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[PICTURES/VIDEOS] Mohammad Wasim (KPK) Pacer: First Impressions

He is a great talent.He is not the finished product yet.I know every time a new bowler comes on the scene Pakistan fans want him to start playing for the national team.It is best to let the new players get some experience in domestic cricket first.Naseem Shah was thrown at the deep end when he was not ready.He is almost ready now.
 
Some decent overs so far in the comp, where he has shown his quality but doesn't seem to be able to produce consistent 4 overs in a match.
 
MenInG said:
The prize wicket

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Vintage Pakistani pacer delivery. The look on the batsman's face is always priceless :asif

Even a legend like Babar is left with iconic 1000 yard stare :))
 
M Wasim in PSL 2022:

8 Matches
8 Wickets
38.5 Average
11.2 Economy

Add to that a near match-losing contribution with the bat in today's Eliminator 2.

A tournament to forget for the young pacer after such a brilliant year last time.
 
Firebat said:
M Wasim in PSL 2022:

8 Matches
8 Wickets
38.5 Average
11.2 Economy

Add to that a near match-losing contribution with the bat in today's Eliminator 2.

A tournament to forget for the young pacer after such a brilliant year last time.
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But let’s kick out Faheem for him. Waseem is truly a mediocre cricketer. They call Faheem bits and pieces I wonder what Waseem is then. He’s still a young man and can improve but don’t he will have a fruitful career.
 
Seems he might lose his place T20 squad. Especially considering the tournament tje following had: Naseem Shah, Salman Irshad, Dahani, Zaman Khan etc
 
Shadab, Islamabad captain: Before that itself we should've finished the match off (Wasim turning down singles). He's a youngster and will learn from his mistakes. Have played the brand of cricket we wanted even with all the injuries. We win as a group, and lose as one. Youngsters showed their character. More cricket you play, more experience you get. Cricket teaches you something everyday.
 
I dont know what people see in him I mean hes no better than a 8-9 with the bat and a slinger with little control n whos always gonna be expensive His fielding is also bang avge

It also looks like he doesnt have much going for him in intelligence going off todays game Half the game is about temperament and the ability of a player to keep analyse the situation and play accordingly

if thats lacking then theres not much hope
 
I felt sorry for him at the end.

He seemed confused as to what to do and I was surprised IU didn't make a tactical move of sending a sub out onto the field with specific instructions for Wasim.
 
Absolutely stupid decsion to deny singles. He is no asif ali target was achievable in single double.
Ideally after first six Asif ali should have just taken single and finished it in Wiese over. He could have easily hit at least 1 six of wiese.
 
The guy hit 2 sixes of Faulkner. He can hit. Sadly he could not connect this time.
 
Funny how 1 bad season for a young player gets him labelled as “overhyped” etc, but when it’s the national teams captain then they say “as long as he performs in International then that’s all the matters”.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
Funny how 1 bad season for a young player gets him labelled as “overhyped” etc, but when it’s the national teams captain then they say “as long as he performs in International then that’s all the matters”.
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The national captain has a body of work behind him intnly going back years Hes performed at the highest stage In tests t20s and odi world cups Hes one of the worlds best bat and in top 10 of all format rankings

To compare him with someone like M waseem jnr is stupid
 
The opinions on here man…

Unfortunately Pakistani fans assume every young player will be a Wasim Akram, Amir or Shaheen. If they don’t, they’re assumed failures for life. In actual fact, young bowlers need to play domestic cricket often and develop their bowling mindset.

What the naysayers who saw today’s innings will assume is, is that this tournament is Waseem’s actual performance ceiling. What most sane coaches will remember is a lad with great raw fundamentals to improve on.

This is a lad who hurries batsmen, has a good Yorker, a good bouncer and a useful ball that’s moves into the right hander . He also IS a potentially useful batsmen who didn’t work out in this PSL. One of the main reasons why is because he still hasn’t played enough domestic cricket or been coached enough to fully develop his game.

So, yes he had a bad tournament but inshAllah he will improve and his time will come.
 
mon858 said:
Absolutely stupid decsion to deny singles. He is no asif ali target was achievable in single double.
Ideally after first six Asif ali should have just taken single and finished it in Wiese over. He could have easily hit at least 1 six of wiese.
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I think captain could have passed a message onto Wasim.
 
