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Umer Khan is the best slow left-armer I've seen in T20s after Raza Hasan (when he was at his peak)

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Umer Khan is the best left arm spinner I have seen in T20s after Raza Hassan when he was at his peak as the thread says.

His accuracy control and the thinking mind this youngster has at 19 years of age is mind blowing. May I say a bit of genius in him as everybody can see how he totally outplayed Corey Anderson and Russouw.

He has taken a wicket of every top batsmen in this tournament.

Looks like a star in the making.
 
Umer Khan merited a callup to the ODI squad v Australia more than Yasir did.
 
Markhor said:
Umer Khan merited a callup to the ODI squad v Australia more than Yasir did.
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Definitely really surprised with Inzi's statement that we might go with two leggies in the world cup. Yasir hasnt done anything to merit inclusion in LOIs.

On the other hand Umer Khan has done everything a youngster can to impress.
 
Should have been in the team against Australia unfortunately Yasir was picked.
 
What's more mind boggling is that they haven't learned anything from the Asia Cup.
 
You can tell how utterly clueless Inzi is that he selected Yasir Shah for LOI just one series before WC. Shah isn't even the best spinner in LQ, let alone PSL or Pakistan.


Absolutely pathetic from a pathetic chief selector. I would have thought that PSL is the only time when revolutionary shahab does any work but still he missed Umer Khan who is a very exciting prospect.
 
Cant disagree much though i think Raza at his peak 2011-2012 was a different beast and was a huge turner of ball too only aspect where Umer needs improvement.
 
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you are right about inzi as a chief selector
 
Syed1 said:
You can tell how utterly clueless Inzi is that he selected Yasir Shah for LOI just one series before WC. Shah isn't even the best spinner in LQ, let alone PSL or Pakistan.


Absolutely pathetic from a pathetic chief selector. I would have thought that PSL is the only time when revolutionary shahab does any work but still he missed Umer Khan who is a very exciting prospect.
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Here you are igniting me aginst this trash selection. Poor CS we ever had in my life.
 
Syed1 said:
You can tell how utterly clueless Inzi is that he selected Yasir Shah for LOI just one series before WC. Shah isn't even the best spinner in LQ, let alone PSL or Pakistan.


Absolutely pathetic from a pathetic chief selector. I would have thought that PSL is the only time when revolutionary shahab does any work but still he missed Umer Khan who is a very exciting prospect.
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Zafar Gohar should have been there instead of Yasir and Umer should also have been included.

Umer is also a crowd favorite
 
Seems to be very good but can't see the point of both him and Imad Wasim playing together for the Pakistan team. But let's see, he may be too good to ignore
 
We really need a left-arm spinner that flights the ball and spins it too. Umer Khan looks like a good prospect.
 
JibranAnsari said:
Yasir shah and umar akmal.

What can you say about inzi!!!
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Umar Akmal at least performed in PSL and also we dont have a lot of batsmen available. While Yasir hasnt done anything to warrant a place.
 
not a big turner of the ball though; keep looking for a better version of him
 
srh said:
not a big turner of the ball though; keep looking for a better version of him
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He does turn it in longer format appreciably. Would expect him to turn it 50 overs too.
 
Good head on young shoulders.

Looks like he could be a great find.
 
I don't agree with Yasir selection but if Imad is in the line up would you really want 2 left arm spinners? I would rather have the specialist spinner but I think Arthur loves his all rounders so I can kind of see why he wasn't selected.

But I think he deserved an opportunity more than Yasir.
 
I like that we now compare young Players to the peaks of previous ‘greats’ who have played maybe a dozen games.
 
4 overs 16 runs and two wickets and that too under immense pressure in a knockout game and he is just 19.
 
Pete Rose said:
I like that we now compare young Players to the peaks of previous ‘greats’ who have played maybe a dozen games.
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Its just my opinion that Raza Hassan in his peak in T20s was the best slow left arm spinner whether in domestics or internationals. Never said he was a great.

Dont remember many Left arm spinners opening the bowling at around 20 years of age in the world T20 and taking the wickets of openers like Watson, Ghambir etc.
 
Titan24 said:
Its just my opinion that Raza Hassan in his peak in T20s was the best slow left arm spinner whether in domestics or internationals. Never said he was a great.

Dont remember many Left arm spinners opening the bowling at around 20 years of age in the world T20 and taking the wickets of openers like Watson, Ghambir etc.
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If I remember correctly, he bowled a maiden over against Amla during powerplay in WT20. He had great control and Umer looks similar.
 
