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His performances have been incredible this season.

Captaining Northern, he took 8/71 against Central Punjab today to jump to the top of the wicket-takers list.

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Not seen him bowl, but as most left arm PK spinners bowlers are more like in swing, military medium pacers, with no flight, will he be any different?
 
Gets slow marginal turn this season but he is so accurate. That's about It, don't think he will be any trouble for International players
 
Bewal Express said:
Not seen him bowl, but as most left arm PK spinners bowlers are more like in swing, military medium pacers, with no flight, will he be any different?
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Doubt such a bowler would take wickets on these dead wickets. Probably does spin the ball
 
Abdullah719 said:
Creating a new thread for him as there isn't any existing one...

His performances have been incredible this season.

Captaining Northern, he took 8/71 against Central Punjab today to jump to the top of the wicket-takers list.

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Was also among the highest wicket takers last season I believe.
 
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From these clips his action doesn't seem to bad, but better quality videos will reveal more. Age isn't important as spinners can easily play until 40.
 
So who gets picked first? Nauman or Zafar? Surely Zafar’s superior batting, fielding and fitness would mean he should get selected first. But with Misbah incharge I see Nauman getting the nod first.
 
His stats are level above any spinner in this tournament
 
Bowler of the tournament: Nauman Ali in QeA 2019/20 : (Northern) – 54 wickets
 
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It was an outstanding bowling performance from their captain, Nauman Ali, which orchestrated the victory as the left-arm orthodox dismissed six Central Punjab batsmen on Monday to finish the innings with seven for 53 and the match with 11 for 108.

Nauman, who was the highest wicket-taker last year, inflicted damage early on with a caught and bowled of Usman Salahuddin (14).
 
MenInG said:
It was an outstanding bowling performance from their captain, Nauman Ali, which orchestrated the victory as the left-arm orthodox dismissed six Central Punjab batsmen on Monday to finish the innings with seven for 53 and the match with 11 for 108.

Nauman, who was the highest wicket-taker last year, inflicted damage early on with a caught and bowled of Usman Salahuddin (14).
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Excellent stuff from Nauman

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Qea20, Round 3, Day 2:

Northern captain Nauman Ali recorded his career’s 14th five-wicket haul on the second day of his team’s third round first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture against Sindh at the UBL Sports Complex.

On a day when 13 wickets fell, Sindh were bowled out for 217 in 57.3 overs as Nauman and right-arm pacer Waqas Ahmed shared nine wickets.

Nauman took five wickets for 62 runs in 20.3 overs and his scalps included top-scorer Sharjeel Khan (48), Anwar Ali (0), Sohail Khan (23), Ashiq Ali (19) and Mohammad Asghar (0). This was the slow-left arm orthodox’s second five-fer in as many matches.
 
He's obviously a fantastic bowler, it's a shame Misbah's effectively prevented Zafar Gohar from playing the QeA trophy this year. Would have been nice to compare the two.
 
He keeps picking wickets.

Having said that, still think Zafar deserves selection over him as a longer term prospect and as someone who can bat as well.
 
Ahson8 said:
He keeps picking wickets.

Having said that, still think Zafar deserves selection over him as a longer term prospect and as someone who can bat as well.
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Hearth played till he was 40. What long term prospect you are talking about?

Nauman easily outperformed Zafar in the last season.
 
You cannot ignore numbers like that, spinners can continue well into their 30s anyway.. He's been in a league of his own as far as wickets among spinners are concerned in the new domestic system.
 
Northern captain Nauman Ali bowled his side to a dominating 128-run win over Sindh on the final day of round three of the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at the UBL Sports Complex.

The left-arm orthodox took five wickets for 95 runs to record his second five-wicket haul of the match and 15th of his first-class career. He finished the match with 10 for 157.

Nauman, who had the most wickets in the 2019-20 edition of the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, now has the most scalps in the ongoing tournament with 25 wickets at 16.72 runs per wicket.
 
Very good performance but I belive gohar should be given a go in tests
 
He has performed well but it’s too late to make it in international cricket he’s almost 35 could well be a few years older officially his action is more run of the mill than something that could trouble batsmen consistently at international level.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Spinners leading the way in the QeA Trophy. Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali top of the wicket-taking charts:<br><br>5/95, 5/62, 7/53, 4/55, 4/153<br><br>Matches 3<br>Wickets 25<br>Runs conceded 418<br>Average 16.72<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/QeaTrophy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#QeaTrophy</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1325887310605463554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Zafar over him anyday. Way too old and honestly looks around 40 already.
 
