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Pakistan going back to Mohammad Nawaz in T20Is as a left-arm spin option in the middle. Does this mean we have given up on preparing or developing youngsters like Arafat?
 
Aqib_mustafa said:
Is nawaz a good option bro?
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He’s an alright 3rd spinner. He’s a handy batsman. Not a poor fielder

He is a risky 1st/2nd spinner option. That’s the issue he had under Babar. Bobsy team often depended on him as 1st/2nd spinner

Abrar is key bowler

Salman
Khusdil
Nawaz

That’s an OK second string spinners attack
 
Rana said:
He’s an alright 3rd spinner. He’s a handy batsman. Not a poor fielder

He is a risky 1st/2nd spinner option. That’s the issue he had under Babar. Bobsy team often depended on him as 1st/2nd spinner

Abrar is key bowler

Salman
Khusdil
Nawaz

That’s an OK second string spinners attack
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And they have selected sufiyan as well going to fun watching spin pitches of bangladesh
 
I don’t mind Nawaz, he is better than Imad and doesn’t have a mouth bigger than his talent, but he should have done more between 2022-2023 period where he got a long rope.

Going back to him again is not a very progressive move though.
 
If I have choice between Arafat and Nawaz right now. I'm still picking Nawaz.

They maybe close in their bowling form but Nawaz has more experience and is a better bat
 
Rana said:
No it means Arafat needs to pull his socks up

He was not confident during PSL and had some poor performances. He’s not ready yet. Needs to improve
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Both are ordinary and have no future in international cricket
 
Mamoon said:
I don’t mind Nawaz, he is better than Imad and doesn’t have a mouth bigger than his talent, but he should have done more between 2022-2023 period where he got a long rope.

Going back to him again is not a very progressive move though.
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Pretty sure Nawaz has lost Pakistan more matches than Imad and I doubt he has helped us won as many.

He can't bat and he can't ball, what value does he add to the team?
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Pretty sure Nawaz has lost Pakistan more matches than Imad and I doubt he has helped us won as many.

He can't bat and he can't ball, what value does he add to the team?
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Nawaz’s 42 (20) in a successful run chase vs India is bigger than Imad’s entire international career.

However, I agree that going back to him in 2025 seems to be a backward move. It is time to move on from the likes of Nawaz and Shadab.
 
Mamoon said:
Nawaz’s 42 (20) in a successful run chase vs India is bigger than Imad’s entire international career.

However, I agree that going back to him in 2025 seems to be a backward move. It is time to move on from the likes of Nawaz and Shadab.
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I would rate Imad's performance against Afghanistan much higher since it came in an ICC tournament and in a very high-pressure situation. Also, if you look at it statistically Imad's bowling numbers are some of the greatest in the history of T20I cricket. Especially his ER.

Nawaz has dropped the ball numerous times in big matches. His performance in the 2023 World Cup should have been enough to never be selected for Pakistan again.
 
It shouldn’t be a surprise.

PCB tend to bring back tried and tested players but then hope for a different outcome which is rarely the case.
 
Nawaz is a utility cricketer , a poor mans Jadeja.

he can give you couple of overs as spinner in the middle , and with bat can contribute.
 
Rana said:
No it means Arafat needs to pull his socks up

He was not confident during PSL and had some poor performances. He’s not ready yet. Needs to improve
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Nailed it

Nawaz was comfortably better

Too many people want a player in the team simply because they are a youngster and they want to see fresh new faces

Well, those same youngsters are not even performing in the domestic tournaments, so intl. call up is way out of the question
 
Nawaz is an ok player but he has choked twice in big occasions, once with the bat and once with the ball. I'm not sure how much we will learn about him in a series like this, when he has already had chances on the big stage.
 
Barragan said:
Nailed it

Nawaz was comfortably better

Too many people want a player in the team simply because they are a youngster and they want to see fresh new faces

Well, those same youngsters are not even performing in the domestic tournaments, so intl. call up is way out of the question
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It was sad to see Arafat going into this mental shell during the tournament. Warner, Bopara and Haider Azhar were clearly backing him. They wanted him to do well. He was dropping dollies on the boundary too.

You won’t get many chances to thrive in an atmosphere that is built to promote youngsters. He should have been more up for the fight.
 
Arafat had an ok ish psl..nothing much to see there... His performance was below par but arafat is discarded after 1 game only... 8 think he needed more chance to prove himself but obvisouly PCB likes to fire misfired bullets...
 
Well if you can't give young players the chance to develop against likes of Bangladesh then throw them in against top teams and brand them as failures winning against minnows is no big deal they should treat these matches as grooming players but in pakistan cheap victories are glorified.
 
