What's new

Including Umar Akmal and Haris Rauf in the Pakistan team for the 2019 World Cup

Y

yasir

T20I Debutant
Joined
Apr 14, 2007
Runs
7,133
Post of the Week
2
Including UA and Rauf in ODI is a gamble worth taking, we are not like ENG/IND who are already top team and not need to take extra risk. We are #7 rank team for heaven sake, taking this gamble make sense...

They both are X factor players who can win the match on their own. Playing too many bits and pieces allrounders is not worth it, team is already filled with lot of mediocre players.

Umar Akmal

He can replace Asif Ali easily. He will be ideal for last 15 overs or even after 30+ overs on flat decks(which we are suppose to get in WC, considering how good is ENG on those decks). If he gets in to rhythm in ENG, Pakistan can get huge benefit from it... Other batters (Malik, Sarfraz, Immad, Shadab) does not have ability to charge the way he can regardless of bowling quality or pitch conditions...You can see that in PSL as well...

Harris Rauf

He can play instead of Faheem/Immad. As a bowler he is far better than these guys. If we play Amir, Afridi, Hasan, Rauf, Shadab as our 5 bowlers, we can cut down 40-50 runs, chase can be lot more manageable. Rauf 6/8 overs in last 20/25 overs can be vital in, not only controlling run rate but taking wickets. He is not easy to lineup and his Yorker is already best in the country...

Point is: Pakistan cannot have X factor batsman (there is no Sharjeel, nothing impressive in PSL or domestic) in 3 months nor an allrounder. But in Rauf we can further strengthen our bowling...That can help us win matches against top teams, like we did in 90s by playing 4/5 wicket taking bowlers in playing 11...Even in 2015 WC, when we started playing Shoial, Irfan, Wahab and Rahat (4 seamers), things started to happen, we closed down on SA and put AUS in serious trouble (that too without Irfan, if he was playing things could have been different)...
 
Fakhar
Imam
Babar
Haris
Sarfraz
Umar
Faheem
Hasan
Amir
Shaheen
Haris
 
Umar yes, as he's better than injured Haris , however Rauf is still raw, would like to see him play a full domestic season before being drafted into the team
 
yasir said:
Harris Rauf

He can play instead of Faheem/Immad. As a bowler he is far better than these guys. If we play Amir, Afridi, Hasan, Rauf, Shadab as our 5 bowlers, we can cut down 40-50 runs, chase can be lot more manageable. Rauf 6/8 overs in last 20/25 overs can be vital in, not only controlling run rate but taking wickets. He is not easy to lineup and his Yorker is already best in the country...
Click to expand...
The problem here is that this will make Pakistan's tail too long as none of them can be relied upon to add 30-40 runs in the end. Shadab and Hasan can bat but again they won't do it same goes for Amir who's batting has really gone down the drain since his comeback.
 
I’m up for both but its only worth bringing Umar Akmal if he bats higher up the order. Haris Rauf would give us something different but i don’t know how he is over 10 over - any ODI stats for him?
 
QuickCrick said:
I’m up for both but its only worth bringing Umar Akmal if he bats higher up the order. Haris Rauf would give us something different but i don’t know how he is over 10 over - any ODI stats for him?
Click to expand...

yes umar at 4 or 5...but they'll play him at 6 and expect him to win games from there.

haris, you can give him spells of 3 overs.
 
Chokli said:
yes umar at 4 or 5...but they'll play him at 6 and expect him to win games from there.

haris, you can give him spells of 3 overs.
Click to expand...

Exactly - he’s the only batsmen that can manipulate the strike and hit big. Talent has never been an issue, his mentality has which, seems to have improved.
 
QuickCrick said:
I’m up for both but its only worth bringing Umar Akmal if he bats higher up the order. Haris Rauf would give us something different but i don’t know how he is over 10 over - any ODI stats for him?
Click to expand...

Haris Rauf has never played at the domestic level before PSL, so nope to stats... unless someone can dig up some club cricket scores?
 
