Rumman Raees: The bowler

[Sher Khan]

I know a lot of people criticise him for his low pace. Although I feel I remember correctly he has clicked around 140 kph earlier. I still think Rumman brings a lot to the table for the Pakistan team. I've always Felt we missed a limited overs specialist who's expertise is slower balls and Yorkers. To my pleasant surprise Rumman bowls back of the hand slower balls as well as many other variations and even Nz Batsmen were getting deceived in the death overs.

Furthermore, his fielding and general attitude is refreshing. Even his batting shows some promise, he played some fine shots in that 74 all out game which weren't expected of a no 11.

I have a feeling we will be surprised by the growth and performances of Rumman Raees in the future.

 

[Red Devil]

He was decent before the wrist injury but looked pretty ordinary against NZ. His pace is down and just hasn't looked that threatening.

 

[UN talkz]

He was decent before the wrist injury but looked pretty ordinary against NZ. His pace is down and just hasn't looked that threatening.

Rummam and Faheem have been brilliant at the death...
Leagues above Amir and Hassan in Death overs....
Both aren't new ball bowlers nor are middle over specialists like Hassan... pure death overs material

 

[Sher Khan]

Frankly, even our best bowler Hassan Ali looked innocuous against NZ. i just think Rumman has an amazing bowling skill set and can be a good limited overs bowler for Pakistan.

 

[MoJoJoJo]

8 wickets in 5 games is a good effort if compared with our other bowlers in this series.. bowled pretty well..hes young and will improve with time..

 

[MoJoJoJo]

what he really needs to improve is his pace.. he has plenty of variations and line and length is good but his pace is pretty average usually clicks around 130-135..

 

[Imr4n_Khan]

Rummam and Faheem have been brilliant at the death...
Leagues above Amir and Hassan in Death overs....
Both aren't new ball bowlers nor are middle over specialists like Hassan... pure death overs material

The problem lies with the new ball; we don't have any new ball bowlers. Amir is average at best in the death overs but he is decent with the new ball. However, he is not threatening to take wickets but at least he is economical and his new ball partner is even worse. We need another new ball bowler who is good at the death or in the middle overs.

Without taking wickets with the new ball points our opponents in charge and they take the game away from us. In the middle or death overs instead of us planning to take wickets, we plan to contain runs to make sure to contain our opponents under 400 runs.

Rumman, Faheem and Hassan could be a lot more effective in the middle/death overs if we can pick up couple of wickets with the new ball.

 

[Syed1]

Rumman Raees is a T20 specialist. He has the best economy rate amongst all bowlers across both seasons of PSL. There is a reason for that. The same reason why he was nearly un-hittable at the death in the last two ODIs and also why he picked up nearly all of his wickets in this series in the slog overs.


But leave it to the revolutionary to select wrong players for wrong formats.

If Raees has to be played in ODIs, he needs to bowl after the 30th over.

 

[Lynx]

He's a pretty under rated bowler tbh. Took 8 wickets in the series if I'm not wrong. Might have been a bit expensive but Sarfraz used him wrong. He is NOT a new ball bowler. As the OP mentioned, Rumman has several variations and if used at the right time (middle + death overs), can be a tremendous asset for us. I feel a lot of people judge him due to his lack of pace, which is sad to see. He's a brilliant T20 bowler as well.

 

[moghul]

Useless, military medium bowler, probably has some role to play in T20 domestic league , should not be playing international cricket, not for Pakistan. Three got to be some better bowler than him in Pakistan, even under 19 bowlers.

 

[MMHS]

He shouldn't be part of ODI squad. And, he is poor with new ball. Besides, doesn't offer much with bat or fielding.

 

[Bewal Express]

Against SL in the UAE he looked to be of international quality but he has gone backwards since then. Pace is too friendly at around 82mph( if that) when it needs to be around 85mph. Lines and lengths are also all over the place.

 

[Savak]

He looked more effective first change and at the death. He was swinging the ball in the UAE so i was puzzled by his lack of swing in New Zealand.

 

[CricFan2012]

Still way better than Junaid, should be replaced though if he keeps performing like this, has been too expensive

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Why should we accept such mediocrity?

 

[babajee]

Why should we accept such mediocrity?

There’s a reason Rumman is in the team and not Irfan Jr

 

[barah_admi]

he is a pretty good bowler, as shown in PSL and the CT. One bad series does not make a bad player.

 

[hur rizvi]

Strictly a T20 bowler

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

He is not an ODI bowler FGS !!

