What's new

Mohammad Asghar - Slow left arm orthodox spinner from Hub area

He is from Hub in balochistan, but there are a lot of pashtuns in balochistan.
I don't think a baloch has ever played for Pakistan. Please correct me if I am wrong.

has a kashmirir ever played for PAk,at international level?
Seems like Kashmris and Balochs are non existent in cricket.
 
He is great to watch. His aggression and confidence is treat to watch.

He was challenging Umar Akmal who wasn't liking it one bit. :-)
 
best left arm spinner in whole world , i dont see anyone competing with him
 
Am watching him bowl via a stream. He looks promising. Turn, control and variation. No Shak, but a good talent.
 
best left arm spinner in whole world , i dont see anyone competing with him

He definitely has potential to become the best. He has got the skill.

It's all about staying grounded and working hard.

So glad for this guy. MashaAllah.
 
Honestly, even the commentators are saying that Afridi is getting a ton of spin from this pitch.

Serious question, can Asghar do this on a pitch that isn't a day 3/4 Test match pitch?
 
Even Afridi bowling with turn and juice. Can this guy bowl like this on a surface unlike this day 5 pitch
 
Honestly, even the commentators are saying that Afridi is getting a ton of spin from this pitch.

Serious question, can Asghar do this on a pitch that isn't a day 3/4 Test match pitch?

The pitch is turning. T20 pitches should be good decks for batting - although not complete slabs.

Crowd is a bit sparse. Hope for your sake that in a few years the PSL can go to Pakistan.
 
Zafar needs control but the potential is certainly there. Turns the ball quite a bit. Will be useful atleast in UAE tests IMO. Will get smashed in LOIs since he doesn't really dart the ball in like jadeja.

Asghar is a superior bowler and perfect for Tests as well. Both Zafar and Asghar have mostly turned it on day 4/five turner pitches so far, though.

Can play all 3 formats for us, will be very handy in Tests replacing Zulfiqar babar.
 
Asghar is a superior bowler and perfect for Tests as well. Both Zafar and Asghar have mostly turned it on day 4/five turner pitches so far, though.

Can play all 3 formats for us, will be very handy in Tests replacing Zulfiqar babar.

Yes he should. InshaAllah.

After ages [MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION] & [MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION] agree on something :-)
 
Ability wise he is ahead of any other spinner in the domestic set up but potentially wise Usama Mir can go further then him.
 
Yes he should. InshaAllah.

After ages [MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION] & [MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION] agree on something :-)

Can Asghar do this on a pitch that is NOT a day 4 test pitch? Seriously asking. This pitch is majorly inflating his bowling
 
What an excellent find !

Would be surprised if he's not picked for the WT20 !
 
Kid could be something special

I hope the Pakistani spinners curse doesn't affect him too. They always find a way to get banned.

Kaneria, Ajmal, Raza Hasan, Yasir Shah
 
Ability wise he is ahead of any other spinner in the domestic set up but potentially wise Usama Mir can go further then him.

Well the t20 world cup would be in India and I'm pretty sure they would make the pitches to suit Ashwin. So it should help Asghar too :)
 
He should get into the team in a year or so, I guess. ZIM tour is way too early.
I hope Zafar Gohar is given a chance for the ZIM games, but seems unlikely since he's with the A team.

He's just 18 and gets loads of spin, so he's a really really good prospect. Take a look for yourself (I know the shot was pathetic lol, but look at that ball spin)

009146053192223042246058065188138162244193233078.gif

[MENTION=139353]ChachaCricket[/MENTION]

Flight & Turn.

Beaten in the air
 
[MENTION=139353]ChachaCricket[/MENTION]

Flight & Turn.

Beaten in the air

Talent bhai, seems like you've taken this to heart. I didn't say he does not turn or flight the ball. I said in comparison to Zafar he bowls a flatter trajectory, doesn't flight it as often and does not turn the ball as much.
 
Talent bhai, seems like you've taken this to heart. I didn't say he does not turn or flight the ball. I said in comparison to Zafar he bowls a flatter trajectory, doesn't flight it as often and does not turn the ball as much.