Saj said:
I felt sorry for him at the end.

He seemed confused as to what to do and I was surprised IU didn't make a tactical move of sending a sub out onto the field with specific instructions for Wasim.
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Spot on, I'm a qalandars supporter, but I just felt really bad for Muhammd Wasim Jr. but he will learn from that pressure moment.
 
Come on guys.. He is very good bowler and hitter... Its just that he didn't have the best of the game or tournament probably... Very good all round player.. Will mature mentally and skill wise with time... All Ingredients are there
 
Bilal Ahmad15 said:
Spot on, I'm a qalandars supporter, but I just felt really bad for Muhammd Wasim Jr. but he will learn from that pressure moment.
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I just think once he rejected the first ball single run then he should have batted 4 balls and try to get a six.
 
Great prospect but it seems to be case of pushing him into international cricket in all formats.

I'm not sure why they've added him to the Test squad.
 
The first international cricketer from Waziristan - well done Mohammad Wasim Wazir!
 
He is a parchi selection


There is no way he gets picked ahead of Naseem Shah on merit
 
Wahid1234 said:
I maintain give this guy a chance he will come good… looks quality to me just needs to iron out a few things and he has the potential to be something good
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I just believe you gotta give someone a few chances before you drop that person.
 
shamaan said:
I just believe you gotta give someone a few chances before you drop that person.
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What has he even done to get these chances. He’s been awful whenever he has played even at domestic level and I hope people now know that he’s an actual tail ender. Lol about being an all rounder.
 
Honestly one of worst bowlers I've seen play for Pak, absolutely dumbfounded at his selection.

His run up says it all, no action, no speed, running up and just turning his arm and letting the ball go.

Pure definition of a trundler.
 
Club level bowler

How does he get to play ahead of Naseem Shah is mind boggling. I think that this cricketer has connections


He got selected in test squad without any performance
 
Pakistan's obsession with pace comes in here. He hit 140kph plus a few times and got selected. In reality, he is a nothing bowler who often gets carted around the park.

Atleast Faheem is more economical and reliable with the ball and bat than this guy.
 
PakEngFan said:
What has he even done to get these chances. He’s been awful whenever he has played even at domestic level and I hope people now know that he’s an actual tail ender. Lol about being an all rounder.
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Nothing but they proberly want to give some competition to Fahim.
 
Wasim jr getting the wicket of McDermott.

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Another for Wasim jr

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Important wicket for Pakistan

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Where are all the haters now like I said before give this a guy the long rope. He’s bowed quite decently in the last 2 Odis and he’s definitely the best of the current crop of all rounders we’ve had in the past.

He’s still young and deserves many more chances.
 
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Love his reaction

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MenInG said:
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Love his reaction
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He’s the best all-rounder we’ve got with the most potential we just cannot waste him like we did with Hammad Azam another player who I thought was good and hardly got any chances

Like I said waseem is the best we’ve got atm and we have to develop him as I believe he can become a solid all rounder if given the same amount of chances we’ve given faheem
 
Wahid1234 said:
Where are all the haters now like I said before give this a guy the long rope. He’s bowed quite decently in the last 2 Odis and he’s definitely the best of the current crop of all rounders we’ve had in the past.

He’s still young and deserves many more chances.
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He is not an all rounder though... Bats like a tailender so if we are going with a bowler, we may aswell go with someone more impressive like Dahani...
 
as-95 said:
He is not an all rounder though... Bats like a tailender so if we are going with a bowler, we may aswell go with someone more impressive like Dahani...
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He is an all rounder I think you need to watch Paksitan domestic cricket more he is very capable with the bat. He’s got great potential with bat and ball just needs his skill horning simple
 
Wahid1234 said:
He is an all rounder I think you need to watch Paksitan domestic cricket more he is very capable with the bat. He’s got great potential with bat and ball just needs his skill horning simple
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I think you need to realise that if Pakistan domestic was any kind of yard stick, Fawad Alam would be an ATG. Get a grip! He has batted pathetically even in tamasha T20 games that he has played. Dont @ me anymore. Bored of replying to you...
 
