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Pakistan's pace bowling vs rest of Asia's pace bowling

Bilal7

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How good have Pakistan's quicks been? In a tournament where everyone from Starc to Rabada have been smashed around, Pakistan's quick bowlers have been defied the pitches and the expectations and consistently been attacking and frugal, picking crucial wickets at just the right times. They are the only reason Pakistan is still in England, let's be honest. All the other departments have been mediocre at best.

However, how good exactly are the Pakistani pacers? Better than the pacers of all the other Asian countries combined? You be the judge. Mods, a poll, please.

So I'm going to pick the best four pacers from Pakistan and the best four pacers from the rest of Asia, to the best of my knowledge. Four because that makes a proper attack and not five because that would be a little too unfair for Pakistan. Here goes:

Pakistan: Mohammad Amir, Junaid Khan, Hassan Ali and Wahab Riaz.
ROA: Mustafizur Rahman, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suranga Lakmal and Mohammad Shami

Which group of bowlers would you pick in your team?
 
We've seen all of the best bowling attacks in this tournament.

Pakistan has been the best, because it is the best.
 
In this tournament Junaid shows up big time and Hasan has been extremely good.. So yes Pakistan bowling in this particular tournament has been the best.. As long as Hasan and Junaid keep performing like this your bowling would be top notch.. Problem happens when Junaid goes out of form and Wahab comes in or Hasan is not in form then it becomes pretty poor, but same can be said about every team..
 
Maybe replace Wahab with Raees.. and yes, we do have the best, not just in Asia, but around the world. On par with South Africa and Australia.
 
Maybe replace Wahab with Raees.. and yes, we do have the best, not just in Asia, but around the world. On par with South Africa and Australia.

He's only played a single ODI as of yet.

In this tournament Junaid shows up big time and Hasan has been extremely good.. So yes Pakistan bowling in this particular tournament has been the best.. As long as Hasan and Junaid keep performing like this your bowling would be top notch.. Problem happens when Junaid goes out of form and Wahab comes in or Hasan is not in form then it becomes pretty poor, but same can be said about every team..

We had a great attack during 2011-2014 as well but that one was spin-heavy with Ajmal, Hafeez and Afridi being the cornerstones and Gul, Junaid, Irfan and Riaz contributing at different points in time. However, this one is the opposite and for a country like Pakistan, better to watch.
 
Hassan has been the best bowler in this tournament, and is the reason why we have such a great pace attack
 
Pakistan easily has the best bowling attack. Frankly, I think even Riaz is very good on his day. Should be dropped now tho, with the introduction of Raees who has been brilliant.
 
He's only played a single ODI as of yet.



We had a great attack during 2011-2014 as well but that one was spin-heavy with Ajmal, Hafeez and Afridi being the cornerstones and Gul, Junaid, Irfan and Riaz contributing at different points in time. However, this one is the opposite and for a country like Pakistan, better to watch.


Yes Afridi Hafeez and Ajmal in peak was a brilliant attack to choke any team into pressure in middle overs.. This attack is pretty potent as well but it depends on how well they bowl on flat pancakes of Asia.. Hasan for me has been the find of the tournament if Pakistan wins i would give him MOS..

Ruman seems like a dibble dobbler but is bowling good Yorkers however I'm not convinced yet how he will do on flat pancakes against strong batting line ups..
 
Yes Afridi Hafeez and Ajmal in peak was a brilliant attack to choke any team into pressure in middle overs.. This attack is pretty potent as well but it depends on how well they bowl on flat pancakes of Asia.. Hasan for me has been the find of the tournament if Pakistan wins i would give him MOS..

Ruman seems like a dibble dobbler but is bowling good Yorkers however I'm not convinced yet how he will do on flat pancakes against strong batting line ups..

These are flat pitches, make no mistake about it. The commentators were saying that England would be looking for at least 320 here batting first. That is what makes Pakistan's bowling in this tournament so special.

Rumman Reigns is primarily a T20 bowler and has lots of variations for the death. He's probably 5th on the pecking order at present.
 
Pakistani bowlers have SWAG and can bring their team back from any position. India have players like that but they are batsman only.
 
England has the best bowling unit. They will show it today. Slow and low pitches have helped us in the last few games, it was like bowling in the U.A.E.

Nonetheless we have good young bowlers who have an aggressive attitude which is a good sign for the future.
 
We are the BEST in the world in every aspect. Batting, bowling, fielding, and everything else in the world. Suck it up haters.
 
We've been lucky with two games in Cardiff where the ball grips. Having said that, it's really Hasan who's lifted our attack.
 
Pakistani bowlers have SWAG and can bring their team back from any position. India have players like that but they are batsman only.

The natural order of things is restored. Pakistani bowling and Indian batting. What a contest that will make if both teams make the final.
 
Hassan is the standout performer but we've gotten so much help from Junaid showing up this tournament. Goes to show Azhar Mahmood has been doing well with these guys and things are falling in to place.
 
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