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Imad Wasim good enough to be playing in 2019 World Cup?

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I'm confused as to whether Pakistan should go with him or not, his bowling will be economical and his batting is average.

What do you guys think? Should he be in the starting XI for the world cup games?
 
Other all rounders Pak have are:

Faheem Ashraf
Shadab Khan
Aamer Yamin
Mohammad Nawaz

Is Imad better than all of these to be in the 11 for the world cup?
 
He has a few qualities that most Pakistani players don't have. Some of them being very important, such as maintaining a good strike rate or having a calm head under pressure.
 
Yes, he should play. He is one of the only one who can end the innings nicely, and his bowling is economical, and even lethal against some opposition.

Having him will also be similar to our CT17 lineup, Shadab + Imad as spinners, then 3 genuine pacers.
 
iPakistani said:
Other all rounders Pak have are:

Faheem Ashraf
Shadab Khan
Aamer Yamin
Mohammad Nawaz

Is Imad better than all of these to be in the 11 for the world cup?
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Faheem and Shadab and Nawaz are not all Rounders
 
Shouldnt b played against asian sides. Team management should work out plan according to the opposition.
 
Well, if its a toss between Shadab Khan & Imad wasim, then on current form it has to Imad Wasim but we know Shadab is going to be there anyway for the obvious reasons irrespective of his performance.
 
We don't really have any replacements. His bowling is quite decent. With the bat he can hit a couple here and there (assuming there isn't too much pressure, he hasn't been in too many pressure chases has he?). Probably our best bet for the all-rounder slot.
 
Always rated his batting though I think he’s most suited to the longest format. And his shot selection is still sometimes suspect. Needs to learn to take his time, get in, before going for shots (in ODIs) and sticking to higher percentage ones.

His bowling does seem to keep getting better. He should be an automatic selection for T20s but in ODIs will he pick up wickets or just control the run rate? If he’s just there for control do we still have enough wicket taking options?
 
What are other options? Imad should be among few starters in this WC for PAK - this is from someone a BIG fan of conventional spinners.

PAK's fortune in this WC lies with the pacers - there is not not good enough batting available while none of the genuine spinners been tried; 3 months before WC, we can't expect Gohar or Irfan to be picked on their bowling merit. So, that critical option of having 1-2 top quality spinners in middle overs are gone - next is playing one or may be 2 Spin All-rounders, who can contribute with bat and sometimes do perform with ball as well.

At present, Imad is ahead of Shadab by some distance .... no, not for his batting, which he was always ahead of Shadab or at least at per, rather Shadab has declined alarmingly with ball and has become a complete bits & pieces cricketer whose strongest point now is his fielding. Cricket, at any format is a specialist game and 1-2 "utility" all-rounder is handy to form a combination along with majority specialist players, BUT PCT is opposite - a squad of "Utility" players with few specialists fitting into the XI. In that regard, yes I'll pick Imad ahead of Shadab for single spinner combination and if it's a turning track or a track like Swansea, I would rather pick a genuine spinner than Shadab, who is probably now behind Nawaz in terms of bowling.

Shadab was never a batsman to average 40+ consistently, and focus on wrong areas has converted him into a useless cricketer at No. 7, instead of a tremendous bowling all-rounder, who bats better than No. 8 and commands his selection for his 10 overs. In that Bits & Pieces role, I tend to believe Imad is far ahead now and any team should carry max one such players who can contribute in every aspect somewhat, but just not good enough to win a game through one of the two main skills - batting or bowling.
 
If Pakistan wants to really lengthen there batting , Play 4 all rounders or so called all rounders.

6 Amir yammine
7Shadab
8Faheem
9Imad
10Hassan
11 Afridi

Question is can they get 50 overs from these bowlers :13:
 
Mamoon said:
He is our best all-rounder.
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Imad is our only all rounder.

Faheem and Nawaz are bowlers who can't bat (and are anonymous with the ball against top teams).

Shadab epitomises the phrase bits and pieces. His bowling has been exposed against top teams (avg of 40 in ODIs vs top teams). I cannot recall a single valuable batting contribution in limited overs in the last 12 months.
 
Who else do we have.

You want Faheem and Shadab to come in and make 0(1)?

As far as I’m concerned he’s the best and only all rounder we have and he is decent striker so I’ll take him.
 
Do think people are too quick to write off shadab. He will develop into a fine batsman for all formats and FC cricket should help his bowling to become a genuine all rounder.
 
Backed him from the start. Should replace the battameez Sarfraz as ODI captain.
 
Suleiman said:
Backed him from the start. Should replace the battameez Sarfraz as ODI captain.
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Ive noticed that Imad is quite a hot head when he is bowling and especially when someone misfields off his bowling (as captain). He also gets into quite a few aggressive encounters with opposition players (generally as a player).
 
I might the only person today who isn't a fan of his. I think rather than go for Imad we might want to look at Zafar Gohar or Umer Khan who better spinners. Having an Allrounder (preferably Aamir Yamin) at No.7 and having Hasan, Zafar, Amir and Shaheen is a very good lower order.
 
Imad Wasim strikes me the sort of bowler useful especially when defending a large total.
Useful Batsman, we saw that in South Africa.
I would pick him in place of Fahim Ashraf for a ll matches except againt asian teams where fahim's bowling would be more useful
 
Whether we like it or not, he will be selected and to his credit he has some finishing skills, which we always expected from Faheem.
 
Yes his batting is very solid and he has a excellent fighting temperament which the team needs so yes he should play in world cup
 
He has made some very useful contributions in ODI's down the order. I would pick him on that basis as Fahim and Shadab haven't impressed that much with the bat. He needs to be in the squad for balance.
 