Should definitely be considered for a 2 spinner attack on home/Asian tests and likely he may not do worse than Yasir on Aus/NZ/RSA where Yasir has got hammered in the past.
 
Whilst I wanted Zafar Gohar to be picked in Tests, Nauman's ridiculous performances cannot be ignored. He dominated the past two seasons in addition to the current season. If we are cultivating a system of meritocracy, he deserves to be picked.
 
shah_1 said:
Hearth played till he was 40. What long term prospect you are talking about?

Nauman easily outperformed Zafar in the last season.
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The Viper said:
Whilst I wanted Zafar Gohar to be picked in Tests, Nauman's ridiculous performances cannot be ignored. He dominated the past two seasons in addition to the current season. If we are cultivating a system of meritocracy, he deserves to be picked.
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Not everybody is a Herath.

Rehman and Babar's performances dipped significantly after they hit their mid 30s and I feel the same can happen with Nauman.
 
Ahson8 said:
Not everybody is a Herath.

Rehman and Babar's performances dipped significantly after they hit their mid 30s and I feel the same can happen with Nauman.
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His age is a concern for sure, but its impossible to ignore him now, considering Kashif Bhatti was picked in recent squads.
 
For Northern vs Balochistan - Day 1 of Round 4 in QeA20 - 3/70
 
2nd in the wicket takers so far, great figures:

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Don't see him being major success at top level. He is accurate for sure but you need more to deceive quality test players.

Also cost his side the win by delaying the new ball as he wanted to continue bowling himself
 
From Day 4 of Round 5 of QeA20

Northern’s win seemed certain when their captain Nauman Ali, who took four wickets for 112 runs in the innings, took Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s ninth wicket, Imran Khan Snr, with the batting side 81 runs away from the target.
 
Bewal Express said:
He is, and what's worse is that he is topping the charts. His action reminds me of the taxi drivers that play for fun on Sundays.
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Well if a taxi driver who plays on Sundays can get drift and spin like him then he should pursue a career in cricket.
 
He can spin the ball gets decent drift and has good economy hes 27 so many a good option i would take him over zahid mahmood
 
6/107 for Nauman Ali today

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MenInG said:
6/107 for Nauman Ali today

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At the UBL Sports Complex, a six wicket haul by Northern captain Nauman Ali ensured his team were set a 200-run target to leapfrog their opponents Southern Punjab, the table-toppers. The two sides are tied on points but Southern Punjab lead the points table because of a better net run-rate.
 
50 wickets in #QeA20 for Nauman Ali!

Unreal form.
 
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Figures of 7/84!
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So incredibly tempted to give him a Test callup, but also he’ll probably retire in 2-3 years and Zafar Gohar gave him stiff competition for number 1 bowler last year. I would not want to be Mohammad Akram right now.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
So incredibly tempted to give him a Test callup, but also he’ll probably retire in 2-3 years and Zafar Gohar gave him stiff competition for number 1 bowler last year. I would not want to be Mohammad Akram right now.
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Some rumours suggesting Rashid Latif may be the next CS.
 
Northern’s left-arm spinner Nauman Ali registered his 17th career five-fer, fast bowler Aamer Yamin of Southern Punjab recorded his seventh five-fer in his 50th first-class match and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s top-order batsman Kamran Ghulam stroked an unbeaten century as first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy seventh round fixtures entered into an interesting phase after second day’s play on Wednesday.

34-year-old Nauman returned figures of 24-3-84-7 to help Northern dismiss Central Punjab for 234 and grab a slender but a confidence-boosting nine runs first innings lead. When play ended at the UBL Sports Complex, Northern had reached 77 for two in their second outing to extend their advantage to 86 runs.

Central Punjab, replying to Northern’s 243, were comfortably placed at 150 for three, before Nauman ran riot to spin out the middle and lower-order as he turned almost unplayable. By virtue of claiming seven wickets, Nauman became the first bowler to take 50 wickets in the season.
 
The guy is 34. What is the long term gain of having him in the side? Also, is he any decent as a fielder/batsman?
 
