"Mohammad Yousuf has given me some very good tips regarding my batting" : Faheem Ashraf

[Saj]

Faheem Ashraf speaking at a press conference earlier today:

Our preparations ahead of the 2nd Test are going well. The weather and the conditions are very different here in Rawalpindi. Everyone looks in good rhythm and I’m hopeful that we will perform well in the upcoming Test match.

Initially everyone felt that I was suited to white-ball cricket but if you look at my domestic statistics you will see that my performances were actually better in red-ball cricket.

I’ve always worked equally hard on both bowling and batting and that hasn’t changed. Whilst my batting has improved of late, I am still working hard and focussing on my bowling too.

It’s noticeable that the domestic wickets here seem to be different to the international ones. The pitch here in Rawalpindi is a lot different to what it was 3 or 4 years ago. The wicket looks good and usually there is some assistance for the pacers here and we are just focussing on playing well as a team.

Whatever the weather is you have to adjust accordingly. Yesterday it was a lot hotter, today was cooler and better conditions for practice and we all enjoyed practicing today.

My improvement in batting has not just come suddenly, there is a lot of hard work and effort behind it. I have always worked hard on my batting and this is not something that has just happened. County cricket was a great experience and it’s an opportunity to learn. The coaches have been helping me with minor adjustments and it’s all about using that advice and putting it into practice.

I have always been considered as a bowling all-rounder and will always be a bowling all-rounder. I just focus on helping my team in any way I can, whether that is by supporting the bowlers or scoring runs. My goal is to be regarded as a front-line bowler.

I’m a player, not the captain, not the coach. The captain and coach will be better served to answer your question as to whether Yasir or Nauman will play and which team they want to pick. My job is to just go out there and play and perform if I am selected.

The aim is to win the series first and foremost and ensure we don’t lose this Test. It would be the first time Pakistan has won a Test series against South Africa so that should be our first aim. But if course you go into every match looking to win it, so that is also a target.

Mohammad Yousuf has given me some very good tips regarding my batting which have really helped me. He worked really hard with me and gave me a lot of good advice which has been very beneficial to me. Those tips from Yousuf were shared with the team management and they were similar to what they had told me. They have all been giving me some minor technical advice and I have taken that on board and tried to stay in that zone. I’m enjoying the atmosphere which is a good learning environment and that has given me confidence.

 

[Firebat]

He has really been improving recently with the bat, it seems we have Mohammad Yousuf to thank for that.

 

[moghul]

" I have always been considered as a bowling all-rounder and will always be a bowling all-rounder "

Yes, his batting has improved but he is primarily a bowling all rounder but he has been a failure as a bowler, hope he improves bowling too, otherwise he should not be in test side.

 

[Yk313]

He started playing closer to his body instead of pushing out in front of himself.

This showed quite a lot in NZD and hope he can iron out more chinks with Yousuf.

Ideally, would want other batsmen to spend time with Yousuf too and hope they come good.

 

[Titan24]

The aim is to win the series first and foremost and ensure we don’t lose this Test. It would be the first time Pakistan has won a Test series against South Africa so that should be our first aim. But if course you go into every match looking to win it, so that is also a target.

Pak won 1-0 in 2003-04 so not sure where is he getting these numbers from.

 

[Titan24]

In terms of being a bowling all rounder, he will need to get his pace back upto the mark it was couple of years ago with high 130s kph and some balls going 140 kph plus. He has been accurate but, bowling handful of overs without much hostility and success is not good enough for a bowling all rounder. At the moment he is playing more as a batting all rounder.

 

[UzmanBeast]

His batting has improved greatly, no doubt about that.

His bowling though needs to get better. I'd like to see him do the following:

1. Use the crease more to create angles.
2. Tilt the seam of the ball a bit to at least sustain some swing.
3. Learn how to reverse the ball.
4. Bowl at a faster pace because he'll have to bowl about 10 overs in an innings in subcontinent, so the pace should be higher.
5. Should bring fielders near the bat when bowling on that off-stump line to choke the batsman for runs.