Subtle digs .... Imad Wasim fan boy you need some burnol.


If anything, he flights and turns more than most on show in PSL.
 
[MENTION=139353]ChachaCricket[/MENTION]

On twitter search Asghar drift.

You will find these tweets.


1. If pakistan don't mess up Mohammad Asghar, they have a gem. Lovely flight and then thay drift.

2. This guy Asghar has a good arm delivery.. too much drift when he bowls that.

3. Lovely Drift in for Asghar...
 
Very good bowler and interesting prospect.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Talent bhai, seems like you've taken this to heart. I didn't say he does not turn or flight the ball. I said in comparison to Zafar he bowls a flatter trajectory, doesn't flight it as often and does not turn the ball as much.

He flights the ball more than Gohar and turn too.
 
It's been almost 16 months that Mohammad Asghar is in the system of Pakistan Cricket Board and he has played 11 Fc , 15 List A & 13 T20 games yet PCB website database does not show his age.

Cricinfo doesn't know either.

He played his first game under PCB banner 3 years ago in a domestic Under 19 game.


He is from Hub or Pasheen or Turbat ? There might very well be a case of him not having a birth certificate or ID card.

Dawn news has mentioned him to be 18 whereas my guess is that he is 20 or 21.


# Strange Case
[MENTION=136378]Naim[/MENTION] any idea brother ?
 
he was shown as 18 year old in last domestic one day cup
18 years old left arm orthodox
 
It's been almost 16 months that Mohammad Asghar is in the system of Pakistan Cricket Board and he has played 11 Fc , 15 List A & 13 T20 games yet PCB website database does not show his age.

Cricinfo doesn't know either.

He played his first game under PCB banner 3 years ago in a domestic Under 19 game.


He is from Hub or Pasheen or Turbat ? There might very well be a case of him not having a birth certificate or ID card.

Dawn news has mentioned him to be 18 whereas my guess is that he is 20 or 21.


# Strange Case

[MENTION=136378]Naim[/MENTION] any idea brother ?

bro he is from chaman ( afghan border area ) i think he dont have id card or b irth certificate.
what i think he is Pakistani but case is, due to less education their parents never made ID cards .they used to say that this is our land who can take us out from here so what is the need of ID card.

I have my friend who is also facing same problem He is PAkistani but he don't have ID card. He says i Don't have any single relative in afghanistan and here people say that you are afghani.
 
bro he is from chaman ( afghan border area ) i think he dont have id card or b irth certificate.
what i think he is Pakistani but case is, due to less education their parents never made ID cards .they used to say that this is our land who can take us out from here so what is the need of ID card.

I have my friend who is also facing same problem He is PAkistani but he don't have ID card. He says i Don't have any single relative in afghanistan and here people say that you are afghani.

It's been almost 16 months that Mohammad Asghar is in the system of Pakistan Cricket Board and he has played 11 Fc , 15 List A & 13 T20 games yet PCB website database does not show his age.

Cricinfo doesn't know either.

He played his first game under PCB banner 3 years ago in a domestic Under 19 game.


He is from Hub or Pasheen or Turbat ? There might very well be a case of him not having a birth certificate or ID card.

Dawn news has mentioned him to be 18 whereas my guess is that he is 20 or 21.


# Strange Case

[MENTION=136378]Naim[/MENTION] any idea brother ?

He is not from Chaman, it's wrong. He is from HUB area, this is the last part of Karachi and we can say junction point between Karachi and Balochistan connected to Quetta region.

Asghar started his journey to the big stage in the streets of Hub where his friends, impressed by his skills, backed him to pursue cricket professionally. Iqbal revealed that in the initial stages of his career, Asghar used to travel to Karachi from Hub on a regular basis, such was his passion. The 18-year-old was later facilitated with accommodation in the cosmopolitan by NBP.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1238196/mohammad-asghar-the-next-big-thing-in-pakistan-cricket
 
Last edited:
bro he is from chaman ( afghan border area ) i think he dont have id card or b irth certificate.
what i think he is Pakistani but case is, due to less education their parents never made ID cards .they used to say that this is our land who can take us out from here so what is the need of ID card.

