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Imran Khan (Jr) - Your Thoughts on Him?

He has been contention for a long time now.He plays for SNGPL and Peshawar Panthers.Fast bowler from Dir
 
A poor man's Umar Gul. Simply not good enough for international cricket.

After his very first spell, I'm certain around 80% of Pakpassion will come to that conclusion as well but anyhow, he is unlikely to get a game because he is behind Rahat, Talha and Ehsan in the pecking order.
 
I would take this guy and Attaullah over talha, but the management deems talha to be the future. :facepalm:

It would be saddening, to see talha play ahead of Ehsan in the opening Test match.
 
Talha will be found out in the coming test matches, Rahat promises much and delivers nothing,Adil is average and steady, so he may get a chance soon.
 
Mamoon said:
A poor man's Umar Gul. Simply not good enough for international cricket.

After his very first spell, I'm certain around 80% of Pakpassion will come to that conclusion as well but anyhow, he is unlikely to get a game because he is behind Rahat, Talha and Ehsan in the pecking order.
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So he's like Junaid Khan according to you?
 
Junaid is the new Gul, not a poor man's Gul. He is way, way better than Imran.

Absolutely no comparison. Imran has even modeled his action on Gul.
 
Mamoon said:
Junaid is the new Gul, not a poor man's Gul. He is way, way better than Imran.

Absolutely no comparison. Imran has even modeled his action on Gul.
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What up with you mentioning Gul in every other post??
 
I have not see him bowl, but he has good numbers behind him.
Would select him in a test just for that name.
 
Mamoon said:
Junaid is the new Gul, not a poor man's Gul. He is way, way better than Imran.

Absolutely no comparison. Imran has even modeled his action on Gul.
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The problem with gul is not his action, it's that he is a bit like Srinath: all that pace and bounce but does nit have the presence or wicket taking hunger of a fast bowler.
I don't have an issue with someone modeling their action on gul, but I do have an issue if they don't have the heart or the intelligence to take test wickets, like Gul
 
Arsal_AK said:
What up with you mentioning Gul in every other post??
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Have you seen Imran bowl? I'd be surprised if he doesn't remind you of Gul as soon he takes the ball in his hand.

I only compare Gul's caliber to Junaid as well as skill-set, there's no other similarity.
 
Pete Rose said:
The problem with gul is not his action, it's that he is a bit like Srinath: all that pace and bounce but does nit have the presence or wicket taking hunger of a fast bowler.
I don't have an issue with someone modeling their action on gul, but I do have an issue if they don't have the heart or the intelligence to take test wickets, like Gul
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Imran is an inferior version of Gul is every aspect. Gul in his peak was a very good ODI/T20 bowler though.
 
Mamoon said:
Imran is an inferior version of Gul is every aspect. Gul in his peak was a very good ODI/T20 bowler though.
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I guess I haven't seen him bowl so I don't know if he is clueless as gul with a ball in hand, in terms of setting up a batsman
 
Mamoon said:
Junaid is the new Gul, not a poor man's Gul. He is way, way better than Imran.

Absolutely no comparison. Imran has even modeled his action on Gul.
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Are you trying to present that as something negative? There is not much wrong with Gul's action. It has more to do with the inconsistent line and lengt he bowls. When he get's it right not many batsmen is able to play him well. Like Sami, his problem is spraying it around and get't carted.

And if Imran has got better control I don't see why he can't fare well at international level.
 
IAJ said:
Are you trying to present that as something negative? There is not much wrong with Gul's action. It has more to do with the inconsistent line and lengt he bowls. When he get's it right not many batsmen is able to play him well. Like Sami, his problem is spraying it around and get't carted.

And if Imran has got better control I don't see why he can't fare well at international level.
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Correct. The comparison to gul is valid if Imran is also not capable of working over a batsman consistently, like gul. Not sure if i have seen enough to know that....so perhaps the resemblance is purely physical but not one of capability.
 
IAJ said:
Are you trying to present that as something negative? There is not much wrong with Gul's action. It has more to do with the inconsistent line and lengt he bowls. When he get's it right not many batsmen is able to play him well. Like Sami, his problem is spraying it around and get't carted.

And if Imran has got better control I don't see why he can't fare well at international level.
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I'm not presenting that as something negative. Gul has a good, smooth action but lacked ability.

It just went along my assessment that he's a poor man's Gul in every way. There's no aspect of bowling in which Imran is not inferior to Umar Gul.
 
agree with mamoon. he is a poor version of gul and I FEEL he is not cut out for intl. cricket. but he can always prove me wrong.
 