 

[UzmanBeast]

In terms of being a bowling all rounder, he will need to get his pace back upto the mark it was couple of years ago with high 130s kph and some balls going 140 kph plus. He has been accurate but, bowling handful of overs without much hostility and success is not good enough for a bowling all rounder. At the moment he is playing more as a batting all rounder.

I agree. Back then, he was in the team as a bowler, and had to bowl about 15 overs an innings.

Now, he he's an all-rounder, so his workload will reduce to about 8-10 overs an innings. He should be bowling quicker if that's the case.

 

[Saj]

He seemed very reluctant to single out Yousuf for praise and had to throw in the team management also told me the things that Yousuf told me to work on.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

He started playing closer to his body instead of pushing out in front of himself.

This showed quite a lot in NZD and hope he can iron out more chinks with Yousuf.

Ideally, would want other batsmen to spend time with Yousuf too and hope they come good.

A student must have thirst to learn and commitment to improve.

Unfortunately, most young Pak cricketers have lacked these qualities over the years!

Good to see Faheem working on his game. Insha'Allah he will win us many games in upcoming years!

 

[Rana]

Some very good innings for Pakistan against some strong bowling attacks. Good player MashaAllah

 

[Bewal Express]

His batting has improved greatly, no doubt about that.

His bowling though needs to get better. I'd like to see him do the following:

1. Use the crease more to create angles.
2. Tilt the seam of the ball a bit to at least sustain some swing.
3. Learn how to reverse the ball.
4. Bowl at a faster pace because he'll have to bowl about 10 overs in an innings in subcontinent, so the pace should be higher.
5. Should bring fielders near the bat when bowling on that off-stump line to choke the batsman for runs.

That's a big list, just 2 number will help to take wickets

 

[Bewal Express]

He seemed very reluctant to single out Yousuf for praise and had to throw in the team management also told me the things that Yousuf told me to work on.

But some advice and advisers are better. Why should anyone feel left out or offended.

 

[Saj]

But some advice and advisers are better. Why should anyone feel left out or offended.

Pakistani thinking is very strange. Very sensitive, difficult.

Praise one, others will feel left out.

 

[Bewal Express]

Pakistani thinking is very strange. Very sensitive, difficult.

Praise one, others will feel left out.

Can you imagine what a guys like Roy Keane or Graeme Souness would do with guys with that sort of mentality

 

[CricketingMinds]

Pakistani thinking is very strange. Very sensitive, difficult.

Praise one, others will feel left out.

I know right? Don't you guys know Younis Khan

 

[Pacy with wisdom]

He seemed very reluctant to single out Yousuf for praise and had to throw in the team management also told me the things that Yousuf told me to work on.

I noticed that too. Instead of openly expressing how yousuf helped him, he kep pn mentioning the team management..
Just showcases the culture of insecurity in the dressing room with regards to the coaching staff.

 

[UzmanBeast]

That's a big list, just 2 number will help to take wickets

All of those things will make him world class. He should work on all of those things IMO, can be a great AR for us if he starts picking up wickets.

 

[Bewal Express]

All of those things will make him world class. He should work on all of those things IMO, can be a great AR for us if he starts picking up wickets.

He wont be, he will be functional but he is a poor bowler that is offering little except a few overs. And unless he improves quickly, he will gone. His batting isnt good enough over the long term and he will end up averaging around 28 as a batsman.

 

[Saj]

I know right? Don't you guys know Younis Khan

Indeed.

The management obviously has told him not to just praise Yousuf, rather praise all the coaches.

Childish stuff.

 

[volcyz]

Pathetic mentality from the management

 

[Mamoon]

Let’s not get too excited. The problem with our is that they are the most excitable fans in the world.

This drama of Faheem improving as a batsman will end soon. He will always remain inconsistent because he is not good enough.

He is just another mediocre, confused cricketer like Shadab who doesn’t know if he is a batting all-rounder or a bowling all-rounder or simply below average in both departments. Moreover, their supporters don’t have a clue either.

