Is Wahab Riaz a bad bowler?

[saiyan0312]

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...2;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling

his avg remains 57.... he has one more match under his belt i think to prove that he can be good.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

So is this the end of Riaz's career ? Since the 2 new ball rule he has been averaging close to 60 with and economy of over 6.

Or do you think he will get a chance in the t20s


Personally speaking I hope this is it for him. Though I'd rather him than Sohail tanvir in the t20s.

 

[Dr Khan]

Was Awful and is still awful. His batting is nothing to write home about also.

 

[Bullet Drive]

No he is not.

 

[hadi123]

He is definitely an awful fielder

 

[TestCricketFanatic]

Wahab Riaz and Umar Gul are both awful in ODI cricket. Umesh Yadav too is awful in ODIs.

 

[Dr Khan]

Here he comes, all the pressure will be released

 

[Ahson8]

Awful indeed. We don't really need him and should have played an extra batsman but if you really wanted another pacer Junaid >>>>>> Wahab. Really stupid move by management to keep playing him...

 

[arehaan]

Hopefully this will be the last I see of this guy. This may well be the final nail in his coffin

Fingers crossed

 

[NeVerMind]

Wahab is the Imran Farhat of bowling!

 

[Sledger]

He bowls to the left, he bowls to the right...

 

[Sherlock]

He bowls to the left, he bowls to the right...

"And here we are, stuck in the middle with him"

 

[hadi123]

He has to be dropped for Sohaib Maqsood now please

 

[Kianig89]

For odi,s he is awful

 

[JibranAnsari]

Really awful

 

[Fastandfurious]

Really awful

You're just pathetic, really pathetic. You were just looking for that one bad game.

 

[JibranAnsari]

You're just pathetic, really pathetic. You were just looking for that one bad game.

He has his past infested with these awful games.

 

[Fastandfurious]

He has his past infested with these awful games.

He's been bowling well, every one gets a beating in T20s once in a while.

Continue your hating.

 

[Mamoon]

JibranAnsari = Grumpy cat.

He's nothing special, but the best pacer available at the moment which admittedly says a lot about the fast bowling (lack of) talent we have atm.

 

[JibranAnsari]

^I have seen enough of you to know that you support mediocre players and diss the performers.

 

[JibranAnsari]

He's been bowling well, every one gets a beating in T20s once in a while.

Continue your hating.

We will know soon enough now..

Marsh has his number

 

[JibranAnsari]

Junaid despite being mediocre is far better than him.

 

[Fastandfurious]

We will know soon enough now..

Marsh has his number

He was dropped off of Wahab's bowling.

 

[JibranAnsari]

He was dropped off of Wahab's bowling.

And those sixes were mistakenly hit.

 

[Fastandfurious]

And those sixes were mistakenly hit.

They came after the dropped catch.

 

[JibranAnsari]

They came after the dropped catch.

Justified to get hit.

 

[mithun_minhas]

He is not awful. He is just an average bowler who can be good once every few games.

He gt hit for 22 in that 19th over, but he did not look like he was trying. LL has already seemed to have resigned.

 

[Ahson8]

His control has improved massively, earlier he didn't hav any control and was always expensive.

 

[alberto]

So is this the end of Riaz's career ? Since the 2 new ball rule he has been averaging close to 60 with and economy of over 6.

Or do you think he will get a chance in the t20s


Personally speaking I hope this is it for him. Though I'd rather him than Sohail tanvir in the t20s.

You're wrong again and again! Msn up and admit it

 

[alberto]

Awful indeed. We don't really need him and should have played an extra batsman but if you really wanted another pacer Junaid >>>>>> Wahab. Really stupid move by management to keep playing him...

So you've always have had a vendetta against Wahab?

 

[JibranAnsari]

he will cost us a lot of matches

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

You're wrong again and again! Msn up and admit it

If he goes well against Australia then ill certainly admit I'm wrong.

He has flattered to decide heaps before, now he has to prove it wasn't one good series

 

[Ahson8]

So you've always have had a vendetta against Wahab?

He was poor in the past and there's no doubt about it. He's improved massively recently and he deserves credit for that. Just hoping he stays this way..

 

[endymion248]

Alberto must be happy, wherever he is...

 

[Safar55]

The mohali semi final perfomance and this quater final performance tells you wahab is the main man in big games... Hopefully he now gets confidence from this for the future.

I always disliked him for his behaviour during the spot fixing stuff and his closeness to the scumbag salman butt. But he won me over slightly after mobali and now in this world cup he has been our most threatening bowler.

Maybe if amir comes back he can forge a good partneship with him

 

[OmaIR1]

Wahab has been excellent this world cup.

I have been pleasantly proven wrong here and I take my hat off to him.

 

[Mamoon]

Alberto was the sole supporter from day one, while we jumped on the bandwagon later on. Must be thrilled.

 

[hur rizvi]

Wahab surely is the Man for big tournaments

 

[Amjid Javed]

Always been a wahab fan and am sure the haters are eating humble pie after this world cup

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Proven me wrong a 100%

never thought he would recover after the 2 new ball rule

Leader of the attack without question

 

[emranabbas]

Alberto where is he lol

 

[jusarrived]

Another Todl you so .

Iam one of the few guys who has consistently supported him . Happy to see him peform the way I always thot he could .

 

[Bullet Drive]

Praise off Warne, Lara, KP and the whole World.

Wahab is a superstar.

 

[0tt0man]

I just hope this wasn't a flash in the pan performance. Aus/NZ conditions helping him out and stuff. I'd love to see him improve rather than regress to his earlier awful form.

 

[Wasim_Waqar]

Alberto was the sole supporter from day one, while we jumped on the bandwagon later on. Must be thrilled.

Mamoon: pretty sure it was me and Alberto....

