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Should Mohammad Hasnain be picked for the 2019 World Cup squad?

Should Mohammad Hasnain be picked for the 2019 World Cup squad?

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I hope these are not the results after the series? He simply cannot go because he bowls at 150, in that case Wahab is quicker than him so why shouldn't he go? The kid has a lot to learn, let him break into Intl cricket. Do not put any undue pressure on him.
 
He is not ready as yet. The 4 specialist bowlers will most likely be Afridi, Ali, Amir, and Shinwari. He should replace Amir in the squad after the World Cup.
 
Yes he should. Always need a wildcard pick in the squad and he’s a good shout. Even if he doesn’t play it will be good for his development.
 
Boi said:
Yes he should. Always need a wildcard pick in the squad and he’s a good shout. Even if he doesn’t play it will be good for his development.
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Last time a player was selected as a wildcard in the World Cup was Yasir Shah 2015, and we know how that turned out. Why waste time selecting him for "development" when we can have an actual experienced bowler in his place? The World Cup 15 should be the best of the best, not a training camp
 
ahmadharis1 said:
Last time a player was selected as a wildcard in the World Cup was Yasir Shah 2015, and we know how that turned out. Why waste time selecting him for "development" when we can have an actual experienced bowler in his place? The World Cup 15 should be the best of the best, not a training camp
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Leggies mostly are not known for their consistency in oDIs in terms of economy. Yasser was no different. He is really a wicket taking bowler who is effective when the ball is old and the pitch is crumbling and you have fielded around the bat. You don’t get such conditions in ODIs.

Fast bowlers are different, especially if they are 150kph category. Shoaib In 99, Jimmy and bond in 2003, etc, etc.. all three were green and raw but brought pace to the World Cup and were pretty successful.
 
Stewie said:
Leggies mostly are not known for their consistency in oDIs in terms of economy. Yasser was no different. He is really a wicket taking bowler who is effective when the ball is old and the pitch is crumbling and you have fielded around the bat. You don’t get such conditions in ODIs.

Fast bowlers are different, especially if they are 150kph category. Shoaib In 99, Jimmy and bond in 2003, etc, etc.. all three were green and raw but brought pace to the World Cup and were pretty successful.
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Good point regarding leg-spinners.

However I honestly don't understand the hype behind Mohammad Hasnain. If it's pace we're looking for, we have Wahab Riaz for that. Hasnain is going to be wildly inconsistent and undisciplined given his lack of 50-over cricket experience.

I'm all for backing him post-World Cup, but would rather not see him before that.
 
Stewie said:
Leggies mostly are not known for their consistency in oDIs in terms of economy. Yasser was no different. He is really a wicket taking bowler who is effective when the ball is old and the pitch is crumbling and you have fielded around the bat. You don’t get such conditions in ODIs.

Fast bowlers are different, especially if they are 150kph category. Shoaib In 99, Jimmy and bond in 2003, etc, etc.. all three were green and raw but brought pace to the World Cup and were pretty successful.
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Poor comparisons. Both Akhtar and Bond made their debuts atleast 1.5 years before the World Cup and neither were 18 year olds while playing . Anderson comparison is probably fair but he had a decent VB series in 2002/03 before coming to the world cup.
 
the problem is that we don't have a settled bowling lineup. if we had 5 automatic selected bowlers you could pick someone raw as Hussainan.
but with current situation you don't know when you are going to change the bowling lineup. So selecting him will b huge risk.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Serious pace - Mohammad Hasnain at the training camp in Lahore <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/k5ZYldMfpR">pic.twitter.com/k5ZYldMfpR</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1118237978441199617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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He wasn't great in the series vs Australia. Don't think he's ready
 
MenInG said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Serious pace - Mohammad Hasnain at the training camp in Lahore <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/k5ZYldMfpR">pic.twitter.com/k5ZYldMfpR</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1118237978441199617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Short video, but is it me or doesn’t his run up already look smoother / faster?
 
He'll get smashed to pieces by England..he isn't ready..cant move the ball and the ball will travel at 100mph past him after 5 overs..
 
Will Mohammad Amir's lack of form result in Hasnain being selected? or Pak will do same as Archer for Hasnain?
 
No way. He seems ordinary to me, apart from the T20 format (where he has to prove himself even more though). Pace isnt everything.
 
Phenomenal rise of Hasnain! now in the World Cup!
 
Looked awful in that Australian series.

So pathetic we're selecting bowlers based on T20 leagues.

We all saw how awful Hasnain looked versus Australia.
 
Chokli said:
Looked awful in that Australian series.