When they score some runs they and their fans say we are batting all-rounders. When they take some wickets, they and their fans say they are bowling all-rounders.

They are not proper batsmen or proper bowlers. They just do little bit of both. Over the long run, neither of the two will average more than 30-31 with the bat or below 35 with the ball.

This sum of the parts bla bla doesn’t really work in Test cricket.

Pakistan right now is bankrupt in terms of talent, which means that even the special fast bowlers are not doing much better than Faheem, which means that he stays in the team because he can fluke a half-century on a good day.

 

[UzmanBeast]

He wont be, he will be functional but he is a poor bowler that is offering little except a few overs. And unless he improves quickly, he will gone. His batting isnt good enough over the long term and he will end up averaging around 28 as a batsman.

He's still young, and has improved his batting considerably in a short period of time.

If he carries that determination, he can achieve a lot more than we would have expected at the start of his career.

He has potential, and so let's be patient and see how he performs over time.

 

[shah_1]

No hope for him as a bowling AR. He needs to change his mindset about his game to have a long career. He needs to give 75% of his time to batting that where there is some potential, otherwise his bowling is club level, hardly any room for improvement.

 

[observer1]

Faheem's really shown some grit in his last few games. Fairplay to him.

My only concern is that he feels more confident playing positive as opposed to shutting up shop. It's not a bad thing, but it would work well for him to learn to defend and duck the short stuff as opposed to playing the Pull shot all the time.

 

[Junaids]

Let’s not get too excited. The problem with our is that they are the most excitable fans in the world.

This drama of Faheem improving as a batsman will end soon. He will always remain inconsistent because he is not good enough.

He is just another mediocre, confused cricketer like Shadab who doesn’t know if he is a batting all-rounder or a bowling all-rounder or simply below average in both departments. Moreover, their supporters don’t have a clue either.

When they score some runs they and their fans say we are batting all-rounders. When they take some wickets, they and their fans say they are bowling all-rounders.

They are not proper batsmen or proper bowlers. They just do little bit of both. Over the long run, neither of the two will average more than 30-31 with the bat or below 35 with the ball.

This sum of the parts bla bla doesn’t really work in Test cricket.

Pakistan right now is bankrupt in terms of talent, which means that even the special fast bowlers are not doing much better than Faheem, which means that he stays in the team because he can fluke a half-century on a good day.

I dispute this.

Shadab Khan is a Number 7.
He is 80% of a batsman - he will average 35 with the bat.

He is 66% of a bowler - he will average between 36 and 38 with the ball.

Faheem Ashraf is a Number 8,
He is 60% of a batsman - he will average 26 with the bat.

He is 80% of a bowler - he will average 32 with the ball.

In combination, which means Outside Asia, they occupy 2 places in the eleven but give you 1.40 batsmen plus 1.46 bowlers.

In effect, the two of them are worth almost 3 specialist batsmen or bowlers.

 

[Pakhs]

Let’s not get too excited. The problem with our is that they are the most excitable fans in the world.

This drama of Faheem improving as a batsman will end soon. He will always remain inconsistent because he is not good enough.

He is just another mediocre, confused cricketer like Shadab who doesn’t know if he is a batting all-rounder or a bowling all-rounder or simply below average in both departments. Moreover, their supporters don’t have a clue either.

When they score some runs they and their fans say we are batting all-rounders. When they take some wickets, they and their fans say they are bowling all-rounders.

They are not proper batsmen or proper bowlers. They just do little bit of both. Over the long run, neither of the two will average more than 30-31 with the bat or below 35 with the ball.

This sum of the parts bla bla doesn’t really work in Test cricket.

Pakistan right now is bankrupt in terms of talent, which means that even the special fast bowlers are not doing much better than Faheem, which means that he stays in the team because he can fluke a half-century on a good day.

He seems to be having a lot of good days in that case which is resulting in you having bad ones

 

[Saj]

Pathetic mentality from the management

But I think it's pretty clear to most observors who has made the difference for Faheem's batting.