MenInG said:
Northern’s left-arm spinner Nauman Ali registered his 17th career five-fer, fast bowler Aamer Yamin of Southern Punjab recorded his seventh five-fer in his 50th first-class match and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s top-order batsman Kamran Ghulam stroked an unbeaten century as first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy seventh round fixtures entered into an interesting phase after second day’s play on Wednesday.

34-year-old Nauman returned figures of 24-3-84-7 to help Northern dismiss Central Punjab for 234 and grab a slender but a confidence-boosting nine runs first innings lead. When play ended at the UBL Sports Complex, Northern had reached 77 for two in their second outing to extend their advantage to 86 runs.

Central Punjab, replying to Northern’s 243, were comfortably placed at 150 for three, before Nauman ran riot to spin out the middle and lower-order as he turned almost unplayable. By virtue of claiming seven wickets, Nauman became the first bowler to take 50 wickets in the season.
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From PCB:

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Rana said:
The guy is 34. What is the long term gain of having him in the side? Also, is he any decent as a fielder/batsman?
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Exactly i rather give gohar a chance but on merit he does deserve a go
 
Saw his interview, he’s probably 40-42 years old and not even 34.

No point going down this lane IMO, the ship has sailed for him. Invest in a younger talent who can give you 1 and a half decade of Test cricket.
 
Rana said:
Saw his interview, he’s probably 40-42 years old and not even 34.

No point going down this lane IMO, the ship has sailed for him. Invest in a younger talent who can give you 1 and a half decade of Test cricket.
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"Just" 34, a budding youngster if see from Misbah's eyes.
 
Rana said:
Saw his interview, he’s probably 40-42 years old and not even 34.

No point going down this lane IMO, the ship has sailed for him. Invest in a younger talent who can give you 1 and a half decade of Test cricket.
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Zafar gohar should play ODI cricket for year and should be groomed until then Nauman can play test cricket just for year or 2 as he has 104 wickets in 2 seasons of FC now and still going , this will also mean domestic performances count otherwise nobody would give a damn about domestic and performing in it , this will set a bad precedence.
 
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Zafar gohar should play ODI cricket for year and should be groomed until then Nauman can play test cricket just for year or 2 as he has 104 wickets in 2 seasons of FC now and still going , this will also mean domestic performances count otherwise nobody would give a damn about domestic and performing in it , this will set a bad precedence.
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But giving a debut to a 34 year old is just continuing to go in circles, and an even worse precedent. You could be using these 2 years to give your average but young spinner a chance to become a mainstay bowler for another 10-15 years whereas the 34 year old will be gone before you know it. We got 15 Test matches out of Zulfiqar Babar in a span of 3 years. What use is he to anyone now at the age of 41?

Nouman is a pointless selection even if he is in red hot form, but if he gets selected because there is no such thing as “past his sell date” in Pakistani cricket, then best of luck to him
 
Pakistan can’t qualify for the 2021 World Test Championship Final, so the target must now be to select a team which will peak in 2023 for the next round.

Nauman Ali and Abid Ali and Fawad Aslam and Azhar Ali are too old for that.

Better to give Zafar Gohar and Sajid Khan Test exposure and experience now.
 
Junaids said:
Pakistan can’t qualify for the 2021 World Test Championship Final, so the target must now be to peak a team which will peak in 2023 for the next round.

Nauman Ali and Abid Ali and Fawad Aslam and Azhar Ali are too old for that.

Better to give Zafar Gohar and Sajid Khan Test exposure and experience now.
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I don’t think there will be a 2023 cycle. Not by the sounds of the new ICC chairman who wants to kill Test cricket.

We need to aim to produce prolific cricketers which have been missing for a decade or so. Zafar Gohar is 25 and he will be 26 in February (3 months). It’s now or never really. He could aim for 350+ Test wickets but not when he is drafted in at the age of 28.
 
Rana said:
I don’t think there will be a 2023 cycle. Not by the sounds of the new ICC chairman who wants to kill Test cricket.

We need to aim to produce prolific cricketers which have been missing for a decade or so. Zafar Gohar is 25 and he will be 26 in February (3 months). It’s now or never really. He could aim for 350+ Test wickets but not when he is drafted in at the age of 28.
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From what I am hearing the proposal is this:

A 4 year World Test Championship cycle with home and away series to be completed.


