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Omair Yousuf - Young opening batsman from Karachi [VIDEO #56]

UzmanBeast said:
Looking at the next few years, I'd like a team like the one that follows:

Imam-Ul-Haq
Shan Masood (Would have opted for Imran Butt, but I will wait to see if he can produce another stellar season.)
Saud Shakeel
Babar Azam
Haris Sohail
Omair-Bin-Yousuf
Mohammad Rizwan
Zafar Gohar
Mohammad Abbas/Hasan Ali
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Naseem Shah

Obviously, in SENA, we'd have to drop Omair-Bin-Yousuf for someone like Amad Butt/Faheem Ashraf.
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Why would you bat Omair at no. 5. He is an Opener. Also Personally I don't think Haris has the fitness to play Test cricket neither the technique in SENA. I think players like Haidar and Abdullah will soon make it into the team. Imams future in Test cricket seems bleak.
 
KoyoAli said:
Why would you bat Omair at no. 5. He is an Opener. Also Personally I don't think Haris has the fitness to play Test cricket neither the technique in SENA. I think players like Haidar and Abdullah will soon make it into the team. Imams future in Test cricket seems bleak.
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I think that Omair Bin Yousuf will have to naturally start from the lower order, as most players do, and move up the batting order. Though I agree that we need more youngsters, I am also aware that the current lot of Haider Ali, Abdullah Shafiq, etc. have very little first class experience. We have a lot of opening batsmen coming up the ranks, so it would be an issue giving them starts.

The problem is that we are ranked #7, and though experiments are the only way up, I think that they need to be reasonable as well. We know that there are a few voids and loose ends on the team, and we should fix those first before attending to improving things that are already functioning. That's why I wouldn't introduce all the youngsters at once, one at a time to see who can settle in.

On the top of the pecking order begging to be let into the test squad is Saud Shakeel.

As for what you say about Haris Sohail, he is injury prone and his fitness is in question. Yet, he is the second-best batsman in Pakistan at the moment, so we need him and the experience he possesses in tough situations with youngsters coming up.

Naseem must show something on this New Zealand tour, because we cannot risk having a fast-bowler who bowls around 16 overs but can't take wickets. It will be a waste of an important bowling slot.
 
UzmanBeast said:
I think that Omair Bin Yousuf will have to naturally start from the lower order, as most players do, and move up the batting order. Though I agree that we need more youngsters, I am also aware that the current lot of Haider Ali, Abdullah Shafiq, etc. have very little first class experience. We have a lot of opening batsmen coming up the ranks, so it would be an issue giving them starts.

The problem is that we are ranked #7, and though experiments are the only way up, I think that they need to be reasonable as well. We know that there are a few voids and loose ends on the team, and we should fix those first before attending to improving things that are already functioning. That's why I wouldn't introduce all the youngsters at once, one at a time to see who can settle in.

On the top of the pecking order begging to be let into the test squad is Saud Shakeel.

As for what you say about Haris Sohail, he is injury prone and his fitness is in question. Yet, he is the second-best batsman in Pakistan at the moment, so we need him and the experience he possesses in tough situations with youngsters coming up.

Naseem must show something on this New Zealand tour, because we cannot risk having a fast-bowler who bowls around 16 overs but can't take wickets. It will be a waste of an important bowling slot.
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I don't think Haris is the 2nd best batsman in Pakistan. His technique in Tests is not adequate.
I think batters like Hussain Tallat, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Haidar Ali, and Abdullah Shafiq offer much more balance to the team and are more dynamic than Haris. Haris has the 2019 WC working in his favour but he has never played with the same freedom before or after the WC. Many young and talented players are coming through the system and the sooner we induct them into the pipeline the faster we will improve. I would rather have a string of losses that builds a young team than half-decent series that only harm us with mediocre players cementing their spots.

We need to look at on term gain. Just like New Zealand did when they made the completely new side with 1 or 2 familiar faces. That side toured Sri Lanka and was successful. It was during the time when Pakistan used to beat New Zealand consistently. Whenever Pakistan played New Zealand any other result than a Pakistan Win seemed like an upset to me. But now it is actually the opposite.

