Junaid Khan's future?

[Ellipsism]

Fair enough. Presumably if he doesn't regain the speed, you think tests are out of the question?

Not necessarily. Until he gets some zip in his bowling he will be handled with ease in test cricket; the zip could be in the form of pace, bounce or extra nibble but neither of Khan's wrists or action would allow him to attain any of the aforementioned skills.

 

[Hawkeye]

I'm not sure if I'm the only one, but I've noticed a lack of consistency in his action. It's more so notable when you compare his initial overs to his latter overs.

The clock is ticking re. his action.

Anyway [MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION] , that's a long post and I don't fully agree with it. Btw Wasim hypes up every bowler he meets or gets to work with.

 

[London_Lahori]

I'm hoping he can up his pace to bowl 85-87 more consistently as opposed to the 83 he's bowling at.

Junaid always takes wickets so deserves his spot in the side.

 

[Pete Rose]

He looks good to me. Needs to continue to get fitter and stronger so that he can add more pace. I don't know if he has the fitness for tests. But it's a good problem to have

 

[kaifmazhar]

The answer lies with him only.
How long can he keep himself fit? People loved him when he was doing well but then he hurt the team by breaking down before some major events.
And once barely fit, would start crying in the media that why he is not the main bowler of the team and if given the chance would not perform like Junaid of old. He even dared the board that he would go out and try playing for England which is funny. I mean they are not having dearth of bowlers to be waiting for such a fragile character.
It's after very long that he performed in CT17. Now he needs to be honest to himself and get serious about his business and work more on his fitness. If he performs like Junaid of old then no one is taking his place,it is his only.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

The clock is ticking re. his action.

Anyway [MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION] , that's a long post and I don't fully agree with it. Btw Wasim hypes up every bowler he meets or gets to work with.

I don't agree with anything you said here.

 

[Madplayer]

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I realise some of you don't like the fact that he's in the team. Has your perception changed?

Does he deserve a chance?

I think he has earned an extended run.

He was written off after that knee injury.

Nobody gave him time to recover and he himself was impatient too.

He is a must in the team if the 1 ball rule comes back because he can reverse the ball brilliantly.

 

[mak36]

Not necessarily. Until he gets some zip in his bowling he will be handled with ease in test cricket; the zip could be in the form of pace, bounce or extra nibble but neither of Khan's wrists or action would allow him to attain any of the aforementioned skills.

So in other words, you think tests are out of the question.

At the moment, I would probably agree. Not sure I agree with your assessment that he won't be able to increase his pace though. Only time will tell. For now though he should focus on staying fit for the shorter format.

 

[Bilal7]

A bonafide fixture in both the tests and ODI teams from now on. Opening bowler, alongside Amir, and then brought back at the death/with the old ball to cause some more havoc. Hassan is best utilized as a first change destroyer with his skill-set and pace.

In T20s, Rumman Reigns should be picked over Junaid.

 

[MoAamer]

Junaid won't be a premier bowler in the long run. It is ideal to play Rumman Raees in t20 cricket and groom him to be replacement for Junaid in next 2-3 years

 

[FreePalestine]

Abbas; Amir; Hassan are our test attack. I wouldn't swap any of them for Junaid yet. Although he is a fine bowler and I was a big supporter of his when everyone turned their back on him post-injury.

He has earned his spot in ODI's and should continue to feature with the new ball in that format.

 

[Square Drive]

A bonafide fixture in both the tests and ODI teams from now on. Opening bowler, alongside Amir, and then brought back at the death/with the old ball to cause some more havoc. Hassan is best utilized as a first change destroyer with his skill-set and pace.

In T20s, Rumman Reigns should be picked over Junaid.

Nah not Tests.

Amir, Abbas, and Hasan should be the three pacers for Tests with Aamer Yamin as the 4th option IF we are going with the 6-1-4 combo.

One of Rahat/Wahab (probably the former) as the bench pace option.

 

[Ahson8]

A bonafide fixture in both the tests and ODI teams from now on. Opening bowler, alongside Amir, and then brought back at the death/with the old ball to cause some more havoc. Hassan is best utilized as a first change destroyer with his skill-set and pace.

In T20s, Rumman Reigns should be picked over Junaid.

