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[PICTURES/VIDEOS] Can Pakistan still rely on Shaheen Shah Afridi as their main frontline bowler?

Can Pakistan still rely on Shaheen Shah Afridi as their main frontline bowler?

  • Yes, he just needs to regain form

    Votes: 9 40.9%

  • No, Pakistan should look for other options

    Votes: 13 59.1%
  • Total voters
    22
Pakistan has no choice but to rely on him, atm... Can we trust Haris or Hassan here?? I guess Shaheen is the best option and he has been doing fine job also..
 
BouncerGuy said:
Pakistan has no choice but to rely on him, atm... Can we trust Haris or Hassan here?? I guess Shaheen is the best option and he has been doing fine job also..
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Actually trundlers are hard to score against here for proper stroke players due to slightly slowish nature. Abhishek because of his form waits for a second before unleashes. Today Nissanka did the same. He waited a fraction. IT doesn't come naturally to everyone.
 
He needs an equally good bowler from the other side to SUSTAIN the pressure from both ends, thats where an in-form ROARING Naseem Shah in combination with Shaheen in the world cup could potentially be LETHAL!!
 
He seems to be bowling better again. For Pak Cricket sake, i hope he does well so Pakistan can have a better chance of winning.
 
lol

He’s the only bowler who looks threatening apart from Abhishek.

22 times he has taken a wicket in the first over of a T20I

With better support at the other end, his stats might be even better
 
AZulfi said:
lol

He’s the only bowler who looks threatening apart from Abhishek.

22 times he has taken a wicket in the first over of a T20I

With better support at the other end, his stats might be even better
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Apart from Abrar
 
AZulfi said:
lol

He’s the only bowler who looks threatening apart from Abhishek.

22 times he has taken a wicket in the first over of a T20I

With better support at the other end, his stats might be even better
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and that support can ably come from an in-form roaring Naseem in the world cup and possibly thru Wasim for this final, fingers-crossed🤞
 
Shaheen always does well against Minnows, its against the big 5 teams where he is routinely shown his aukaat.

He has a poor record against England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
He seems to be bowling better again. For Pak Cricket sake, i hope he does well so Pakistan can have a better chance of winning.
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Shaheen always bowls well against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Oman, UAE. It is only India which shows his one dimensional inswingers the aukaat they deserve.
 
One of the positives of the tournament was that he looked sharper again. Hopefully he can continue the improvement and we can get some good support pace options to boost the attack.
 
Will not rate Shaheen too much. He blows hot and cold, it is always a gamble on how he will perform on a day but the sad reality is that he is Pakistan's only highly respected bowler by the opposition
 
Very improve performance against quality side .Hopefully he will continuous this against top teams
 
Hats off to Shaheen for his performance in this tournament. He could have won Pakistan the match at the death had Rauf not let him down, and that was a superb catch under pressure.

Fantastic cricketer whose best is still ahead of him and will go down as one of Pakistan’s finest.
 
He was the only postive of this tournament. I am not his biggest fan but he has clearly got ability, compared to other joke pacers that we have. I just hope that he keeps on improving and start playing test cricket again.
 
He should and continue to play for pak but the game that he brought in the finals should have have been brought earlier …. His pace was high … and was bowling according to a plan… I think he lacks his own intelligence… he got better when coach and may be staff had discussion with him … but to be elite bowler he wilhave to develop his own self assessment of the game and match situation …. This will always be individual responsibility … you cannot get away by saying management is this or that or frequent changes as everyone likes to hide their failures
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3rd ball of the day and he managed to get in the 140's and picks up an important wicket.. Good start of the day for him and for Pakistan.

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Shaheen was simply sensational in the 2nd inning against Proteas... 4 for 33 and killed the chase with his reverse swing masterclass.

 
Made me so happy to see Shaheen take wickets and deliver a match-winning spell in test cricket. This is what Pakistan cricket is all about. Pacers bowling match-winning spells.
 
Shan Masood on Shaheen Shah Afridi after PAK vs SA 1st Test match at Gaddafi:

"Shaheen is a world-class bowler. During the match, he came to me and said, ‘I’ll turn this game around for you.’ We waited until the ball got a bit older before bringing him on, and he delivered exactly what he promised. That’s why he’s one of the best — sheer confidence and execution.
 
His only problem is the lack of pace , once he starts bowling at 140k+ while reverse swinging he becomes unplayable and at the same time if he starts bowling between 130-133k even with reverse swing he just look toothless.
 
Muhammad Saad said:
His only problem is the lack of pace , once he starts bowling at 140k+ while reverse swinging he becomes unplayable and at the same time if he starts bowling between 130-133k even with reverse swing he just look toothless.
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Moat of his wicket balls in this match were 140
 
For the first time in many years, Shaheen decided to play cricket for Pakistan.

Having a bit of juice in the wicket & a healthy environment can do wonders right, who’s have thought that?
 
It was nice to see him play and seeing him perform was a bonus.

I thought he'd given up on test cricket. It certainly seemed that way, especially when he rested for some overseas tests.

Pakistan should treat him gently, no need to over bowl him and play him too much.
 
That was a beautiful delivery.. He was hitting that line ball after ball and got his reward... Dangerous Ryan goner.

 
Afridi is the one true superstar talent you have, and not just in bowling. You need to back him to the hilt instead of hyping up fake teenagers.
 
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