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A profile of the talented fast-bowler Naseem Shah, who has been making waves with his impressive pace-bowling for Pakistan at the Under-19 level.


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Full name: Naseem Shah

Born: February 15, 2003

Major teams: Pakistan Under-19, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited

Batting style: Right-hand bat

Bowling style: Right-arm fast-medium

Height: 5ft 10in


Interest in cricket

I was born in Lower Dir and from a very young age, I loved playing cricket even though no one in my family was really interested in this game. Also, my parents weren’t in favour of me taking this game seriously, but I started off playing tape-ball cricket around the streets of where we lived. I also used to play tape-ball matches where people told me that I had the talent to play hard-ball cricket.


Playing hard-ball cricket

Whilst I had the desire to play hard-ball cricket, I had no way of doing that in Lower Dir. So, it was my brother who recognised my love for the game and took me to Lahore and got me enrolled in the Abdul Qadir Cricket Academy.


Topping the charts in PCB-PEPSI Stars Under-16 One Day Tournament 2016/17

I had good success at the academy and as a result of that played for Lahore Under-16s where I was the top wicket-taker with 32 wickets in 8 matches with best figures of 6/23. I was really happy with these performances which caught the eye of the selectors for the series against Australia Under 16s played in Dubai in January 2017.


First taste of playing against a non-Pakistan team

This was of course a very exciting time for me as we travelled to Dubai and took on a foreign side. The experience of playing at the ICC Cricket Academy ground was amazing as was being part of a Pakistan side in a tournament. In all, I played 5 games during this series, 2 T20s and three 50 over matches. Whilst my performance in Twenty20s was satisfactory as I took 2 wickets in 3 games, it was in the 50 over matches where I made a big difference taking 6 wickets in 3 games and was the second highest wicket-taker for Pakistan.


The Under-19 experience

My introduction to the Under-19 stage of cricket was through the Inter Region Under-19 One Day Tournaments in 2017 and 2018. Both years were excellent for me, but I had exceptional success in the 2018/2019 season where I took 25 wickets in 8 games and was the second highest wicket-taker.


ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2018 in Bangladesh

There was a lot of buzz around this tournament as the main Asia Cup had ended so there were a lot of expectations from our team to succeed but unfortunately, we couldn’t win some of the key games.

Whilst I had a fairly good game against Hong Kong, I only ended up with 6 wickets in total with my best figures of 5/13 in the only game that we won. I was satisfied by my own performance and I think the reason I could not get more wickets was that I was attacking more in the games against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and in such a scenario, if you don’t take wickets then you go for runs.

I feel that as a squad we did not practice that much together apart from a short camp whilst the squads of other countries had been together for many months and it showed in the way they played. I still feel it was a great learning experience for me and hopefully I can put that learning to good use later in my career.


Role model

The one bowler who I admire is Shane Bond. I have watched many of his videos and copy him so much that a lot of people tell me that I bowl just like him. Among the Pakistani bowlers, I am a great fan of Waqar Younis who is a legendary bowler. I have also met Mohammad Hafeez at the NCA a few times and he has been very helpful to me for which I am grateful to him.


Favourite delivery

I bowled fairly quickly in the recently concluded ACC Under-19 Asia Cup but there were no speed-guns there; whilst bowling in Pakistan, I have been told that my speed is easily in excess of 140KPH. I get most of my wickets with in-swinging deliveries and that is also my favourite style of bowling too.


First-class

My development as a cricketer seems to be going in the right direction as I have now moved to first-class cricket after debuting for ZTBL in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. My season was interrupted a little but for a good cause as I was selected for the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup squad, but I am now back in Pakistan and will be playing for ZTBL once again.


Future ambitions

I really want to do well in first-class cricket and would eventually like to get noticed by the national selectors. Like any other players, my dream is to play for my country and I got an idea of that feeling when I played for the Pakistan Under-19 team recently. I would not only like to play for my country but also put in some good performances which would make me proud as well. Along the way, I would be really happy if I am picked by any team in the Pakistan Super League where I can showcase my skills to the world.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The latest addition to the Pakistani pace-bowling factory. 15 year old Naseem Shah who has taken 5 wickets today for Pakistan Under 19s in the Under 19 Asia Cup <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/jI21ox4hUT">pic.twitter.com/jI21ox4hUT</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1045979537660620800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The impressive teenage pace bowler Naseem Shah in action at the Under 19 Asia Cup <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/11WDfKEiZh">pic.twitter.com/11WDfKEiZh</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1048474431062990849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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no idea if this kid will achieve anything but its nice to see a young pakistani bowler with a pleasing looking bowling action. if he can be half the bowler bond was, would be an amazing player.
 