I have my friend who is also facing same problem He is PAkistani but he don't have ID card. He says i Don't have any single relative in afghanistan and here people say that you are afghani.

This is very sad. I hope your friend can get a birth certificate legally and can get an I'd card too. Otherwise God forbid if you are captured by security forces in suspicion than you cannot prove yourself to be a Pakistani.


If Asghar neither has birth certificate nor I'd card (just assuming) than how can he get visa of Bangladesh & India ?

For me he is the best Left Arm spinner in pakistan and he must be selected.
 
This is very sad. I hope your friend can get a birth certificate legally and can get an I'd card too. Otherwise God forbid if you are captured by security forces in suspicion than you cannot prove yourself to be a Pakistani.


If Asghar neither has birth certificate nor I'd card (just assuming) than how can he get visa of Bangladesh & India ?

For me he is the best Left Arm spinner in pakistan and he must be selected.

These all are false news.
 
These all are false news.

It's neither a news nor an accusation. It's just an assumption.

I don't see any such case in pakistan domestic cricket who is playing domestic cricket for the last 16 months and his Date of Birth is neither available with PCB nor cricinfo.

# Strange
 
There was a tv report where they said he's from Chaman and they showed some of his friends/close family members.
 
He is not from Chaman, it's wrong. He is from HUB area, this is the last part of Karachi and we can say junction point between Karachi and Balochistan connected to Quetta region.

Asghar started his journey to the big stage in the streets of Hub where his friends, impressed by his skills, backed him to pursue cricket professionally. Iqbal revealed that in the initial stages of his career, Asghar used to travel to Karachi from Hub on a regular basis, such was his passion. The 18-year-old was later facilitated with accommodation in the cosmopolitan by NBP.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1238196/mohammad-asghar-the-next-big-thing-in-pakistan-cricket

But here people related to quetta press are saying he is from chaman and his name is Muhammed asghar achakzai.
 
I think it's a massive headache selection for PCB.

Zafar, Gohar and Nawaz. Three have performed well; Zafar I feel has been awarded wickets in the PSL but he has already played at top level and can offer something with the bat and in the field.

Nawaz has been the star; can bat, and field and bowl. Agshar is Afridi's favourite - he is young, daring, energetic and has been brilliant with the ball.

Problem is, three of them have played on pitches suiting spinners - Sharjah shall be a good test for them. I think I will opt for Nawaz.
 
But here people related to quetta press are saying he is from chaman and his name is Muhammed asghar achakzai.


Did you see the introductory video of Asghar ? I am unable to find it. He says i am mohammad asghar m....... , left arm spinner. Something starting from M is his 3rd name.
 
Did you see the introductory video of Asghar ? I am unable to find it. He says i am mohammad asghar m....... , left arm spinner. Something starting from M is his 3rd name.
I think his full name is Mohammad Asghar Durrani
 
Btw which teams did he and Mohammad Nawaz play for in domestic t20?
 
Asghar too?

How did they do? Nawaz has played for Pak A right? What ant Asghar?

Asghar was inducted into rawalpindi squad by pakistan cricket board.

Asghar started his domestic career from NBP. In his first list A tournament he was second highest wicket taker after sadaf hussain last year. So since pcb announces domestic T20 squads in consultation from the regions but they put some of the players in the mix.

Another example is of Atif Jabbar. He is from sheikhupura but he played his first two domestic T20 tournaments from Dera Murad Jamali team.

Raza Hassan is from sialkot and he played 1 or 2 T20 tournaments from Rawalpindi team.
 
Ajmal should make the WC squad and Asghar should be in the next ODI squad.

Nawaz and Imad can fill the spinning all rounder slots along with Malik. We have got Hafeez's role well covered now.

An all out specialist spinner in T20 not needed now.
 
Asghar too?

How did they do? Nawaz has played for Pak A right? What ant Asghar?


Asghar and Sadaf have been hard done by selectors.

Why ?

The selectors selected pakistan A squad for Odis against England lions based upon QEA trophy (four day) tournament performance base. Whereas they did not select top wicket taker of last domestic one day cup sadaf & 2nd highest wicket taker Asghar. I am talking about the 2nd last national one day cup.