We can change our cricket fortunes by making some inspired choices yet our management always falls back on the safer choices.
 
UzmanBeast said:
Looking at the next few years, I'd like a team like the one that follows:

Imam-Ul-Haq
Shan Masood (Would have opted for Imran Butt, but I will wait to see if he can produce another stellar season.)
Saud Shakeel
Babar Azam
Haris Sohail
Omair-Bin-Yousuf
Mohammad Rizwan
Zafar Gohar
Mohammad Abbas/Hasan Ali
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Naseem Shah

Obviously, in SENA, we'd have to drop Omair-Bin-Yousuf for someone like Amad Butt/Faheem Ashraf.
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Am not to sure on imaam in tests i dont think he has tbe technique in sena but he hasnt been given a proper chance so i wont say anyfink yet.as for harris proberly pakistan best second player in odis but he has massive fitness issues and has jelly knees i dont think his fitness is going to improve.i have read your comments below you stated a good point that he may need to bat down the order and gradually build him up the order i cant argue with that because that could be true omair.
 
KoyoAli said:
I don't think Haris is the 2nd best batsman in Pakistan. His technique in Tests is not adequate.
I think batters like Hussain Tallat, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Haidar Ali, and Abdullah Shafiq offer much more balance to the team and are more dynamic than Haris. Haris has the 2019 WC working in his favour but he has never played with the same freedom before or after the WC. Many young and talented players are coming through the system and the sooner we induct them into the pipeline the faster we will improve. I would rather have a string of losses that builds a young team than half-decent series that only harm us with mediocre players cementing their spots.

We need to look at on term gain. Just like New Zealand did when they made the completely new side with 1 or 2 familiar faces. That side toured Sri Lanka and was successful. It was during the time when Pakistan used to beat New Zealand consistently. Whenever Pakistan played New Zealand any other result than a Pakistan Win seemed like an upset to me. But now it is actually the opposite.

We can change our cricket fortunes by making some inspired choices yet our management always falls back on the safer choices.
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Dynamic changes are what is needed, but the timing is also equally as important. We can't replace Haris, Azhar, Fawad, Abid, Shan in one series. We are a very low ranked team, and must introduce players who are desperately needed in the starting XI.
 
UzmanBeast said:
Dynamic changes are what is needed, but the timing is also equally as important. We can't replace Haris, Azhar, Fawad, Abid, Shan in one series. We are a very low ranked team, and must introduce players who are desperately needed in the starting XI.
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We don't win much anyway. What is the point of winning an odd match in a series with these players. I think we should bring in new players and give them a proper run. Even they will win us an odd match like these guys do, but the long term returns will be much higher.
 
KoyoAli said:
We don't win much anyway. What is the point of winning an odd match in a series with these players. I think we should bring in new players and give them a proper run. Even they will win us an odd match like these guys do, but the long term returns will be much higher.
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Too many changes at a time could instead just ruin the team. Especially considering that our batting and bowling are both under the radar at the moment. We need to experiment one at a time, and see the results of our experiments. It could be that we are only missing one or two players, and once those holes are filled, we might be able to win overseas and compete against stronger teams. The batting is the weakest, and what we need to do is have batting until potentially 8 or 9 when we are overseas. Most of our runs are from the middle order, so we need to be able to bring in more batting without compromising the makeup of our bowling line-up too much.

We have all the parts in the bag, it's just about how much sense is used to piece them together. Zafar Gohar and Saud Shakeel are needed now. As much as I hate to say it, if Fawad Alam can't produce results in this New Zealand series, I'd keep him on the bench.
 
Not ready yet. He needs some A tours along with Haider and Abdullah otherwise these lads aren’t going to develop.
 
BigShak said:
Not ready yet. He needs some A tours along with Haider and Abdullah otherwise these lads aren’t going to develop.
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Agree, but the opening cupboard is so bare. Dont think he is fully ready yet, but he would still do netter than Abid and Butt.
 
