"Pakistan have a player of Hardik Pandya's calibre - he is Mohammad Wasim Jr.": Sunil Gavaskar

[MenInG]

"Pakistan have a player of Hardik Pandya's calibre - he is Mohammad Wasim Jr.": Sunil Gavaskar

Speaking to India Today, Sunil Gavaskar slammed Pakistan of not using Mohammad Wasim Jr. in the match against India after his exploits against Zimbabwe where he had picked four wickets for 24 runs and scored two boundaries in his 13-ball 12. The legendary batter hailed Wasim as a “Hardik Pandya like player” and lashed out at Pakistan team management for playing two spinners against India rather than having the all-rounder in the XI in the match against India.

“They don't have a very settled middle order. In the T20I matches they played before, Fakhar Zaman played at No.3 or 4. Now he is just part of the squad, but not in the XI. Shan Masood is also there. although he is scoring runs. But I feel there selection hasn't been good. For Australia conditions, if they had a bowler who could seam up, like Mohammad Wasim did against Zimbabwe. And he also played a couple of good shots as well. He has that talent. Unke paas toh Hardik Pandya jaisa player hai (he's like Hardik Pandya), he's still new but I'm just giving the idea that he can play those lofty shots and can give you a couple of overs as well. And they did not play him against India. They played two spinners. That is okay in Sydney, but at other venues, you need a player who can give you 3-4 overs and can score 30 runs in the last few overs,” he said.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...lection-in-t20-world-cup-101666971116801.html

 

[BunnyRabbit]

He is inconsistent and inexperienced and quite raw. But he does have a lot of room for improvement in all departments. He does have the ingredients which is a good thing to see considering the barren line of seam bowling allrounders in Pak since A. Razzaq.

 

[Major]

Joke of a batsman. We lost to Zimbabwe cause this guy doenst know how to hit a ball. Missed a whole over. No one critisized him

 

[Jazx]

Always good to have him in place of asif ali. A very good seam bowler and good enough to bat at number 8 or 9.

 

[Kianig89]

Been saying this in WasimJr appreciation thread but Babar and Saqlian had other ideas they are hell bent on playing unfit players and fake batsman

 

[pratiktc]

He is a good bowler and has potential to be better. Batting also some ability but needs polishing

 

[WengerOut]

Look guys, this guy does not even know the Indian players completely let alone a Pakistan player who has not played much. SG is one of those guys who just says and dont think.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Shaheen can play shorter ball better than him at the moment.

 

[Jazx]

There is no comparison with hardik as he is a batsman who can bowl a bit. Wasim is primarily a bowler who can bat a bit. Though a very good option to have him in the lineup instead of some fake powerhitters in lower middle. He can contribute with bat at number 8 or 9 and he is a bowler with calibre of bowling full quota of overs as a wicket taker.

 

[Saj]

Nowhere near the quality of Pandya.

I think Gavaskar is being very generous with this comparison.

He can improve but he has a lot of work to do especially on his batting and fielding.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Joke Batsman, kept hitting and missing and missing. One of the reasons for loss with the Bat.

 

[asadee]

Nowhere near the quality of Pandya.

I think Gavaskar is being very generous with this comparison.

He can improve but he has a lot of work to do especially on his batting and fielding.

Agree on the batting but he is actually a pretty decent fielder and has the best throwing arm

 

[Rana]

Oh no

Please no

 

[JibranAnsari]

Sorry but he cant bat.

 

[Varun]

What's so great about Hardik Pandya even, lol.

 

[PakPremi]

Agree on the batting but he is actually a pretty decent fielder and has the best throwing arm

That is what I have seen he is a decent fielder and good catcher. He has tools for batting but he needs to be selective when batting, last game he was just trying to hit too hard and wasted so many balls, and when he actually watched the ball and waited for it he hit it for 4 . In bowling he is already at Pandya level atleast

 

[Omer2002]

I actually think we lost because of him if haris or shaheen was sent before him it could have been different but obv he isnt to blame

 

[AAli98]

Come across as a bowler with no plans.. why would you bowl Yorkers to left handers with long off up in the circle.

He’ll hit the ball if it’s pitched up when it’s not his just a fraud batsman like faheem Ashraf shadab Nawaz !!