 

[Mamoon]

I dispute this.

Shadab Khan is a Number 7.
He is 80% of a batsman - he will average 35 with the bat.

He is 66% of a bowler - he will average between 36 and 38 with the ball.

Faheem Ashraf is a Number 8,
He is 60% of a batsman - he will average 26 with the bat.

He is 80% of a bowler - he will average 32 with the ball.

In combination, which means Outside Asia, they occupy 2 places in the eleven but give you 1.40 batsmen plus 1.46 bowlers.

In effect, the two of them are worth almost 3 specialist batsmen or bowlers.

And you are 100% wrong.

 

[Mamoon]

He seems to be having a lot of good days in that case which is resulting in you having bad ones

I have the last laugh as usual. I like to look at the bigger picture and I have seen nothing so far that suggests that he has turned a corner in terms of career trajectory.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

If his batting continues to improve, even thos level of bowling is fine. Accurate 80 mph bowling is enough for someone who is just being used to rotate the other bowlers and maybe get the odd breakthrough .

 

[Pakhs]

I have the last laugh as usual. I like to look at the bigger picture and I have seen nothing so far that suggests that he has turned a corner in terms of career trajectory.

Wait and see

 

[Pakhs]

If his batting continues to improve, even thos level of bowling is fine. Accurate 80 mph bowling is enough for someone who is just being used to rotate the other bowlers and maybe get the odd breakthrough .

Yup odd breakthroughs are all that is required for an allrounder you should play 3 fast bowlers in anycase on a wicket where fast bowling is required or 2 spinners.

 

[Snowflake]

He seemed very reluctant to single out Yousuf for praise and had to throw in the team management also told me the things that Yousuf told me to work on.

As it always is the case. These guys are instructed to praise the management at every possible opportunity. Classic case of you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

Pathetic that these guys are so insecure!

 

[Usman Chadda]

I don’t understand how our insecure fans term someone who just made a 90-odd against THE world-class pace bowling in their own conditions, as mediocre or rubbish. No one is expecting Faheem to average 40+, and if we need him to do that coming in at number 7/8, then Allah hi haafiz hai hamara.

Faheem’s bowling was better before though. Not sure how our bowlers end up losing pace, while the rest of the world improve their conditioning and manage to increase their pace.

 

[Zeshan547]

I don’t understand how our insecure fans term someone who just made a 90-odd against THE world-class pace bowling in their own conditions, as mediocre or rubbish. No one is expecting Faheem to average 40+, and if we need him to do that coming in at number 7/8, then Allah hi haafiz hai hamara.

Faheem’s bowling was better before though. Not sure how our bowlers end up losing pace, while the rest of the world improve their conditioning and manage to increase their pace.

Maybe the agr fudging has something to do with it? But even those who are genuine are genuine under 30 lose it is the alarming thing but something is definitely wrong with the system or conditioning or coaches.

 

[Saj]

As it always is the case. These guys are instructed to praise the management at every possible opportunity. Classic case of you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

Pathetic that these guys are so insecure!

The comment regarding Yousuf has given me the same advice that my team management has given me was an interesting one.

If he'd had that advice from Younis Khan and others, then why didn't he use it, why only use this advice that he'd allegedly already had, only when Yousuf gave it to him.

 

[srh]

He seemed very reluctant to single out Yousuf for praise and had to throw in the team management also told me the things that Yousuf told me to work on.

MoYo is usually never in favour with the PCB admin so Faheem is afraid that PCB admin will start disliking him too, that can be a career suicide.

 

[mastimasti]

Faheem has certainly improved his batting in the last year, so this is very encouraging. He has also been willing to shoulder more responsibility and his performances in NZ were exceptional. I think batting with Fawad also helps. If Pakistan can get another good middle order batsman in there with that grit, it would be a very strong sequence.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Maybe the agr fudging has something to do with it? But even those who are genuine are genuine under 30 lose it is the alarming thing but something is definitely wrong with the system or conditioning or coaches.