Five teams in Division 1: England, India, Australia, New Zealand and at this stage Pakistan.
Four teams in Division 2: West Indies, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh.

An option for away series to be converted into a series at a neutral venue if both teams consent, with TV revenue shared according to a formula of their choosing..

This potentially would allow India and Pakistan to play one series in the UAE and one in England, and to share the TV revenue to be shared probably 70-30 or even 80-20 in India's favour.
 
Junaids said:
From what I am hearing the proposal is this:

A 4 year World Test Championship cycle with home and away series to be completed.


Five teams in Division 1: England, India, Australia, New Zealand and at this stage Pakistan.
Four teams in Division 2: West Indies, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh.

An option for away series to be converted into a series at a neutral venue if both teams consent, with TV revenue shared according to a formula of their choosing..

This potentially would allow India and Pakistan to play one series in the UAE and one in England, and to share the TV revenue to be shared probably 70-30 or even 80-20 in India's favour.
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It would be great if it happens and I agree that we are better off grooming long term investments.

Nothing personal against Nauman Ali, he will not be the first deserving guy to not have been selected, nor will he be the last.
 
Rana said:
The guy is 34. What is the long term gain of having him in the side? Also, is he any decent as a fielder/batsman?
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This is the other MASSIVE problem apart from his age.

Spinners WIN Tests on Day 5. But also, those Tests are LOST by the team batting fourth's inability to bat all day.

Nauman Ali has batted 8 times this domestic season, for 99 runs at an average of 12.38. He is going to be part of a hopelessly long tail with the likes of Abbas, Shaheen and Naseem.


I would prefer on spinning tracks to have 2 full-time and 1 part-time spinner, as follows:

7. Shadab Khan
8. Zafar Gohar
9. Sajid Khan

I would be hopeful that all 3 could resist for at least half a day.
 
Junaids said:
This is the other MASSIVE problem apart from his age.

Spinners WIN Tests on Day 5. But also, those Tests are LOST by the team batting fourth's inability to bat all day.

Nauman Ali has batted 8 times this domestic season, for 99 runs at an average of 12.38. He is going to be part of a hopelessly long tail with the likes of Abbas, Shaheen and Naseem.


I would prefer on spinning tracks to have 2 full-time and 1 part-time spinner, as follows:

7. Shadab Khan
8. Zafar Gohar
9. Sajid Khan

I would be hopeful that all 3 could resist for at least half a day.
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Exactly man. At least with Abdul Rehman, the guy could still stand at bat at number 8-9. I would bet my house on it that Nauman is as Athletically capable as Yuzendra Chahal in the field as well. It’s just not a great look if you want to become this ruthless winning team to have these unfit uncles in the side. We already have Abid Ali and Harris Sohail who look like they do Pizza delivery for night shifts, Yasir Shah who can’t get rid of his Fat stomach, Mohammad Abbas who looks more like a stall shop owner in Lahore rather than an International cricketer. I would hate to see another Chachu in the starting XI against South Africa, who may not be as strong as they have been but they will bring 11 proper athletes to play against you!
 
From PCB report of Day 3, Round 7 of QeA20

Northern captain and left-arm spinner Nauman Ali was once again the destroyer-in-chief of Central Punjab’s innings when he followed up his seven for 84 with four for 69 to finish with match figures of 11 for 153 – his fifth 10-wicket haul in a match in a 76-match career.

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From PCB report of Day 3, Round 7 of QeA20

Northern captain and left-arm spinner Nauman Ali was once again the destroyer-in-chief of Central Punjab’s innings when he followed up his seven for 84 with four for 69 to finish with match figures of 11 for 153 – his fifth 10-wicket haul in a match in a 76-match career.

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For a bowler that is the equivalent of 10 double 100s in 70 matches. He isnt the worst and better than Gohar as the orthodox left arm spinner.
 
Round 9, Day 2, QeA20:

Balochistan were bowled out for 372 as Northern captain Nauman Ali recorded his season’s sixth five-wicket haul when he returned six for 107 from 46.1 overs. The 34-year-old left-arm orthodox now has 61 scalps at an average of 21.79.
 
What will it take for him to make it to Pakistan's Test side.
 
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