The selection criteria should have been 70% on basis of last one day performance & 30% on basis of current form & fitness based on QEA trophy performance. Where both Asghar & Sadaf proved their form & fitness in QEA trophy. Yet none of them got picked.
 
Ajmal should make the WC squad and Asghar should be in the next ODI squad.

Nawaz and Imad can fill the spinning all rounder slots along with Malik. We have got Hafeez's role well covered now.

An all out specialist spinner in T20 not needed now.

One specialist spinner is a must in playing eleven. Because we should look into the performances of Saeed Ajmal & Raza Hassan in world T20.

Nawaz should must be in the squad but we cannot over rely on him. Why ?

Yesterday when deport and Umar Akmal were on fa roll than Nawaz's bowling figures were 3 overs 0-31 where as zulfiqar Babar had figures of 4 overs 1-31 with 1 clear Lbw not given and 1 stumping chance missed.

So Asghar should must be there. If not than Zafar should be there. If not than Ajmal should be there.

But the reports emerging are that neither Asghar nor Zafar or Ajmal are getting selected which would be a massive blunder going for worldcup with no regular spinner and all spin bowling allrounders.
 
You can't travel to the UAE without a passport and you can't apply for a passport without an ID card you dummies.
 
You aren't good enough for captain Afridi, coach Waqar , chief selector Haroon & Co selectors.
 
You can't travel to the UAE without a passport and you can't apply for a passport without an ID card you dummies.


Hasn't he got an ID already? If not, the nadra would make his ID card on priority basis and the same would be done by passport office. All of it would hardly take 2 weeks for a player about to represent Pakistan.
 
You aren't good enough for captain Afridi, coach Waqar , chief selector Haroon & Co selectors.

I thought he would be a sure shot pick for the World T20. Really disappointing, how can you go to a World T20 in India with 5 seamers and no specialist spinner.
 
How can he not be picked? How can khurram and iftikhar be picked? SHOCKING
 
You aren't good enough for captain Afridi, coach Waqar , chief selector Haroon & Co selectors.

I thought he would be a sure shot pick for the World T20. Really disappointing, how can you go to a World T20 in India with 5 seamers and no specialist spinner.

How can he not be picked? How can khurram and iftikhar be picked? SHOCKING

Bangladesh & India are spin friendly wickets. Our past worldcup experiences tell us that Saeed Ajmal & Raza Hassan were genuine spinners at that time. None of them were allrounders. Raza developed into an allrounder 2 years later.

Now the best left arm spinners we have in pakistan are Asghar & Zafar. Both are genuine spinners. Not one of them get selected. I rate Asghar higher than Zafar but even than if zafar would have been selected I would have said ok fine. But both of them have been ignored all together. Atleast one must have been picked.

The best Pakistani Batsman uptil now in PSL has been Umar Akmal and Asghar dismissed him while setting him up with 5,6 quality deliveries and than got his wicket.

I may have even dropped Anwar Ali pseudo allrounder whose fastest ball is 130 131kph these days to select any of these two genuine spinners for those surfaces.
 
Bangladesh & India are spin friendly wickets. Our past worldcup experiences tell us that Saeed Ajmal & Raza Hassan were genuine spinners at that time. None of them were allrounders. Raza developed into an allrounder 2 years later.

Now the best left arm spinners we have in pakistan are Asghar & Zafar. Both are genuine spinners. Not one of them get selected. I rate Asghar higher than Zafar but even than if zafar would have been selected I would have said ok fine. But both of them have been ignored all together. Atleast one must have been picked.

The best Pakistani Batsman uptil now in PSL has been Umar Akmal and Asghar dismissed him while setting him up with 5,6 quality deliveries and than got his wicket.

I may have even dropped Anwar Ali pseudo allrounder whose fastest ball is 130 131kph these days to select any of these two genuine spinners for those surfaces.

