- Joined
- Mar 19, 2015
- Runs
- 15,745
Disclaimer first up: Haider Ali is 22 years old. He's obviously got a lot of time and development left. Not saying that it's over for him and he's a dud. Just trying to compare trajectories of similar players.
Haris has broken onto the scene with similar breath-taking ball-striking and intent at the top of the order that Haider had. Just as Haris brought Hayden out his seat with a monster 6, as did Haider to Younus Khan in England. There was similar hype around Haider as there is around Haris, that he could be the X-factor big hitter for Pakistan for years to come.
Yet, inexplicably, after a long rope of 30 T20I innings Haider has fallen off a cliff, now just a peripheral character at the back of the celebration photos while Haris, a year younger, is in the spotlight and seemingly taken his place. That same praise of his intent, but now without the ball-striking, has turned into criticisms of "brainless hack".
What has gone wrong with Haider? Are there lessons to be learnt for Haris or team management? Or was Haider never really that good in the first place?
Haris has broken onto the scene with similar breath-taking ball-striking and intent at the top of the order that Haider had. Just as Haris brought Hayden out his seat with a monster 6, as did Haider to Younus Khan in England. There was similar hype around Haider as there is around Haris, that he could be the X-factor big hitter for Pakistan for years to come.
Yet, inexplicably, after a long rope of 30 T20I innings Haider has fallen off a cliff, now just a peripheral character at the back of the celebration photos while Haris, a year younger, is in the spotlight and seemingly taken his place. That same praise of his intent, but now without the ball-striking, has turned into criticisms of "brainless hack".
What has gone wrong with Haider? Are there lessons to be learnt for Haris or team management? Or was Haider never really that good in the first place?