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Mohammad Wasim Jr for the ICC T20 World Cup (2021/22)? A risk or the right choice?

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Early days but from what he have seen of Wasim in PSL and in the one game he played, there is a lot of potential and should he do well in this series with the bat and ball, could well be part of the T20 World Cup squad.

He could well replace Faheem Ashraf as the fast-bowling all-rounder of choice but so close to the mega event, will it be a huge risk for Pakistan to take?
 
He’s a very useful lower order batsman

Him and Hassan Ali at 8-9 can both play important cameos if the top order fail. I would take him over Rauf, Hasnain or Faheem
 
Give him a few more weeks with Waqar to watch how he degreases with time.

He is good prospect better than Fahim & tape bowl bowler Rauf.
 
Early days but, so far has shown decent bowling intelligence and control for his age i domestic cricket. He has played more FC matches (5) in his debut season than some other guys in the Pak squad have played in their entire careers so that would have helped him to refine his control more to an extent. His batting ability is a bonus which is always good to have.

Yes having a youngster with not even much domestic experience is always a risk but, I dont think some other young pacers despite playing more whiteball matches for Pak will be any less of a risk.
 
His action is a bit slingy, and he usually takes the ball away from the left-hander, which will be a good addition to our team, given that Haris Rauf only finds ways to take the ball into the stands.

Realistically, most of our bowling attack is already confirmed unless someone gets injured:

Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali.

Now, the remaining slots for a second spinner are being contested by Usman Qadir, Imad Wasim, and Mohammad Nawaz. In terms of credible performances in the recent past, I think all three merit a spot, so whoever gets dropped will be dejected. They will take Usman Qadir solely because he is a leg-spinner, and Imad's recall only suggests that Mohammad Nawaz will have to depart, unfortunately.

Hasnain and Haris are both scatterguns, though Hasnain is a more polished product compared to the latter. Hasnain can be useful with the new ball, but he can also be expensive on a given day, and his bowling in the UAE wasn't up to the mark. Haris Rauf is a liability and should not be on the squad to the World Cup by any means.

Faheem Ashraf has a good bowling record in the UAE, however, he has rarely put out performances which get him a spot on the team. In terms of batting, he is still ahead of Mohammad Wasim, however, Wasim is the superior bowler in my opinion based on wicket-taking ability.

Our fast bowling unit should be the following: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr., and Wahab Riaz.

Wahab might be a scatter-gun himself, but he is definitely more reliable than Hasnain and Haris, and he actually has credible performances on UAE wickets.

In any case, if we bring Shoaib Malik into the team as well, we will have another bowling option to exercise in case Wahab is having an off day, so it won't be much of a problem either way.
 
I class Wasim Jnr as a bowling all rounder.I think it's 50/50 decision if he is to make the world cup squad although they may go for experienced option in fahim
 
I hope we see a lot of him in the WI series so that we can take a call.
 
No way, needs more time but potential is there and I can see him in the squad for the next WC
 
Looking very much like the finished article in the way he has taken on international cricket!

With every wicket, he reduces the chances of Faheem Ashraf in the Pakistan side.
 
Looking very much like the finished article in the way he has taken on international cricket!

With every wicket, he reduces the chances of Faheem Ashraf in the Pakistan side.

Reality struck with that expensive over by Wasim.

Will be a big risk to take a rookie to the world cup.
 
Oh ya how come ?....if M.Amir can go why not M.wasim ?

He did bowl a few deadly yorkers in that expensive over. It just makes me nervous seeing a newbie bowling the death overs in crucial WC games.
 
He did bowl a few deadly yorkers in that expensive over. It just makes me nervous seeing a newbie bowling the death overs in crucial WC games.

That's why it's important they continue to play wasim for more games to build that experience
 
Unfortunate that (it looks like) we only got one result from this series. I'm sure Wasim would have played all 4 games and we would have 16 overs to more adequately judge him.

A lot will depend for him now on those 3 NZ T20s to stake a claim in the WT20 squad.
 
We played a trillion games this year and Shaheen played every single one of them. I am so annoyed that the team management left it to the end to try M Wasim.