Should be replaced by Junaid in ODIs who has a proven record in the format and best of all, FREAKING TAKES WICKETS when it matters !!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Rumman has struggled with the new ball this series and it was there for everyone to see.

His pace was 130-133kph max where as in T20's where it is 4 overs each he has bowled at 140kph too. Not sure if he can do that well with 130 in ODI's especially when he can't bat either.

 

[giri26]

Rumman should only be brought into the attach after 20 overs and should bowl in the final overs when the slog is on. He is not a new ball bowler and should never take the new ball, unless the pitch is slow and two paced.

 

[dauntless]

Awful awful bowler.One of the worst bowler going around.Epitome of mediocrity.He should be kicked hard out of the team.Trundler of highest level.

 

[hadi123]

Not sure if he's still injured but not picked against Scotland

 

[Square Drive]

Not sure if he's still injured but not picked against Scotland

Still injured.

 

[Ellipsism]

Rumman is trash. T20 specialist at best.

There’s no room for these death specialists in ODI cricket. We need pacers that are able to execute a variety of roles, not these Rumman types who manage to keep the stats decent by picking up a couple of fluke wickets at the back end of the innings when the batsman try to attack them.

 

[IAJ]

I don’t have time to follow the game closely anymore so am just wondering what happend to this guy? Injured?

 

[Sher Khan]

Basically he injured his knee. The PCB doctors messed it up more and his conditions become worse. Hence his Been away from cricket for a year.

I think it's similar to haris sohail scenario. The PCB doctors were treating the wrong knee earlier.

 

[Savak]

Basically he injured his knee. The PCB doctors messed it up more and his conditions become worse. Hence his Been away from cricket for a year.

I think it's similar to haris sohail scenario. The PCB doctors were treating the wrong knee earlier.

Who is going to hold these officials and doctors to account? Who will compensate Ruman Raees for a year lost in earnings out of the game? It is criminal how we have incompetent people occupying vital posts in the PCB.

 

[MMHS]

Basically he injured his knee. The PCB doctors messed it up more and his conditions become worse. Hence his Been away from cricket for a year.

I think it's similar to haris sohail scenario. The PCB doctors were treating the wrong knee earlier.

It can’t be doctor’s fault always. Every rehabilitation is a combination of multiple functions and discipline, which is a coordinated effort by physician & player as well. Mashrafee has 7-8 knee surgery in BD, Australia & UK, he has more metal in his left knee than bone. But, still he is carrying on not because of the doctors only but the sheer discipline that guy maintains - just one example.

PAK players are not only ignorant, they are indisciplined, casual and extremely arrogant- I doubt if they follow the instructions of physicians properly. I am not generalising here, but the 2 examples given here are perfect examples of how things happen there - Haris’s career is on line for 4/5 years now and still that guy is keeping on putting weight at this age while Ruman Raees has added few kgs since his debut, when these players should be fitter & in better shape after going into national set up. They are well paid, they are/were under central contract and they are well taken care of by professionals. There can be a genuine case of mistreatment or failure to identify root cause from doctor’s part, but I would have accepted that had Haris not been at least 12 KG overweight. Shan Masood is treated by same physicians and he has been an exemplary professional- it’s the player first, not everything should go against the popular suspects.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

basically he is a medium pacer and after knee injury i expect him to loose 3 to 5 kph more

 

[Savak]

It can’t be doctor’s fault always. Every rehabilitation is a combination of multiple functions and discipline, which is a coordinated effort by physician & player as well. Mashrafee has 7-8 knee surgery in BD, Australia & UK, he has more metal in his left knee than bone. But, still he is carrying on not because of the doctors only but the sheer discipline that guy maintains - just one example.

PAK players are not only ignorant, they are indisciplined, casual and extremely arrogant- I doubt if they follow the instructions of physicians properly. I am not generalising here, but the 2 examples given here are perfect examples of how things happen there - Haris’s career is on line for 4/5 years now and still that guy is keeping on putting weight at this age while Ruman Raees has added few kgs since his debut, when these players should be fitter & in better shape after going into national set up. They are well paid, they are/were under central contract and they are well taken care of by professionals. There can be a genuine case of mistreatment or failure to identify root cause from doctor’s part, but I would have accepted that had Haris not been at least 12 KG overweight. Shan Masood is treated by same physicians and he has been an exemplary professional- it’s the player first, not everything should go against the popular suspects.

I think question marks are being raised over the fact that the surgeries performed by these officials have actually made things worse for the players in question due to which they have had to travel abroad