Mamoon said:
A poor man's Umar Gul. Simply not good enough for international cricket.

After his very first spell, I'm certain around 80% of Pakpassion will come to that conclusion as well but anyhow, he is unlikely to get a game because he is behind Rahat, Talha and Ehsan in the pecking order.
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Taking about poor men.
Well Ehsan Adil is a poor man's Muhammad Asif, Sadaf Hussain poor man's Muhammad Aamir and Umar Amin poor man's Saeed Anwar.
Agree?
 
Didn't see any oomph in his bowling, looks a medium pacer. Don't know if he can swing or not, most likely relies on line/length and builds pressure to take wickets.
 
silent ischemia said:
Taking about poor men.
Well Ehsan Adil is a poor man's Muhammad Asif, Sadaf Hussain poor man's Muhammad Aamir and Umar Amin poor man's Saeed Anwar.
Agree?
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The only slight similarity is between Amin and Anwar. Rest are very different.

However if you are a poor version of a mediocre bowler like Gul, you are clearly not good enough at all.

Imran is just not international standard.
 
Mamoon said:
The only slight similarity is between Amin and Anwar. Rest are very different.

However if you are a poor version of a mediocre bowler like Gul, you are clearly not good enough at all.
Imran is just not international standard.
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Yes Imran is average. Even his team mate in peshawar Taj Wali looks better
 
Imran khan is no good by the way.

he is even worse than talha.


at the moment i will take rahat and ehsan in a heartbeat as sadaf is not available.
 
I agree with [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] here
i have seen him bowl and he is simply not an internatinal material ..
 
silent ischemia said:
Taking about poor men.
Well Ehsan Adil is a poor man's Muhammad Asif, Sadaf Hussain poor man's Muhammad Aamir and Umar Amin poor man's Saeed Anwar.
Agree?
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Umar Amin a poor mans Saeed Anwar :))
Amin is more like a poor mans Imran Farhat.
 
Many of the people here havent even seen him bowl but are passing judgements. Amazing stuff.
 
He has the potential to clock 150 mph. Just needs some physical training and special special nutrition.
 
I just noticed that this guy is in the test team coming from nowhere. I didn't even know whether he was a pace or spin bowler prior to this game. He doesn't seem to be rated much on here so it seems odd that the selectors would pick him when other bowlers have been doing well in warm up games. Should be interesting to see if their judgement is proven correct because it's quite a gamble to throw someone in cold right into a test match without any previous exposure.
 
Waqar & Co must have seen something in him otherwise he would not have been given a chance. Lets wait and watch before criticizing the poor guy who has not even started his career yet.
 
seems to be alot of experts on here the guy hasnt even bowled a single ball at international level yet, give the guy a chance rather then making judgement on domestic scorecards etc... i wish the lad good luck in this match.
 
Dreadful bowler. Only a matter of time before people realize.

Don't go by his name.
 
He looked decent today and what really impressed me about him, was the length he was bowling.

Pitched the ball up consistently, which has been lacking from the other bowlers and he can be a good 25 averaging bowler.
 
Very low quality bowler. Absolutely zero.
 
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Looked no worse that Rahat and looked better than Ehsan Adil did in SA. Looks nothing special but we need to see a little more for a fair judgement.
 
His selection is really shocking, i mean what does he bring to the table ? Even with Talha you can say at least he has pace and height.
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
His selection is really shocking, i mean what does he bring to the table ? Even with Talha you can say at least he has pace and height.
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its a t.it for tat scenario. both bowlers have been below average so far trading one for another won't much of a difference same goes for adil.

although I dont have much expectation for him lets hope he proves me wrong.
 
TNA said:
its a t.it for tat scenario. both bowlers have been below average so far trading one for another won't much of a difference same goes for adil.

although I dont have much expectation for him lets hope he proves me wrong.
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Adil is a brilliant fielder, has potential with the bat and seems to be mentally strong, not to mention he is 20 and probably the most disciplined pacer we have.

Should have been picked given our options

Bewal Express said:
Talha is only around 84/85mph, so not exactly quick.
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yes but quicker than Imran,
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
Adil is a brilliant fielder, has potential with the bat and seems to be mentally strong, not to mention he is 20 and probably the most disciplined pacer we have.

Should have been picked given our options



yes but quicker than Imran,
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look those thing count i agree he should get a chance in the next match if imran khan proves to be a poor gamble but bowling wise i don't see anything special in adil at least or now regardless of what special abilities he has in another department.
 