Unfortunately M Wasim is too big a risk to take. Haris Rauf would be my pick ahead of M Wasim.
 
We played a trillion games this year and Shaheen played every single one of them. I am so annoyed that the team management left it to the end to try M Wasim.

Unfortunately M Wasim is too big a risk to take. Haris Rauf would be my pick ahead of M Wasim.

Rauf has been leaking runs like it's nothing. I will take a left turn and say Imran Khan Jr who was really impressive in the PSL and these grounds of Abu Dhabi might just suit him
 
Rauf has been leaking runs like it's nothing. I will take a left turn and say Imran Khan Jr who was really impressive in the PSL and these grounds of Abu Dhabi might just suit him
We must remember though that one of Rauf / Wasim might be bowling the 19th over of the innings. For me it would be a safer bet for Rauf to slant in those yorkers.

I personally like M Wasim but experience is always ahead of gut feeling for me when it comes to big tournaments.
 
Would be too big a risk now. He needed more exposure to judge him properly. Should have been trying these type of bowlers long before now.
 
We must remember though that one of Rauf / Wasim might be bowling the 19th over of the innings. For me it would be a safer bet for Rauf to slant in those yorkers.

I personally like M Wasim but experience is always ahead of gut feeling for me when it comes to big tournaments.

He'll leak runs i can guarantee, i'd rather trust Wahab to do death bowling.
 
Pakistan need someone who can open the bowling.

Rauf and Wasim is not the answer whilst Hassan Ali is best suited as first change.
 
I think it will be hard for him to get into the team based upon just his bowling.We need to see him bat.
 
This is the problem, we have had all the time to test out wasim jr, when he does get a go it’s rain affected and we hardly see him in action just before an important tournament.from what I have seen it looks like he may leak runs, early days and I hope it’s just a case of inexperience , personally would have liked to see Dahani given a go in the T20s another option but seems like we may have to go into the World Cup with the usual suspects.
 
A risk because his domestic sample size isn't enough. I am totally against fast tracking of youngsters into the team. Look what happened to Naseem Shah and now Shaheen is getting affected as he can't develop further at international level. A player should have at least 25 limited overs (25 T20 and 25 List-A) and 25 First Class games under his belt before being considered for international selection. Most of the players selected nowadays don't have enough domestic experience. Look what they did to Haider Ali too. I would opt for Hammad Azam or Aamer Yamin over Mohammad Wasim jnr.
 
Playing for Muzaffarabad, he's just taken the first ever KPL hat-trick. It was the 2nd over of the innings, and the first 3 balls he bowled in the match.

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If you want to defeat india, than you need a pacer that could move the ball.

Harris rauf is not good enough. Hasnain bowls pace but no movement.

Waseem jr bowls some very good intial overs. There is movement, but needs more experience.


Faheem ashraf can bowl economical and bats well aswell.

If faheem had impact with the bat i would take him. But waseem jr batting is not proven.

Tricky choice. I would drop raud for waseem jr and also take faheem.

But i doubt they would drop rauf. Hes a terrible bowler.

Too much expectation on shaheen.
 
If you want to defeat india, than you need a pacer that could move the ball.

Don’t know why it took so long for someone to mention this. Just hoping that Misbah doesn't realise this before oct 23

This exactly is the reason why I am quite confident about India winning this year's wt20 battle (Amir won't be playing).

Hasan rarely moves the white ball, same goes with Shaheen, Rauf and Faheem are gun barrel straight.
 
If you want to defeat india, than you need a pacer that could move the ball.

Harris rauf is not good enough. Hasnain bowls pace but no movement.

Waseem jr bowls some very good intial overs. There is movement, but needs more experience.


Faheem ashraf can bowl economical and bats well aswell.

If faheem had impact with the bat i would take him. But waseem jr batting is not proven.

Tricky choice. I would drop raud for waseem jr and also take faheem.

But i doubt they would drop rauf. Hes a terrible bowler.

Too much expectation on shaheen.
Faheem bats well?
 
If it's a choice between Faheem and Waseem, I'd go with Waseem.
 
Won't matter either way, all the pace bowlers aside from Hasan sometimes get smashed, even the boy wonder Shaheen Afridi.
 