MenInG said:
3/40 in 10 overs - brilliant.

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Outstanding

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Muhammad Saad said:
Shades of A.Razzaq of 2000s where he was in his prime
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If handled right and given confidence and with hard work also I don’t see a reason why he can’t reach razzaqs heights.

Guys a serious talent he’s got a repeatable action seams the ball inwards got a decent Yorker and hits the ball a long way.

No one’s telling me otherwise because I’m mostly spot on when I identify a talent. He needs to be persisted with for a year and inducted and played in all t20s as a 3rd seamer and used as a finisher at number 7 or 8. Needs to be handled right which is a must.
 
If Fahim can get so many chances then Wasim should also and he is already a better bowler then Fahim ever was / will and surely he can bat as good as fahim in ODi and T20 , bat avg of 16?
 
Yes he may turn out to be a very decent bowler for pakistan but Wheres the proof that this guy can actually bat? Anybody can slog a long ball Everytime ive seen him bat hes lookes clueless Hes a bowler not an allrounder and it ll be a big big mistake if pakistan thinks he is
 
He just needs to add away moving ball in his armory and some decent defense technique and few offside shots to his batting and then he will be the next close thing to an allrounder since A.Razzaq.
 
Wahid1234 said:
If handled right and given confidence and with hard work also I don’t see a reason why he can’t reach razzaqs heights.

Guys a serious talent he’s got a repeatable action seams the ball inwards got a decent Yorker and hits the ball a long way.

No one’s telling me otherwise because I’m mostly spot on when I identify a talent. He needs to be persisted with for a year and inducted and played in all t20s as a 3rd seamer and used as a finisher at number 7 or 8. Needs to be handled right which is a must.
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Naseem, Shaheen, Wasim Jr, Dahani, Hassan Ali and Haris are competing for 3 pacer spots.

Which 3 should be persisted for WC’19.
 
Farabi said:
Naseem, Shaheen, Wasim Jr, Dahani, Hassan Ali and Haris are competing for 3 pacer spots.

Which 3 should be persisted for WC’19.
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The trio of Haris, shaheen and wasim jr have to be persisted with but it just depends how good wasim jr turns out to be. If he gets carted around for the next year replace him with dhani or naseem simple if not persist with him

Have to take naseem or dhani as back up as you can always switch bowlers around.

No place for Hassan Ali as he will get carted around on them Indian flat tracks as you need extra pace skill and zip which hasan seems to have lost.

That’s a good bunch of pacers to choose from.
 
Generally this guy is not bad. I would be a bigger fan if he was quicker and less predictable. I am all for one trick ponies if they also have serious pace. This kid is sharp but not quick.
 
Farabi said:
Naseem, Shaheen, Wasim Jr, Dahani, Hassan Ali and Haris are competing for 3 pacer spots.

Which 3 should be persisted for WC’19.
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I think they are classing wasim as a all rounder.

Naseem,Shaheen,Dahani are fighting for 2 positions.
 
If Wseem Jr is given even 1/4 of the chances we wasted on useless Faheem over 5 years, he will be a much better bowling all rounder . Waseem is far more talented , he is taller, fitter and pacier than Faheem and most importantly hungrier to get better . Faheem was always contended with just marginal performance here and there.
 
moghul said:
If Wseem Jr is given even 1/4 of the chances we wasted on useless Faheem over 5 years, he will be a much better bowling all rounder . Waseem is far more talented , he is taller, fitter and pacier than Faheem and most importantly hungrier to get better . Faheem was always contended with just marginal performance here and there.
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Faheem has been rubbish in ODIs. But he has done well in Tests. You can't deny him that.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Faheem has been rubbish in ODIs. But he has done well in Tests. You can't deny him that.
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What better Faheem has done in test? in bowling friendly wickets , he failed as a bowler and scored some runs, that too after five years. And , in batting friendly wicket as in thus series he could not survive more than an over and took a grand total of 2 wickets, thats his best showing over five years. He is useless across all formats.
 
moghul said:
What better Faheem has done in test? in bowling friendly wickets , he failed as a bowler and scored some runs, that too after five years. And , in batting friendly wicket as in thus series he could not survive more than an over and took a grand total of 2 wickets, thats his best showing over five years. He is useless across all formats.
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Took wickets in England, South Africa and New Zealand. Scored runs in all those countries too including a 93 in New Zealand. On top of all that he provides our front-line bowlers with valuable overs of rest by bowling economical and tight overs that can help contain pressure...especially in SENA where you usually can't play more than one spinner. That's not bad for someone who has played 14 tests.