 

[Zaz]

Yes in hindsight they shouldve played him against india as the extra seamer but its a myth Wasim Jnr can bat Hes shown many times the opposite tbh Hes not an all rounder

He made a significant contribution to the zim defeat playing and missing several balls that cost us in the end

 

[PakPremi]

I actually think we lost because of him if haris or shaheen was sent before him it could have been different but obv he isnt to blame

Pakistan did lose because of him at the end, but Nawaz being a more experienced player should have told him to justplay one gently into a gap and get a quick single, so he could take charge himself. It was a collective meltdown overall.

 

[Captain]

Pandya is allrounder
Wasim Jnr is a fake allrounder

 

[JibranAnsari]

Highest score of 29 in FC. Wasim is a bowler not an all rounder.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

atm Pandya is two levels above to Jr

 

[IMMY69]

He has huge potential with the ball and far less with the bat.

 

[Ahmed216]

Joke of a batsman. We lost to Zimbabwe cause this guy doenst know how to hit a ball. Missed a whole over. No one critisized him

Can’t blame him when team can’t score 3 required off 3. He didn’t face any of those balls.
The conditions were very alien to him ball was bouncing twice as much as it does in Pak. He’s a much better batsman

 

[Mainul]

Too early to say him as an all-arounder . I like his bowling but we are yet to see his batting capacity. Pandya is a very dependable all rounder. His batting can win matches for India.

 

[Rana]

Muhammad Wasim strikes the ball like the batsman in stick cricket

Very funny stance and swing

The guy is a good number 8-9-10 but no higher than that I’m afraid

 

[asfandyar]

You need a pro-active captain who can send him up the order to probe his batting ability. Not really convinced at the moment. The best he can be (imo) is Anwar Ali with the bat.

 

[Rana]

You need a pro-active captain who can send him up the order to probe his batting ability. Not really convinced at the moment. The best he can be (imo) is Anwar Ali with the bat.

Anwar is very different

He has a strong base and you can see the intent, anger in his eyes.

He is a decent batsman tbf

 

[PakPremi]

Anwar Ali is also brainless. Aamer Yamin would had been a better all rounder,but his bowling is nothing special. Wasim Junior does have potential to be a good no 8 batsman needs to be selective and not try to be flash trying to hit shots at every ball like Hasan Ali,atleast the latter can hit big.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Is Sunny trolling? I am not even the greatest fan of Pandya lol. Seam bowling all rounder is a very rare breed. Especially 140k balls bowling all-rounder is very rare. Even Stokes doesn't generate that much pace. Neesham mostly 135k.

 

[Barragan]

He can bowl, but he can't bat and looks worse than even Shaheen.

 

[Syed1]

We lost the match because this guy got to play 15 odd bowls. Tells you about his batting capability and Babar's lame rigid captaincy that he could not send Naseem or Shaheen above Wasim to atleast try and hit a few.

 

[Kianig89]

Gavaskar is right he is Pakistan' level Hardik Pandya

 

[m.shah]

Pakistan lost match because of this guy's batting.

 

[PakLFC]

Wasim should only be in the team as a bowler. Missed so many opportunities to get some runs versus Zimbabwe. He can only be in the team for his bowling never his so called lower order batting. It is stupid to even see him as an all rounder let alone dropping a top order batsman to accommodate him. Stop it!

 

[Madplayer]

Did Gavasker make these comments in a pub?

Waseem has more potential than Pandya in bowling. But in batting he should not even be mentioned in the same sentence. That isnt to say Waseem cannot be a decent hitter for Pakistan lower down the order. But comparisons with Pandya are foolish.

 

[dildilpak]

With all due respect, Gavaskar should now retire from commentary. What has he seen of Waseem to make such broad statements? Waseem is no way near Pandya in terms of batting ability - Pandya is a genuine all rounder who can finish matches and probably the best cross- format all rounder currently in world cricket.

 

[MenInG]

Mohammad Wasim Jr speaking to a TV channel:

“I am disappointed at not being able to do enough for team with my batting, though my bowling was satisfactory as I took four wickets. I’ve to improve my batting as well,

“Winning or losing are part of game, we are motivated to do well and give our best in games to come"

“What we have in our hands is our effort and we will try to give our best efforts, we did make efforts in previous games as well but we were not fortunate enough on those two occasions"

 

[sweep_shot]

In bowling, Waseem is better.

In batting, Hardik is better.

As of now, Waseem is not an all-rounder.