So pathetic we're selecting bowlers based on T20 leagues.

We all saw how awful Hasnain looked versus Australia.
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Don't judge him on UAE pitches. Anyways the guy was rushing the Aussie batsmen for pace and was unlucky with a few dropped catches.
 
He is not ready but I am ready to back him. Wouldn't pick him at Old Trafford or Headingley, I think he could do damage at The Oval.
 
Chokli said:
Looked awful in that Australian series.

So pathetic we're selecting bowlers based on T20 leagues.

We all saw how awful Hasnain looked versus Australia.
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Clearly you lack an eye for talent.

An 18 year old inexperienced bowler who is bowling at brilliant pace on unhelpful pitches against a rampaging Australian top order, in his first matches at the international level - and you said he looked awful.

He was decent but more importantly screamed of great potential. And there are reports he has impressed everyone with his subsequent improvement in the training camp.
 
he is good enough to be in squad.He is already better than trundlers Junaid khan and faheem Ashraf.I hope he performs well in the world cup.
 
Hasan123 said:
He is not ready but I am ready to back him. Wouldn't pick him at Old Trafford or Headingley, I think he could do damage at The Oval.
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We haven't a game at The Oval. The only place I see him playing is Headingley v Afghanistan, and that's only if we've qualified.

I don't think a World Cup should be a finishing school for developing cricketers but if they wanted one "X factor selection" then Haris Rauf seems readier.
 
Markhor said:
We haven't a game at The Oval. The only place I see him playing is Headingley v Afghanistan, and that's only if we've qualified.

I don't think a World Cup should be a finishing school for developing cricketers but if they wanted one "X factor selection" then Haris Rauf seems readier.
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Well he may not get much game time. I think he is more useful with his pace in the middle overs. Not sure about his new ball ability at the moment.
 
babajee said:
Don't judge him on UAE pitches. Anyways the guy was rushing the Aussie batsmen for pace and was unlucky with a few dropped catches.
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If he's being smashed in the UAE where the ball doesn't even come onto the bat properly, do you honestly think he won't be smashed in a place like England?

Dropped catches are a part of the game, shouldn't be used as an excuse.

Yeah he did rush them, in his first game in his first few overs.

Do you not know what happened after?
 
Forum363 said:
Clearly you lack an eye for talent.

An 18 year old inexperienced bowler who is bowling at brilliant pace on unhelpful pitches against a rampaging Australian top order, in his first matches at the international level - and you said he looked awful.

He was decent but more importantly screamed of great potential. And there are reports he has impressed everyone with his subsequent improvement in the training camp.
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142-143 average speed isn't anything to get excited about, with the odd ball at 148.

Pace isn't everything if the below is the result.



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Chokli said:
If he's being smashed in the UAE where the ball doesn't even come onto the bat properly, do you honestly think he won't be smashed in a place like England?

Dropped catches are a part of the game, shouldn't be used as an excuse.

Yeah he did rush them, in his first game in his first few overs.

Do you not know what happened after?
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He's just in the squad. Won't be in the playing xi most likely
 
Chokli said:
142-143 average speed isn't anything to get excited about, with the odd ball at 148.

Pace isn't everything if the below is the result.



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142-143 average speed is not anything to get excited about. 142-143 average speed with the ability to touch 150 for an 18 year old in his debut series in the UAE is something to get very excited about.

Pace is absolutely not everything but the value of pace is understated. Because of his pace, he has to have less skills (swing, line and length) etc than a slower bowler to be effective. Ofcourse if he has no other skills apart from pace, he will get smashed and the pace becomes a liability.

However in my opinion, he showed in the Australia series he had a brain, decent temperament and okay line and length. Enough to be given more chances.

If he stays fit, I am making the prediction that he will surprise a lot of people and will be the biggest 'find' of the world cup for any team.
 
Pakistan have a history of selecting untested youngsters in important tournaments -and quite successfully too- but don't really think Hasnain is the prodigy that most people here think he is. If we really had to go for someone untested imo it should rather have been a spinner. With the featherbeds that are the norm these days, Hasnain isn't likely to be very useful against top teams. He just doesn't seem to have the variety, fitness or experience to trouble top batsmen. However, I would be very happy if he proves me wrong. Good luck to him.
 
Forum363 said:
142-143 average speed is not anything to get excited about. 142-143 average speed with the ability to touch 150 for an 18 year old in his debut series in the UAE is something to get very excited about.

Pace is absolutely not everything but the value of pace is understated. Because of his pace, he has to have less skills (swing, line and length) etc than a slower bowler to be effective. Ofcourse if he has no other skills apart from pace, he will get smashed and the pace becomes a liability.