Yes I meant for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Waseem like all the slingy bowlers from PK fall to pieces under pressure because the action isnt repeatable enough. He may improve but I am not convinced with him, Haris or Faheem. For me Dahani is a better prospect but you don't want to take a total novice to the T20 WC
 
If it's a choice between Faheem and Waseem, I'd go with Waseem.

Agree with that , I’ve liked Mo Wasim jr as a pace bowler every time I’ve watched him , he has some shades of old school Pakistani attacking style bowling looking to take wickets, rather than contain.

As for Faheem, he is neither a wicket taker as a bowler and also goes for at least one big over per innings - and batting wise, 20-30 runs is what he gives you on a good day, and 0-10 every other day. Even Hasan Ali can manage that with the bat if not better.
 
He is a 9 that can hit the ball. His bowling is a WIP and needs a lot of patience. His low arm means that there will always be inconsistencies in his action. He does possess a good short ball but at this point in his career he doesn't have a bread and butter ball.
 
As a limited-overs all-rounder he has more potential than any other seam-bowling all-rounder in Pakistan.

However, considering Faheem's bowling record in UAE, he should have gotten the nod over Wasim for the World Cup. But this the least of Pakistan's selection problems. How can you even question it when you already have so many obviously deluded selections that just make you shake your head in disappointment.
 
As a limited-overs all-rounder he has more potential than any other seam-bowling all-rounder in Pakistan.

However, considering Faheem's bowling record in UAE, he should have gotten the nod over Wasim for the World Cup. But this the least of Pakistan's selection problems. How can you even question it when you already have so many obviously deluded selections that just make you shake your head in disappointment.

In no way Wasim being selected over Faheem is an issue. Faheem is a very poor LOI player, it is as simple as that. Faheem has only played 8 matches total in UAE anyways and they all came in 2017-2018 when he performed at his best level (at least LOI wise). Only has 8 wickets in those matches and 6 of them came in the first three games.

Pakistan should have enough control with Imad/Nawaz/Hafeez and require wicket takers which Faheem struggles to do. His batting is also extremely unreliable as an all-rounder.
 
In no way Wasim being selected over Faheem is an issue. Faheem is a very poor LOI player, it is as simple as that. Faheem has only played 8 matches total in UAE anyways and they all came in 2017-2018 when he performed at his best level (at least LOI wise). Only has 8 wickets in those matches and 6 of them came in the first three games.

Pakistan should have enough control with Imad/Nawaz/Hafeez and require wicket takers which Faheem struggles to do. His batting is also extremely unreliable as an all-rounder.

Spin it whichever way you want, his record in UAE is excellent. He has done incredibly well in the PSL too. The UAE conditions suit his bowling significantly. And for the conditions, he is good enough to make the side as a bowler.

I don't mind Wasim being there but you saying that he has played "only 8 matches in UAE" is funny because Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain and Mohammad Wasim Jr. haven't even played one T20I in UAE. Anyway now that I think about it, Faheem would have been a better pick for the conditions than Hasnain, instead of Wasim. But since Mr. PowerPoint only cares about stats as long as they suit his likes and dislikes, none of this matters.
 
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There’s people here who are actually unhappy with Faheem not being picked for the WT20… it’s official, the end is near.🤦🏻*♂️
 
Averaging 45 with the bat and a decent economy rate of 7.80 in the National T20 Cup.

Surely he will be picked.
 
Wasim doing well:

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Goes to show how incompetent the selection group was in the WC. We bascially has two dead rubbers to test our bench strength, and they kept playing hassan ali who was sorely out of form and should never be picked in the UAE. Doesnt suit his bowling.
 
looks like a right arm version of wahab, slanted seam, good at bowling yorkers, and plenty of hit me balls in between. early days but i dont think hes big tournament ready atm.
 
The first 3 wickets with the yorkers were absolutely phenomenal and unplayable however he was abit expensive but experience he should be able to gain control of line ans length.

I want to see him batting maybe promote him up the order.
 
