[PICTURES/VIDEOS] Saim Ayub - the real deal or a flash in the pan?

[khyberlion]

Very unlucky in both innings got absolute beauties. Though he should have tried to defend the one which got him out in the second innings.

 

[Kianig89]

Work in progress as far Test cricket is concern

 

[BakuGM]

He will come good as he has all the the tools for Test format

 

[SpiritOf1903]

He's been brilliant after a rocky start but the dismissal today was cheap. He needs to apply himself better. Could be classified a brainfade

 

[Xoib]

Cannot call him a next big thing till he does something of note in red ball averages 25 after 7 tests turning out to be babar azam level test player

 

[Abid Z]

In addition to his batting he also has better potential as a spinner than Shadab Khan.

His spin is incredibly underrated by most. I think he can develop into a proper batting all rounder. His LO betting is good just needs to apply himself and not get carried away with red ball opening role especially in SENA. Get behind the ball more and rotate the strike more until he truly gets the measure of the pitch. There will always be a peach of a delivery he has to look out for

 

[jnaveen1980]

He is pakistan's next Mo Hafeez or Sohaib Malik.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

He is pakistan's next Mo Hafeez or Sohaib Malik.

was that a complememt?

 

[jnaveen1980]

was that a complememt?

Batsmen who could bowl off spin. Hafeez has 10 test centuries. 12 fifties averaging 37. That is a good conversion. Malik has 3.

 

[Farabi]

Batsmen who could bowl off spin. Hafeez has 10 test centuries. 12 fifties averaging 37. That is a good conversion. Malik has 3.

Having watched cricket since Hafeez and Malik's debuts, I can confidently say that Saim Ayub appears to be more talented than both of them combined. Despite playing over 500 ODIs collectively, neither Hafeez nor Malik produced an innings like the 3 Saim has already played in Australia and South Africa.

Saim Ayub might just be the most talented batter to debut for Pakistan since Saeed Anwar. Of course, he has a lot of work ahead of him to reach that level, but based on his debut performances, the potential is undeniable.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Saim is still not settled as a batter in Test cricket. He needs to work hard and think like a red ball batter to succeed at this level. SO far, i would still say that he is doing a much better job than what shan or Abduallah were doing.

 

[MHN1293]

He will eventually come good. He has shown he has the temparement for it in recent odi series and that he isn't just a brainless t20 hack