I hope his height keeps growing and he gets to around 6.1 at least.
 
He is only 15 years. He can grow upto 4 more inches. He has such a ferocious action, I just hope he is taken care of, he could be very inury prone. Love his action, he he gives everything into his deliveries. Looks to be bowling incredibly fast
 
Nice momentum into the crease. Quick arm action and able to swing the ball both ways at pace. Also able to extract good bounce without much extra effort. A very good prospect.
 
sindhiboy said:
He is only 15 years. He can grow upto 4 more inches. He has such a ferocious action, I just hope he is taken care of, he could be very inury prone. Love his action, he he gives everything into his deliveries. Looks to be bowling incredibly fast
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The chances are that he will be around 19.
 
With his action, 6'2" might not be safe height for fitness - 5'11" to 6'0" is more than enough. Seems focused lad, 1-2 years hard work can take him to top level.
 
Madplayer said:
What do you think of him?

Also, as the action is similar to Bond's, does this mean he would be injury prone too?
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The potential is obvious.

Minor strains maybe due to his young body. His torso doesn't collapse like Bond's did. His previous action had greater chance of injury.
 
Looks impressive. Movement and pace. The sort of bowler Pakistan once used to take pride in. Hopefully he fulfills his potential
 
So, will the PSL make him or break him? Just wondering as am sure teams will be looking at him for PSL
 
MenInG said:
So, will the PSL make him or break him? Just wondering as am sure teams will be looking at him for PSL
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Trying to work out which PSL side would suit him best. Something to ponder.
 
mak36 said:
Trying to work out which PSL side would suit him best. Something to ponder.
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IU or KK. IU has a legend in Waqar Younis to mentor him whereas KK has Mickey Arthur and Azhar Mehmood who are associated as coaches with the national side. I personally would love to see him in LQ. The sight of Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah bowling in tandem will be mouth watering.
 
Angrez Pakistani said:
IU or KK. IU has a legend in Waqar Younis to mentor him whereas KK has Mickey Arthur and Azhar Mehmood who are associated as coaches with the national side. I personally would love to see him in LQ. The sight of Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah bowling in tandem will be mouth watering.
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IU would be great but I don't think he would get too many chances given their bench strength.

As well as going to a side with decent coaches, the key will be going to a side where there don't have any decent emerging players (I assume that is the category he will be in).
 
But on a more serious note, he clearly has a fast arm, and it's one of those rare occasions when the action was modified for all the right reasons. The good news is that he'll be able to bowl significantly faster and Ian Pont would be the best to advise on this, but it's reasonably obvious a more significant leap in his action, something more akin to Lockie Ferguson or Imran Khan rather than Shane Bond, would be beneficial. In addition, he's not releasing the ball at the most appropriate stage of his action, it's a minor synchronisation issue, but will make a significant improvement to his pace.
 
davethebrave said:
Do explain, I'm intrigued.
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Early in his career, Denis Lillee had similar action and he suffered 3 stress fractures in his first 4-5 years. He was like 6'2" and somewhere I read that with that chest on action it put extreme stress on his back, which increases with height of body. Later DK remodeled his action to become more side on, which cost him some speed. This kid is already 5'10", he should grow still, but too much height might be risky for his long term sustainability. Styen is 5'10", Marshall was 5'9-10", Waquar 5'11", Ray Lindwall 5'10" - so he has enough height already, now needs sustainability. It's a bit romantic to think about 6'3" fast bowlers, but he has to survive for 10-12 years as well - Bond didn't & he was just about 6'1".
 
