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[PICTURES] Vaibhav Suryavanshi: The youngest cricketer ever to be chosen to play in the IPL

jeeteshssaxena said:
He is extremely talented to the point that he has lost interest in u19 cricket, he needs to play the big boy game.
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Definitely. He was overqualified for this U19. We have seen Gill, Pant so many players in domestic cricket. Nobody batters domestic teams like this at this age. Guys like Jaiswal, Gill were pretty good in the under-19. But it took a while for them to get noticed. In Suryavanshi's case, he already made the headlines and then played under-19.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Definitely. He was overqualified for this U19. We have seen Gill, Pant so many players in domestic cricket. Nobody batters domestic teams like this at this age. Guys like Jaiswal, Gill were pretty good in the under-19. But it took a while for them to get noticed. In Suryavanshi's case, he already made the headlines and then played under-19.
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Yeah, just take a look at how fast his bat moves, never seen anything like that
 
jnaveen1980 said:
OUt at 190. one of his partner is 32 runs 83 balls.
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Stop lying , It's a Bihar vs Arunachal Pardesh OD game and every bihar batter batted with 200+ strike rate , there is a guy who batted at 300 S/R and scored a century in the same innings and Bihar score a mammoth total of 574 runs with 3 centuries scored and Surya wasn't the fastest century scorer from his team , and no batter batted 32 runs on 83 balls (it's a lie) everyone were whacking Arunachal Pardesh bowlers like they are no bodies.
 
Muhammad Saad said:
Stop lying , It's a Bihar vs Arunachal Pardesh OD game and every bihar batter batted with 200+ strike rate , there is a guy who batted at 300 S/R and scored a century in the same innings and Bihar score a mammoth total of 574 runs with 3 centuries scored and Surya wasn't the fastest century scorer from his team , and no batter batted 32 runs on 83 balls (it's a lie) everyone were whacking Arunachal Pardesh bowlers like they are no bodies.
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Is it second division cricket?
 
Bewal Express said:
He is definitely U19 and an amazing talent. What is interesting that they get very salty when you dont accept the age 14 narrative.
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He looks 18-19. I suspect age-fudging. :inti

I also do not think he is an amazing talent. He flopped in the emerging Asia Cup and U-19 Asia Cup. He may get exposed in senior's cricket.
 
Muhammad Saad said:
Stop lying , It's a Bihar vs Arunachal Pardesh OD game and every bihar batter batted with 200+ strike rate , there is a guy who batted at 300 S/R and scored a century in the same innings and Bihar score a mammoth total of 574 runs with 3 centuries scored and Surya wasn't the fastest century scorer from his team , and no batter batted 32 runs on 83 balls (it's a lie) everyone were whacking Arunachal Pardesh bowlers like they are no bodies.
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Whenever a sanghi writes something, it is always a good idea to verify. Integrity is not their strongest point. :yk

Good that you checked.
 
Better not turn out to be another Vinod Kambli or Prithvi Shaw with the amount of spotlight on him at the moment.

He has the physique that's slightly chubby, resembling of younger version of Prithvi Shaw.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Now playing in vijay hazare ODI tournament .


197 for 1 .. SUryavanshi 148 not out. 33 more overs to go. At this rate he can score 400 runs in a LIst A lol IT is tough though.
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jnaveen1980 said:
OUt at 190. one of his partner is 32 runs 83 balls.
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Muhammad Saad said:
Stop lying , It's a Bihar vs Arunachal Pardesh OD game and every bihar batter batted with 200+ strike rate , there is a guy who batted at 300 S/R and scored a century in the same innings and Bihar score a mammoth total of 574 runs with 3 centuries scored and Surya wasn't the fastest century scorer from his team , and no batter batted 32 runs on 83 balls (it's a lie) everyone were whacking Arunachal Pardesh bowlers like they are no bodies.
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Lol @jnaveen1980, you yourself shared the link of the scorecard. Which batsman were you talking about? :murali

Sakibul Gani 128*(40) with a strike rate of 320

I know why you didn't mention his name. :yk :inti

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Muhammad Saad said:
Stop lying , It's a Bihar vs Arunachal Pardesh OD game and every bihar batter batted with 200+ strike rate , there is a guy who batted at 300 S/R and scored a century in the same innings and Bihar score a mammoth total of 574 runs with 3 centuries scored and Surya wasn't the fastest century scorer from his team , and no batter batted 32 runs on 83 balls (it's a lie) everyone were whacking Arunachal Pardesh bowlers like they are no bodies.
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Dude.. where is the lie here. At one point there was one batsman 32 in 83 balls. I switched off; i didn't follow after that. IN syed mustaq ali trophy he was the highest run getter for his state hitting 14 sixes in 6 games

 
volcyz said:
Better not turn out to be another Vinod Kambli or Prithvi Shaw with the amount of spotlight on him at the moment.

