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Mohammad Amir in 2009 was FAST but why has his pace dropped now?

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When he first came on the scene and people said he'd be a express bowler soon, i used to think they were delusional. But man was he quick today or what, bowled a spell of 8 overs consistently hitting 145kph+ and even a bowl at 151.7kph which was the fastest of match.

He's officially an express bowler.
 
We have to remember that even Ishant Sharma hit 152 KPH in Australia :)

Nah... he's bowled really quick today.
 
this was the best opening fast bowling spell i've seen for years. it was that good. absolutely amazing cricket.
 
He is bowling with desire and passion, that's why he is fast! 100% effort.
 
Another year and we will see Aamer exceeding 155 kph
 
Zechariah said:
He is bowling with desire and passion,
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but i agree with the others, he got really pumped after taking that first wicket
 
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Anyone who touches 150 km/hr plus has my steadfast support. And we need to make an official policy to keep Rauf like trundlers 124 km/hr out of the team
 
No. He's the only one at 150 or above. Siddle reached 149.8 or 149. 9IIRC - there was a graphic on screen showing this at the start of Aamir's spell in Aus second innings.
 
its.raja said:
i wish there was Talha in place of Rauf.....
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I donno what's with people wanting Talha in the team, I mean has he proven anything yet? and how can you be sure that he will bowl better than Rauf?
and if you're going by the domestic record then Rauf has done pretty good too in domesti.
 
kkmix said:
I donno what's with people wanting Talha in the team, I mean has he proven anything yet? and how can you be sure that he will bowl better than Rauf?
and if you're going by the domestic record then Rauf has done pretty good too in domesti.
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If you go Rauf last 3 years record his bowling avg is 35+.
 
aamer has bowled faster than mitchell johnson on his own turf just as he did in T20 in England

All i can say is the sri lankan speed cameras saying he was 130-140k and the aussie/english ones saying he is 140-150k can't both be right

The real evidence of his pace is how he gets top players of 'normal' pace who are in form like dilshan and ponting out.
 
even though siddle hit 149kmh, it didn't seem as quick as Aamer's 150 kmh. It looked rapid!
 
Thank God at the Kotla pitch the spinners were bowling (i.e. Ishant & company) just Imagine if it was Aamer at the Kotla pitch
 
by the way 152k is about 95mph !

When he fills out there is no doubt he can progress to being a 100mph bowler

86mph at 15 ; 95mph at 17 ; 100 at 21-23 does not look a stretch
 
I think he reached 155 as well. Nice to see the young man working up some good pace. Bowled a good spell at the end of the day as well.
 
Fantastic to see Pak produce another 150k bowler after Shoaib and Sami. Took longer than usual but he's here.
 
I think he even hit 155 today. Fantastic bowling by the young fellow. And he wasn't just fast, he bowled intelligently too.
 
I also see Aamer's full toss at 150k to Watson towards the end of the day. That looked faster than Jhonson bowled every thing during pak innings.
 
Ali888 said:
by the way 152k is about 95mph !

When he fills out there is no doubt he can progress to being a 100mph bowler

86mph at 15 ; 95mph at 17 ; 100 at 21-23 does not look a stretch
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I really love your signature bro Inshallah it will be the case.
 
he is fast and he is looking like Tarzan with his head band on...So he is Mohd. Tarzan Aamer now
 
Asif speed in second innings

Asif is bowling quicker in second inning and i saw a few deliveries hitting 138.9 kph (86.3 mph). If he can hit this speed regularly he'll be deadly. What was his top speed today?
 
i thought his fastest was 151.9 something???

did he actually go as high as 155?

at 155 he will be the fastest bowler currently in international cricket
 
He is the next Rawalpindi Express. I am sure there will be another one along in a minute.
 
Well nice to see this. A firly 150+ bowler (Mohammad Aamer) And a deadly seamin bolwer ( Mohammas Asif) as our opening bowlers, they just need back up and I don't think Abdul Rauf is the one who can ive them that back up. It should be Wahab Riaz !
 
HuZi said:
Well nice to see this. A firly 150+ bowler (Mohammad Aamer) And a deadly seamin bolwer ( Mohammas Asif) as our opening bowlers, they just need back up and I don't think Abdul Rauf is the one who can ive them that back up. It should be Wahab Riaz !
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This team at the moment needs an attacking 3rd seamer and a 5th bowler preferably an allrounder who can allow the other 3 pacers to rest and be used in short attacking bursts.