If Umar makes a comeback to the WC squad, that'd be so badass! The guy is nowhere close to the national team, has people reading his career obituaries and now, with just a few months to go for the WC, seems to be making a strong case for his place not just in the squad but in the playing XI! :)))

Just to be clear, I'm all in favor of having Umar back. He's miles ahead of Asif Ali who is a poor man's Afridi.
 
Last edited:
Snowflake said:
If Umar makes a comeback to the WC squad, that'd be so badass! The guy is nowhere close to the national team, has people reading his career obituaries and now, with just a few months to go for the WC, seems to be making a strong case for his place not just in the squad but in the playing XI! :)))

Just to be clear, I'm all in favor of having Umar back. He's miles ahead of Asif Ali who is a poor man's Afridi.
Click to expand...

Asif Ali is the Shahid Afridi of Umar Akmals
 
I didn't get it, why we always been so much emotional when someone performs in certain matches.

Umar Akmal: yes, we should really need to give him a chance in Aus/Eng series.
Haris Rauf: This guy just bowled average 4 overs in a match in PSL. How can we consider him for a 50 over match?
Another thing I have noticed that he always bowls in a short run up, because of that there are several questions arises.

- Why would a guy who wants to bowl 150+ have a short run up?
- Is he not really fit for 50 overs match?
- I know having an aggression is a natural thing for a fast bowler but is he really good enough when it comes to temperament at international level?


Problem with us is that we always expect too much in a short time period, most of the guys aren't even talking about the ODI series before world cup and they just want to add half PSL guys in PSL. I won't be surprise if this list goes bigger until PSL final.
 
yasir said:
Including UA and Rauf in ODI is a gamble worth taking, we are not like ENG/IND who are already top team and not need to take extra risk. We are #7 rank team for heaven sake, taking this gamble make sense...

They both are X factor players who can win the match on their own. Playing too many bits and pieces allrounders is not worth it, team is already filled with lot of mediocre players.

Umar Akmal

He can replace Asif Ali easily. He will be ideal for last 15 overs or even after 30+ overs on flat decks(which we are suppose to get in WC, considering how good is ENG on those decks). If he gets in to rhythm in ENG, Pakistan can get huge benefit from it... Other batters (Malik, Sarfraz, Immad, Shadab) does not have ability to charge the way he can regardless of bowling quality or pitch conditions...You can see that in PSL as well...

Harris Rauf

He can play instead of Faheem/Immad. As a bowler he is far better than these guys. If we play Amir, Afridi, Hasan, Rauf, Shadab as our 5 bowlers, we can cut down 40-50 runs, chase can be lot more manageable. Rauf 6/8 overs in last 20/25 overs can be vital in, not only controlling run rate but taking wickets. He is not easy to lineup and his Yorker is already best in the country...

Point is: Pakistan cannot have X factor batsman (there is no Sharjeel, nothing impressive in PSL or domestic) in 3 months nor an allrounder. But in Rauf we can further strengthen our bowling...That can help us win matches against top teams, like we did in 90s by playing 4/5 wicket taking bowlers in playing 11...Even in 2015 WC, when we started playing Shoial, Irfan, Wahab and Rahat (4 seamers), things started to happen, we closed down on SA and put AUS in serious trouble (that too without Irfan, if he was playing things could have been different)...
Click to expand...

I was actually going to make a similar thread favouring Umar Akmal for Asif Ali, and Umar Amin in place of Talat Hussain.



As for Haris Rauf, I'd say he is raw and lacks experience. Might give him 2,3 matches against England and Australia series before the World Cup but wouldn't be thinking to include him in WC2019 squad.
 
So Haris Rauf is now the 4th best seamer in Pakistan? Better than Junaid, Wahab etc? Maybe try him out in the Australia series and see how it goes first. You might change your mind.

Umar Akmal can also be tried in the Australia series. If he does well then you kill two birds with one stone because he can be the back up keeper for the world cup.

So maybe let's start with that first?
 