He has the physique that's slightly chubby, resembling of younger version of Prithvi Shaw.
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Kambli played 100 ODIs. It is not like he was not given chance. He had enough time to get to next level with those opportunities. Prithvi shaw never broke the door down like others. If Karun Nair can stake a claim at this age why not Shaw. If players stop working hard that is what will happen.
 
Muhammad Saad said:
There was in no point where a batter was 32 off 83.
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Might have been 53. This SR may be 83. Typoed. They showed the score only intermittently. Once they showed at 190 next time they shwoed 272. It is nto a live score tracking. Vaibhavy had just gotten out.
 
Arunachal Pradesh is like Namibia or Kenya in world cricket. These North East states have little interest in cricket. They have a token team in domestic competitions but youth are more into football
 
Nikhil_cric said:
As per an older interview, he actually turned 16 this September. Definitely not 14
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Whilst he’s still U19, the age fudging is not a good look, especially given how strict the BCCI is with other examples of players having done that. Wonder if they’ll make an exception for him.
 
Hitman said:
I saw cricket throughout the 90's to know that Afridi was a player who helped his team lose countless matches because of his reckless batting and irresponsible attitude. For every success he had, he compensated it with 20 odd failures. The worst player among all those who played 200 ODI matches or more. A below average bowler, a pathetic, irresponsible slogger.

Try brainwashing the modern generation youngsters who missed cricket in the 90's.​
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won pakistan the world cup in 2009 something that Babar hasnt achieved yet.
 
NishanKonar said:
He also helped India win countless ganes

Like 2007 World T20 final - got out to 1st ball duck to Irfan Pathan thanks to a brainless shot

Or 2011 Mohali semi final when he hit a nice juicy full toss straight to fielder
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What about 2009 when he helped pakistan win the world cup ?
 
KingOfPakBreakfast said:
Whilst he’s still U19, the age fudging is not a good look, especially given how strict the BCCI is with other examples of players having done that. Wonder if they’ll make an exception for him.
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Age fudging is a problem only when it is above the allowed age. India never allows any under-19 player to represent under-19 world cup team more than once. So next year he won't be playing under-19. He will be playing first class.
 
KingOfPakBreakfast said:
Whilst he’s still U19, the age fudging is not a good look, especially given how strict the BCCI is with other examples of players having done that. Wonder if they’ll make an exception for him.
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They have been strict with players who were clearly overage for the age group tournaments.

He's technically not overage even if his stated age is wrong. So he might get more leeway than the others.

But yes, his age should be corrected
 
Nikhil_cric said:
They have been strict with players who were clearly overage for the age group tournaments.

He's technically not overage even if his stated age is wrong. So he might get more leeway than the others.

But yes, his age should be corrected
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I get that he’s really an U19, but the underlying point is that he’s trying to deceive w/ the age understatement. Just saw a Cricinfo article today where they said he was 14 and a half years old.

For the record, I find it distasteful if anyone does it, including Pakistanis, because if you can intentionally deceive re: your age, what else will you not be honest about?
 
KingOfPakBreakfast said:
I get that he’s really an U19, but the underlying point is that he’s trying to deceive w/ the age understatement. Just saw a Cricinfo article today where they said he was 14 and a half years old.

For the record, I find it distasteful if anyone does it, including Pakistanis, because if you can intentionally deceive re: your age, what else will you not be honest about?
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Afridi's record, Hasan Raza's record are still on cricinfo

 
jnaveen1980 said:
Pakistan has history of age fudging. Majority of the current u19 is not exactly u19. That is even worse. His father denies it is age fudging. What can you do to prove that?
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Where have pakistan denied they dont do age fudging.

Difference is we accept our mistakes, while you guys defend it just like you are doing regarding Surya.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
So you are saying Arafat Minhas must be 32?
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You would be surprised if i told u such large margins of age fudging is common.

One guy who i knew in the club cricket circle of rawalpindi, Zeeshan Malik, was a 28-29 year old guy who was listed as u19 and was playing and dominating in u19 cricket.