I like Arafat long term potential but he is a bit raw. I don't mind him being kept out of the squad for the time being until he can get some more domestic matches under his belt. If he is sticking around T20's for upcoming series, he will miss out on FC once again like last season so I don't mind him going through rigors a bit domestically to perfect his craft.

What this situation has shown is how dire Pakistan all-round spin department is. Very few good spinners to begin with and ones who can spin and bat are almost non-existent domestically. On top of that, they are poor fielders like Sufiyan. Considering spinners bodies don't get beat up like pacers, I think there is very little reason for spinners coming up to not be taught how to bat as well.
 
Nawaz has looked like a lost kitten since wt20 2022. But in no way Arafat Minhas is some Vettori waiting in the line. The hype train well before the start of career of these young guys tricks these guys into thinking they are much bigger than what they really are. Same thing with Naseem.
 
In Pakistan, we have a habit of not giving chances to youngsters in these kind of low profile series, but when the series againe SENA will come in SENA conditions, we will throw them under the bus.
 
Nawaz is making his comeback today in the 1st t20I game against Bangladesh... Not sure why we go back in the past and bring back mis-fired bullets in name of expereince. But it is what it is... Gotta back what we have.
 
He has played over 100 games for Pakistan. They know what value he brings.

Yet that is good enough for him to be selected.
 
The guy should never have played after he kacked his pants against Ind in the T20 WC at Melbourne. There is no shame in going for 15 in a over, however there is shame starting to bowl rubbish without any idea or plan.
 
Mohammad Nawaz got the danger man Mehdi Hasan for his side, and ended his three overs spell with bowling figures of 1/19 in the 2nd T20I
 
This guy aint got it and will never have it. He has Failed more than he has performed. Time to let him go.
 
When you keep selecting frauds parading as so called cricketers

Mr Fake all-rounder
 
Nawaz has been good for nothing... Not sure why he was brought back when we already have enough spinners there... If you haev selected Khushdil and saim is also bowling 1 or 2 overs, salman can bowl also then do you need him??

He has not earned his spot. Selectors need to get out of this experienced, experienced and horses-for-courses mentality...
 
1st Test vs West Indies and he finished his 4 over spell with 3 wickets and giving away just 23 runs... Had a really good outing as far as his bowling is concerned...
 
Arafat is still a rookie. Nawaz is the best SLA/batsman option right now in Pakistan specially for Asian conditions. Khushdil is better in ODIs.
 
Another wonderful game for Nawaz in the 2nd t20

3 wickets for him today for just 14 runs... Match-winning spell it could have been had Hassan Ali not botched it
 
Think he's better than abrar. Abrar is so woefully unorthodox from his run up to everything, even he himself doesn't know if he will be successful or not.
Nawaz and Hasan seem to be like Hesson's projects. Getting an extended run in the team both. Hasan Ali as well. Nawaz was part of IU team this year as well. Nawaz has good bowling basics though. The more he bowls, the better.
Nawaz needs to improve his batting. There are days he would be hitting sweetly timed shots, and then next game, he'll be batting like a no.11.
Sufian is also good. Needs to be picked ahead of Abrar.
 
21 off 11 for Nawaz before becoming Mujeeb ur Rehman's prey in the ongoing Pak vs Afg tri series opener.
 
Mohammad Nawaz gets the crucial wicket of dangerous looking Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Pakistan back in the game now against Afghanistan in the Tri-Nation series opener
 
Since his comeback, he has been pretty solid. Although he got into the team out of nowhere but he is proving his selection valid atm...
 
Mohammad Nawaz again strikes early for Pakistan and help them remove the UAE opener in the match 2 of Tri-Nation series 2025.
 
Mohammad Nawaz is dominating in his return to international cricket so far. A bowling average of 13.1 in 2025, which leads the next best performer by a margin of 11 runs.

He also played some Ok knocks with the bat.. Not extraordinary, but still some vital runs down the order.

 
Good to see Nawaz has improved. That india game they affect him, but now he is back in his good form.

He is a better bowler than Shadab
 
Nawaz is more important for us than any other player. Because he s far superior than agha and saim with the bowl and he restores balance in the team. If only faheem bowles something of note we have proper t20 team developing.
 
Major said:
To be honest, it is. A pakistani limited odi spinner bowling with accuracy has become very rare.
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He is more reliable in T20 than he is in ODI, but with Nawaz it's hard to shake off him being a face of failure the last time he was in the team. Every major loss we had, he tended to have some part in it. Problem is that Pakistan don't have anyone better for this role than him.
 
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