Ahson8 said:
Abid just looks scared vs pace atm and Butt isn't willing to leave anything outside the offstump, any opener worth his salt should do better than that IMO.
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I think better to let Omair develop. Rushing him can stunt the development (look at Abdullah Shafique).

The top run scorer who should be inducted is Saud, who can take the number 3 position while Azhar opens. No need to worry about our openers for another two years while Azhar is around.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
I think better to let Omair develop. Rushing him can stunt the development (look at Abdullah Shafique).

The top run scorer who should be inducted is Saud, who can take the number 3 position while Azhar opens. No need to worry about our openers for another two years while Azhar is around.
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Omair is a hot prospect but not yet ready.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
I think better to let Omair develop. Rushing him can stunt the development (look at Abdullah Shafique).

The top run scorer who should be inducted is Saud, who can take the number 3 position while Azhar opens. No need to worry about our openers for another two years while Azhar is around.
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Yeah thats the best option, but if they don't want Azhar to open, could try Omair
 
Got potential but doesn’t have the kind of temperament to score consistently. Never seen him score runs in crucial games apart from his domestic under 19 career. Asad Shafiq 2.0
 
Ahson8 said:
Yeah thats the best option, but if they don't want Azhar to open, could try Omair
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Hes got potential but that potential needs to be groomed needs 1 more season of domestic pluss some shaheens tours but i do like him hes going to really good :)
 
Good to Start to the FC for him, Scored 194 off 214 balls for Sindh 2nds

Saim Ayub also in the runs with 78
 
Excellent 93 by Omair for Pakistan Shaheens vs SL A today
 
Done well in the National T20 Cup

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Looks one for the longer formats. He is neat and plays in a very orthodox fashion, you could say much like Abdullah. He needs to play T20 at the local level to develop his shot range.
 
Bewal Express said:
Looks one for the longer formats. He is neat and plays in a very orthodox fashion, you could say much like Abdullah. He needs to play T20 at the local level to develop his shot range.
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I agree on the shot range, however I was very impressed by the intelligence of his innings. Showed good fitness too.
 
KingOfPakBreakfast said:
I agree on the shot range, however I was very impressed by the intelligence of his innings. Showed good fitness too.
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There is a lot to like about him. Its the reason why the likes of him should have been challenging the awful A Ali this year. Looks like a good 3 in the making
 
51* and Player of the Match for Sindh (along with Zahid) for his 51*

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Him , Abdullah , Huraira and Saim are potentially all formats players if groomed properly with Huraira being the most talented, next lineup of young batters include Abdul Wahid , Haseebullah ,Haider Ali and Muhammad Hasan they are also very talented.

PCB need to keep an eye on every of them.
 
And yet ramiz will prefer a 50 yr old in ifthikar to these younger guys

Was impressed by this guy at the crease has a potential to be a gun batsmen .
 
Omair Bin Yousuf scored an unconquered 110 – his sixth career century in 31st match

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Exciting cricketer! Thanks for sharing the highlights. Beautiful cover drive and it’s good to see he isn’t a leg side hack like a lot of our domestic players…

Thoughts [MENTION=1269]Bewal Express[/MENTION] ???
 
as-95 said:
Exciting cricketer! Thanks for sharing the highlights. Beautiful cover drive and it’s good to see he isn’t a leg side hack like a lot of our domestic players…

Thoughts [MENTION=1269]Bewal Express[/MENTION] ???
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The lad also showed great flashes in the t20 cup. What stood out was his temperament in that competition. He seemed clinical. In his earlier days he used to open, and whilst very technically correct, he used to be quite ‘stiff’ in his stroke play, in that there was a lack of caress in his shots. He’s added that now. Like all Pakistani batsmen, he could be better in playing 360, but that’s more a coaching thing. I think, as a middle order bat he’s one of our brightest prospects, but he needs to full seasons of domestic cricket.
 