Overall the squad needs more attacking fast bowlers to allow our main pacers to be rested periodically given the demanding schedule that awaits us.
 
Inshallah he's going to be fast, consistent, drug-free, humble etc etc
In other words he wont be anything like Shoaib Akhtar hopefully.
aand eventually he'll carve himself a place in the all time greats list.
 
I didn't sleep the whole night and was dead tired by the time our innings came to an end . Seeing Asif take Katich's wicket gave me little hope to stay awake as the next batsman was Punter and then afterwords Mr.Cricket . After he continued scoring in his usual manner I almost fell a sleep until Aamer plucked him out , afterwords the wicket of Hussey fell and then there was no going back to dreamland for me . A wake-up call of a lifetime for me , that spell of his was the fastest and most dangerous I had ever seen since the Akthar's 5 wicket hauls against SA in 99 and then against Aus in 02 . Every ball he looked like taking a wicket .

He's battle with Watson was a beautiful one , Hopefully he'll win it tomorrow. So energizing and static was the spell that I have not slept since , and I don't think I'm gonna till 12:00 .

Take a bow , You big-fish :akhtar
 
Aamir will be the one to break the record of the fastest delivery, inshallah, i know and i believe he will, imagine if he is generating such pace from his skinny body, what kindda pace will he have when he grows a little older and his body develops?
 
Ali888 said:
by the way 152k is about 95mph !

When he fills out there is no doubt he can progress to being a 100mph bowler

86mph at 15 ; 95mph at 17 ; 100 at 21-23 does not look a stretch
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108mph is a possibility dont u think bhai !
 
I would love to see the highlights, Does somebody know what time SkySports will show it

and which channel of skysports will show the highlights? Sky Sport 1 , 2 , 3 or extra?

Anywayz thanks in advance.

Ontopic:

Morne Morkel bowled a very fast deilvery aswell if I'm not wrong it was to Ian Bell tha

Bouncer. That was 150 +
 
Wow! Did he really bowl at 155km/h?? Thats about 96mph. Amazing!
 
HuZi said:
I would love to see the highlights, Does somebody know what time SkySports will show it

and which channel of skysports will show the highlights? Sky Sport 1 , 2 , 3 or extra?
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Sky Sports 2

7-8pm
 
amarmak said:
no he didnt... no proof yet
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Anyways. 150km/h is still phenomenal for this 17 year old. I really want to see that spell.... :aamir
 
hes an real pace bowler and should not be turned into a line and length bowler like sami became. i havent been this excited to see someone bowl since the 1999 akhtar days...aamers improving series to series and he has a cricketing brain aswell.

inshallah hel be 5 times the player akhtar was.
 
Best fast bowling spell i've seen since shoaib akhtar, Aamer was really aggressive and showed that he is full of passion. great celebration when he got Ponting, I loved it.
 
He needs to pitch the ball up a bit more. A bit on the short side.

But that spell with the new ball today was certainly wonderful to watch. He really hassled the Australian batsmen.
 
infamous9383 said:
is it me or everyone seems to bowl 7-10 kph faster in Australia and SA
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The difference is about 5-7 Kph mostly , mainly due to the pitch and accurate speed guns I think . The conditions motivate them to bowl faster , and shorter .

Although the speed guns in England look dodged these days , anyone remember the ASHES .
 
Waqar Younis definitely pumped up these guys before the second innings, both were much better and there were obvious changes such as Asif bowling quite a few yorkers and Aamir bowling shorter to Pointing, unlike the first innings.
 
Dare2Dream said:
Waqar Younis definitely pumped up these guys before the second innings, both were much better and there were obvious changes such as Asif bowling quite a few yorkers and Aamir bowling shorter to Pointing, unlike the first innings.
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Yes and yes, got to be Waqar giving them some tips. Good bowling from those 2, hope he preps them again and we take another 3 in the first hour
 
Savak said:
Evidence he hit 155 km/hr?
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I can't provide any evidence, but I did see a graph they showed of Aamir's speeds and his fastest seemed to be exactly between the 150 and 160 marks on the scale, so I think he did touch 155 or at least nearly there. I didn't see the delivery.

