shah_1
Senior T20I Player
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2012
- Runs
- 20,831
Natarajan didn't go back during IPL
-
Contact the PP Team
"I plan to represent Australia in the World Twenty20 in 2020" : Usman Qadir
- Thread starter Abdullah719
- Start date
aloo paratha
ODI Debutant
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2015
- Runs
- 8,792
I think it's a third world vs first world thing, not just a desi thing. When you're economically developed more people can afford to ditch work for a day or 2 for these things.
hur rizvi
Senior Test Player
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2009
- Runs
- 25,577
PRobably because desi males arent even allowed close to the delivery room whereas in west husband is almost always allowed to be present at the time of delivery. Sometimes Drs even ask you to help. That was my experience on birth of my daughter here in the US
its thier personnel decision in the long run it may benefit him
- Joined
- Mar 19, 2015
- Runs
- 15,745
From PCB report:
Usman Qadir’s four-wicket haul helped Central Punjab bundle out Balochistan for 213 runs in 48 overs. The leg-spinner who was making his first appearance in the tournament returned figures of 10-3-41-4.
Usman Qadir’s four-wicket haul helped Central Punjab bundle out Balochistan for 213 runs in 48 overs. The leg-spinner who was making his first appearance in the tournament returned figures of 10-3-41-4.
shah_1
Senior T20I Player
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2012
- Runs
- 20,831
Best legspinner in Pakistan
Thunderbolt14
ODI Debutant
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2020
- Runs
- 8,700
- Post of the Week
- 2
He’s definitely been progressing very rapidly in the last couple of months. Ever since PSL 5 when he worked with Imran Tahir, then had a renewed confidence in the National T20. Looked in control against Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe, mind you) and effected lots of wickets against NZ A as probably the highest wicket taker. Now doing well in One Day. With Shadab injured, he might get a chance against South Africa, and that should be his first proper series against a proper batting lineup.
Let’s see how he does.
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2004
- Runs
- 218,138
Lahore: Leg-spinner Usman Qadir has revealed his plans for the upcoming T20I series between Pakistan and South Africa, starting from February 11.
The 27-year-old Usman took eight wickets in the three-match series against Zimbabwe in November, the Great Abdul Qadir’s son is hoping to execute the same kind of performance.
“My target is to try and take a wicket of any of their batsman but they have few big players like David Miller in their squad. My aim is to take his wicket,” he said in a virtual presser.
Meanwhile, Usman has no worries over the presence of another leg-spinner in the squad, Zahid Mehmood. “No doubt he is a good bowler and if he is here, it is due to performances in domestic cricket. There’s no pressure on me as whoever gets the opportunity, we will look to avail it,” he added.
It must be noted that after the conclusion of Test series, both teams will take on each other in the three-match T20I series.
The 27-year-old Usman took eight wickets in the three-match series against Zimbabwe in November, the Great Abdul Qadir’s son is hoping to execute the same kind of performance.
“My target is to try and take a wicket of any of their batsman but they have few big players like David Miller in their squad. My aim is to take his wicket,” he said in a virtual presser.
Meanwhile, Usman has no worries over the presence of another leg-spinner in the squad, Zahid Mehmood. “No doubt he is a good bowler and if he is here, it is due to performances in domestic cricket. There’s no pressure on me as whoever gets the opportunity, we will look to avail it,” he added.
It must be noted that after the conclusion of Test series, both teams will take on each other in the three-match T20I series.
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2004
- Runs
- 218,138
Sydney Thunder sign Usman Qadir to bolster spin attack in BBL 12
Sydney Thunder have added Pakistan leg-spinner Usman Qadir to provide 'extra sting' to their bowling for KFC BBL|12, with the 29-year-old covering the loss of homegrown spinner Tanveer Sangha,
Sangha, who has toured with the Australian T20 team but remains uncapped, has had the start to his season delayed by a stress-related injury in his back.
Qadir, who is the son of Pakistan bowling legend Abdul Qadir, is the fourth international the Thunder will have available for the start of BBL|12 along with draft picks Alex Hales and Rilee Rossouw and the Afghan left-arm speedster Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Teams can play three internationals in their XI, but may have up to seven overseas players on their list for the season.
Qadir is no stranger to Australian conditions: He played in the 2012 U19 World Cup in Queensland, and went on to play grade cricket in Sydney and Adelaide, before he later suited up for both WA and the Perth Scorchers for the 2018-19 season.
Once intending to claim Australian citizenship and forge an international career that way, he impressed in a PM's XI one-day fixture against South Africa in 2018, taking 3-28.
He later returned to Pakistan and abandoned his Australian ambitions at his father's urging, and a call-up for Pakistan followed – coincidentally for a tour of Australia. He has since played 23 T20s for Pakistan and a solitary ODI, although a thumb injury kept him sidelined as a reserve during the recent T20 World Cup.