I really wish you were pakistan selector. We would have a chance to win something ☺
 
Bangladesh & India are spin friendly wickets. Our past worldcup experiences tell us that Saeed Ajmal & Raza Hassan were genuine spinners at that time. None of them were allrounders. Raza developed into an allrounder 2 years later.

Now the best left arm spinners we have in pakistan are Asghar & Zafar. Both are genuine spinners. Not one of them get selected. I rate Asghar higher than Zafar but even than if zafar would have been selected I would have said ok fine. But both of them have been ignored all together. Atleast one must have been picked.

The best Pakistani Batsman uptil now in PSL has been Umar Akmal and Asghar dismissed him while setting him up with 5,6 quality deliveries and than got his wicket.

I may have even dropped Anwar Ali pseudo allrounder whose fastest ball is 130 131kph these days to select any of these two genuine spinners for those surfaces.

Completely agree with this. It's complete injustice that none of Asghar or Zafar were picked.
 
I'm hoping for a injury or two for Khurram and Iftikhar sorry


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
He's been the best spin bowler in the PSL, not just among the Pakistan contingent but the whole lot. Absolute scandal that he's been ignored.
 
If he was a rightie he definitely would have been selected ..only reason he wasn't selected was because there would have been too many lefties .door isn't closed yet for him , if Asia cup doesn't goo well and our bowlers r smacked u never know iftikhar or any bench player may get injured

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
 
Best Left Arm spinner in pakistan yet cannot get into pakistan team.

Still shocked.

Our team has place for Khurram Manzoor, Iftikhar Ahmed, Anwar Ali & Mohammad Irfan but it has no space for him.


Aakhir Asia cup mein kitne players injure houn ge ?
 
Wah! again did so well against quality batsmen of spin. Today, i also watched him adjusting his line and length with the batsman advancing on the pitch. Temperamentally also he has been good.

He has been the best spinner in this PSL without any doubt.

Waiting for Irfan's injury news.
 
he should be in wc squad as a surprize pakage against india.
 
Now its confirmed that he is from Chamman . yesterday ARY news showed a small documentary about Bissmillah Khan and Muhammad Asghar.
 
Hope he gets selected for WT20 before 8th March.

As per Afridi he needs 2,3 years to get ready for international cricket.

I don't agree with the Captain.
 
He is a must for World T20.

Whether we have to drop Imad, Khurram, Anwar Ali or even Nawaz (if he does not perform in next 2 games) we have got to have atleast one genuine spinner in squad of 15 for Indian wickets.


# Pick Asghar before 8th March deadline at any cost.
 
I have still kept my fingers crossed wrt this Guy.

Somehow we need him badly. If Sami doesn't get fit in time of if Nawaz or Imad or Khalid gets injured than Asghar should be called.

In some games he will be needed.


There was absolutely no need to select Imad & Nawaz. Number 8 wI'll win u games by batting after every 15, 20 games. Only one of these two was enough.


Hope it doesn't cost us much :'(
 
I have still kept my fingers crossed wrt this Guy.

Somehow we need him badly. If Sami doesn't get fit in time of if Nawaz or Imad or Khalid gets injured than Asghar should be called.

In some games he will be needed.


There was absolutely no need to select Imad & Nawaz. Number 8 wI'll win u games by batting after every 15, 20 games. Only one of these two was enough.


Hope it doesn't cost us much :'(
Nawaz shouldn't have been selected. I hope this stint doesn't ruin his chances in ODIs as he is a better ODI player than Imad. PCB officials have a habit of mixing formats, probably owing to Alzheimer's.

Haroon Rasheed, Intikhab Alam, Shakil Shaikh and co. Shakil's last statement gave a glimpse of the illiteracy that looms in our ranks. All of these will cross 100, mark my words. You, my friend, will die before Intikhab Alam.

Sent from my INFINIX-X551 using Tapatalk
 
Should've taken him. Pakistan are lucky to have scored 200 first innings because the spin bowling was of a very poor standard vs Bangladesh. Afridi and Malik kept drifting to legside, a better team's batsman would've taken them to cleaners, but this was a birthing side in a wt20 so they crumbled under the size of the occassion.

Imad was alright but again a better team would've taken him on.