MMHS said:
Early in his career, Denis Lillee had similar action and he suffered 3 stress fractures in his first 4-5 years. He was like 6'2" and somewhere I read that with that chest on action it put extreme stress on his back, which increases with height of body. Later DK remodeled his action to become more side on, which cost him some speed. This kid is already 5'10", he should grow still, but too much height might be risky for his long term sustainability. Styen is 5'10", Marshall was 5'9-10", Waquar 5'11", Ray Lindwall 5'10" - so he has enough height already, now needs sustainability. It's a bit romantic to think about 6'3" fast bowlers, but he has to survive for 10-12 years as well - Bond didn't & he was just about 6'1".
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Dennis Lillee had a mixed action and attempted to bowl more side on, he didn't have a front on action like this young pacer, I'm surprised you don't know this, he was also 6ft. You appear to have either misread or misunderstood what you claim to have read. Please note the following:

Ambrose 6ft 7
Walsh 6ft 5.5
Andy Roberts 6ft 2
Garner 6ft 8
Colin Croft 6ft 5
Sylvester Clarke 6ft 2
Wayne Daniel and Patrick Patterson weren't short either.

All of them were predominantly front on and were hardly the most injury-prone bunch. Having met Marshall, can we bust the myth that he was 5ft 9? I'm 6ft and he was almost the same as me, I'd say 5ft 11 as it says on most places in the internet. He may have been short for a West Indian quickie at the time, but that's all.

Furthermore, it's clear Naseem Shah has hit puberty quucker than most and that kind of pace is usually reserved for those 2-3 years older, he probably isn't going to grow much more and it would be no problem if he did.

At his height, he's more likely to have a short career on account of having an ineffective stock ball as a consequence of being too short as opposed to being tall. Again, you should know this.

The sustainability comment is, I assume, an empty slogan for effect.
 
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davethebrave said:
Dennis Lillee had a mixed action and attempted to bowl more side on, he didn't have a front on action like this young pacer, I'm surprised you don't know this, he was also 6ft. You appear to have either misread or misunderstood what you claim to have read. Please note the following:

Ambrose 6ft 7
Walsh 6ft 5.5
Andy Roberts 6ft 2
Garner 6ft 8
Colin Croft 6ft 5
Sylvester Clarke 6ft 2
Wayne Daniel and Patrick Patterson weren't short either.

All of them were predominantly front on and were hardly the most injury-prone bunch. Having met Marshall, can we bust the myth that he was 5ft 9? I'm 6ft and he was almost the same as me, I'd say 5ft 11 as it says on most places in the internet. He may have been short for a West Indian quickie at the time, but that's all.

Furthermore, it's clear Naseem Shah has hit puberty quucker than most and that kind of pace is usually reserved for those 2-3 years older, he probably isn't going to grow much more and it would be no problem if he did.

At his height, he's more likely to have a short career on account of having an ineffective stock ball as a consequence of being too short as opposed to being tall. Again, you should know this.

The sustainability comment is, I assume, an empty slogan for effect.
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I was talking about DK before 1972-73. Greg Chappel is 6'2" and somewhere I read DK was eye ball to eye ball with him, but may be 1"-2" shorter, hence I actually mentioned that he is like 6'2".

Different bowlers have different body structure, therefore don't think with just height & action, you can generalize it. I am surprised that, you brought so many greats of the game just to have go at the height comment without noticing the other key factor - bowling action. It'll be a bit foolish to think that Ambi, Walsh, Croft or Garner had same action like this this kid or Bond - all chest/front on bowling action are not same. Bond had a similar action, and he didn't last for 6 months at stress - most he suffered is lower back injury.

Stock ball is a problem for every one - don't think a fast bowler with 6'8" height can survive for 10-12 years only because of his height without having a stock ball that he can bowl most times effortlessly, therefore stock ball comment is a bit redundant - no one will survive long without that - I assume, an empty slogan for effect. I think, if he is genuine 5'10" at 17-18, he already has good height, another couple of inch is enough - provided that, other tools are sharpen. My comments was against someone suggesting that he might reach 6'2" (4 inches). Height is not the only factor for a fast bowler & chest on is not the only issue in bowling action - I do know a little about that actually.
 
Extraordinary prospect. Has the agression and pace that we've been missing for a long time now. He isn't 15 though. More like 18. That's still very young.
 