Goes to show how incompetent the selection group was in the WC. We bascially has two dead rubbers to test our bench strength, and they kept playing hassan ali who was sorely out of form and should never be picked in the UAE. Doesnt suit his bowling.

You do not test bench strength in world cups. You don't test anything in big tournaments.
 
He bowled some superb yorkers for the wickets. However, if he is to become true international class, he will clearly need to develop some additional weapons other then the yorker. He doesn't have express pace and the yorker alone won't be sufficient in global tournaments. With experience, he will bowl fewer hit-me balls that he delivered today. He's only young (25ish not the claimed 21). I'm not over excited about him but think there is plenty there to work with and develop a decent international player. Not a potential world beater but a good standard international player.
 
Very talented young cricketer, will get better with time and will be a permanent in WBC and who knows in tests also. Good athlete, simple, uncomplicated bowling action and decent pace. He is far better to be invested on than Faheem .
 
You do not test bench strength in world cups. You don't test anything in big tournaments.

Then why take players who will not play at all... vs minows if you are a good team you will test a bowler or batter..

Its even worse that these idiots took players who were not ready to play at any call.

Had a lot of t20s this past year vs really weak teams.
 
Then why take players who will not play at all... vs minows if you are a good team you will test a bowler or batter..

Its even worse that these idiots took players who were not ready to play at any call.

Had a lot of t20s this past year vs really weak teams.

Thiers a thing called Injuries.
 
He is not ordinary. He will become world class.
InshAllah. We could really do with a world class AR in LOI cricket.

Should definitely be persisted with but he is a long way from being the finished article and thats fine because he hasn't played much cricket.

Looking forward to seeing him progress.
 
Him and Nawaz would be excellent additions to our team.

Both potential world class players!
 
Needs the adequate support to develop further. Speaking of which, what’s the latest on Hasnain and Naseem Shah or will this fella be following in their steps…
 
Needs the adequate support to develop further. Speaking of which, what’s the latest on Hasnain and Naseem Shah or will this fella be following in their steps…

Hasnain seems to be not developing as quickly and Naseem is making some really good progress. Both were inducted into the national team way too soon, and they're now getting quite a lot of game time in domestic first-class which can only be a good thing.
 
Hasnain seems to be not developing as quickly and Naseem is making some really good progress. Both were inducted into the national team way too soon, and they're now getting quite a lot of game time in domestic first-class which can only be a good thing.

How has Naseem been doing, improved performances in FC cricket / working with good domestic coaches ? along those lines ? Yes, more experience is always a positive, not everyone can be a Wasim Akram like freak of nature
 
How would Wasim and Nawaz make the team, I don’t see Hassan Ali being dropped although Imad possibly might.
 
Don’t know why it took so long for someone to mention this. Just hoping that Misbah doesn't realise this before oct 23

This exactly is the reason why I am quite confident about India winning this year's wt20 battle (Amir won't be playing).

Hasan rarely moves the white ball, same goes with Shaheen, Rauf and Faheem are gun barrel straight.

oopss lol Shaheen swung the ball like pendulam , Rauf was killer ... bad guess work there bro lol
 
I would put him and Dahani as main men in charge with the ball in atleast 1 ODI against the WIz

you dont judge a competitor when he is playing 2nd fiddle ... we will know his true charachter when he is there as the leader of the pack - even if it is for 1-2 games or against small teams

With SSA and Rauf playing, he will always be in their shadows.... same goes for Dahani , although Dahani is a charachter and he can be the main man anywhere bcz of his attitude (love him for that)

i would put Wasim-Dahani-Hussnain lineup in atleast 1 of the T20... dont care if they go for 120 in their full quota but let them take the charge



Wasim for me is miles ahead of Faheem , even now... he has had impact , need to work on his length bowling and take tht yorker just a touch further with lesser low full tosses... got away with those in Bng but big hitters like WIz will make u pay as they did

Wasim is a def for LOI and future.. Plus the guy should be playing all red ball domestic games
 
How has Naseem been doing, improved performances in FC cricket / working with good domestic coaches ? along those lines ? Yes, more experience is always a positive, not everyone can be a Wasim Akram like freak of nature

Just conceded 2-137 from 20 overs against Northern...
 
