"It’s too soon to write me off as a bowler" : Mohammad Abbas

[Saj]

what would he have achieved? nz figured him out in the UAE, walk down the track and he's tootheless, theres no way 125kph dibbly dobblers would have any impact on this pitch.

yeh, maybe hed have conceded 20 less runs, but in the context of the game it wouldn't have made a differnece.

Probably more than what Mohammad Ali is likely to achieve in this match.

 

[Savak]

What would Abbass do on such a dead wicket with his 120-125 km/hr dibbly dobblers. He was ineffective on the England and NZ wickets which historically have always supported pacers.

 

[Rana]

This guy would be going at 10s on this wicket too

 

[MenInG]

Time for Abbas to make a return to the Pakistan Test XI

 

[amvbfm]

Abbas is absolutely essential at this point. He brings control and can do well on the slow pitches we will most likely prepare for NZ. With no Shaheen and Naseem and very little chances that Pakistan will prepare fast or seaming pitches the mandate of the pacers will be to bowl tight overs with the spinners doing the bulk of the work. Abbas can do this job well.

 

[MenInG]

Mohammad Abbas in an interview:

“I played in our local domestic season while also performing in County Cricket which is why it is obvious that I’m disappointed over my non-selection"

“But I will continue to put in the hard yards because that’s the only thing I can do since selection is out of my hands"

“During 2022 season for Hampshire, I took 50 wickets in 12 matches. I also claimed two fifers during six matches of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy despite the fact that two to three matches were affected due to rain"

“I think our fast-bowlers should play domestic cricket to improve their fitness. They play Test matches directly after featuring in T20 cricket which leads to fitness issues. As long as pacers don’t play the longer formats, they will continue to face such issues"