KingOfPakBreakfast said:
The lad also showed great flashes in the t20 cup. What stood out was his temperament in that competition. He seemed clinical. In his earlier days he used to open, and whilst very technically correct, he used to be quite ‘stiff’ in his stroke play, in that there was a lack of caress in his shots. He’s added that now. Like all Pakistani batsmen, he could be better in playing 360, but that’s more a coaching thing. I think, as a middle order bat he’s one of our brightest prospects, but he needs to full seasons of domestic cricket.
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Good to hear that he has improved! Our batsmen need to learn to play 180 before playing 360 so I don't mind how he is playing since he clearly has an offside game!

He is able to punish bad balls and send them to the boundary so if he can improve strike rotation and minimise dot balls, he will be perfectly fine in T20's too..
 
This has been Umair Yousuf’s breakthrough season. He has played some really impactful knocks this year, be it the shortest or the longest format. Hopefully he nails down the number 4 spot in the 11 across all format.
 
as-95 said:
Exciting cricketer! Thanks for sharing the highlights. Beautiful cover drive and it’s good to see he isn’t a leg side hack like a lot of our domestic players…

Thoughts [MENTION=1269]Bewal Express[/MENTION] ???
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He is one batsman I haven't seen alot of to make any credible comment. I have seen bits of him and he looks tidy. What's your opinion on him
 
Karachi in recent times has produced gem after gem Khurram Manzoor Fawad Alam Khalid Latif and the legendary :bhanja
 
hes been giving good performances for a few year now, but problem is he is inconsistent. shd average low 40s at least given he has 6 hundreds in 30 fc games.
 
Second successive century by Omair Bin Yousuf as he makes 105 against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 👏

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Good signs for Pakistan.Lots of youngsters performing in FC.The selection policy of PCB is the problem.Many talented youngsters will not get a chance until the are close to 30.The other issue is older players don’t want to retire.Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam should make way for younger players.
 
He played a very gutsy knock in 4th innings of the last game trying to chase down a huge target. Stuck to the basics in a challenging situation which shows he has a very good temperament.
Good innings in final of national T20 as well
 
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Second successive century by Omair Bin Yousuf as he makes 105 against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 👏

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This is a pretty streaky innings compared to his usual fare, but he’s a ballsy lad. When he flashes, he flashes hard, so slip fielders have to earn their keep. Plus he’s not perturbed by the pick-up shot over fine leg, clearing the boundary fine leg fielder. He played it in this innings, and it was almost Harry Brooks like (at 1.14 in the above video)

He has the shots, the guts and the game sense. Now he just needs continuous game time for Sindh and he’ll keep improving.

I really really hope he gets picked up by a PSL team in 2023. Pakistan need to start grooming all their talented middle order bats, and this lad is a good egg. InshAllah I hope he succeeds.
 
He seems to have a slight issue with the incoming delivery. Think he was also leg before on that in the last game. Good prospect though, hope he keeps improving and making a case for selection
 
Omair Bin Yousuf brought up his eighth first-class century today &#55357;&#56399;
 
Sindh were guided towards potential safety by an undefeated century by promising batter Omair Bin Yousuf on day-three of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy round nine fixture against Northern while the Central Punjab-Northern match was poised for a draw. Third consecutive day of the Southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa match in Abbottabad was lost due to rain and a wet outfield.

Over at the National Bank Cricket Arena (National Stadium, Karachi), Sindh resumed their first innings from the overnight score of 52 for no loss in reply to Northern’s 605 for eight total. Middle-order batter Omair Bin Yousuf (101 not out, 205 balls, 12 fours) was the star of the day for his side as his unbeaten century took Sindh to 345 for five (97.2 overs). Omair held the innings together to ensure his side stays poised towards a valuable draw.
 
99 not out today in the Pakistan Cup as Sindh beat Northern by five wickets at the UBL Sports Complex
 
Omair Bin Yousuf made 99 not out in Sindh's successful chase against Northern.

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Good to see Omair batting in PSL 8 - started off well against Mohammad Amir, let's see how he goes as the target isn't that big.
 
Impressive from Omair - another batter not given enough chances to shine.

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Omair looks like a proper batsman with 8 FC centuries under his belt and not a tulley baz like Usman with only 2 FC games and HS of 22 .
 