* PINDI STADIUM, RAWALPINDI

PTV (First innings) 158 all out in 55.3 overs (Muhammad Irfan Jr. 35, 82 balls, 5x4s, Saud Shakeel 25, 36 balls, 3x4s, Hasan Mohsin 24, 91 balls, 3x4s, Imran Khan 4-54, Muhammad Ali 3-22, Luqman Butt 2-47)

(2nd innings) 241 all out in 76.5 overs (Taimoor Khan 62, 112 balls, 12x4s, Hasan Mohsin 47, 83 balls, 8x4s, Adnan Mahmood 32, 79 balls, 4x4s, Muhammad Waqas 31, 54 balls, 4x4s, Nihal Mansoor 28, 32 balls, 5x4s, Nasim Shah 6-59, Muhammad Ali 2-45)


ZTBL (First innings) 318 all out in 120.1 overs (Saad Ullah Ghauri 81, 165 balls, 11x4s, 2x6s, Raza Ali Dar 73, 215 balls, 8x4s, Shakeel Ansar 56, 109 balls, 6x4s, Luqman Butt 31, 76 balls, 5x4s, Anas Mustafa 24, 51 balls, 5x4s, Tabish Khan 7-86, Aamir Jamal 2-50)

(2nd innings) 84-1 in 22.4 overs (Anas Mustafa 31*, 64 balls, 4x4s, Aqib Shah 26*, 46 balls, 4x4s)

Result: ZTBL won by 9 wickets

:akhtar
 
So PakPassion.net have done what we always do for new/young talent!

We spoke to Mickey Arthur about Naseem and his reply was : "He looks very good - Will keep an eye out for him"

Similarly, Azhar Mahmood said "Good strong action"

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Hope Naseem continues his hard work!
 
MenInG said:
So PakPassion.net have done what we always do for new/young talent!

We spoke to Mickey Arthur about Naseem and his reply was : "He looks very good - Will keep an eye out for him"

Similarly, Azhar Mahmood said "Good strong action"

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Hope Naseem continues his hard work!
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Great job guys... makes you wonder what our selectors are paid to do if it takes a cricket forum to identify young talent. Good work nonetheless!
 
davethebrave said:
But on a more serious note, he clearly has a fast arm, and it's one of those rare occasions when the action was modified for all the right reasons. The good news is that he'll be able to bowl significantly faster and Ian Pont would be the best to advise on this, but it's reasonably obvious a more significant leap in his action, something more akin to Lockie Ferguson or Imran Khan rather than Shane Bond, would be beneficial. In addition, he's not releasing the ball at the most appropriate stage of his action, it's a minor synchronisation issue, but will make a significant improvement to his pace.
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[MENTION=147244]davethebrave[/MENTION] You seem to be a knowledgeable poster. Good addition to the forum.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Andy Roberts when coaching in Pakistan a couple of years ago "I very much liked a fast bowler called Naseem Shah. I'm sorry I didn't have at least 2 or 3 weeks time to work with him. This fellow is very aggressive, has real pace & is so young. He's a very good prospect" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1051879643480039424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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It's a short career so I wouldn't begrudge him to grab the PSL cash on offer straight away, but it's hardly ideal for the development of a young fast bowler. The best way would be for him to gradually build his stamina and fitness by bowling in first-class cricket, but the level of first-class cricket in Pakistan is pretty shoddy. So it's a dilemma, I'd rather we invest in this lad by sending him on A Tours and gradually phase him into international cricket, if he keeps performing.

You just know that 20 years ago, this lad would have been fast-tracked into the senior team based on potential. That could have gone either way, of course, he could have become the next Mohammad Zahid.

Re: his age, he seems to have been stuck at 16 years old for a pretty long time. I wish we all had access to these eternal fountains of youth.
 
His age is wrong.... he is not 15.... i heard he is actually 17......... why for gods sake pakistan cricketers give false birth dates..... it does not help pakistan cricket or cricketers....... pcb should insist if anyone is giving wrong birth dates they should be ban the players for a eat and make them go with true birthdates if they want to come back in cricket.... ban them for at least 1 year
 
Boycottisno2 said:
His age is wrong.... he is not 15.... i heard he is actually 17......... why for gods sake pakistan cricketers give false birth dates..... it does not help pakistan cricket or cricketers....... pcb should insist if anyone is giving wrong birth dates they should be ban the players for a eat and make them go with true birthdates if they want to come back in cricket.... ban them for at least 1 year
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That’s all well and good, but the vast majority of Pakistani crickets wheater in international or domestic cricket have forged their age, so you can’t just ban 100s of players but they should still do more in making sure at least the under 19 players show their real age.
 