My issue with age fudging isnt the 20 year old men playing with and against kids, my issue is the chances of pedophiles being around youngsters, that no one cares about.

I came to realize this problem just last year when i saw the weird fb posts of Ihsanullah, another adult that pretended to be u19. He was making weird posts crying about how his friendship with some age 16 to 19 guy had ended and was gonna take retirement from cricket if they dont patch up.

Young kids are in a vulnerable state if they are sharing dressing rooms with adult pedophiles pretending to be u19.

Icc is least bothered about this.
 
Major said:
Where have pakistan denied they dont do age fudging.

Difference is we accept our mistakes, while you guys defend it just like you are doing regarding Surya.
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No you don't punish age fudgers. If BCCI catches they punish them.
 
Muhammad Saad said:
Even some Pak U19 players age fudge too by an year or two pretending to be 16/17 in the U19s but mostly not.
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Mohammad asif interview goes like this

Pakistan pacers are 17-18 only on paper, they are 27-28 in reality: Mohammad Asif , hitting out at their “inability” to bowl long spells.
 
How many more years will pass when we are going to hear that Viabhav is 14 years old again???
 
BouncerGuy said:
How many more years will pass when we are going to hear that Viabhav is 14 years old again???
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Biggest attention he got when he was bought for 1.1 crores in 2024 by Rajasthan Royals. He was 13 yeasr old. As per cricinf his turns 15 in March 11, 2026. He turned 14 only on march 11, 2025.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Biggest attention he got when he was bought for 1.1 crores in 2024 by Rajasthan Royals. He was 13 yeasr old. As per cricinf his turns 15 in March 11, 2026. He turned 14 only on march 11, 2025.
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I dont wanna share his interview from like 33 years ago ,where he himself said that he is 14 If I am not forgetting anything.... 14 years now???

JOKEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
 
BouncerGuy said:
I dont wanna share his interview from like 33 years ago ,where he himself said that he is 14 If I am not forgetting anything.... 14 years now???

JOKEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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If you go by that interview he is 16 now which is still young. But if you look at his photo in 2023 he looks so tiny.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
If you go by that interview he is 16 now which is still young. But if you look at his photo in 2023 he looks so tiny.
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Then why is he still being presented as 14 years old.... You guys needs to do the math and atleast say that is 16....
 
KingOfPakBreakfast said:
I get that he’s really an U19, but the underlying point is that he’s trying to deceive w/ the age understatement. Just saw a Cricinfo article today where they said he was 14 and a half years old.

For the record, I find it distasteful if anyone does it, including Pakistanis, because if you can intentionally deceive re: your age, what else will you not be honest about?
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I agree. It's not ideal. Rahul Dravid in particular wanted it stamped out but these things take time, I suppose.

When we started producing cricketers from outside the traditional cricketing centres, the age faking increased in our cricket - we had Sehwag, Munaf, Praveen, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Raina all playing around the same time in 2011.

But even that has reduced now with maybe only Akashdeep among active international players looking overage.

But a lot more needs to be done
 
You can probably find 100 Surayvanshis in Australian domestic system. But, they don't hype up their players like the Indians do.

I personally think Surya is overrated as we saw in the Emerging Asia Cup and U-19 Asia Cup. :inti
 
Problem with Vaibhav is he is from Bihar. There age fudging happens on an industrial scale. Not for cricket / sport but for govt jobs / civil services. Every parent reduces age of their kids by 2-3 years. U will never meet any Bihari whose age is not fudged. Bcoz its done at an early stage - its nearly impossible to catch

BCCI most likely knows Vaibhav is 2 years overage but has no way to prove it. Bcoz most likely his age has been changed on every official document ( like it is for every Bihari ). They use very smart tactics like name changes or different surnames. Like at birth he was issued a certificate as " Vaibhav Kumar " but larer on issued a new birth certificate with 2 years less as " Vaibhav Suryavanshi ". Now no way u can prove both are same person
 
This age fudger scored runs against another pop-gun bowling attack?

Big surprise.

Overweight age-fudging tulla, nothing else.
 