As much we love this Haris Rauf tale I don't think we should, over exaggerate him. He's quick but then so is Musa, Wahab, Irfan or Junaid who at the moment are ahead of him. If he out shines everyone in the rest of the game if include him in the Australia series, but if it's just a good PSL then he should look join QAE. Like everyone else pleas.

Umar Akmal, the name is Enough to worthy a place in Pakistani batting line up. But if we do want to justify his selection on merit than I think he's done plenty of batting probably just as many runs as any of our International players. Not his fault he's been told go and bully domestic line ups.

Akmal will play in starting XI whether Mickey likes it or not.

Number 5 will be his with Asif And Sarfraz at 6,7.
 
w8in_4_0402 said:
As much we love this Haris Rauf tale I don't think we should, over exaggerate him. He's quick but then so is Musa, Wahab, Irfan or Junaid who at the moment are ahead of him. If he out shines everyone in the rest of the game if include him in the Australia series, but if it's just a good PSL then he should look join QAE. Like everyone else pleas.
Click to expand...

not true... musa gets it up to 140 odd... wahab is wahab he's useless... irfan is older and even more injury prone, and junaid hovers around the 130-140 mark.

haris rauf is the only one who can crank it up to close to 150.

Umar Akmal, the name is Enough to worthy a place in Pakistani batting line up. But if we do want to justify his selection on merit than I think he's done plenty of batting probably just as many runs as any of our International players. Not his fault he's been told go and bully domestic line ups.

Akmal will play in starting XI whether Mickey likes it or not.

Number 5 will be his with Asif And Sarfraz at 6,7.
Click to expand...

asif is good for t20s not odis
 
Chokli said:
not true... musa gets it up to 140 odd... wahab is wahab he's useless... irfan is older and even more injury prone, and junaid hovers around the 130-140 mark.

haris rauf is the only one who can crank it up to close to 150.



asif is good for t20s not odis
Click to expand...

Juni can do a job though. Not the quickest but can take wickets.
 
w8in_4_0402 said:
As much we love this Haris Rauf tale I don't think we should, over exaggerate him. He's quick but then so is Musa, Wahab, Irfan or Junaid who at the moment are ahead of him. If he out shines everyone in the rest of the game if include him in the Australia series, but if it's just a good PSL then he should look join QAE. Like everyone else pleas.

Umar Akmal, the name is Enough to worthy a place in Pakistani batting line up. But if we do want to justify his selection on merit than I think he's done plenty of batting probably just as many runs as any of our International players. Not his fault he's been told go and bully domestic line ups.

Akmal will play in starting XI whether Mickey likes it or not.

Number 5 will be his with Asif And Sarfraz at 6,7.
Click to expand...

It’s not only his pace, it’s more because he’s a right arm bowler, at the moment I think our attack is too similar in pace and they seem to be mainly left arm bowlers.
 
I would wait till the psl is up to make a call on him.

A couple of fifties is not enough to warrant a comeback. If he carries on performing the way he is throughout the tournament then we should absolutely consider him for the World Cup.
 
A couple of fifties??? Lol our batsmen barely make one so when you have someone making a couple you should be thankful. But saying that this Umar akmal is no longer the same player he was earlier, that guy was a beast t20 player and decent odi player but this one is ok. Sadly I was a big fan of his.
 
Take it one series at a time. If his PSL form continues, then select him for Australia. I feel the Australia series, if selected, will determine whether he'll make the WC squad. The England series will just be getting the probable WC squad match practice before the tournament, so there shouldn't be any chopping and changing.
 
once again confusing formats. what are there records in last 10-15 one day matches.
 
RickyG said:
So Haris Rauf is now the 4th best seamer in Pakistan? Better than Junaid, Wahab etc? Maybe try him out in the Australia series and see how it goes first. You might change your mind.

Umar Akmal can also be tried in the Australia series. If he does well then you kill two birds with one stone because he can be the back up keeper for the world cup.

So maybe let's start with that first?
Click to expand...

Wahab major issue was his release, which was never got fixed, that’s why he lost his place. Cannot control and also become one dimensional.