How is he a fixture in tests lol ? Abbas, Hasan, Amir, even Wahab are all above him in the pecking order as of now.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Frankly, I don't want Hasan Ali anywhere near the Test team. I'm 100% sure he's going to be mighty successful but playing too much cricket with the usual, tightly packed schedules that we have, I'm not sure he's going to be able to last very long.

Firstly, you don't want him to succumb to injuries.

Secondly, even if he doesn't get injured, playing 5 day cricket, PSL, T20i's, ODI's and what-not is going to cause a massive reduction in pace. Hasan was consistently 143 KPH + in the West Indies series but we saw a reduction in pace (not a massive one) in the CT because of the amount of cricket he's played recently.

Third, Hasan Ali - while being a fast bowler - is also sort of a mystery bowler and you don't want to burn him out. He's going to be found out sooner or later, like (most) other bowlers but to make sure he's doesn't become innocuous just yet, I would let him have a good burst of LOI cricket before making him a regular Test feature.

Lastly, I personally think our Test bowling lineup is not too bad. While I despise Abbas for his lack of pace (sorry), he's taken wickets. Mohammad Amir has been amazing recently maybe you can bring Junaid back. He has experience of playing Test cricket and wants to play the longer format.

I also think we should give more youngsters a go. Playing a couple of different bowlers for every format isn't the end of the world. England have been successful with this approach. There's no point of having world class bowlers half fit (Starc, Boult, Shami, Mustafizur) but play all formats.

 

[Ellipsism]

Frankly, I don't want Hasan Ali anywhere near the Test team. I'm 100% sure he's going to be mighty successful but playing too much cricket with the usual, tightly packed schedules that we have, I'm not sure he's going to be able to last very long.

Firstly, you don't want him to succumb to injuries.

Secondly, even if he doesn't get injured, playing 5 day cricket, PSL, T20i's, ODI's and what-not is going to cause a massive reduction in pace. Hasan was consistently 143 KPH + in the West Indies series but we saw a reduction in pace (not a massive one) in the CT because of the amount of cricket he's played recently.

Third, Hasan Ali - while being a fast bowler - is also sort of a mystery bowler and you don't want to burn him out. He's going to be found out sooner or later, like (most) other bowlers but to make sure he's doesn't become innocuous just yet, I would let him have a good burst of LOI cricket before making him a regular Test feature.

Lastly, I personally think our Test bowling lineup is not too bad. While I despise Abbas for his lack of pace (sorry), he's taken wickets. Mohammad Amir has been amazing recently maybe you can bring Junaid back. He has experience of playing Test cricket and wants to play the longer format.

I also think we should give more youngsters a go. Playing a couple of different bowlers for every format isn't the end of the world. England have been successful with this approach. There's no point of having world class bowlers half fit (Starc, Boult, Shami, Mustafizur) but play all formats.

There's no mystery to Hasan, he's a conventional fast bowler nor is he reliant on one delivery for his dismissals.

 

[ExpressPacer]

There's no mystery to Hasan, he's a conventional fast bowler nor is he reliant on one delivery for his dismissals.

He bowls a lot of variation and batsmen are going to start picking him easier eventually.

 

[Mainul]

He always deserved a spot in Pakistan team knowing the fact that other options were Wahab,Rahat,Sohail Tanvir,Anwar.He was mishandled by Pakistan.He got injustice,specially in Misbah regime.I won't mind if Sohail khan replaces him.But some people here putting faith on newbie Raees more than seasoned customer Junaid based on only one match performance is astonishing!

 

[Ellipsism]

He bowls a lot of variation and batsmen are going to start picking him easier eventually.

How many of his CT wickets were due to the use of a variation?

Complete Fast bowlers don't get found out, one trick ponies like the Fizz do and Hasan is anything but a one trick pony.

 

[Bilal7]

How is he a fixture in tests lol ? Abbas, Hasan, Amir, even Wahab are all above him in the pecking order as of now.

Nah not Tests.

Amir, Abbas, and Hasan should be the three pacers for Tests with Aamer Yamin as the 4th option IF we are going with the 6-1-4 combo.

One of Rahat/Wahab (probably the former) as the bench pace option.

He's back to his best and it would be silly to keep out Junaid from the test team. Abbas is a bench option at best and he along with Riaz would make for excellent back-up for our series in South Africa and England next year.

 

[PakLFC]

It is all about keeping fit with Junaid. Should be an automatic selection if he can stay good and healthy. Do feel that he has to take some more wickets to convince be though.