Boycottisno2 said:
His age is wrong.... he is not 15.... i heard he is actually 17......... why for gods sake pakistan cricketers give false birth dates..... it does not help pakistan cricket or cricketers....... pcb should insist if anyone is giving wrong birth dates they should be ban the players for a eat and make them go with true birthdates if they want to come back in cricket.... ban them for at least 1 year
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It's not a big problem at all - age cheating or reducing official age is not a monopoly to PAK only. Apart from 1st world countries, even east European countries had fake age certificate. Mexico was once banned for one WC, because of playing several over aged players at a FIFA tournament. Also, if ICC isn't much concerned, why should cricket boards bother - AFGs are winning junior level games with their "Boys" & no one is bothered, therefore I don't blame any board to send over aged players in age level tournaments? These are cricketers - they are not benefiting like increasing their service life through faking age. But, it should be factored in selection process.

Problem is that PCB's latest selectors don't factor that 2 to 7 years buffer in their selection process. More or less, actual age of known cricketers is a common secret among their circles - still PCB is picking bowlers/WKs in their "official" mid/late 20s and by the time they reach into 30s, simply can't manage work load. For batsmen, it's even worse - players are picked in their 30s for debut or A teams!!!! And now, Bilal has made Test debut at 33, Kashif in A-team at 32 :)

More or less, a fast bowler is fastest between biological age of 23-25; reaches his menacing best at around 29 with pace & guile, after that, they can carry for few more years, but after 35, there are very few who can survive in International cricket; same for WKs. For batsmen & spinners, probably the peak is also 29 with few years either side, but from experience & nature of the job, their durability is longer - some of them can be at top till 38, but very rarely batsmen after that can perform at highest level. Roughly, best age to debut a cricketer in FC level is 18-19, for National is around 23-25 (batsmen/spinners at older end, pacers/WKs at younger end) - one has to adjust accordingly what should be official age to cover that buffer.

It's been a massive issue in PAK, because people in charge do know the "Official age" factor, more or less do know the "buffer" years as well , still picking well over-aged cricketers for their "experience" - hence we often get surprised why Sohail, Wahab, Imran, Yasir, Azhar, Sarfraz ..... are struggling even in their early 30s. Reality is, apart from Imran & Wasim, most PAK bowlers (even spinners) actually retired by the age of Wahab & Yasir. Even for batsmen, by official 32-32 Zaheer, Javed, Saeed, Sohail, Ijaz, Malik ... were completely different players than what they were at their prime, when at 32-33, they should have been at the peak of their game.

It's difficult to wake someone, who is pretending to be sleeping - and to my surprise, I have noticed PPers really get upset on my posts regarding this topic, which is been badly exposed so many times - latest is Yasir & Azhar.
 
MenInG said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Andy Roberts when coaching in Pakistan a couple of years ago "I very much liked a fast bowler called Naseem Shah. I'm sorry I didn't have at least 2 or 3 weeks time to work with him. This fellow is very aggressive, has real pace & is so young. He's a very good prospect" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1051879643480039424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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At this rate, he could stay 16 for as long as Afridi did.
 
He isn't playing in the current round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy due to a foot niggle, he's been advised a few days' rest.
 
Abdullah719 said:
He isn't playing in the current round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy due to a foot niggle, he's been advised a few days' rest.
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Naseem's coach made him play the most recent List A match despite the fact he was carrying an injury. Incompetence at its finest.

But it gets better, guess who the coach is?
 
mak36 said:
Naseem's coach made him play the most recent List A match despite the fact he was carrying an injury. Incompetence at its finest.

But it gets better, guess who the coach is?
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Naseem says he got injured during the match, so presumably didn't bowl due to that.
 
MenInG said:
So PakPassion.net have done what we always do for new/young talent!

We spoke to Mickey Arthur about Naseem and his reply was : "He looks very good - Will keep an eye out for him"

Similarly, Azhar Mahmood said "Good strong action"

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Hope Naseem continues his hard work!
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Has anyone bothered to discuss Sadaf Hussain with Mickey Arthur and Azhar Mahmood given his phenomenal domestic stats?
 
mak36 said:
Naseem's coach made him play the most recent List A match despite the fact he was carrying an injury. Incompetence at its finest.

But it gets better, guess who the coach is?
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Aqib javed?
 
Savak said:
Has anyone bothered to discuss Sadaf Hussain with Mickey Arthur and Azhar Mahmood given his phenomenal domestic stats?
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Azhar Mahmood said that he is too slow for international cricket. Sadaf must be bowling below 125 Kph if that is the case.
 