Junaid competes with Amir, he is not express enough. We cannot fave all bowlers of same pace or lefties.

Rauf is faster than all of them, his average pace is 4/5 clicks faster than everybody else except Wahab. His Yorker is very good, better then all of them. Plus he is right handed. We are missing an aggressive fast bowler that controls the game at death... Strac and Bhumra are champions of death mainly because of pacy Yorkers, we need that in death. His Yorkers are deep and they tail more than normal, plus he maintain 147/148 pace on those deep tailing Yorkers, that is gold.

Of course we have to try him out in AUS series first, and go from there.
 
Knee-jerk reaction. We need to stick with current squad and continue backing them for the WC.
 
If Rauf gets in its for Amir, not Faheem or Imad. Shaheen and Hassan are a lock and Rauf can't replace an allrounder.

As for Akmal, give him the Aus series further up the order. If he fails, its either curtains or keep him for slogging duties. we're miserably short on players to clear the fence relative to other sides.
 
don't think Haris Rauf has done enough (7 T20s) to earn a place in the WC, or even for a bilateral series.
Shaheen, Hassan, Amir, Faheem, Usman, Junaid are all better options.

Akmal has earned a place vsAus. He's scoring runs, he has a skill that Pak severely lacks (hitting), and Pak middle order is still very fragile so lot of opportunities available
 
Umar a gamble worth taking? Yes, it is a gamble we should take. Haris Rauf? Too raw and a beating or two on English soil will cause him to lose his place for next 3-4 years.
 
Haris Rauf is too raw at the moment. Judging by his action he seems to put a lot of strain on his back and is a candidate for a bad injury if not taken care well by PCB. Musa at the moment for me is the most impressive pacer besides the ones in the team. Lastly, in terms of combination how does Pakistan pick 4 pace bowlers as well as Fahim Ashraf. It just doesnt make any sense.

Umar Akmal should come back into the team for Australia. I hope Mickey Arthur can look the other way and forget about the incident he had with Umar.
 
proud_pakistani said:
Haris Rauf is too raw at the moment. Judging by his action he seems to put a lot of strain on his back and is a candidate for a bad injury if not taken care well by PCB. Musa at the moment for me is the most impressive pacer besides the ones in the team. Lastly, in terms of combination how does Pakistan pick 4 pace bowlers as well as Fahim Ashraf. It just doesnt make any sense.

Umar Akmal should come back into the team for Australia. I hope Mickey Arthur can look the other way and forget about the incident he had with Umar.
Click to expand...

Oh yeah, forgot about that... Probably not going to happen then...
 
Haris and U Akmal definitely need to be in the squad for the Australian series. The rest of the squad picks itself, also fit junaid in.
 
Haris Rauf looks to be all about pace. I always believe a bowler with brains who can work out what a batsman is thinking is a better bowler otherwise it would be like famous shot of Steve smith against Wahab in the last T20 WC.

aamir Yamin instead of Haris rauf, who looks to be a thinking bowler and also can swing the new ball but needs to increase his pace to at least 135ish.
 
The Pakistan Cup will take place before the World Cup so if Umar Akmal performs there too he'll be on the plane to England.

Haris Rauf has a slim chance given he hasn't played a single domestic match.
 
Last edited:
Markhor said:
The Pakistan Cup will take place before the World Cup so if Umar Akmal performs there too he'll be on the plane to England.

Haris Rauf has a slim chance given he hasn't played a single domestic match.
Click to expand...

Will Pakistan Cup take place before April 23?
 
If both are selected against Aus series, their performances in those matches will decide their WC selection.
 
1. Fakhar
2. Imam
3. Babar
4. Haris / Umer
5. Sarfraz (c) (wk)
6. Hafeez
7. Imad
8. Shadab
9. Hasan
10. M Amir
11. Shaheen

This seems the best line-up to me. Hafeez at no.6 and Imad at no. 7 is a must. That will strength out lower middle order and power hitting
 
If hafeez is fit , we dont need umar. Hafeez can be more impactful and consistent down the order and in death overs.
 