I only saw his spell at the end of the day, and he crossed the 150 mark twice in that spell. And one of the commentators did mention that he was the fastest bowler in the match. :14:
 
Savak said:
Anyone who touches 150 km/hr plus has my steadfast support. And we need to make an official policy to keep Rauf like trundlers 124 km/hr out of the team
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i am sure if talha was there we would have been watching our two bowlers touching 150...

I wish our captain learn and call right away for talha for next test.

talha bowled really fast against AUS A few months back... but very sadly he is not with the team...

last year national bank won QAE trophy because of only these two bowlers(talha and aamer).. talha was ahead of aamer in wickets in first five matches but then he called for SL series and got a chance on the very very very very flat pitch where both team made scored around 700 runs per inning.

I would love to see from one end Aamer and from other end Talha.

I don't like spinner fast bowlers like rao, rouf or very useless fast bowlers like sami...

Also i want more youngsters like Asad Shafiq and Navid Yasin both scored over 1000 runs in this season and hopefully they will not disappoint us like failsal iqbal, farhat.

I am expecting from Pakpessioners to contact with captain and selectoers and ask question why sami over talha... and tell them that pak fans think this is a joke with us. we waste our nights to watch our best team, we don't like people like sami and rouf in our team when we know we have better bolwers than these jokers.
I don't like to waste my nights for nephews and son of laws...i am sick with these things!!!!
 
MajidBhuta-AamirFan said:
i am sure if talha was there we would have been watching our two bowlers touching 150...

I wish our captain learn and call right away for talha for next test.

talha bowled really fast against AUS A few months back... but very sadly he is not with the team...

last year national bank won QAE trophy because of only these two bowlers(talha and aamer).. talha was ahead of aamer in wickets in first five matches but then he called for SL series and got a chance on the very very very very flat pitch where both team made scored around 700 runs per inning.

I would love to see from one end Aamer and from other end Talha.

I don't like spinner fast bowlers like rao, rouf or very useless fast bowlers like sami...

Also i want more youngsters like Asad Shafiq and Navid Yasin both scored over 1000 runs in this season and hopefully they will not disappoint us like failsal iqbal, farhat.

I am expecting from Pakpessioners to contact with captain and selectoers and ask question why sami over talha... and tell them that pak fans think this is a joke with us. we waste our nights to watch our best team, we don't like people like sami and rouf in our team when we know we have better bolwers than these jokers.
I don't like to waste my nights for nephews and son of laws...i am sick with these things!!!!
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Talha is quick but lacks the bowling nous of Aamir, those two are not in the same league at the moment.
 
dblock said:
Talha is quick but lacks the bowling nous of Aamir, those two are not in the same league at the moment.
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you should watch both of them on the same pitch in the same match and then i would love your judgement.

i am keeping eyes both of them from last two years in QAE trophy and i found him even ahead of ammer in wicket taking..

we watched Talha on the very very very flat pitch...

Even Danis Lillie when he young and quick couldn't take single wickets in pakistan in his first two tests beacuse of flat tracks and then he took his first wicket in karachi test in the third test.

I am not saying aamer is not better than Talha, but my point is these two were very good in pak domestic from last two years and known as good speed stars.

Last years i rememebr one match in domestic cricket where talha took 11 wickets in the match and umer gull took only 3 wickets(1 in first inning and 2 in second) on the same pitch.
My point of poor speach is talha is far better bowler for test cricket than sami and umer gul.

we should make the preference like

Aamer, Gul, Afridi, rao, razzaq(as a allrounder) and ajmal are good bowlers for odi/t20

and

aamer, asif, talha and keneria are good for test cricket

Sami, rouf, arfat are not good for first class cricket.
 
At the moment Aamer must be top 3 in the world in terms of consistancy in pace
 
dblock said:
Talha is quick but lacks the bowling nous of Aamir, those two are not in the same league at the moment.
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You should have watched that match when they both were playing and picking wickets for fun ,Although I will say Aamer is more intelligent but Talha looks more quicker (than that Aamer)
 
He is slowly getting more confident which will surley allow him to bowl even faster, after taking the wicket of Hussey with sheer pace it's obvious he will take that in mind.
 
even his yelp of joy is like Wasim Akram!

:wasim = :aamir
 
Ahmed Zulfiqar said:
even his yelp of joy is like Wasim Akram!

:wasim = :aamir
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I noticed that as well today
After he got his 5th wicket. If you could close your eyes and just listen to the way he shouted it was as if Wasim was brought back to life

At the moment Aamer is bowling faster than Steyn and MJ and hes moving it as well. Good omens.

