The current Pakistan Test spin attack without Yasir Shah

[MenInG]

Not very impressed - no killer instinct in these bowlers or have they simply come across opposition which is far higher in quality than what they see in domestic?

 

[arehaan]

I feel the Bangladeshi batsmen play off spin and left arm spin much better as compared to genuine leg spin.

They are playing on these spinning tracks day in day out so its expected that our spinners are looking toothless. If we had played a genuine leg spinner over here things would be much different. I'm sure Zahid would have been a better option in these conditions instead of Nauman Ali who has been a complete disaster in this game.

 

[Devadwal]

Shaheen and Hasan ali are only good bowler ,other are garbage

 

[Hyder]

Yasir with one leg ll take more than 2 wkts as our spin dept did.

 

[Professionalismandflair]

Yasir is finished. Blame the cockeyed selectors. Horses for courses.

Quality spinners needed on these pitches. This was predictable.

Now lead is more than 200 Bangladesh victory is the most likely outcome.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Unfortunately we haven't had a balanced bowling attack in quite a while. When Yasir was bowling well we ran him into the ground and now the risk is that we will run Shaheen into the ground to overcome the lack of control from the spinners.

 

[Professionalismandflair]

That’s true with overwork. No concept of work management. Probably same with diet. Got to be smarter and more professional.

 

[Abid Z]

Has yasir simply not been selected or is he injured. Just don’t know.

He’s twice the bowler compared to these two clowns

 

[Savak]

Has yasir simply not been selected or is he injured. Just don’t know.

He’s twice the bowler compared to these two clowns

Nauman had better recent stats compared to Yasir. Yasir was ineffective against the WI in the first test and got dropped replaced by Nauman the second game where Nauman got crucial wickets for Pakistan.

 

[Cric1234]

Nauman doesn’t turn the ball much he’s accurate but that’s about it needs to do more with the ball.

I would say Raza Hasan is a better long term option although he is definitely capable of better in limited overs could definitely better Shadabs record in the shorter formats.

 

[Abid Z]

Nauman had better recent stats compared to Yasir. Yasir was ineffective against the WI in the first test and got dropped replaced by Nauman the second game where Nauman got crucial wickets for Pakistan.

Didn’t really answer the question “ is yasir injured?” It’s just heresay whether you opine that Nauman was preferred. The question is has yasir recovered from his thumb injury or not and therefore is he eligible for selection. If so he’s a must for the 2nd test but might be too soon without match practice.

 

[shujaatraza]

I think Nawaz should play in place if Faheem in the next match to provide more support to the spinners. Nauman, Sajid and Zahid topped the bowling charts last season.

 

[Savak]

Didn’t really answer the question “ is yasir injured?” It’s just heresay whether you opine that Nauman was preferred. The question is has yasir recovered from his thumb injury or not and therefore is he eligible for selection. If so he’s a must for the 2nd test but might be too soon without match practice.

He is injured, out with a thumb injury

 

[Justcrazy]

Mushtaq has been associated with NCA for long time , he needs to show progress, he needs to be asked how many spinners has he developed who are ready for test cricket.

 

[sweep_shot]

I watch cricket since 1997 and I think this is the worst Pakistani Test spin attack I have seen in my life.

I think Shadab is a better option than these guys.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Worth noting that Nauman outbowled Yasir in the SA series. But to be fair, he was the worst spinner from both sides.

 

[Kroll]

Rather than talking about Yasir who’s finished as a bowler, we need to induct new quality into the team.

 

[Kroll]

I watch cricket since 1997 and I think this is the worst Pakistani Test spin attack I have seen in my life.

I think Shadab is a better option than these guys.

He was pretty good in the UAE wasn’t he? But Test is different kettle of fish.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

Nauman looked pretty ineffective in this test, Sajid probably got us out of jail with his performance but got kinda lucky as well with the wickets. Miraz wicket was a good ball, Nurul just played a silly shot along with Taijul (but he's a pretty bad tail ender).

 

[Professionalismandflair]

Yasir is finished. He’s lost it. He is a liability in limited overs and ineffective in tests. Time to move on..

 

[Saj]

Disappointed with Nauman in the current Test.

Not much turn or variations.

Looked like he was just trying to keep the scoring rate down.

 

[gazza619]

We have such a loaded pace battery. I think we should go with 4 fast bowlers regardless of conditions.

 

[MenInG]

Showing some sign of life the rest of the spinners - Sajid Khan 3 wickets so far

 

[DRsohail]

Here we go.

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan haven't had a threatening Test spinner since Ajmal.

Yasir Shah was good but was inconsistent. Current spin attack is worse.

Sajid Khan has done okay in this series. But, his real test is when he faces the big teams.