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Mohammad Nawaz's batting form is a matter of concern

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He just isnt providing the sort of hard-hitting power that is expected of him towards the end of the innings. Imad Wasim has a clear advantage on that one aspect.

Huge improvements needed in that department for Nawaz if he has to make an impact on the game for Pakistan.
 
To me, he seems more like an accumulator who will be handy to stay with a batsman in Tests and maybe ODIs. Doesn't seem to be a power hitter, though I could be wrong.
 
He is just a nerdler and has no power game. This is why I think the services of Hafeez are much needed in the ODI team too.
 
Softest Batsmen in Pakistan's history! Considering the guy has some ability in the first place
 
Bring in Imad for Qadir and problem solved!

Imad is a better bowler than Qadir anyway.
 
He is a decent long format batsman but t20 does not suit his style at all. He is a tailender in this format.

Good thing we have a ready made replacement in Imad...oh wait
 
Mohammad Nawaz's batting since his 2021 return to the side (5 T20Is and 1 ODI):

6 innings
23 runs
5.75 avg
76.67 S/R
 
Since when is Nawaz a batsmen?

Focus should be given to 1-6. Anything beyond that is a bonus.
 
MenInG said:
He just isnt providing the sort of hard-hitting power that is expected of him towards the end of the innings. Imad Wasim has a clear advantage on that one aspect.

Huge improvements needed in that department for Nawaz if he has to make an impact on the game for Pakistan.
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He is a batsman? Since when?
 
He's literally in the team as an all-rounder. If he's just a specialist bowler, he should not be taking up the 6/7/8 all-rounder spot from Imad. He should be fighting with Qadir and Rauf/Hasnain for a spot. That's the problem
 
Pakistan missing Shadab and Imad batting immensely. Nawaz may atm be doing a better job as a bowler but Pakistan's fragile middle order means a better all rounder than Nawaz is required to bolster the batting.
 
He never was a hitter. Needs time to settle down and we don't have that time considering how slow our top 6 plays.

Also he is more there for his bowling. He is one of the few left armers in Pakistan who spins the ball.
 
Never rated him as a player or so called all rounder. Picking him ahead of imad wasim was a huge mistake by selectors.
 
Again.. cant bat and nothing special with the ball... same goes for faheem... bits n pieces
 
Firebat said:
He's literally in the team as an all-rounder. If he's just a specialist bowler, he should not be taking up the 6/7/8 all-rounder spot from Imad. He should be fighting with Qadir and Rauf/Hasnain for a spot. That's the problem
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Nailed it. Will Misbah and Waqar figure this out? You betcha they won't.
 
Think a bit of vanity will come into play when it comes to Nawaz - as in selectors/Coach/Captain will never admit to making a mistake
 
Never had much hope from his batting even when he was playing Under 19 etc.

Very limited with the bat as his numbers prove.

You might get the occasional decent innings from him, but by and large he will struggle.
 
If you want runs then pick Imad or Shadab and if you want wickets then you go for Nawaz.

Unfortunately you can not get both with any of the options.
 
Mohammad Wasim thought he was being smart by dropping Imad. He thought Nawaz, who has always been a timid batsman would fluke his way to a permanent place in the side as an all-rounder.

Safe to say the move has blown up in his face. Nothing against Nawaz, he is a good bowler. But its a cruel joke to play him as an all-rounder. Especially at the expense of the only genuine all-rounder we have: Imad Wasim.
 
Seriously need to work on his batting if hes going to cement his place as a all rounder.
 
Only in Pakistan bits and pieces players are called "all rounder"

Faheem Ashraf is another one, can someone tell me what exactly is Faheem's role in the team, bats at #8 and cannot bowl more than 1-2 expensive overs. Even Anwar Ali would have performed better than him if given so many chances.
 
He is actually a decent hitter of the ball. He hasn't performed much in international cricket barring the odd innings here and there.
 
Look at his domestic track record. It's awful T20 numbers, with a horrible SR and a low average. List A is ok for an allrounder but his SR is pretty weak for someone who bats down the order.

FC is where he succeeds the most. His FC average for example, is better than Imran Butt. What PCB needs to do is understand what formats players are good at first and foremost. He may be a decent allrounder in Tests because his domestic track record as one is quite decent.

Outside of FC? It's pretty mediocre. Even bowling wise, it's nothing great. Maybe what they should be doing is trying him as a 5th bowler instead of Shadab.
 
This mediocre Nawaz is no different than mediocre shadab and mediocre imad.All are rubbish.Zafar gohar would have been much better than this rubbish player.
 
Zafar Gohar is the same mediocre nothing special...they all are. We are just doomed in every all rounder format unfortunately. He has done well in bowling recently thats only because the pitches has assisted him but his batting is gone down hill yet he was a capable batsman
 
He need to perform with the bat as he can't be in the team on his bowling alone. If he keep batting like this than bak need to bring back Imad.
 
As I said in another thread, Nawaz on current form cannot bat ahead of Faheem Ashraf or Hasan Ali. He has yet to produce a single substantive innings in international cricket.