I doubt thats the reason. It’s the poor conditioning and the poor fitness levels. For the hoopla about our new fitness standards, perhaps there is truth in Waqar’s failed method of having everyone run like donkies in camps. Such training might have been beneficial for himself, but everyone is different and might be the reason that our pace bowlers are fatigued most of the time.

In any other country, someone like Shaheen would have been crossing the 90 mph much more often. Unfortunately he is content to average around 82-83 now

 

[Mercurial]

I still think Aamer Yamin is better than him for Tests. They are wasting him. He has more potential than Fahim in the longer format.

 

[leatherface58]

Yousuf was such a pleasing batsman to watch. His on-drives were absolute Picasso-tier art.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looking at the way Faheem Ashraf has been batting recently, it seems that more of the players need to be sent to Mohammad Yousuf to work on their batting <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvSA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvSA</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1357606903086542859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2021</a></blockquote>
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[Madplayer]

I still think Aamer Yamin is better than him for Tests. They are wasting him. He has more potential than Fahim in the longer format.

Aamer is the better batsman regardless of the format. But his biggest delusion is that he is a bowler first. His bowling is utterly useless. In a LOI game, Aamer yamin has the bowling potential to concede 30 runs in an over.

 

[KingKhan12]

I have the last laugh as usual. I like to look at the bigger picture and I have seen nothing so far that suggests that he has turned a corner in terms of career trajectory.

Yes just like you did in the Champions Trophy final. Just like you are having with Faheem and Fawad doing well which you can't digest. Keep crying

 

[Greenstorm]

Aamer is the better batsman regardless of the format. But his biggest delusion is that he is a bowler first. His bowling is utterly useless. In a LOI game, Aamer yamin has the bowling potential to concede 30 runs in an over.

Faheem is better bat as well. Aamer is very poor against short ball.

 

[Kaka4pope]

Yousuf was such a pleasing batsman to watch. His on-drives were absolute Picasso-tier art.

Among heavyweight test batsmen, the most pleasing? Even smothering the ball for a single looked good.

 

[Slim]

The way Faheem is performing, can only say hats off to MoYo, whatever he has done with the boy is working wonders so far.

 

[Zaz]

Looks transformed Well done to yousuf or whoevers been working with him

 

[MenInG]

Faheem Ashraf speaking to the media:

"To the last day of my cricketing career, I will insist that I am an bowling all-rounder; I started off a bowling all-rounder and that is role in which I am playing today as well; Batting is an additional plus point for me, and thankfully I am doing well in it because I have worked hard on it"

"This pitch isn't one where wickets will fall frequently but is one that will aid both bowlers and batsmen who work hard on it"

"I don't think our tailenders can be called a tail in the normal sense, because if you look at Hassan Ali, Nauman Ali and Yasir Shah - all have scored runs; They give me so much confidence that I sometimes feel they are playing better than me; I do not accept that they are tailenders and to me they are all proper batsmen"

"I am hopeful that I will score a Test hundred soon; I am a little disappointed that I have not been able to score a Test hundred but then this will happen if it's in written in my fate"

"There is no doubt that the wicket didn't have grass on it like it did when domestic cricket was being played but the wicket is hard and if you put in the effort, the ball is carrying well; This is what we saw when the South African bowlers were bowling and I feel bowling stumps to stumps is a good idea; Bowlers who are bowling well are getting a lot of help on this pitch"

"In my view the true nature of the pitch will only be known tomorrow morning"

"It wasn't difficult to play alongside our tailenders, but this is always a learning experience as you play more cricket; Like I said, I don't think these players can be classed as tail as Hassan Ali has scored a hundred in domestic cricket, Yasir Shah as a Test hundred, Nauman Ali has a good domestic batting record and Shaheen Shah Afridi recently played so well in New Zealand; I suppose one learns how to play alongside over time and that experience can be used when next a situation like this arises again"

"I am always working on my bowling for a while but today I was struggling a bit, especially after being hit on my shoulder but thankfully my trainer did such a good job that I bowled really well today"

"I have spoken to Hassan Ali and my other teammates and I don't feel that I need to add more pace but my objective is to maintain my pace at the135-137kph mark and do well using that speed"

 

[Abdullah]

" I have always been considered as a bowling all-rounder and will always be a bowling all-rounder "

Yes, his batting has improved but he is primarily a bowling all rounder but he has been a failure as a bowler, hope he improves bowling too, otherwise he should not be in test side.