Yeah obviously a handful of PSL matches places gives Haris Rauf precendence over guys like Junaid Khan, Wahab Riaz, etc.
 
ahmadharis1 said:
Yeah obviously a handful of PSL matches places gives Haris Rauf precendence over guys like Junaid Khan, Wahab Riaz, etc.
Click to expand...

Junaid, Riaz have been tried and tested on numerous occasions, lets give chances to new players and you never know what might happen. I was the first to criticise Umar aswell but i cannot deny his performances are putting him in line for the squad
 
Corridor of Uncertainty said:
Current squad needs reinforcements.
Click to expand...

Not really. 15 will be selected for the WC, why waste time with players who will not make the cut? Umar Akmal does not have the calibre to play any format other than T20 and Haris Rauf is too raw. Hasn't even played a List A game
 
Chokli said:
not true... musa gets it up to 140 odd... wahab is wahab he's useless... irfan is older and even more injury prone, and junaid hovers around the 130-140 mark.

haris rauf is the only one who can crank it up to close to 150.



asif is good for t20s not odis
Click to expand...

I think you don't understand what I mean when I mentioned the seasoned pro's like Junaid, Wahab or Irfan as they are also working hard and playing cricket not just to make money but probably with the same aspirations to represent Pakistan. Given the status of World Cup I think there more experienced and worth cases than Haris to make he cut to the World Cup Squad.

I said if he plays well in the remainder of the PSL he shall be given the Aus tour to show his skills to all. Given he's a right arm option makes him very valuable therefore we should think about the bigger picture and look to make sure we get the best out of him and continue to develop him. If he can become anything like his Idol Steyn then we have a lot of potential for the coming years.

I can't believe you seem to think Asif and Umar are of same quality. Umar Akmal is a batsmen not a slogger mate.
 
They could both be good additions to the squad. Rauf is untapped potential whereas Akmal has been tried and failed many times...yet it is impossible to ignore his current form. I am also curious as to how Raees progresses in his return and how he could fit into the national squad.
 
w8in_4_0402 said:
I think you don't understand what I mean when I mentioned the seasoned pro's like Junaid, Wahab or Irfan as they are also working hard and playing cricket not just to make money but probably with the same aspirations to represent Pakistan. Given the status of World Cup I think there more experienced and worth cases than Haris to make he cut to the World Cup Squad.
Click to expand...
Do I have to copy and paste my previous post regarding those players? Out of those only Junaid might be somewhat useful.


I said if he plays well in the remainder of the PSL he shall be given the Aus tour to show his skills to all. Given he's a right arm option makes him very valuable therefore we should think about the bigger picture and look to make sure we get the best out of him and continue to develop him. If he can become anything like his Idol Steyn then we have a lot of potential for the coming years.
Click to expand...

Agreed.

I can't believe you seem to think Asif and Umar are of same quality. Umar Akmal is a batsmen not a slogger mate.
Click to expand...

Nowhere in my post did I say they are of the same quality.
 
HuzaifaE said:
If Rauf gets in its for Amir, not Faheem or Imad. Shaheen and Hassan are a lock and Rauf can't replace an allrounder.

As for Akmal, give him the Aus series further up the order. If he fails, its either curtains or keep him for slogging duties. we're miserably short on players to clear the fence relative to other sides.
Click to expand...

Faheem is not an all rounder.
 
I think a lot of you are doing a disservice to both Akmal and the Pakistan team.

He is not a no. 6 or 7 slogger.

He's already been tried there - and even though he may have been better than some others - that's not his strong suit.

He's coming in at 4 or so during this PSL and he's shining.

You guys think that he should suddenly become a slogger or finisher?

I don't think he'd succeed.
 