I would say only Kemar Roach is faster than him at the moment in international cricket
 
If the likes of Talha/Wahab Riaz/Sohail Khan were given an extended run like Aamir has been, who knows we would have had formidable back up options right now.
 
Aamir is showing what the Rawalpindi Express is all about !

It is a shame we missed out on seeing the two Rawalpindi expresses in harness together with Asif as a back up that would be one of the best and most varied pace attacks in world cricket
 
Ali888 said:
Aamir is showing what the Rawalpindi Express is all about !

It is a shame we missed out on seeing the two Rawalpindi expresses in harness together with Asif as a back up that would be one of the best and most varied pace attacks in world cricket
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Oh my gosh , just immagine it man. Pindi Express I + Pindi Express II +

Asif= One of the best pace attacks ever. BUt it's a pity Akhtar has gone fat

now he's done that liposuciton thingy, he should work very hard on his

fitness and we shuold give him one last chance. I really want to see him

together with Aamer and Asif. :14:
 
except the original Pindi Express is more like the Panda Express these days
 
Savak said:
If the likes of Talha/Wahab Riaz/Sohail Khan were given an extended run like Aamir has been, who knows we would have had formidable back up options right now.
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We seriously need to discard the likes of Rao, Rauf and even Gul (from tests) for a while. Wahab and Talha in particular should be given a run. Aamer has shown the way - from being a promising bowler who had a bit of pace and some brains, he has now shown he can get some serious movement too. These guys need to be given an extended chance. We need a pool of bowlers to choose from. Rao / Rauf and co are useless for top flight test cricket.
 
Aussies impressed with raw pace of Pakistan bowler Mohammad Aamer

By Guy Hand
December 28, 2009

His teenage physique is a work in progress, but the ability and attitude definitely show that Mohammad Aamer was born to be a fast bowler.

The 17-year-old Pakistan quick has been a star in the first Test, impressing with his pace and willingness to take the game up to Australia.

After 0-101 in the first innings, Aamer had the first five-wicket haul of his seven-Test career with 5-79 in the second dig.

It should have been six, with Abdur Rauf dropping a straight-forward catch to let Shane Watson reach his maiden Test century.

Aamer took it right up to Watson, even blowing him a couple of kisses during an impressive spell late on day three.

He diligently followed the team's plan of short-pitching bowling to Ricky Ponting to dismiss Australia's captain cheaply and started day four with another lively eight-over effort that returned 3-27.

English is clearly his second language, but fronting the local media after day four did not bother the confident youngster at all.

Asked if he really was 17, he smiled and said: "Look at my shoulders and wrists - a young, little boy. Maybe I will get faster as I grow older."

Aamer was also happy to talk about Watson and their on-field battle.

"(There's) no rivalry really, it's a game," Aamer said.

"If he is talking to me, then I am successful - it means he has lost concentration."

Asked about Watson's century, Aamer said: "He played a bad shot and was lucky to get there."

Aamer hit Watson with a couple of deliveries on day three and generally made a strong impression with the opener.

"I've had a couple of batsmen blow kisses at me, but not a bowler," Watson said.

"It was obviously a bit different when the bowler's blowing you kisses, but that's what Test cricket is all about - having a young guy run in and try to hurt you.

"To bowl as well as he did was extremely impressive."

Watson also admitted feeling relief when Aamer was taken out of the attack following his three-wicket spell early on day four.

"It was definitely very difficult to start (on Tuesday), there's no doubt, especially with Aamer bowling the way he was," he said.

"He's an extremely good bowler, it's amazing that he's only 17 because (of) the pace that he bowls, the skill that he has.

"Thank God he actually pulled up stumps when he did."

Aamer was most proud of his caught-behind dismissal of Michael Clarke, but said Ponting's dismissal was a major confidence boost.

Ponting was caught at deep backward square leg.

"It shows me there is no batsman too big or bowler too big, you only need to use your brain and have some confidence," he said.

"Seniors tell you how to go about it and if you follow that, you shouldn't be in trouble in cricket.

"Obviously I was really happy because he is a big player, but also happy because a captain depending on you, setting a field for you to bowl to and succeeding in that, whether it is Ponting or any other batsman, it is a great feeling."

AAP
 
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Just for clarification, Aamer's fastest delivery this match has been 151.7 kph or 94.3 mph.
 
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