Bro he averages 32.50 with the ball. That is solid. Don't expect to much.
Go and compare that to Ben stokes, Hardik pandya, or any other fast bowling all rounder

 

[Sher Khan]

To those criticising him and saying he isnt a genuine allrounder. My question is he is averaging 42 with the bat after playing test matches vs England, South Africa, and New Zealand. Imagine how his batting stats could look like when he plays the likes of Zimbabwe, West Indies, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Keeps getting runs with bat, am sure a test 100 will come. Just needs to learn to bat better with the tail. Picked up a key wicket with the ball, needs to keep doing that. Good match for him so far.

 

[Energy]

Faheem's batting has been very impressive and he is proving a lot of his doubters wrong. Well done to him! Free flowing batsman and elegant to watch. Hope he can regain his pace back with the ball.

 

[Titan24]

Its good that in terms of bowling he is targeting a certain average pace. If he can be around mid 130s its pretty handy for an all rounder. Will need to work on his fitness and overall strength to be around that consistently, hopefully he can do that.

He was bowling pretty fast until couple of years ago and fitness issues did impact that. Problem with our pacers in recent times have been that after any injury or fitness issue they make peace with where they stand rather than working hard on getting their before injury pace and fitness back which is disappointing.

I hope Faheem can exception to that as Gul, Junaid, Abbas etc all struggled to get upto the level they were at before their fitness issues. Definitely something to think for Pak pacers and medical team that what they have been doing wrong in comparison to the other teams around. Injuries to fast bowlers are going to be there but, we cant afford to keep on losing pacers just because they are unable to return to their previous selves before injuries as otherwise we will keep on producing 70, 80 test wickets pacers rather than someone who can go towards 200+ wickets.

 

[Ami]

He had a 100 for the taking today....no point in being not out when you can score runs ...he should have got out trying.

Also, even though Nauman can bat, he's no match for Nortje; Faheem should hsve taken most of the strike.

An opportunity lost to make 300 today for the team.

 

[fieldMarshal]

he suffered from a shoulder injury hence his pace is down.

should bring in amad butt into the 15 as he too is a good bowling allrounder.

 

[fieldMarshal]

shoulder injuries need time and patience. As his shoulder gets stronger n he gets confident he will start to put in more effort n his pace will go up automatically

 

[Saj]

Sometimes the smallest of adjustments make the biggest changes.

At this level you cannot overhaul someone's technique.

Yousuf has obviously looked at his batting and noticed a couple of things where he was going wrong and worked on those aspects.

Job done.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Sometimes the smallest of adjustments make the biggest changes.

At this level you cannot overhaul someone's technique.

Yousuf has obviously looked at his batting and noticed a couple of things where he was going wrong and worked on those aspects.

Job done.

Fahim needs to keep doing it. Rising to the occasion and staying there are different. I hope he keeps improving.

 

[moghul]

I will be happier if he takes a 4-5 wickets in an inning than a 50.

 

[obaidshariq]

Can I just ask one question? Who are "they"? Are you one of them?

Let’s not get too excited. The problem with our is that they are the most excitable fans in the world.

This drama of Faheem improving as a batsman will end soon. He will always remain inconsistent because he is not good enough.

He is just another mediocre, confused cricketer like Shadab who doesn’t know if he is a batting all-rounder or a bowling all-rounder or simply below average in both departments. Moreover, their supporters don’t have a clue either.

When they score some runs they and their fans say we are batting all-rounders. When they take some wickets, they and their fans say they are bowling all-rounders.

