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The Talent Spotter : Haris Sohail

This guy had 3 impressive FC seasons before and was leading run scorer in last FBT20 but he's yet to get a single game for Pakistan:(
 
Why is there no thread bumped on Haris Sohail? He's in terrific form and has scored back to back centuries! This time this ton was scored against Misbah's team and he scored at an SR over 100!

His team all failed and no other batsman even passed 25 yet Haris went onto score 117 off only 112 balls and this is a season where bowlers have dominated and the pitches have been bowler friendly! Also Haris was batting against some of the finest domestic bowlers in Pakistan e.g. Samiullah Khan, Asad Ali, Imran Ali & Bilawal Bhatti.

Haris is a terrific talent and must be brought into the team asap. We must make full use of his talent as he is a player who has the ability to play in all formats. He's averaging 50 in first-class cricket and 97 in T20 cricket!
 
yea he really need to play against India in December to show his talent to the world.

Come on PCB, be brave...... at least select him for the ODI and T20
 
& he is a southpaw. Before Nasir, PAK was was only team with all right-handed XI. A left-right opening combination & someone lefty at 5/6 is very handy, particularly in Limited Over games.
 
I've said it before and im'ma repeat it , he is the perfect guy for number 5 position in the batting order..
 
Misbah and co often complain that there is no one in the side who can hit in the lower order, thus they drop umer there, when him in the side coming at 5, he can be the finisher and the hitter if required, he also adds another dimension to our batting line up being a lefty, we will have a lefty in the opening and middle order, one of the reasons why i wanted umer amin to succeed to badly.

With him in the lineup we can have another batsman who can play in all format, Another lefty, And another lower order batsmen capable of hitting if needed. Thus we can upgrade umer to number 3/4.

We must select him in the odi first, get him settled then think about adding him to t20 then to tests if required.
 
Averaging 50 in first class cricket, he has all ingredients to become a top class cricketer for Pakistan in all 3 formats.
 
Another century. What else someone has to do for a callup. He has been constantly making runs against cream of Pakistan bowlers. 103 notout today.
 
396 runs in 5 innings.......at an average of 396 !

He's only been dismissed once.
 
Saj said:
396 runs in 5 innings.......at an average of 396 !

He's only been dismissed once.
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:))) :))) I feel bad for Fawad Alam's fans now..:asif


This guy will prove himself at international level he's just that good. Fawad had lots of weakness..Had he been playing that T20 against Hamphsire on that green bouncy track I don't think he'd have survived a single over but Sohail played a match winning knock and showed maturity. About time we give him chance..
 
Madplayer said:
And that too when none of his team mates are scoring runs..
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That a very important point made here by Madplayer that how well he is batting.

He is should be ahead of Mohammad Hafeez for SA tour(for test) in starting line up considering Hafeez wonderful record outside SC and UAE since his comeback


does anyone agree?
 
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shah_1 said:
That a very important point made here by Madplayer that how well he is batting.

He is should be ahead of Mohammad Hafeez for SA tour(for test) in starting line up considering Hafeez wonderful record outside SC and UAE since his comeback


does anyone agree?
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And he is still improving Because i think he averaged in 30s in domestic one day cricket.. Now he is averaging above 50 in Fc and around 97 in t20 cricket which goes to show what levels he can reach with time and experiance..Put a high price tag on his wicket and scores at good rate which is important.
 
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I think he should be selected for Indian tour but not for the Saf tour because on those bouncy wickets and against Philander , Steyn and Morkel it will be too much for him as his technique is pretty much non existent , A bad Saf tour and he will be out of the contention for next 5 years.
 
muhammad saad said:
I think he should be selected for Indian tour but not for the Saf tour because on those bouncy wickets and against Philander , Steyn and Morkel it will be too much for him as his technique is pretty much non existent , A bad Saf tour and he will be out of the contention for next 5 years.
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yet with that bad technique he is still out performing Azhar, Younis, Misbah and Hafeez. About time we get over this technique complex. Ganga had the most textbook technique yet never made runs. Brian Lara had one of the most flawed one yet is known as a batting genius.
 
technique thing is a myth......

just look at Chanderpaul and Shewag great batting technique
 
Xoib said:
yet with that bad technique he is still out performing Azhar, Younis, Misbah and Hafeez. About time we get over this technique complex. Ganga had the most textbook technique yet never made runs. Brian Lara had one of the most flawed one yet is known as a batting genius.
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And with that technique he scored a fifty in SA in just his 2nd game in those conditions.

Surely knows how to adapt and hang around when things dont go his way..
 
Imran Nazir captaining a FC side, this guy has no cricketing brain cells but still.....