"My ambition was to play for Australia before. I said to my father I did not get any chances to play in Pakistan. I wanted to go to Australia and wanted to make a career over there," Qadir explained to cricket.com.au in October 2019.
"My father said, 'My wish is for (you) to play for Pakistan, for your own country. If you want to go there (to Australia), you can – it's your own decision. But my dream is for you to play for Pakistan.'
"The PCB put my name in for the national T20 (domestic tournament). I played four games there, I did not take lots of wickets, but the selectors really liked me and said, 'We're going to pick you'. I said, 'Okay that's fine'."
Qadir's season with the Scorchers coincided with a rare wooden spoon for the team. In seven games during BBL|08 the then 26-year-old took six wickets with an economy of 8.45, was dropped from the team, then left the club embarrassed when he was caught driving 45kph over the speed limit around the WACA and had his sponsor-provided car seized by police.
Thunder chief Andrew Gilchrist said Qadir would provide the bowling with 'experience' and 'sting'.
"Usman joins us with plenty of experience, having represented Pakistan, and playing in T20 leagues around the world," Gilchrist said.
"Importantly, he has firsthand knowledge of Australian conditions, he played for Western Australia and South Australia's Futures League [2012-13], so he knows what to expect.
"He's also made it clear that he is proud his father re-invented the googly; I have read that he feels as though he's its 'custodian'. I hope he drives our opponents mad with his googly and other tricks this summer –it will provide extra sting to our attack."
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/usm...r-bbl12-replacement-tanveer-sangha/2022-11-29
Sydney Thunder have added Pakistan leg-spinner Usman Qadir to provide 'extra sting' to their bowling for KFC BBL|12, with the 29-year-old covering the loss of homegrown spinner Tanveer Sangha,
Sangha, who has toured with the Australian T20 team but remains uncapped, has had the start to his season delayed by a stress-related injury in his back.
Qadir, who is the son of Pakistan bowling legend Abdul Qadir, is the fourth international the Thunder will have available for the start of BBL|12 along with draft picks Alex Hales and Rilee Rossouw and the Afghan left-arm speedster Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Teams can play three internationals in their XI, but may have up to seven overseas players on their list for the season.
Qadir is no stranger to Australian conditions: He played in the 2012 U19 World Cup in Queensland, and went on to play grade cricket in Sydney and Adelaide, before he later suited up for both WA and the Perth Scorchers for the 2018-19 season.
Once intending to claim Australian citizenship and forge an international career that way, he impressed in a PM's XI one-day fixture against South Africa in 2018, taking 3-28.
He later returned to Pakistan and abandoned his Australian ambitions at his father's urging, and a call-up for Pakistan followed – coincidentally for a tour of Australia. He has since played 23 T20s for Pakistan and a solitary ODI, although a thumb injury kept him sidelined as a reserve during the recent T20 World Cup.
"My ambition was to play for Australia before. I said to my father I did not get any chances to play in Pakistan. I wanted to go to Australia and wanted to make a career over there," Qadir explained to cricket.com.au in October 2019.
"My father said, 'My wish is for (you) to play for Pakistan, for your own country. If you want to go there (to Australia), you can – it's your own decision. But my dream is for you to play for Pakistan.'
"The PCB put my name in for the national T20 (domestic tournament). I played four games there, I did not take lots of wickets, but the selectors really liked me and said, 'We're going to pick you'. I said, 'Okay that's fine'."
Qadir's season with the Scorchers coincided with a rare wooden spoon for the team. In seven games during BBL|08 the then 26-year-old took six wickets with an economy of 8.45, was dropped from the team, then left the club embarrassed when he was caught driving 45kph over the speed limit around the WACA and had his sponsor-provided car seized by police.
Thunder chief Andrew Gilchrist said Qadir would provide the bowling with 'experience' and 'sting'.
"Usman joins us with plenty of experience, having represented Pakistan, and playing in T20 leagues around the world," Gilchrist said.
"Importantly, he has firsthand knowledge of Australian conditions, he played for Western Australia and South Australia's Futures League [2012-13], so he knows what to expect.
"He's also made it clear that he is proud his father re-invented the googly; I have read that he feels as though he's its 'custodian'. I hope he drives our opponents mad with his googly and other tricks this summer –it will provide extra sting to our attack."
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/usm...r-bbl12-replacement-tanveer-sangha/2022-11-29
Hextro
Local Club Star
- Joined
- Apr 13, 2022
- Runs
- 1,803
This could turn out to be a very bad decision by Sydney. Usman isn't known for his consistency. I wish him the best nonetheless.
Similar threads
- Sticky