Good player.

I know the pitch is flat but FINALLLY we seem to be developing multi format players.

The way he has looked to impressive and take the bowler on has been impressive today and its backed up by a stellar record in other formats.
 
He was impressive today.His technique looks good.I hope he is not ignored by PCB.
 
Centuries from Mohammad Huraira and Omair Bin Yousuf led Pakistan Shaheens to 352 for two in 73 overs against Zimbabwe A at the close of first day’s play of the first four-day match at the Kwekwe Sports Club in Kwekwe.

At stumps, Omair returned undefeated on 161 off 232 balls, hitting 16 fours and one six.

Pakistan Shaheens 352-2, 73 overs (Mohammad Huraira 178, Omair Bin Yousuf 161 not out)
 
A few years ago Pakistan couldn’t find any openers but now they have quite a few good ones.Pakistan needs middle and late order batsmen now especially in limited overs cricket.
 
MenInG said:
Centuries from Mohammad Huraira and Omair Bin Yousuf led Pakistan Shaheens to 352 for two in 73 overs against Zimbabwe A at the close of first day’s play of the first four-day match at the Kwekwe Sports Club in Kwekwe.

At stumps, Omair returned undefeated on 161 off 232 balls, hitting 16 fours and one six.

Pakistan Shaheens 352-2, 73 overs (Mohammad Huraira 178, Omair Bin Yousuf 161 not out)
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I was hoping for these 2 to score and they did
 
Fenrir said:
A few years ago Pakistan couldn’t find any openers but now they have quite a few good ones.Pakistan needs middle and late order batsmen now especially in limited overs cricket.
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Only Hurraira can fit in the middle order all the rest are proper openers who like pace rather than spin.
 
Glad to see Omair scoring runs. He is not as flashy as Saim or as technically pleasing as Abdullah (who is my favorite bat of the current lot and who I really hope succeeds at the international level) but has always come across as someone who has a lot of determination and confidence - something that AS seems to lack.
 
Omair Bin Yousuf returned unbeaten on 250 as Pakistan Shaheens declared their first innings on 521 for three in 115.3 overs against Zimbabwe A on the second day of the first four-day match at the Kwekwe Sports Club in Kwekwe on Thursday.
 
Omair Yousuf doing well in 4th ODI vs Zim Select 83* at the moment.
 
He’s scored 150 today, including going to his last 50 off just 21 balls. More than the weight of runs, is the lads temperament. Alhamdullillah very very impressive.
 
KingOfPakBreakfast said:
He’s scored 150 today, including going to his last 50 off just 21 balls. More than the weight of runs, is the lads temperament. Alhamdullillah very very impressive.
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153(126) for Omair - amazing innings in an ODI
 
Should not be considered for the world Cup Squad but should continue getting big scores in Domestic and Pakistan A squad to put him in contention for future tours.
 
Need a few more of these innings from Omair before I am convinced.

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Bat him at #3 against Sri Lanka. Or move Imam down to #3 and give Omair the opening slot.

I was concerned about who would take over from Fakhar in ODI cricket but this Omair guy seems like the real deal. Hashim Amla fan too :amla
 
Nevermind. Checked his stats and he doesn't seem like anything special. Hurairah seems like the better prospect, at least in test cricket.
 
Bilal7 said:
Nevermind. Checked his stats and he doesn't seem like anything special. Hurairah seems like the better prospect, at least in test cricket.
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Nothing like checking stats to completely formulate an opinion on a youngsters ceiling.
 
Omair doing well for Shaheens against Zimbabwe Select:

Player of the match Omair continued his rich vein of form with an undefeated 89 off 87 deliveries, having already amassed two centuries and a half-century on the tour before today’s match.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">24 year-old Omair Bin Yousaf on the current Shaheens tour of Zimbabwe:<br><br>89*<br>153<br>29<br>65<br>33<br>250*<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1661774205891772422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Fantastic tour of Zimbabwe so far.

Has to be in with a shout for the senior Pakistan side.
 
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