I can't believe it
 
Xoib said:
yet with that bad technique he is still out performing Azhar, Younis, Misbah and Hafeez. About time we get over this technique complex. Ganga had the most textbook technique yet never made runs. Brian Lara had one of the most flawed one yet is known as a batting genius.
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Do you want him to be fail there and then vanished from Pak team for ever? Just ease him in to the squad , the talent is there he just need an easier route. Even Kohli would have struggled if he had debut in Saf conditions.
 
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I prefer he first go on a foreign Pakistan A tour, validate his talents there (just like Umar Akmal and Asad Shafiq did) and then come into Pak national team.
 
5 Innings
1 Fifty
3 centuries:)))

An average of over 300:)))

Unfoutantley only he is scoring his team: 188/7
How is this guy not in the team?
 
Jamshed Kohli said:
What is so good about Shafiq? He is a mediocre batsman. He would not make the XI for any other top team. Unless he improves his temperament & Strike rate, I want him dropped from the team.
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IMO he should not be in LOI Squad but defintley deserves to be in Tests as a No.5/6 Batsmen
 
well i think he is more suited to one day cricket then usman salhuadin was, his inclusion in t20 espacially could give umer akmal the chance to go up the order!!!
 
Man this guy is in serius form. Here is his scores from the last 3 first class matches:

116 (not out)
58 (not out)
3
117 (not out) (@ strike rate of 104!)
And in the current match going on: 103 (not out)
Hes averaging over 50 in FC with 10 centuries, 21 50's.
If he doesnt get selected for the India tour something is seriusly wrong with PAK cricket.
 
blackanhyellow said:
Man this guy is in serius form. Here is his scores from the last 3 first class matches:

116 (not out)
58 (not out)
3
117 (not out) (@ strike rate of 104!)
And in the current match going on: 103 (not out)
Hes averaging over 50 in FC with 10 centuries, 21 50's.
If he doesnt get selected for the India tour something is seriusly wrong with PAK cricket.
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He should be in and Shafiq should be dropped. :kohli
 
Jamshed Kohli said:
He should be in and Shafiq should be dropped. :kohli
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If your talking about ODI's yes I agree with you. Also no room for misbah if were looking to build for the future.

This would be my ODI XI against India and South Af.:
1) Azhar Ali
2) Nasir Jamshed
3) Hafeez (c)
4) Umar Akmal
5) Haris Sohail
6) Kamran Akmal (wk)
7) Shahid Afridi
8) Ehsan Adil / Anwer Ali
9) Gul
10) Ajmal
11) Junaid

But if your talking about tests than I would have to disagree with you. Asad has shown grit in tests. His runs in Sri Lanka and against England in UAE when other batsmen were falling like bowling pins really impressed me.
 
blackanhyellow said:
If your talking about ODI's yes I agree with you. Also no room for misbah if were looking to build for the future.

This would be my ODI XI against India and South Af.:
1) Azhar Ali
2) Nasir Jamshed
3) Hafeez (c)
4) Umar Akmal
5) Haris Sohail
6) Kamran Akmal (wk)
7) Shahid Afridi
8) Ehsan Adil / Anwer Ali
9) Gul
10) Ajmal
11) Junaid

But if your talking about tests than I would have to disagree with you. Asad has shown grit in tests. His runs in Sri Lanka and against England in UAE when other batsmen were falling like bowling pins really impressed me.
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Shafiq should stick to TESTS only. What people need to know is that Haris Sohail is better than :kohli.
 
Haris Sohail is ready for international cricket........He is the best among the newcomers in the domestic circuit. Seems like a player for all formats. Should be taken as the spare batsman for the SA test tour.
 
In the form of his life, definitely should be selected for Pakistan
 
having seem him play, i'm not too convinced how well he'll play against international bowlers. he'll provide plenty of slip practice!
 
Down2Earth said:
having seem him play, i'm not too convinced how well he'll play against international bowlers. he'll provide plenty of slip practice!
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I hate this kind of post, you haven't seen him preform in international stage and just assuming. Tell me how many batsmen we have in domestic cricket who avearges 50 odd(Asad Shafiq averages 42 and Azhar averages 36). He scoring runs in all the matches, when his team is not(shows that he is not batting on batting friendly condition), He outscoring all Pakistani national team player involved in tournament with same FC bowlers type quality bowler .

If you talking about champion league,then it was for first time he went to South Africa and in second match he showed he can adapt to the condition, when he scored 60 odd against Hampshire.

First give him a chance, then we will see how good he is against quality bowlers.
 
Down2Earth said:
having seem him play, i'm not too convinced how well he'll play against international bowlers. he'll provide plenty of slip practice!
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If This post is based on the first match of sialkot in CLT20 in SA, u should realize it was the first time he played in those conditions and he adapted quite well in just his second game..
 