I think the spin bowling facet of this team is about to be exposed. Wahab is also leaking runs. Not taking Asghar over Anwar Ali was a huge huge blunder.
 
I have still kept my fingers crossed wrt this Guy.

Somehow we need him badly. If Sami doesn't get fit in time of if Nawaz or Imad or Khalid gets injured than Asghar should be called.

In some games he will be needed.


There was absolutely no need to select Imad & Nawaz. Number 8 wI'll win u games by batting after every 15, 20 games. Only one of these two was enough.


Hope it doesn't cost us much :'(

I haven't seen such a quality spinner in Pakistan for a long times. I still fail to believe selectors didn't picck him in the squad when world cup is in India. Did you see how specialist spinners like Sodhi and Santer riot against a champ against spin(supposedly)? I doubt all round spinner can bowl such spells. He may take one wicket but that's it. Don't see them bowling match winning spells. That's why it's mind boggling how our dumb selectors have missed a specialist spinner.
 
Should've taken him. Pakistan are lucky to have scored 200 first innings because the spin bowling was of a very poor standard vs Bangladesh. Afridi and Malik kept drifting to legside, a better team's batsman would've taken them to cleaners, but this was a birthing side in a wt20 so they crumbled under the size of the occassion.

Imad was alright but again a better team would've taken him on.

I think the spin bowling facet of this team is about to be exposed. Wahab is also leaking runs. Not taking Asghar over Anwar Ali was a huge huge blunder.

true. India and Aus game will show us how good they are and how big blunder selectors made by not picking Asghar.

Normally I don't overhype players but I expect Aghar to make the WT20 squad. He was the best spinner in Pakistan by a long miles.
 
I haven't seen such a quality spinner in Pakistan for a long times. I still fail to believe selectors didn't picck him in the squad when world cup is in India. Did you see how specialist spinners like Sodhi and Santer riot against a champ against spin(supposedly)? I doubt all round spinner can bowl such spells. He may take one wicket but that's it. Don't see them bowling match winning spells. That's why it's mind boggling how our dumb selectors have missed a specialist spinner.
When God is with you your days are great.

Nawaz bowled well in PSL but was very lucky to take as many wickets as he did. Asghar bowled twice better than him but got 2,3 less wickets.

That just cost us eventually uptil now.

Can't find Afridi's interview where during a mid game break he was asked about Asghar and he said he will take 2,3 years to get ready. Whereas he troubled the best PSL pakistani batsman and still Afridi had to say this.

Afridi wanted Nawaz as he could hold the bat.

My point is we should have picked anyone I would have had no issues Imad or Nawaz but not both.

Asghar is better than Jadega, Raina, Sodhi & Santner.

Seeing pakistan pace attack after India Pakistan game they would make square turners for our next games to neutralise our pacers but if we had Asghar than it would not have been possible.

Let's see How Sami, Imad, Nawaz, Irfan, Anwar Ali & Khalid go fitness wise in next 7 days.

Their fitness will be tested. Incase of any injury God forbid we should rope in Asghar.

Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
 
Nawaz shouldn't have been selected. I hope this stint doesn't ruin his chances in ODIs as he is a better ODI player than Imad. PCB officials have a habit of mixing formats, probably owing to Alzheimer's.

Haroon Rasheed, Intikhab Alam, Shakil Shaikh and co. Shakil's last statement gave a glimpse of the illiteracy that looms in our ranks. All of these will cross 100, mark my words. You, my friend, will die before Intikhab Alam.

Sent from my INFINIX-X551 using Tapatalk
Fully Agree with you

Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
 
I haven't seen such a quality spinner in Pakistan for a long times. I still fail to believe selectors didn't picck him in the squad when world cup is in India. Did you see how specialist spinners like Sodhi and Santer riot against a champ against spin(supposedly)? I doubt all round spinner can bowl such spells. He may take one wicket but that's it. Don't see them bowling match winning spells. That's why it's mind boggling how our dumb selectors have missed a specialist spinner.

He's a quality bowler without a doubt. I would still prefer Nawaz over Imad out of the players who have been selected if only because he can actually turn the ball.
 
Back
Top