Got to say he proved me wrong in the South Africa series, so yh I think he should make the team.
 
Imad Wasim has very good batting record in ODIs. His bowling is average and he seems like more of a batting all-rounder.
 
giri26 said:
Imad Wasim has very good batting record in ODIs. His bowling is average and he seems like more of a batting all-rounder.
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Look at it this way

Shaheen is our gun bowler with the new ball
Shadab will get us wickets in the middle overs
Hasan will pick wickets with reverse swing (after 35 overs)
Both shaheen and Hasan would be used in different short intervals of the innings to make the attack penetrative

Amir is a reliable bowler who would give us control with the new and old ball
Hafeez and Imad would provide the control for shadab to pick wickets in the middle overs,.

In a game against India, faheem can be used as a stock bowler. Since, Faheem is one of the best death bowlers in the world atm (yes you read that right ), Hasan and shaheen can even bowl their death overs at the start to keep the Indian batters at check.

The balance of the attack looks perfectly fine.
Imad is the best option we have rn as our 2nd spinner, the likes of Nawaz can't bowl outside UAE and are awful with the bat. Imad is decent for true pitches like England and SA (he is not a powerhouse, but can be a handful in SENA).

PS: Faheem is also going to surprise you guys, his style of play is suited to the kind of pitches he will face in Eng, I know he is awful against spin, but it ain't gonna spin extravagantly in England.

PS 2: The kind of control that Faheem has shown with the ball has put Amir's future in real danger. If Faheem can achieve his batting potential, then he might as well replace Amir as the necessary reliable bowler in our side. Amir's future is in being an all-rounder.
 
Sean143 said:
Look at it this way

Shaheen is our gun bowler with the new ball
Shadab will get us wickets in the middle overs
Hasan will pick wickets with reverse swing (after 35 overs)
Both shaheen and Hasan would be used in different short intervals of the innings to make the attack penetrative

Amir is a reliable bowler who would give us control with the new and old ball
Hafeez and Imad would provide the control for shadab to pick wickets in the middle overs,.

In a game against India, faheem can be used as a stock bowler. Since, Faheem is one of the best death bowlers in the world atm (yes you read that right ), Hasan and shaheen can even bowl their death overs at the start to keep the Indian batters at check.

The balance of the attack looks perfectly fine.
Imad is the best option we have rn as our 2nd spinner, the likes of Nawaz can't bowl outside UAE and are awful with the bat. Imad is decent for true pitches like England and SA (he is not a powerhouse, but can be a handful in SENA).

PS: Faheem is also going to surprise you guys, his style of play is suited to the kind of pitches he will face in Eng, I know he is awful against spin, but it ain't gonna spin extravagantly in England.

PS 2: The kind of control that Faheem has shown with the ball has put Amir's future in real danger. If Faheem can achieve his batting potential, then he might as well replace Amir as the necessary reliable bowler in our side. Amir's future is in being an all-rounder.
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If Pakistan think Imad as someone who can give you few overs with the ball and is a batting all-rounder, then it is fine but if you start expecting him to deliver 10 overs every game, then you are in trouble. He seems a very good bat who can give you on average 4-5 overs a game. He might bowl 10 overs on a very good day when your opening bowlers get your breakthroughs and the opponent is struggling or on a turning pitch. It all depends on what you expect of a player. Most often expecting something from a player which he is not kills careers as well.
 
giri26 said:
If Pakistan think Imad as someone who can give you few overs with the ball and is a batting all-rounder, then it is fine but if you start expecting him to deliver 10 overs every game, then you are in trouble. He seems a very good bat who can give you on average 4-5 overs a game. He might bowl 10 overs on a very good day when your opening bowlers get your breakthroughs and the opponent is struggling or on a turning pitch. It all depends on what you expect of a player. Most often expecting something from a player which he is not kills careers as well.
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Won't be a problem to get 10 overs out of hafeez and Imad, Imad is immaculate against right handers while Hafeez has always been good against left handers.
I fear for shadab though, has been tough going for him in the past 6 months, but most prolly after being rested in Aus series he would be fine.
 
Wasim is poor against left handers and windies are full of them, at the end his bowling will get mauled by Russel and co. Should sit out v Windies.
 
I am not sure teams will drop players based on the opposition. It upsets the balance. Most of the time teams will stick to the same XI that is likely to play throughout the tournament. Chopping and changing will lead to confusion, bring the morale of the players down. You back your best XI against all teams.
 
Imad has been found out. He is ultra poor against short pitches bowling .. the number he bats, he is expected to score at a high strike rate. If he is unable to even put bat on a fast bouncer or
Shortball, what good is he?

England bowlers discovered that weakness and fully exploited it. I suspect everyone knows that now. So I am not sure how potent he will be as a batsman.

Now on the bowling front, we all know he is a supposed finger spinner. Finger spinners are getting obsolete in ODI cricket at the moment. Imad is not even a good finger spinner. He darts the ball in flat and quick like a slow medium pacer. And he looked completely out of depth against England. I don’t feel he brings any unique value to the table as a bowler that someone like Hafeez, malik don’t possess.

So my humble opinion, he should not be played against the stronger teams. You can go with Hafeez, malik, harris and Shadab as spin bowling all rounders and he should be the last in the totem pole.
 
Excellent player, provides balance and options. Will contribute, especially where the pitches are receptive to spin. I am very hopeful that he will do well throughout the WC.
 
Not with the ball but as an all-rounder who can roll his arm over, yes.
 
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