They are not proper batsmen or proper bowlers. They just do little bit of both. Over the long run, neither of the two will average more than 30-31 with the bat or below 35 with the ball.

This sum of the parts bla bla doesn’t really work in Test cricket.

Pakistan right now is bankrupt in terms of talent, which means that even the special fast bowlers are not doing much better than Faheem, which means that he stays in the team because he can fluke a half-century on a good day.

 

[Hasan123]

Always thought he would be a good batting coach. He seems to have done some good work with Faheem.

 

[Kaka4pope]

Always thought he would be a good batting coach. He seems to have done some good work with Faheem.

Splendid batsman

 

[Amjid Javed]

His batting has improved alot technically, just mentally he needs to just improve game management slightly. But hes doing a good job at number 7.

 

[superman]

Mickey Saw this years ago, remember when he and Shadab saved the test natch against Ireland. Maybe missed a trick and should have sent shadab to MoYo as well as his batting was better than Faheems at that time. Shadab would have been a better long term selection than Nauman Ali although beggers cant be choosers we are lucky the selectors have gotten rid of Uncle Misbahs class senior Uncle Iftekhar

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Faheem seems to be the 3rd Pak batsmen in test cricket for Pak at the moment who we can call dependable quietly far behind Babar and Rizwan.

 

[Savak]

Why hasn't Yousaf been able to make a difference to the other players in the team?

 

[anonymous_guy]

Why hasn't Yousaf been able to make a difference to the other players in the team?

Because, Yousuf hasn't worked with other batsmen on on a consistent basis.

Faheem completed his rehabilitation in NHPC, Lahore, where Yousaf was the head batting coach, during his rehab he took out time and worked with Yousuf.

After the season ends Yousuf should get time to work with other batsmen too, not saying working with Yousuf will improve every batsmen but it good to spend sometime with a batting great.

 

[Firebat]

Faheem is continuing his magnificent run in the side with the bat. Another brilliant counter attacking knock helping to rebuild the innings with Fawad.

 

[Rana]

Very good once again.

 

[Bewal Express]

He is suited to be an 8 but has to show something with the ball because at the moment he is confident with bat but sooner or later he will hit a lean spell with the bat and if his bowling is as poor as it is atm, he will lose his place

 

[shamaan]

Good Innings by fahim got Pakistan out of trouble.But he should have dived .

 

[Rana]

Good Innings by fahim got Pakistan out of trouble.But he should have dived .

A lot of the Pakistani dismissals in this innings were so tame

 

[Rana]

I like him at 7 and Hassan at 8, then pakistan can pick 3 specialist bowlers and the bowling attack looks very good.

I think this will be the batting order at some point,


1. Azhar
2. Abid
3. Babar
4. Fawad
5. Saud/Kamran
6. Rizwan
7. Faheem
8. Hassan
9. Yasir
10. Shaheen
11. Abbas

 

[moghul]

I don;t care how many runs he scores, unless he plays his role as a bowler , he has no place in the team. Its not hard to score runs at # 7 batsman , he is not scoring at top order or at middle order.

 

[Ashmal]

I don;t care how many runs he scores, unless he plays his role as a bowler , he has no place in the team. Its not hard to score runs at # 7 batsman , he is not scoring at top order or at middle order.

He's not playing as a frontline bowler...ofcourse he has to improve his bowling but him scoring runs is very vital for a fragile batting line-up like Pakistan.

Without his innings today, Pakistan would've been bowled out under 150 and probably lose the test as well

 

[shah_1]

Faheem Ashraf is bit like YK

Rubbish in LOIs and decent in test matches. Rana looks so at ease when he is playing test cricket

 

[Firebat]

Finishes today on 12 (79).

Showed a lot of mental toughness and resolute defensive technique under big pressure in tough periods of the match.

Got to make these minutes spent blocking count for something tomorrow though.

 

[wrongun]

So long as Babar is in, the lead will build & Pakistan is in the drivers seat.

Faheem played it right & can block all day tomorrow too if he likes, just need people to build partnerships with Babar.