His bowling has been an upgrade though on the innocuous Shadab and the economical but unpenetrative Imad. The 3rd ODI was a rare occasion where our spinners took wickets in the middle overs. However SAF aren't great players of spin.
 
Same as Faheem. Might produce a once in a blue moon knock of 20 off 8 but the majority of times will get out if he hasn't hit a boundary after 6 balls by trying to hit a 6. I don't trust these guys to bat before the 15th over if Pakistan need them after losing wickets.

Yes the batsmen above need to do their job but somebody coming in at 6-7 should be able to at least last out 5 overs when required.

Faheem for me is not a good enough batsmen or bowler to make it in the team. Nawaz's bowling is better but then he should be competing with another spinner rather than an all rounder
 
I can guarantee Nawaz will lose us games down the order . . again, muddled thinking! What are you expecting from him? Is he the best spinner . . then he should be playing in a spinner slot . . he can not be relied upon as an all rounder . . Imad is a wayyy better bet . . Nawaz is a good bowler, but because he can't bat, don't think he has a spot . .
 
Nawaz is playing as a bowler now.It is clear he can not bat.If Pakistan does not have a spin all rounder then might as well play a wicket taking spin bowler.
 
It shouldn't be a concern because Nawaz, like Shadab and Faheem, should not be batting higher than #8, maybe #7. These guys should focus all of their attention on their bowling and if they can get use some runs down the order, that's a bonus. Ideally, we have a team that looks something like this:

1) Mohammad Rizwan
2) Babar Azam
3) Fakhar Zaman
4) Mohammad Hafeez
5) Haider Ali/Sharjeel Khan/Slogger
6) Imad Wasim/Power hitter/Finisher
7) Imad Wasim/Mohammad Nawaz/Shadab Khan
8) Mohammad Nawaz/Shadab Khan/Faheem Ashraf
9) Hasan Ali
10) Mohammad Hasnain/Harris Rauf/Mohammad Amir :((
11) Shaheen Shah Afridi

Great batting depth. Hopefully, Hafeez can start bowling again so we have that seventh bowling option as well.
 
His batting has improved by leaps and bounds.

Really started to like this guy. A capable batsman, good option to have at no. 5.
 
Currently his strike-rate in PSL7 is 205.26

Striking it long and big.
 
Seems to be a much better batsman than imad in t20s
 
He is such clean striker of the ball. Hits the longest sixes these days.
 
Nawaz has improved his batting a lot.If he can improve his bowling then he can play as an all rounder in limited overs cricket.
 
He is superior to any alrounder we have, should be paying test matches against Australia too
 
Nawaz is a complete batsman unlike others, he can easily bat in the top order.

In Australia WC , you can go in with two spin option, they have to be shadab and Nawaz.
 
Justcrazy said:
Nawaz is a complete batsman unlike others, he can easily bat in the top order.

In Australia WC , you can go in with two spin option, they have to be shadab and Nawaz.
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if both continue this batting form

we can easily have a lower order of

Shadab
Asif
Kushdil
Nawaz
 
Always had it in him , I was beginning to loose hope but thankfully he’s starting to produce what he is capable of. An important point is that he is an orthodox hitter who is looking more powerful now & not a hack
 
Credit to him. He has proved his doubters (myself included) wrong and improved leaps and bounds as a batter. I never pegged him as anything more than a tailender but in recent times he has developed into a proper all-rounder and someone who has the potential to be a finisher for Pakistan.
 
My biggest gripe with Waseem and the team management rn tho, is why is Nawaz not playing test cricket? His performances as an all-rounder have been brilliant for Northern in the last few QeA Trophy seasons.

And Pakistan is literally the land of slow-left arm spinners. He could do so well in test matches here and provide Pakistan with a legitimate extra batting option.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
My biggest gripe with Waseem and the team management rn tho, is why is Nawaz not playing test cricket? His performances as an all-rounder have been brilliant for Northern in the last few QeA Trophy seasons.

And Pakistan is literally the land of slow-left arm spinners. He could do so well in test matches here and provide Pakistan with a legitimate extra batting option.
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He is much better than Faheem Ashraf
 
shah_1 said:
He is much better than Faheem Ashraf
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In limited-overs cricket, definitely. But I don't think anything can be taken away from Faheem Ashraf's performances in test cricket. Thus far he has been every bit the seam-bowling all-rounder that Pakistan expected him to be. If anything he has exceeded expectations with some of the innings he has played in test cricket.
 
Wow, what a transformation. I never liked the guy and his batting was atrocious and painful to watch. I used to cringe watching him bat. Over the last 6 months, he had played so many clutch knocks and won at least me as a fan. So glad to see such all rounders in the setup. Loving the way he bats nowadays.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
In limited-overs cricket, definitely. But I don't think anything can be taken away from Faheem Ashraf's performances in test cricket. Thus far he has been every bit the seam-bowling all-rounder that Pakistan expected him to be. If anything he has exceeded expectations with some of the innings he has played in test cricket.
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In Asia I would pick Nawaz

Faheem makes sense in SENA
 
Since National T20 last year there has been no doubt whatsoever that Nawaz is a very capable bat. I would go ahead and say that Nawaz is the ideal replacement we can have for Hafeez in limited overs.
 
shah_1 said:
In Asia I would pick Nawaz

Faheem makes sense in SENA
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I think Pakistan (historically and since cricket returned) plays somewhat differently to wickets in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh. You can win here with one spinner too. Which Pakistan did for years when Kaneria was the sole spinner. And fast-bowlers---or atleast Pakistani fast-bowlers---have usually been far more successful here than spinners.
 