 

[Concerned]

Wasim is probably a similar bowler as Hardik, but his batting is closer to Hassan Ali at best.

 

[ElRaja]

pandya has become a proven match-winner in t20 format, that's a whole skill in itself that is missing from a lot of pak players. wasim is a hack with the bat, unless its in the slot he wont be consistent, he can improve, but it would take 3 or 4 years of practise most likely.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Where is that Jamal guy who played in England series? Include Faheem, Jamal and Imad into your T20 team and give the captaincy to Imad.

 

[Energy]

Far too kind by Gavaskar. One is heera other is koyla.

 

[Mamoon]

Gavaskar showing signs of old age.

 

[Suleiman]

Where is that Jamal guy who played in England series? Include Faheem, Jamal and Imad into your T20 team and give the captaincy to Imad.

Our selectors and captain are blind to true talent. They will cry that there’s no one in domestics and their memory of the debutant who denied an in form Moeen Ali victory from 10 runs off the final over on debut will just vanish. Funny thing is, Jamal didn’t even get a chance to bat- when it’s his batting that was impeccable in domestics, yet he was killer with the ball.

Got smashed (along with everyone else) in the next game and they dropped him.

By comparison, Bairstow consistently was mediocre for 2-3 years before he became a mainstay. Thing is England know how to identify talent and persist with it by taking the pressure off the mind of a player of being dropped so he can focus on performance. Same with India, SA, and Aus. Look at M Marsh. Looked a bits and pieces player for the longest time, and now is important for their t20 battting

Our debutants play to survive every game.

 

[TheSultan]

Wasim Jr, barely got bat on ball. He looked horrendous against Zimbabwe.

The only defence he has is that Babar and Rizwan both themselves barely got bat on ball too.

 

[TheSultan]

Where is that Jamal guy who played in England series? Include Faheem, Jamal and Imad into your T20 team and give the captaincy to Imad.

Good call

 

[Bewal Express]

His batting is going backwards from an already low base. His bowling with slingy action is a double edged sword. Sunni knows his cricket but I am not sure he has seen MW play

 

[TheSultan]

Mohammad Wasim Jr speaking to a TV channel:

“I am disappointed at not being able to do enough for team with my batting, though my bowling was satisfactory as I took four wickets. I’ve to improve my batting as well,

“Winning or losing are part of game, we are motivated to do well and give our best in games to come"

“What we have in our hands is our effort and we will try to give our best efforts, we did make efforts in previous games as well but we were not fortunate enough on those two occasions"

Pakistan team motto:

“Winning and losing is part of the game”

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Gavaskar is right. Wasim is #PakPandya

 

[Birdman]

True all rounders
Kapil, Imran, Botham, Kallis, Sobers, Waugh etc. Pandiya and Wasim Jr are not allrounders.

 

[moghul]

If we have been keep playing club level players like Khushdil, Asif, Chacha and Haider, nothing wrong with giving Waseem Jr a long rope. He is natural athlete , a good fielder, bowler and potential to be good batsman at 7-8.

 

[dildilpak]

Gavaskar is right. Wasim is #PakPandya

Clever

 

[Ab Fan]

Where is that Jamal guy who played in England series? Include Faheem, Jamal and Imad into your T20 team and give the captaincy to Imad.

Haha, Jamal went to Jamalpur after the Zimbabwe humiliation to you lol..129/8

 

[Ab Fan]

Pandya is in league of Razzak and slightly better than Afridi.

It is not easy to reach that level.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Haha, Jamal went to Jamalpur after the Zimbabwe humiliation to you lol..129/8

Is that how a guy who has watched cricket for more than 20 years respond to serious discussions? Why are you always looking for silly arguments and attention? If you have an answer then respond otherwise don't waste people's time.

 

[Zaz]

He really is overated with the bat

Not once has he looked even capable to even hit a few lusty blows forget be an all rounder

His role needs revising cos going forward theres no way he should be batting as high as a number 8 or even 9

Very very disappointed with his efforts with the bat so far for pakistan

 

[SamNJ]

I don't think he can bat. Shaheen, Haris Rauf and evem Naseem are at same level.

 

[rhony]

Bowl short and this guy will keep hitting air with unerring accuracy. He's not a batsman. He can't even slog. He can nail yorkers while bowling but is still a massive weak link in that terrific pace line up

 

[gazza619]

Sunil Gavaskar has lost it just like Javed Miandad.