Bewal Express said:
Sadly and painfully, these threads dont end well for us. I will leave it to you. 2 guys around 18 and both very talented. It has the makings of an epic decade long thread
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Samir Minhas is probably 25 years old. Pakistanis are much worse offenders when it comes to age fudging than India
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Many Indians agree he is 1 or 2 years older. 16. Given his photo in 2017 he cannot be more than that.
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jnaveen1980 said:
If you go by that interview he is 16 now which is still young. But if you look at his photo in 2023 he looks so tiny.
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jnaveen1980 said:
If you believe that interview then you should believe this too lol.
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Calm down. You look stressed. If he is 16 right now, then that is clearly age fudging. You should accept it and move on instead of dragging Pakistani players and their age issues into this. It's not your job to defend age fudging especially when you have already admitted that even some Indians think the same. :inti
 
Agree. No point harping on " 14 year old Vaibhav ". Its as ridiculous as " 16 year old Shahid Afridi " or " 17 year old Naseem "

I mean its nearly impossible for a 13-14 year old to play qith adults. U have to be atleast 15
 
There are multiple threads on PP about age frauds in Pakistan cricket. Many posters have given detailed posts on this issue & how pervasive it is in Pakistan cricket.

Still some people still need proofs !
 
NishanKonar said:
There are multiple threads on PP about age frauds in Pakistan cricket. Many posters have given detailed posts on this issue & how pervasive it is in Pakistan cricket.

Still some people still need proofs !
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So did suryavanshi age fudge?
 
NishanKonar said:
There are multiple threads on PP about age frauds in Pakistan cricket. Many posters have given detailed posts on this issue & how pervasive it is in Pakistan cricket.

Still some people still need proofs !
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Do you have any proof that Sameer Minhas is lying about his age, like interviews or anything concrete that suggests he is doing so? There are proven cases of spot-fixing in the IPL, does that mean it's still happening today? If I claim spot-fixing is happening now, wouldn't you ask me for proof? If yes, then apply the same standard here and prove that Sameer Minhas is lying. Every new allegation requires fresh evidence. Waiting... :inti
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
Do you have any proof that Sameer Minhas is lying about his age, like interviews or anything concrete that suggests he is doing so? There are proven cases of spot-fixing in the IPL, does that mean it's still happening today? If I claim spot-fixing is happening now, wouldn't you ask me for proof? If yes, then apply the same standard here and prove that Sameer Minhas is lying. Every new allegation requires fresh evidence. Waiting... :inti
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I dont have evidence that Iftikhar is age fraud. He is officially 35 years old. But I know he is mid 40s. Bcoz I have basic common sense
 
I sincerely hope a Vaibhav vs Samir Minhas thread gets created. Bcoz many posters here think Vaibhav is a fraud and Samir Minhas is the real deal. I am in the opposite camp. I know Vaibhav is age fraud but he is 16-17 years old and a genuine U-19 unlike Samir who is probably 24-25 year old bullying U-19 bowlers and will probably get exposed in senior cricket. While Vaibhav will probably make it to both white ball teams as a permanent fixture

So lets create the thread and get everyone to comment. 5 years from now we will know who got it right and who got it wrong. Whatever the end result - the whole thread will be fun to read 5 years from now , much like some of the other comparison threads

Best way to figure out whether a player is age fraud or not is how their career progresses in senior cricket. Age frauds often dominate age group cricket - bcoz they are bigger / stronger and ahead in the developmental phase but get exposed in senior cricket playing against their peers !
 
NishanKonar said:
I sincerely hope a Vaibhav vs Samir Minhas thread gets created. Bcoz many posters here think Vaibhav is a fraud and Samir Minhas is the real deal. I am in the opposite camp. I know Vaibhav is age fraud but he is 16-17 years old and a genuine U-19 unlike Samir who is probably 24-25 year old bullying U-19 bowlers and will probably get exposed in senior cricket. While Vaibhav will probably make it to both white ball teams as a permanent fixture

So lets create the thread and get everyone to comment. 5 years from now we will know who got it right and who got it wrong. Whatever the end result - the whole thread will be fun to read 5 years from now , much like some of the other comparison threads

Best way to figure out whether a player is age fraud or not is how their career progresses in senior cricket. Age frauds often dominate age group cricket - bcoz they are bigger / stronger and ahead in the developmental phase but get exposed in senior cricket playing against their peers !
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No one is bashing the game play of surya.

What is being pointed out is that surya age fudged, but indians are butt hurt and have issues accepting that. They are going on about pakistani players faking ages, which posters here have often accepted.

Its just the defence of indian posters here on surya which is being made fun of, because indian posters were the biggest critics of age fudging (rightly) and now defending surya
 
Nikhil_cric said:
I agree. It's not ideal. Rahul Dravid in particular wanted it stamped out but these things take time, I suppose.

When we started producing cricketers from outside the traditional cricketing centres, the age faking increased in our cricket - we had Sehwag, Munaf, Praveen, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Raina all playing around the same time in 2011.