TNA said:
look those thing count i agree he should get a chance in the next match if imran khan proves to be a poor gamble but bowling wise i don't see anything special in adil at least or now regardless of what special abilities he has in another department.
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He may not be special but he will be decent
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
Adil is a brilliant fielder, has potential with the bat and seems to be mentally strong, not to mention he is 20 and probably the most disciplined pacer we have.

Should have been picked given our options



yes but quicker than Imran,
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Ehsan Adil has a nice action, It was good watching him bowl there was something about him. Definitely a good new ball bowler. And pace is just decent.
 
Barragan said:
He looked decent today and what really impressed me about him, was the length he was bowling.

Pitched the ball up consistently, which has been lacking from the other bowlers and he can be a good 25 averaging bowler.
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kiss dunya mai rehatay ho?

if he can get close to that he will be one of the best in the world.

guy isn't that good at all. doesn't bring anything to the table
 
Lol Knives are already out when he hasn't even bowled 10 overs. Why people are so quick judgmental I will never know. Let the poor guy play the test before passing any judgment..who knows he might pick a 5fer?

I think some people here will have to eat humble pies at the end of this test match..:13:
 
Apparently he is included in the team for his reverse swing specialties.
 
Mamoon said:
A poor man's Umar Gul. Simply not good enough for international cricket.

After his very first spell, I'm certain around 80% of Pakpassion will come to that conclusion as well but anyhow, he is unlikely to get a game because he is behind Rahat, Talha and Ehsan in the pecking order.
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Mind blown :))
 
:baelish

Dreadful bowler and his selection over Talha and Ehsan is bizarre.
 
Are there any videos available of his bowling? Pretty hard to make a judgement on fast bowlers when they are performing on dust bowls in Asia.
 
Mamoon said:
What does he offer?
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Your the judge and jury here after watching only a handful of overs from him, you tell me what he does and doesn't offer

I ll reserve my judgment after letting the lad have a proper chance
 
So typical pakistani response:

Player x, y and z should have played instead. No patience whatsoever, just emotions.

The man is on his debut on a flat track against a nutrally aggressive batsman. Just calm down and let him bowl in a couple of matches before you come to your conclusions.
 
Zaz said:
Your the judge and jury here after watching only a handful of overs from him, you tell me what he does and doesn't offer

I ll reserve my judgment after letting the lad have a proper chance
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I have watched him many times before and he is a pathetic bowler. Hardly better than Anwar Ali (if at all).
 
He looks like a more buff and taller version of Abdur Rehman, and models his bowling action on Gul. Guess he also shares mediocrity with the two.

Pity Ehsan Adil couldn't make it in. May not have ran through the Aussies, but wouldn't have been at a 4+ economy in a test leaking like a packed diaper.
 
Suleiman said:
He looks like a more buff and taller version of Abdur Rehman, and models his bowling action on Gul. Guess he also shares mediocrity with the two.

Pity Ehsan Adil couldn't make it in. May not have ran through the Aussies, but wouldn't have been at a 4+ economy in a test leaking like a packed diaper.
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6 overs for 23 on debut

Yep thats atrocious, he needs shooting
 
Would have preferred a bowler with a bit more pace, but let's see how today plays out.
 
He looked an OK bowler but definitely deserve more chances, i remember exactly same comments on Asif when he made a debut and got smacked all around the park by Gilchrist so i wouldn't rule Imran Khan out considering his reasonable domestic record which is much better than Talha. Ehsan Adil was also criticised the same way and now people want him instead of Imran.

Wait till he gets fair chance to prove himself.
 
Funny thing is if Talha or Adil had played someone would've definitely posted "why not give that Imran Khan a chance"
 
He's decent. He will learn. His lengths are better than majority of the pacers we've tried since Amir and Asif got themselves banned. In helpful conditions specially, this guy will be a handful
 
A fat version of Umer Gul. :akhtar

His run up and action is exactly same like Gul.
 
What a jaffer to get Haddin. looks like he is more of a new ball bowler.
 
KarachiKing said:
kiss dunya mai rehatay ho?

if he can get close to that he will be one of the best in the world.

guy isn't that good at all. doesn't bring anything to the table
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He is an attacking bowler and maintains a full length, which will give him a great chance of picking up wickets.

Waqar was impressed with him for a reason and I see the reason behind it, also he has the potential to hit that average, due to his attacking mind set.
 
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