This guy has been in and around the Pakistan set-up for a number of years but I watch him and he looks like he is in his own little bubble, with very little awareness of what is required of him and what he needs to do for himself and the team.
As a bowler he bowls some good deliveries and has the ability to bowl some decent spells, but there seems to be very little consistency in his bowling in terms of line and length and pitch/conditions awareness. It just seems to be a case of mainly run in and bowl and hope for the best.
His batting and fielding, the less said about both the better. He doesn't back up when batting, no clue regarding shot selection or strike rotation or ensuring that he supports his partner. Yesterday there was an incident where he should have run 2 with Yasir Shah on strike but he was half asleep and only ran one. I don't expect big things from him as a batsman, but come on man, do the basics right.
In the field, he's allowing easy singles when his captain his telling him that he is there to stop the single. Misfields, dropped catches and a lack of awareness of what he is supposed to be doing. In the England tour I watched him in fielding drills and frankly it was embarrassing.
Basic things are missing from this guy and it makes me wonder just how hungry he is to do well, the levels of coaching he has received and whether he is actually understanding and doing what the coaches are telling him to do.
As a bowler he bowls some good deliveries and has the ability to bowl some decent spells, but there seems to be very little consistency in his bowling in terms of line and length and pitch/conditions awareness. It just seems to be a case of mainly run in and bowl and hope for the best.
His batting and fielding, the less said about both the better. He doesn't back up when batting, no clue regarding shot selection or strike rotation or ensuring that he supports his partner. Yesterday there was an incident where he should have run 2 with Yasir Shah on strike but he was half asleep and only ran one. I don't expect big things from him as a batsman, but come on man, do the basics right.
In the field, he's allowing easy singles when his captain his telling him that he is there to stop the single. Misfields, dropped catches and a lack of awareness of what he is supposed to be doing. In the England tour I watched him in fielding drills and frankly it was embarrassing.
Basic things are missing from this guy and it makes me wonder just how hungry he is to do well, the levels of coaching he has received and whether he is actually understanding and doing what the coaches are telling him to do.