The only way we'll find out whether he's good or not is to give him a chance to prove himself at the international level. Considering his current form, it's definitely worth a shot. The guy's playing well; add him to the team and play him for a few series'. He shouldn't be dropped after one or two bad performances. Let him settle his way into international cricket.
 
Down2Earth said:
having seem him play, i'm not too convinced how well he'll play against international bowlers. he'll provide plenty of slip practice!
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I think, this is a bit pessimistic statement. He is playing in a similar circuit where his seniors & regular National players are struggling. Yes, that doesn't tell everything, but scoring runs is scoring runs.

I haven't seen him play ever (not even the T20 against Hampshire), but going through detailed scorecards of his last few matches, I have some observations

1. He has a great quality of carrying on. In this current FC season, only time he was out, was for 3 (last dismissal for 120 was probably from desperate attempt to add some runs as last pair). Once he has survived the fast few overs, he converts the start
2. He puts value to his wicket. In last few innings either he ran out of partners or finished the match, but didn't throw his wicket. A very good quality for a top order batsman
3. He builds his innings methodically, his T20 innings (haven't seen, but just analyzed the ball by ball CricInfo score sheet) is a perfect example of how a batsman should approach the chase.
4. Either he has very good technic or out of the world eye sight & hand eye coordination, otherwise regularly you can't score 50% of your teams total on difficult low-scoring conditions, unless you are playing with players few level below (don't think that's the case in ZTBL or SS).
5. Has very good temperament - not unfazed by the asking rate or wickets down from other side

Haris has lot of quality, but surely he has some flaws in his game. If he is selected to play in SAF/ENG or AUS, he might start great in few early innings, but them the cunning & professional opposition 'll start to work on his deficiencies, exposing him time & again. He 'll not be able to improve his game from the domestic games under novice coaches, rather technical flaws 'll creep into his game. Here comes the role of a pro-coach who 'll work on his weakness & develop mentally as a more intelligent batsman, who can measure opposition, condition & situation.


This boy is a classic example of what Imran said several times - PAK domestic cricket is not conducive for young batsmen to groom. Had it been earlier (60s to 90s), when ECB allowed 3-5 foreigners in every county, young PAK talents like Haris would have been surely played for any of them after such a couple of domestic season & under a Pro-set up within 2/3 years he would have come out through the same path of Mazid, Sadiq, Zaheer, Asif, Mushtaq, Javed, Imran, Malik, WRaja - some world class batsmen.

If Afridi is selected for India tour, I prefer not to take him there - the cancer of hatching out all golden eggs at one shot 'll be imbedded in his immatured head for the lure of fake stardom, cheap clap, worthless self boasting through career destructive mentorship & shameless ego. However, he has passed the first litmus test - he comes to bat just after Imran Nazir, yet...
 
He shouldnt be discarded after a series or two when selected for national team..has shown he is one of the most talented domestic batsmen..will need a longer run before a decision is made about him..i hope he gets selected and gets at least as many chances as his mentor shoaib malik.....
 
He has a very special quality, He is a fighter having never give up attitude, even circumstances are tough he still try to stay at the wicket as long as he can. That is what he did in champions league qualifiers, the wicket had tennis ball bounce and all the batsmen where struggling and getting out but he fought hard on that wicket and at the end he got succeed.

now in current first class season he is showing again that he is lone fighter, he is has been scoring 100s where other batsmen are struggling to get into double figure.
 
He will be selected for India tour.Benched for first four matches.Then he will be played in the last T20.And God knows if he ever comes back again...
Pak team management methodology for last 4 years....
 
He will be selected for India tour.Benched for first four matches.Then he will be played in the last T20.And God knows if he ever comes back again...
Pak team management methodology for last 4 years....
 
Like always I dont expect him to be selected, even if he is he wont be given a chance to play as we have seen in the past with Sadaf, Anwar Ali and many more.....

Pakistan dont know how to select a team or a squad... :facepalm:
 
68 not out today leading ZTBL to a 4 wicket victory over SBP.
 
This guys is now a must in Pakistan starting XI replacing Hafeez.

He is a next big thing
 
Had a partnership of 57 with Sohail Tanvir from 5/117 to 6/174, where Sohail Tanvir made 25 runs. And then he had a 7th partnership with Zohaib Khan from 6/174 to 200/6*, where Zohaib Khan only made 1 run from 8 balls. So it look's like Haris Sohail kan play well under pressure :) job well done, masha Allah!
 
He knows how to construct an innings in both first-class cricket and T20 cricket. He knows how to score big when set and not give his wicket away, has a price on his wicket. & he seems to be a quick learner.

Pakistan have some very fine talent coming through with the likes of Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Haris Sohail, Raza Hasan, Junaid Khan, Zia-ul-Haq & Ehsan Adil.. maybe Mohammed Amir will come back..