If you stop expecting him to be the second coming of Kallis or Sobers and just give him a time to perform before passing a final judgment on him, then maybe you will see him get to do a lot more.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Took wickets in England, South Africa and New Zealand. Scored runs in all those countries too including a 93 in New Zealand. On top of all that he provides our front-line bowlers with valuable overs of rest by bowling economical and tight overs that can help contain pressure...especially in SENA where you usually can't play more than one spinner. That's not bad for someone who has played 14 tests.

If you stop expecting him to be the second coming of Kallis or Sobers and just give him a time to perform before passing a final judgment on him, then maybe you will see him get to do a lot more.
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So as bowler his job is to provide some rest to the main bowlers, I think he provides some rest to the opposition batmen with his innocent bowling.
 
moghul said:
So as bowler his job is to provide some rest to the main bowlers, I think he provides some rest to the opposition batmen with his innocent bowling.
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He doesn't just provide rest. He also takes a wicket after every 34 runs. He has a higher probability of taking wickets than most all-rounders in the world, let alone most seam bowling all-rounders.

And yes, I don't know if you started watching cricket yesterday but when you are playing in SENA, playing with 3 front-line seamers and a spinner is not a very sound strategy because if the fast-bowlers get burnt out you are in deep trouble. And that's actually one of the major problems Pakistan has had during their last two tours of Australia. A fourth seamer who can also bat provides some much needed balance to the side that is necessary when you are playing in those countries.

Your immature remark at the end only helps in projecting your immaturity, rather than bringing any credibility to your argument.
 
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RedwoodOriginal said:
He doesn't just provide rest. He also takes a wicket after every 34 runs. He has a higher probability of taking wickets than most all-rounders in the world, let alone most seam bowling all-rounders.

And yes, I don't know if you started watching cricket yesterday but when you are playing in SENA, playing with 3 front-line seamers and a spinner is not a very sound strategy because if the fast-bowlers get burnt out you are in deep trouble. And that's actually one of the major problems Pakistan has had during their last two tours of Australia. A fourth seamer who can also bat provides some much needed balance to the side that is necessary when you are playing in those countries.

Your immature remark at the end only helps in projecting your immaturity, rather than bringing any credibility to your argument.
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these people do not know what they are talking about.

he provided solid breakthroughs in both 2nd and 3rd odi to break important partnerships.

infact i would say, we won because haris rauf did what hasan ali did not and this guy got a chance.
 
Brilliant Mohammad Wasim Jr

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Bowling wise he is ok for now , but I think Dahani and Naseem are better than him , but I really liked his old school of Razzaq and Akhtar style reverse swinging yorkers , wish he can add other deliveries in to his arsenal , not a bad backup bowler by any means and if he can work on his batting and get it to Anwar Ali level then he can play as an allrounder, for now keep him in the squad but not in regular playing XI
 
Muhammad Saad said:
Bowling wise he is ok for now , but I think Dahani and Naseem are better than him , but I really liked his old school of Razzaq and Akhtar style reverse swinging yorkers , wish he can add other deliveries in to his arsenal , not a bad backup bowler by any means and if he can work on his batting and get it to Anwar Ali level then he can play as an allrounder, for now keep him in the squad but not in regular playing XI
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Trust me this guy can more than handle himself with the bat just hasn’t had the exposure in batting yet.

Bowling wise he’s improving on a daily basis and batting wise he needs to be given a chance higher up the order guy can smack them big
 
He was really good this series. I didnt expect that tbh especially how he played in the pakistan cup.
 
Have to call out his general fitness and rocket arm.

Even labuschagne called it while batting and I saw him fire a return during the match today.

Bowling wise, he’s a long way from being reliable yet but could develop.
 
I am impressed with him. Bowled beautifully today, kept things tight and was rewarded with two wickets. Also he wasn’t bad in last 2 Odis.
 
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