I haven't seen anything from him with the bat, to tell me he is an A/R.

Him and Shaheen are on par in terms of batting.

Just a bowler who can bat a bit.
 
I haven't seen anything from him with the bat, to tell me he is an A/R.

Him and Shaheen are on par in terms of batting.

Just a bowler who can bat a bit.

You came to this conclusion based off 2 international innings' where he's faced a grand total of 6 balls? I don't even think you watched today. The scoop he played for 4, you think Shaheen is at that level?

And if you paid attention to domestic games like the NT20 cup, Pakistan Cup and even KPL, you would've seen he's played some pretty good knocks down the order.

Some videos of his batting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jXPx4al-_w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlwXExN3EcA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpXt61CpOwc

You think Shaheen can hit shots like those from the videos? :))

Better to not talk on topics you have no idea about.
 
Slingy bowlers generally have short careers and also go for more runs, which is the normally the reason for the short careers. I hope I am wrong but early signs worry me.
 
You came to this conclusion based off 2 international innings' where he's faced a grand total of 6 balls? I don't even think you watched today. The scoop he played for 4, you think Shaheen is at that level?

And if you paid attention to domestic games like the NT20 cup, Pakistan Cup and even KPL, you would've seen he's played some pretty good knocks down the order.

Some videos of his batting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jXPx4al-_w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlwXExN3EcA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpXt61CpOwc

You think Shaheen can hit shots like those from the videos? :))

Better to not talk on topics you have no idea about.

Yes, Shaheen has hit sixes, just remember his six against NZ.

Shaheen probably has the same ability as Wasim jnr.
 
Yes, Shaheen has hit sixes, just remember his six against NZ.

Shaheen probably has the same ability as Wasim jnr.

Ah yes, one six from Shaheen puts him at the level of Mohammad Wasim who can play scoops, ramps, reverse sweeps, and extra cover drives for 6s.

I need not say anything else. Before I thought you were just misinformed about the player, but now it seems you just don't know much about cricket. Did you even watch the videos? Or you're just doubling down because you can't accept you were wrong?
 
Very raw but you can see huge potential in Wasim. He has the knack of picking up wickets but I'd say the only glaring issues is him conceding a lot of runs. He will improve on this in due time with more experience given he's young. His batting ability is a plus.
 
Ah yes, one six from Shaheen puts him at the level of Mohammad Wasim who can play scoops, ramps, reverse sweeps, and extra cover drives for 6s.

I need not say anything else. Before I thought you were just misinformed about the player, but now it seems you just don't know much about cricket. Did you even watch the videos? Or you're just doubling down because you can't accept you were wrong?

It wasn't just one six, but he also hit a few lusty blows against SA on a bouncy pitch, so he can definitely strike the ball, kind of like a Starc.

As of right now, I haven't seen anything from Wasim with the bat, but if can replicate those shots in the PSL and intl. cricket then definitely he would be considered an A/R.

Let's see what he does.
 
Yes, just like Malinga

If you want the good model of fast bowlers

Look at Australia, South africa, New Zealand and England.

Australia invests in bowlers who are 6ft plus and can hit the deck hard and bowl heavy balls.

Those are top bowlers.


There's a reason shaheen is very good and has potential because he is 6.ft 2 and good pace .

Darmehnay kad sinewy bowlers are only a spell from getting tonked hasan ali is a good example as is musa khan and naseem shah they blow hot and cold if the ball doesn't reverse and they don't nail their yorkers they are prone to get destroyed.
 
I haven't seen anything from him with the bat, to tell me he is an A/R.

Him and Shaheen are on par in terms of batting.

Just a bowler who can bat a bit.

Wasim is definitely a better batter than shaheen but is below Hassan in terms of batting.
 
At this point in his career, lots of four balls and great yorkers with wicket taking potential. Not enough bread and butter
 
2021 PCB Awards:

Mohammad Wasim Junior bagged the Emerging Cricketer of the Year for his 45 wickets in 2021, including 15 wickets in his first year of international cricket, while Nida Dar was named as the Women’s Cricketer of the Year after aggregating 604 runs and taking 25 wickets.
 
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