Old age is a killer.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Fake all rounder as is the trend with pakistan at moment. Nawaz is another.

Wasims batting is that of a tail ender and his bowlings not great either.

 

[MenInG]

Bowling well so far M Wasim Jr - all good signs.

 

[Marooned]

He is a bowler. Not an AR. This rumour that he is an allrounder has done him a world of good though.

 

[Ab Fan]

I think based on reading the comments, it seems Wasim JNR is more like Shardul Thakur( a no.8) than an all rounder.

 

[Finisher]

He is a better death bowl bowler than Shaheen

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Hasn't worked on his batting at all.

 

[Mercurial]

Selecting a player before giving him a chance to mature in domestic cricket leaves us uncertain about the player's potential trajectory. It's unclear whether he falls under the category of a specialized bowler or a bowling all-rounder.

 

[gazza619]

What a joke.

 

[mominsaigol]

Oh maaf kar bhai, only pakistan is capable of such statements, next they'll be comparing babar to bradman. Oh wait they already did.

 

[ex-q-zit]

Wasim is on par with Hardik in bowling if not better but he is a joke as a batsman. He is on par with Shaheen, Haris, Nadeem, Hassan Ali etc who too can swing the willow. But we cannot expect consistent batting performnaces from him.

 

[Hextro]

Oh maaf kar bhai, only pakistan is capable of such statements, next they'll be comparing babar to bradman. Oh wait they already did.

Read the title again, but slowly this time.

 

[mominsaigol]

Read the title again, but slowly this time.

I did read the title. Ik sunil gavaskar said this about wasim, but the point is, any cricket player in the world is always making such statements about Pakistan. They always target Pakistan and make outrageous statements.

Some of the outrageous statements include

1) "Babar is no less then Bradman" even though babar can't play spin well.

2) "Sarfraz is like oxygen for the team" a statement that didn't even apply back when srafraz was playing and captaining

3) "Muhammad wasim JR is Hardick pandya caliber" even though wasim isn't even an all-rounder and naseem bats better then he does.

I can go on and on and on.

 

[Hextro]

I did read the title. Ik sunil gavaskar said this about wasim, but the point is, any cricket player in the world is always making such statements about Pakistan. They always target Pakistan and make outrageous statements.

Some of the outrageous statements include

1) "Babar is no less then Bradman" even though babar can't play spin well.

2) "Sarfraz is like oxygen for the team" a statement that didn't even apply back when srafraz was playing and captaining

3) "Muhammad wasim JR is Hardick pandya caliber" even though wasim isn't even an all-rounder and naseem bats better then he does.

I can go on and on and on.

"Pakistan have a player of Hardik Pandya's calibre - he is Mohammad Wasim Jr.": Sunil Gavaskar​

Oh maaf kar bhai, only pakistan is capable of such statements, next they'll be comparing babar to bradman. Oh wait they already did.

Just admit that you misunderstood and move on. Unless of course, you believe that Sunil is Pakistan or Pakistani.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Waism is a complete bowler as compare to hardik pandya.. just look at his bowling stats for a fair comparison.

 

[shamaan]

Selecting a player before giving him a chance to mature in domestic cricket leaves us uncertain about the player's potential trajectory. It's unclear whether he falls under the category of a specialized bowler or a bowling all-rounder.

Specialised bowler who can hit abit at the end.

 

[shamaan]

Wasim is on par with Hardik in bowling if not better but he is a joke as a batsman. He is on par with Shaheen, Haris, Nadeem, Hassan Ali etc who too can swing the willow. But we cannot expect consistent batting performnaces from him.

He's way better than Hardick in bowling.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Wasim is a no.8, he has potential to improve. Although he has batted very less in ODI Cricket

 

[mominsaigol]

"Pakistan have a player of Hardik Pandya's calibre - he is Mohammad Wasim Jr.": Sunil Gavaskar​

Just admit that you misunderstood and move on. Unless of course, you believe that Sunil is Pakistan or Pakistani.

I mean I did misunderstand, but I don't see how my misunderstanding changes what I said. Only pakistani players are highlighted for such outrageous statements .

 

[Bewal Express]

I think based on reading the comments, it seems Wasim JNR is more like Shardul Thakur( a no.8) than an all rounder.

Not even that. The guy is a number 10. He premeditates everything and generally slogs. Thakur is a proper 8 or 9