But even that has reduced now with maybe only Akashdeep among active international players looking overage.

But a lot more needs to be done
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Thank you for actually getting the point of the post, rather than making it a country vs country thing.
Ultimately he’s still actually u19, so will be interesting to see how he develops
 
NishanKonar said:
I sincerely hope a Vaibhav vs Samir Minhas thread gets created. Bcoz many posters here think Vaibhav is a fraud and Samir Minhas is the real deal. I am in the opposite camp. I know Vaibhav is age fraud but he is 16-17 years old and a genuine U-19 unlike Samir who is probably 24-25 year old bullying U-19 bowlers and will probably get exposed in senior cricket. While Vaibhav will probably make it to both white ball teams as a permanent fixture

So lets create the thread and get everyone to comment. 5 years from now we will know who got it right and who got it wrong. Whatever the end result - the whole thread will be fun to read 5 years from now , much like some of the other comparison threads

Best way to figure out whether a player is age fraud or not is how their career progresses in senior cricket. Age frauds often dominate age group cricket - bcoz they are bigger / stronger and ahead in the developmental phase but get exposed in senior cricket playing against their peers !
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I agree that Samir might not be his stated age but even in Pakistan 6 year age fudging is not possible these days in urban centres like multan.

So him being 25 yo is not a possibility. It might be a possibility for someone coming from FATA or kpk though
 
NishanKonar said:
I sincerely hope a Vaibhav vs Samir Minhas thread gets created. Bcoz many posters here think Vaibhav is a fraud and Samir Minhas is the real deal. I am in the opposite camp. I know Vaibhav is age fraud but he is 16-17 years old and a genuine U-19 unlike Samir who is probably 24-25 year old bullying U-19 bowlers and will probably get exposed in senior cricket. While Vaibhav will probably make it to both white ball teams as a permanent fixture

So lets create the thread and get everyone to comment. 5 years from now we will know who got it right and who got it wrong. Whatever the end result - the whole thread will be fun to read 5 years from now , much like some of the other comparison threads

Best way to figure out whether a player is age fraud or not is how their career progresses in senior cricket. Age frauds often dominate age group cricket - bcoz they are bigger / stronger and ahead in the developmental phase but get exposed in senior cricket playing against their peers !
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In no world is Sameer ‘25’. The biggest indicator of this is his thin physique, that of a teenager. You compare that to his brother Arafat, who’s a developed guy and it’s clear that Sameer is a young man.
 
Major said:
No one is bashing the game play of surya.

What is being pointed out is that surya age fudged, but indians are butt hurt and have issues accepting that. They are going on about pakistani players faking ages, which posters here have often accepted.

Its just the defence of indian posters here on surya which is being made fun of, because indian posters were the biggest critics of age fudging (rightly) and now defending surya
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Yes u are right. I m also against this " 14 yeard old " nonsense

Unncessary hype that too on dubious age. I mean we also laughed at " 16 year old Shahid Afridi " memes & now we are doing the same
 
NishanKonar said:
I sincerely hope a Vaibhav vs Samir Minhas thread gets created. Bcoz many posters here think Vaibhav is a fraud and Samir Minhas is the real deal. I am in the opposite camp. I know Vaibhav is age fraud but he is 16-17 years old and a genuine U-19 unlike Samir who is probably 24-25 year old bullying U-19 bowlers and will probably get exposed in senior cricket. While Vaibhav will probably make it to both white ball teams as a permanent fixture

So lets create the thread and get everyone to comment. 5 years from now we will know who got it right and who got it wrong. Whatever the end result - the whole thread will be fun to read 5 years from now , much like some of the other comparison threads

Best way to figure out whether a player is age fraud or not is how their career progresses in senior cricket. Age frauds often dominate age group cricket - bcoz they are bigger / stronger and ahead in the developmental phase but get exposed in senior cricket playing against their peers !
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Sameer Minhas is not as hyped as this fat tulla. He is someone who has performed in one big game, but that doesn't guarantee he will go on to become a top player, specially with how PCB treats its talent.

He might not even make his debut for Pakistan, as the likes of Muhammad Hureira have proved. Pakistan cricket is all about preserving the brand of Babar Azam now, rather than anything substantial.

I can say the likes of Shamyl Hussain, Shahzeb Khan, Haroon Arshad etc were better talented batsmen compared to Minhas, who feasted on a really poor bowling attack on a really small ground let's be honest here.
 
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