 

[GreenKnightRises]

From a below average spray gun to the leader of the pack. What a turn over For Wahab's career just inside 6 months.
What a bowler he've turned on to be.

 

[Diffusion]

Wonderful bowler. Always been a fan, but I always seemed to catch him when he was actually bowling well. I'm aware he has served up quite a lot of crap in the past.

 

[Strike Rate]

Where is [MENTION=63999]alberto[/MENTION] i miss him post on Gul and Wahab

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

average since cwc 2015 almost 70 now )

 

[Fast Bowler]

Wahab makes me want Tanvir back in the squad

 

[Hasan123]

He is rubbish

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

looks like he has roza, he is finished..

 

[TahirFan]

Wahab Riaz is a very kind and generous human being

He loves dishing out jalebi to the batsmen

 

[ExplicitAI]

Lol his bowling is beyond trash, there's no wicket taking deliveries in his spells as of late and he is like 31 years old and is showing no signs of improvement.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Yes is the correct answer, and we have known it for a long time.

 

[Fast Bowler]

'Bad' is understatement of the century!

 

[Slog]

Understatement of the year

 

[Slog]

Yes is the correct answer, and we have known it for a long time.

Don't know about knowing

Lot of PPers were jumping with joy at his selection

 

[ahmedzee]

Very poor bowler. He mostly plays for the opposition. Pakistan should realize this and drop him for good.

 

[DoosraTeesra]

Aweful

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Everyone knows he only gets selected due to nepotism and Lahore lobby - nothing else !!

Where is [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION] and [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] who were vouching this 'turns up in ICC events' Riaz earlier ???

Pathetic piece of ............ Garbage this useless individual

 

[New Yorker]

People are too harsh on him. I for once would rather have an aggressive 150 kph phaast
bowler steaming in than some rubbish trundler who only takes wickets and keeps it tight.
Can't you see how scared the Indians are?

 

[New Yorker]

Everyone knows he only gets selected due to nepotism and Lahore lobby - nothing else !!

Where is [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION] and [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] who were vouching this 'turns up in ICC events' Riaz earlier ???


Pathetic piece of ............ Garbage this useless individual

I think you are mistaken. [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]'s distaste for Wahab is legendary.

 

[coy0607]

really can't blame Wahab at this point... not his fault that the crook Inzamam keeps selecting him. Wahab should've been dropped over a year ago

 

[Mamoon]

Everyone knows he only gets selected due to nepotism and Lahore lobby - nothing else !!

Where is [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION] and [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] who were vouching this 'turns up in ICC events' Riaz earlier ???

Pathetic piece of ............ Garbage this useless individual

Lagta hai sathya gai ho. I was adamant that the myth that Wahab is a big match player is going to bust soon.

 

[Hasan123]

Where is [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION] who always bigs up this rubbish bowler?

 

[Jatt_bonebreaker]

age is catching up to him

 

[Bilal7]

I didn't watch Riaz bowl a single ball today so I will refrain from commenting. His figures are terrible though but it's not like Hassan Ali's figures are much better. Not playing Junaid Khan was a big mistake.

Lagta hai sathya gai ho. I was adamant that the myth that Wahab is a big match player is going to bust soon.

) Gotta love the Urdu language.

 

[Rayyman]

I didn't watch Riaz bowl a single ball today so I will refrain from commenting. His figures are terrible though but it's not like Hassan Ali's figures are much better. Not playing Junaid Khan was a big mistake.



) Gotta love the Urdu language.

Don't even think about it. Hasan was great for most of his overs, but lost it at the end. Wahab was garbage throughout.

 

[Mamoon]

I didn't watch Riaz bowl a single ball today so I will refrain from commenting. His figures are terrible though but it's not like Hassan Ali's figures are much better. Not playing Junaid Khan was a big mistake.



) Gotta love the Urdu language.

Tempers are high at the moment. Be glad you missed the embarrassment.

 

[Madplayer]

Lagta hai sathya gai ho..

) ) this is gold

 

[Madplayer]

average since cwc 2015 almost 70 now )

Only if it was his batting average.

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Worst bowler of all time

 

[LordEddardStark]

OP who started this thread in 2010 had more brains than our entire cricket fraternity.

 

[Mamoon]

'Bad' is an understatement.

 

[Markhor]

Been living off that 5-fer vs India in the World Cup. Too inconsistent. All over the shop today, conceded extras, bowled short, wide and bowled leg-side of the batsmen. Terrible performance.

That's from March 2012 - he's still living off that 2011 WC performance v India !

Been a regular in internationals and still as wayward and expensive as ever.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I didn't watch Riaz bowl a single ball today so I will refrain from commenting. His figures are terrible though but it's not like Hassan Ali's figures are much better. Not playing Junaid Khan was a big mistake.



) Gotta love the Urdu language.

Hasan Ali didn't come off today, but I still like him as a bowler, he's a lot smarter than Wahab and has a great temperament. He should have been given the new ball ahead of the part time spinner.

 

[Mamoon]

Hasan Ali didn't come off today, but I still like him as a bowler, he's a lot smarter than Wahab and has a great temperament. He should have been given the new ball ahead of the part time spinner.

That's true, but based on today, I saw some wisdom in the assessment that he is too short for a fast bowler. When he was being targeted at the end, he was not able to bowl a length that was outside the hitting arc of their batsman. Just doesn't bowl enough good-length deliveries.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

I just hope this wasn't a flash in the pan performance. Aus/NZ conditions helping him out and stuff. I'd love to see him improve rather than regress to his earlier awful form.

This guy knew what was up.

 

[ZyzzBrah]

I don't know what all the fuss is all about, he bowled very well. Also don't forget the match winning spell against Australia. Won us the 2015 World Cup. I think we should persist him till 2019 world cup