Pakistan in the past decade or so have been blessed with raw pace bowlers & in recent years influx of left arm bowlers too. Over the years, we have also been gifted with spinners that have shown their capability to establish themselves in the longer format of the game.
One player being Yasir Shah. A crucial player. However, at the age of 32 although some will argue that he is heading into his
peak years; others may argue that
now is a good time to introduce a spinner in the side who will not only learn from Yasir Shah but also assist Yasir Shah in situations were the pitch is heavily reliant on spinners.
This is the current Pool of spinners
to my knowledge and
ranked in accordance to how close they are via the
'eyes' of the selectors... (Not all, as some are already part of the set-up)
Pool of Spinners:
Bracket A
Shabab Khan
Imad Wasim
Haris Sohail
Bilal Asif
Muhammad Hafeez
Fakhar Zaman
*All part of the Pakistan cricket set up, whether test/ODI or full-time, part time bowlers.
Bracket B
Mohammad Irfan Jr
Mohammad Asghar
*Both have been selected recently for the Pakistan A side. v England lions.
Bracket C
Zafar Gohar
Usama Mir
Hasan Raza
*Trio have been in and out around the Pakistan national team, including Pakistan A team & PSL.
Bracket D
Agha Salman Ali
Mansoor Amjad
Muhammad Asif
Kamran Ghulam
*Forgotten players, who have done well in the domestic leagues over the years...
Bracket E (One to keep an eye on, Wonderkids, Prodigy etc)
???
Point is, we are not short of options. However, I feel PCB are not taking advantage of the era... The era in which the art of spin cricket & spin bowling in general has slightly declined. Neither are PCB too bothered in investing in a Plan B spinner, whether off-spinner or not, in ODI/Test.
Who do you think will make the 'breakthrough?'