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PakHammer said:
That would strengthen the batting a lot, but wonder if he could bowl out a test team on a 4th or 5th day?
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Na alrounder is not supposed to take alot of wickets,if he can keep it tight from one end then I see he is better option than Faheem in asia
 
He should definitely be playing in t20s and odis but in tests in SENA Shadab I would pick and I wouldn't pick either nawaz or shadab in asain conditions as the second spinner.
 
He should be playing full time in limited over games in place of Imad.
 
His power game has definitely improved and wouldn't be a bad option for No.7 for the LOI sides.
 
He's done a tremendous amount of work on his all-round game.

Previously he was a decent bowler who wasn't much of a batter, but now he can win matches in either facet.

Good on him for his improvement.
 
Quetta Gladiators all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been ruled out of the remaining matches of Pakistan Super League (PSL) after suffering navicular bone undisplaced fracture.

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Big blow for him and QG
 
MenInG said:
Quetta Gladiators all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been ruled out of the remaining matches of Pakistan Super League (PSL) after suffering navicular bone undisplaced fracture.

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Big blow for him and QG
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Even bigger blow for Pak! I think with his accuracy in bowling and batting that has come of age, he was going to be a real asset in the Australia series. Really sad for him
 
MenInG said:
Quetta Gladiators all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been ruled out of the remaining matches of Pakistan Super League (PSL) after suffering navicular bone undisplaced fracture.

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Big blow for him and QG
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That's a bad news. We need him against Australia.

Can you please confirm for how many weeks he's out of cricket.
 
This guy has gone away and worked on his game and improved leaps and bounds. Every Pakistani cricketer should follow his footsteps. Defo deserves another chance in Pakistan colours again
 
Back in the squad for the ODI series vs Windies.
 
Well did the job!

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Still not convinced that what he offers with the ball offsets what Imad can do with the bat.
 
He has definately improved with the ball and the bat..imad is just a darter usefull for 2020 if that
 
hitthestump said:
Still not convinced that what he offers with the ball offsets what Imad can do with the bat.
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I'm a big fan of Imad but even I have to admit that the time is running out on Imad's career. At 33 its hard to see him realistically making a comeback and displacing Nawaz.

And although Imad's batting record in ODIs is truly outstanding for someone who always batted at 7, his bowling is kind of a liability in ODIs if we are being perfectly honest.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
I'm a big fan of Imad but even I have to admit that the time is running out on Imad's career. At 33 its hard to see him realistically making a comeback and displacing Nawaz.

And although Imad's batting record in ODIs is truly outstanding for someone who always batted at 7, his bowling is kind of a liability in ODIs if we are being perfectly honest.
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Imad's ODI bowling average is pretty bad but his economy remains strong, in fact almost remarkable in this era.

If he can open the bowling in a team still lacking any obvious partner to Shaheen and keep the RR down then i'd argue that is a very handy role for us right now. His batting then becomes a massive boost for a team which has no established middle order.

Nawaz can play this role too and will definitely take a few more wickets, but i know who i'd rather have had batting in the death overs today and that feels very crucial.
 
hitthestump said:
Imad's ODI bowling average is pretty bad but his economy remains strong, in fact almost remarkable in this era.

If he can open the bowling in a team still lacking any obvious partner to Shaheen and keep the RR down then i'd argue that is a very handy role for us right now. His batting then becomes a massive boost for a team which has no established middle order.

Nawaz can play this role too and will definitely take a few more wickets, but i know who i'd rather have had batting in the death overs today and that feels very crucial.
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It's not just that his average is bad though. All his wickets have come against minnow sides. ER and tight lines are invaluable in T20s but the same is not always the case in ODIs. Especially these days where you have flat decks and even you strike bowlers go for plenty of runs. Playing a guy who can only contain runs isn't a particularly rational decision anymore.
 
He is definitely a better bat then Shahdab , Can play pace with ease unlike Shahdab who gets in awkward position while facing pacy hard length or bouncer
 
Muhammad Saad said:
He is definitely a better bat then Shahdab , Can play pace with ease unlike Shahdab who gets in awkward position while facing pacy hard length or bouncer
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I think nawaz can hit the ball longer but Shadab is a better batter.
 
shamaan said:
Nawaz can bat anywhere from 5/8 he can rotate strike and play the big shots.Imad can only come in at the slog overs.
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Imad was one of the best allrounders across formats, including in first-class, in domestics before he burst into International team.

He plays very less domestics because he gets many T20 franchise gigs. He's a proper batsman, far better than Nawaz and Shadab (who are showing improvement recently only)
 
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