Sadaf on merit deserves a chance at the very least. Don't understand how these coaches who were failed international cricketers themselves have the right to play god with a cricketers career
 
Need to protect Nasim & Arshad immediately- otherwise they are gone in couple of years time. Really disappointing to see, even PAK A/reserve teams’ average age is also hitting higher 20s and it’s growing, because selectors are picking some names repeatedly, who are getting older, but not leaving A team!!!!
 
mak36 said:
Naseem's coach made him play the most recent List A match despite the fact he was carrying an injury. Incompetence at its finest.

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That is incorrect.

I asked Nasim and he said he was injured during the match. It's a minor ankle injury, nothing serious.
 
Young fast bowlers need to have a condition in their contracts that they will never have any contact with Aqib Javed
 
LQ also happens to have Shoaib Akhtar. Could be good working with him, though for some reason Akhtar doesnt seem the nurturing type.lol.
 
Might be a decent signing for the PSL this kid.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Highly rated 17 year old pace bowler Nasim Shah who was signed by Quetta Gladiators for the Pakistan Super League has suffered a back injury. He is back in training and hopes to be fit for PSL4 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSL4?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSL4</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1068889295556100096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2018</a></blockquote>
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With that action, he was more than likely to be injury prone. I hope he recovers soon and works hard.
 
davethebrave said:
Dennis Lillee had a mixed action and attempted to bowl more side on, he didn't have a front on action like this young pacer, I'm surprised you don't know this, he was also 6ft. You appear to have either misread or misunderstood what you claim to have read. Please note the following:

Ambrose 6ft 7
Walsh 6ft 5.5
Andy Roberts 6ft 2
Garner 6ft 8
Colin Croft 6ft 5
Sylvester Clarke 6ft 2
Wayne Daniel and Patrick Patterson weren't short either.

All of them were predominantly front on and were hardly the most injury-prone bunch. Having met Marshall, can we bust the myth that he was 5ft 9? I'm 6ft and he was almost the same as me, I'd say 5ft 11 as it says on most places in the internet. He may have been short for a West Indian quickie at the time, but that's all.

Furthermore, it's clear Naseem Shah has hit puberty quucker than most and that kind of pace is usually reserved for those 2-3 years older, he probably isn't going to grow much more and it would be no problem if he did.

At his height, he's more likely to have a short career on account of having an ineffective stock ball as a consequence of being too short as opposed to being tall. Again, you should know this.

The sustainability comment is, I assume, an empty slogan for effect.
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Looks like it was not so empty for effect.

It's unfortunate and leaving a bad taste in mouth to recall this thread the day kid got injured even before starting career seriously, but before stock ball, he needs to build his body for his action ...... 5'10" is enough height, actually better height than 6'5" (or the examples you brought here) for sustainability, with his action.
 
Always on the cards , May Allah give him a fast recovery , alot has to be done with his action and hopefully it will not decrease his effectiveness.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nasim Shah "Mohammad Hasnain replaced me in the Quetta Gladiators squad after I was injured and he has made full use of that opportunity. I am so happy for him and his progress gives all of us young cricketers in Pakistan real hope" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSL</a> <a href="https://t.co/x69ouunRFi">pic.twitter.com/x69ouunRFi</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1104330262710812672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nasim Shah "it's great of Quetta Gladiators that they brought me along to the PSL despite my injury. I'm learning so much from the likes of DJ Bravo, Shane Watson & Sohail Tanvir. My injury is improving every day & I'll be back bowling at full pace very soon" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1104332131382239232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Any update about his injury. Has he fully recovered?
Shoaib Akhter mentioned his name in his today's video.
 
Karachi said:
Any update about his injury. Has he fully recovered?
Shoaib Akhter mentioned his name in his today's video.
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played recently for pakistan u19 vs sa u19 in sa where he took alot of wickets .The real judgement of his progress will be ACC u19 emerging cup where he will play against top side like india and then there is also u19 worldcup in next year which will be good test for him
 
saeed5646 said:
played recently for pakistan u19 vs sa u19 in sa where he took alot of wickets .The real judgement of his progress will be ACC u19 emerging cup where he will play against top side like india and then there is also u19 worldcup in next year which will be good test for him
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I think he will trouble the Indian batsman.
This India U19 team isn't even half as strong as their last team was.
 
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