Harris Rauf is already bowling better than every Pakistani bowler in death, people have no answers to his Yorkers. Those Yorkers are dame good and tail they have is something we have not seen since Waqar... Pakistan would be fool to not try him in AUS series. Those Yorkers are going to be Gold in last 10-15 overs of WC, every freaking time...Yorker is still the best delivery in death, if you know how to bowl them!!
 
yasir said:
Harris Rauf is already bowling better than every Pakistani bowler in death, people have no answers to his Yorkers. Those Yorkers are dame good and tail they have is something we have not seen since Waqar... Pakistan would be fool to not try him in AUS series. Those Yorkers are going to be Gold in last 10-15 overs of WC, every freaking time...Yorker is still the best delivery in death, if you know how to bowl them!!
Click to expand...

+1
 
Haris Rauf has to be admired for his pace, line and length and consistency in producing yorkers. However, he is still inexperienced, lacks the knowledge on the tactical side of the game. I know he has had a good 2-3 year spell abroad and in the academy but he NEEDS more exposure at domestic level. He is very raw.

Potential is there though. Let's see how he does in the games in Pakistan with a full crowd. He could be the wildcard pick.
 
If hafeez is injure until wc he should be replace by umar else it should be malik,but i don't think pak will drop the seniors but umar cab easily come in for rizwan.
Rauf for shinwari for the aus series.
Fakhar
Imam
Babar
Haris
Umar
Shadab
Hafeez/faheem/imad
Sarfraz
Hasan
Amir/rauf
Shaheen
15.asif ali.
 
Terrible for malik but we seriously don't need him so i hope he fails again against aus
 
My only concern regarding Haris would be playing 50-over cricket as it seems that he has only played T20s in domestic cricket.
 
Saj said:
My only concern regarding Haris would be playing 50-over cricket as it seems that he has only played T20s in domestic cricket.
Click to expand...

He has the aus and eng series to settle,give the new ball to hasan and shaheen and let haris play the enforcer role and bowl at the death.
 
So, Inzi hinted at the possibility of an Umar Akmal comeback? How sure are we that this is going to happen?
 
Umar Akmal is more likely. Haris Rauf may be way too raw for an international call up. But who knows, if you give Haris Rauf the ODI series against Australia and he actually does good, then maybe it's worth a punt, we've seen how other youngsters such as SSA have took the international stage by storm. Let's monitor their progress over the PSL
 
yasir said:
Harris Rauf is already bowling better than every Pakistani bowler in death, people have no answers to his Yorkers. Those Yorkers are dame good and tail they have is something we have not seen since Waqar... Pakistan would be fool to not try him in AUS series. Those Yorkers are going to be Gold in last 10-15 overs of WC, every freaking time...Yorker is still the best delivery in death, if you know how to bowl them!!
Click to expand...

these yorkers are reversing as in PSL the ball has been worked on and there is a bit of leniency, one has to see the match live in the stadium and you will notice if you keep a sharp eye that they are working on the ball, in international matches this wont be allowed, so there goes the potency of his yorkers

Haris was reversing an 8 over old ball, you absolutely cannot reverse a ball till the ground is ridiculously rough and that too if one ball is used in a 50 over game. Saying it from strong sources who are playing
 
kamz said:
these yorkers are reversing as in PSL the ball has been worked on and there is a bit of leniency, one has to see the match live in the stadium and you will notice if you keep a sharp eye that they are working on the ball, in international matches this wont be allowed, so there goes the potency of his yorkers

Haris was reversing an 8 over old ball, you absolutely cannot reverse a ball till the ground is ridiculously rough and that too if one ball is used in a 50 over game. Saying it from strong sources who are playing
Click to expand...

That is all relative, he is not the only one playing in PSL. Nobody else has bowled that many Yorkers, with that pace and tail. Nobody has stopped them... There is a skill involved, something every team needs. Bhumra has it, last WC was won by Strac because of his far superior Yorkers... Rauf Yorkers are standout in this PSL, let’s see how he does in remaining games, so far he has been gold, best death bowler...
 
Lot of PPers are coming up weird excuses: “He is so raw”, “He has not played domestic”, “Very little Hard ball cricket” etc...