All players mentioned are under 25. Pakistan to dominate world cricket :)
 
His fav batsman is Mike Huseey he is finnshing things like Hussey in this match
 
His inclusion in the team can make Pakistan's batting slightly comparable to India's..
 
Hope the selectors are taking note of his performances. In a season where more known batsmen are struggling this guy is piling up runs for fun.
 
Bullet Drive said:
He knows how to construct an innings in both first-class cricket and T20 cricket. He knows how to score big when set and not give his wicket away, has a price on his wicket. & he seems to be a quick learner.

Pakistan have some very fine talent coming through with the likes of Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Haris Sohail, Raza Hasan, Junaid Khan, Zia-ul-Haq & Ehsan Adil.. maybe Mohammed Amir will come back..

All players mentioned are under 25. Pakistan to dominate world cricket :)
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Apart from Aamir who may never return the rest are unproven or distinctly ordinary
 
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Bullet Drive said:
He knows how to construct an innings in both first-class cricket and T20 cricket. He knows how to score big when set and not give his wicket away, has a price on his wicket. & he seems to be a quick learner.

Pakistan have some very fine talent coming through with the likes of Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Haris Sohail, Raza Hasan, Junaid Khan, Zia-ul-Haq & Ehsan Adil.. maybe Mohammed Amir will come back..

All players mentioned are under 25. Pakistan to dominate world cricket :)
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you need brains to dominate
 
Speed: why does you always do comments against Our team
Buleet drive is right we have some good youngster in Team who are young
Azhar ali.asad shifque,Haris sohail in test future batsman,s
Nasir jamshed,Babar azam,Umar akmal,Haris sohail in one day and T-20 future batsman,s
Raza hasan working on his doosre bowl good spinner for future
Pace attack for future Junaid khan,Ehsan adil,Zia ul haq,Amir maybe and there are lots chance More fast bowlers will come from Under-19 there is 17 y/o pacers playing on going Intrer region Unde-19 he has taken 26 wickets in 4 three days matches his Ave is 7.79 S/R 23 and Econ is 1.89 maybe he will play for pakistan to
Pakistan team good time is coming in near future
 
HASHAM2 said:
Speed: why does you always do comments against Our team
Buleet drive is right we have some good youngster in Team who are young
Azhar ali.asad shifque,Haris sohail in test future batsman,s
Nasir jamshed,Babar azam,Umar akmal,Haris sohail in one day and T-20 future batsman,s
Raza hasan working on his doosre bowl good spinner for future
Pace attack for future Junaid khan,Ehsan adil,Zia ul haq,Amir maybe and there are lots chance More fast bowlers will come from Under-19 there is 17 y/o pacers playing on going Intrer region Unde-19 he has taken 26 wickets in 4 three days matches his Ave is 7.79 S/R 23 and Econ is 1.89 maybe he will play for pakistan to
Pakistan team good time is coming in near future
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Hahahaha
love it
 
surely even if he has only one good game out of the remaining two this season he must be selected for the SA test tour.

Despite a few technical problems he is run hungry and sticks around after settling, hes really putting the heat on shafiq for the number 6 spot in the test line up now.
 
Bullet Drive said:
He knows how to construct an innings in both first-class cricket and T20 cricket. He knows how to score big when set and not give his wicket away, has a price on his wicket. & he seems to be a quick learner.

Pakistan have some very fine talent coming through with the likes of Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Haris Sohail, Raza Hasan, Junaid Khan, Zia-ul-Haq & Ehsan Adil.. maybe Mohammed Amir will come back..

All players mentioned are under 25. Pakistan to dominate world cricket :)
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And what makes you think other countries don't have better/comparable talent?

Dominate world cricket LOL.
 
Bullet Drive said:
He knows how to construct an innings in both first-class cricket and T20 cricket. He knows how to score big when set and not give his wicket away, has a price on his wicket. & he seems to be a quick learner.

Pakistan have some very fine talent coming through with the likes of Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Haris Sohail, Raza Hasan, Junaid Khan, Zia-ul-Haq & Ehsan Adil.. maybe Mohammed Amir will come back..

All players mentioned are under 25. Pakistan to dominate world cricket :)
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Do you really believe Nasir is 22? :zoni

Amusing :yk
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
And what makes you think other countries don't have better/comparable talent?

Dominate world cricket LOL.
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I never said other teams don't have better/compareable talent did I? Did I even mention any other teams? No.

& laugh all you want. I'm a Pakistan supporter and thats where I see them in the future.
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
Do you really believe Nasir is 22? :zoni

Amusing :yk
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Well he may be 22 and he may not be. You don't know so stop assuming things. & what ever age he is he's definitely under 25 and that's relevant to my earlier post :)
 
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