenges. Thank you to my fans for being a constant source of motivation and support! <a href="https://t.co/mFFhObkycZ">pic.twitter.com/mFFhObkycZ</a></p>— Mir Hamza (@mirhamza_k) <a href="https://twitter.com/mirhamza_k/status/1642281079674380288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[gazza619]

The fact that this guy has 400 domestic wickets is startling

Not really.

He is a good bowler who swings both ways. If he had the same chances as Naseem Shah, he would have won us something.

 

[Double Trouble]

Why do our players like to show off there work outs while recovering.

Also why is he doing standing up right rows as quick bowler. Like the g8 mikey holding said quickies should all train very light in the gym not to go into body building mode.

 

[MenInG]

Mir Hamza took 3/37 but his side lost the match.

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1st One-Day - Zimbabwe Select v Pakistan Shaheens at Harare Sports Club, Harare

Zimbabwe Select won by 24 runs.

Zimbabwe Select: 234-10 (45.3 ov)
Pakistan Shaheens: 210-10 (47 ov)

 

[MenInG]

Mir Hamza chats to Saj about his career progress, the benefits of playing County cricket, the disappointment of only playing 3 Test matches so far, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s domination in producing Pakistani pace-bowlers, upcoming pace-bowlers from Sindh region that have impressed him, his hopes of more international call-ups and more.

 

[Asad T]

Mir Hamza has bowled beautifully so far in his opening PSL spell, getting the wicket of Rizwan with a fall swinging in.