That did not stoped Wasim to shine at hieghest level. Who was selected from nets not even a match... Mlinga has long career because of his unconventional action that allowed him to do what other couldn’t. He can bowl those Yorkers because of tape ball, you cannot learn that in 1.5 years, nobody can, he has been doing this with tape ball for many years... last year people were saying same thing about Afridi(it’s too early, he need year or two in domestic etc), who happens to be best bowler of Pakistan in last 12 month 🙄🙄🙄
 
If Faheem Ashraf can play as a bowler then I'm not sure why Harris Rauf can't. But my only concern is I've seen him only bowl 4 overs in T20s. ODIs is a different ball and game where you have to be ready to bowl 10 overs.
 
Select them for Aus series first. If they show glimpses of good performance, only then they should be selected.
 
Saj said:
My only concern regarding Haris would be playing 50-over cricket as it seems that he has only played T20s in domestic cricket.
Click to expand...

Does seem to look a bit tired, however his pace doesnt go down but 10 overs is a different ball game.

We will have to use him wisely ...maybe 2 4 over spells and slot in 2 overs in the middle somewhere.

If someone can get through Colin Ingrams defence in the UAE it is a criminal offence to not pick him
 
Haris Rauf should be given chance to perform in the Australia series and if he does well take him to the WC, where he should serve as back up to Hasan Ali who has currently done more than enough to keep his place in the side with his consecutive 3 x 4-fers in recent games.
 
Umar Akmal needs to replace Shoaib Malik in the side and bat at 4.

Hafeez or Haris Sohail at number 5 but I'd prefer the former because he has the ability to accelerate. The latter doesn't look like a batsman who can bat at a 85+ SR.
 
yasir said:
Lot of PPers are coming up weird excuses: “He is so raw”, “He has not played domestic”, “Very little Hard ball cricket” etc...

That did not stoped Wasim to shine at hieghest level. Who was selected from nets not even a match... Mlinga has long career because of his unconventional action that allowed him to do what other couldn’t. He can bowl those Yorkers because of tape ball, you cannot learn that in 1.5 years, nobody can, he has been doing this with tape ball for many years... last year people were saying same thing about Afridi(it’s too early, he need year or two in domestic etc), who happens to be best bowler of Pakistan in last 12 month 🙄🙄🙄
Click to expand...

Well said brother
 
Umar should be given a chance in the Australia series, if he performs take him to the next series. If he performs again, take him to the WC. Same goes for Rauf.

No free ticket for the WC.
 
yasir said:
That is all relative, he is not the only one playing in PSL. Nobody else has bowled that many Yorkers, with that pace and tail. Nobody has stopped them... There is a skill involved, something every team needs. Bhumra has it, last WC was won by Strac because of his far superior Yorkers... Rauf Yorkers are standout in this PSL, let’s see how he does in remaining games, so far he has been gold, best death bowler...
Click to expand...

that I agree with by no means I am saying he is not impressive, He is a lovely bowler, I enjoy watching him bowl. However he needs to work on a few other skills

I am a believer that to play internationals skills are relative but a big heart and able to control nerves as well as manage pressure that is key, if he has that in him, which I think he does, we should take him to WC.

He is a tape ball player, came from those circuits, he can handle crowd pressure for sure
 
I mean yeah. If Babar is being rested for the series, then Akmal can slot right in.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Cricket Warrior
“It's become a norm to offer undue criticism on Pakistan team": Haris Rauf
Replies
23
Views
1K
BouncerGuy
BouncerGuy
FearlessRoar
[PICTURE] Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Haris Rauf feature in ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year (2024)
Replies
36
Views
2K
RedwoodOriginal
RedwoodOriginal
D
Rank the next tier of Pakistan pace bowlers (after the Wasim/Waqar era) in order of their achievements and legacy
Replies
8
Views
956
Pakpak
Pakpak
E
Takeaways from the New Zealand versus Pakistan T20I series (2025)
2
Replies
81
Views
4K
nuttyprof
N
D
A blueprint on how Pakistan can fix the T20I team
Replies
24
Views
1K
BunnyRabbit
B
Back
Top