However in my opinion, he showed in the Australia series he had a brain, decent temperament and okay line and length. Enough to be given more chances.

If he stays fit, I am making the prediction that he will surprise a lot of people and will be the biggest 'find' of the world cup for any team.
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Sure, and that's why you should persist with him not saying to discard him completely, should have have played him in the Pakistan domestic Cup... Selecting him based off of PSL and 3 games where he didn't impress is awful

He's a good prospect for the future but that doesn't mean you throw him into the wilderness.

Yes you're correct, he was picking wicket after wicket and only giving 3 or 4 runs an over.
 
Excited about Hasnain's selection.

It can only go 2 ways can't it, he will either be a total disaster against England and be replaced by Mohammad Amir or he will be one of the stars in the series against England and the World Cup.
 
Feel sorry for M.Amir atleast he can move the new ball and be economical , what's Hasnain brings? 142/143 nowadays are nothing if you can't move the ball or bowl yorkers at all.
Having said that I really hope Hasnain has improved leaps and bound otherwise it will be huge confidence renter for him
 
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Inzi's comments on Hasnain's inclusion

"A side should have a surprise package; Some people said to me look Abid Ali has just played 2 games or Hasnain has played 4 games or so; I thought about something from 1992 when I had played just 6-7 internationals"

"We have Hasan Ali, Shaheen, Faheem and Junaid who are similar type of pace bowlers; In the middle of these, if we can get in a bowler with extra pace, then he could make a difference"
 
So when will Mohammad Hasnain get a game?

Why isnt Hasnain getting a game? What are the reasons? If he isnt good enough to play why take him in a 15 member squad to the WC?

Is he worse than a washed up TTF like Riaz? Or is he worse than Hasan Ali who has imploded like his own exploding celebration?

Hasnain may not be accurate. But bowling at 90mph and more he has more chances of picking a wicket that any other bowler in the Pakistan line up, except Amir.

He should have played earlier. But will the pakistan team management at least wake up now?
 
Exactly won’t do any worse than Hasan.

Hoping he gets a chance today.
 
Hasnain should be given a chance now considering the hype around his pace. He could well also bring the luck that PCT needs ATM.
 
I think we should drop Malik and promote Hasan as a pinch hitter and get either Hasnain or Shaheen in.
 
No he is too inconsistent with his line and length and he doesn't bowl that fast as Starc, Ferguson, Bumrah, Archer, Commens
 
Rafa said:
Hasnain should be given a chance now considering the hype around his pace. He could well also bring the luck that PCT needs ATM.
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Luck doesn't come with A,B and C players
If you are mediocre team, luck will not win you matches
 
Why should he get a game?

In the games he has played - he has been impressive and raw. He has a lot to learn. Needs a county stint and a good year of FC cricket.
 
Unpopular opinion if the pitch is same as england vs sl or yesterday i think we should retain hasan ali he is good on these kind of wickets .

If the wicket is flat than should give a chance to husnain
 
Hasnain is an exciting talent but seems to be too raw. Might scare lower ranked teams with his pace but may not be a great option vs SA...
 
saeed5646 said:
Unpopular opinion if the pitch is same as england vs sl or yesterday i think we should retain hasan ali he is good on these kind of wickets .

If the wicket is flat than should give a chance to husnain
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I agree.

Yesterday’s pitches are tailor-made for Hasan Ali.

For his reverse swing.
 
Mueez said:
I agree.

Yesterday’s pitches are tailor-made for Hasan Ali.

For his reverse swing.
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Hasan ali batting and fielding is not that bad its just bowling which lacks control. If he doesn't play today i am afraid his worldcup is over
 
Thinking_Cap said:
Hasnain is an exciting talent but seems to be too raw. Might scare lower ranked teams with his pace but may not be a great option vs SA...
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Faf and amla are declining massively who doesn't seems that convincing against raw pace .Ferguson expose them with share pace so won't be bad idea to play husnain but then again husnain is inexperience and also playing first time at lords can be extremely difficult for new bowler so chances are very slim that he might play
 
saeed5646 said:
Faf and amla are declining massively who doesn't seems that convincing against raw pace .Ferguson expose them with share pace so won't be bad idea to play husnain but then again husnain is inexperience and also playing first time at lords can be extremely difficult for new bowler so chances are very slim that he might play
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Ferguson has become a lot more accurate than he used to be when he started - he came onto the scene initially as a tearaway, got taken apart, and has come back with more control. I see something similar happening with Hasnain.
 
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