A few mentions for Raza Hasan in this thread.

What a bowler, great skill, variety and could turn it both ways - but what a waste of talent.
 
Ahson8 said:
To be fair, Raza was pretty special prior to his back injury
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No. He wasn’t. Did not play enough cricket to be judged to be special. It’s the Aamir mistake all over again.
 
Btw Umer getting praise from all sides and deserving too.

Everyone can see his talent apart from Mickey Arthur and Inzamam who think Yasir is a better loi bowler than him. Bas batain krwa lo in donun sai.
 
This guy has bowled consistently well this tournament. Today he was turning it square on a decent pitch. Guy is going to be a big star for Pakistan, most exciting spinner I've seen in a green shirt for a long time.
 
Pete Rose said:
No. He wasn’t. Did not play enough cricket to be judged to be special. It’s the Aamir mistake all over again.
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Seen it in domestic. That is what I feel, he was pretty good, and world class for T20s especially. That injury took a bad toll on him. He was out for ages and don’t return the same.

Cpt. Rishwat said:
This guy has bowled consistently well this tournament. Today he was turning it square on a decent pitch. Guy is going to be a big star for Pakistan, most exciting spinner I've seen in a green shirt for a long time.
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But he was in a blue shirt bhai.
 
Ahson8 said:
Seen it in domestic. That is what I feel, he was pretty good, and world class for T20s especially. That injury took a bad toll on him. He was out for ages and don’t return the same.



But he was in a blue shirt bhai.
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Aijaz cheema is also a king in domestic...some pretty cool videos of him uprooting stumps....
anyhow. its an opinion, as you say.
 
Haven't seen this guy - he may well be the next bedi/herath but what is with the overhyping of raza? He did well in one world T20 and that's it. Zafar gohar was a better talent imo .
 
Why is there barely anyone questioning his action?

He's been wearing full sleeved shirts while bowling which should instantly be a dangerous sign...

Knowing Pakistani off spinners I'm going to expect for the worst so it doesn't hurt as much.
 
CricFan2012 said:
Why is there barely anyone questioning his action?

He's been wearing full sleeved shirts while bowling which should instantly be a dangerous sign...

Knowing Pakistani off spinners I'm going to expect for the worst so it doesn't hurt as much.
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Because we have eyes and we can see his arm is straight pretty much throughout while he's delivering the ball?

Don't mean to sound harsh but you really need to have a better argument than 'he wears long sleeves'.
 
Abdullah719 said:
Because we have eyes and we can see his arm is straight pretty much throughout while he's delivering the ball?

Don't mean to sound harsh but you really need to have a better argument than 'he wears long sleeves'.
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But how clearly can one really see how straight it is if full sleeves cover the arm? It's not skin tight sleeves we're talking about here.

I'm sorry if I come across like a snob but because of spinners like Ajmal and Hafeez coming out of our ranks I have become a skeptic when it comes to our spinners.
 
CricFan2012 said:
But how clearly can one really see how straight it is if full sleeves cover the arm? It's not skin tight sleeves we're talking about here.

I'm sorry if I come across like a snob but because of spinners like Ajmal and Hafeez coming out of our ranks I have become a skeptic when it comes to our spinners.
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Watch his bowling videos in slow motion and you'll see. If the elbow is bent then the arm has to be bent and there is no visible bend/straightening of the arm in his action.
 
CricFan2012 said:
Why is there barely anyone questioning his action?

He's been wearing full sleeved shirts while bowling which should instantly be a dangerous sign...

Knowing Pakistani off spinners I'm going to expect for the worst so it doesn't hurt as much.
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Wearing full sleeves is in no way an indication of suspicious bowling action. His action is pretty smooth which can be easily seen if you slow mo any of the balls he has bowled throughout. Also there are international umpires and match refrees in the tournament, who called even Sunil Narine last year who was never called ever in the IPL. So if anything umpires and match refrees are more strict in PSL regarding that.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Haven't seen this guy - he may well be the next bedi/herath but what is with the overhyping of raza? He did well in one world T20 and that's it. Zafar gohar was a better talent imo .
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Yes unfortunately that was the peak of Raza Hassan’s career, after that injuries and ban on the basis of dope test haulted his growth and career.

Zafar Gohar is a really good talent, probably the most complete SLA at the moment who should have been playing test cricket by now. I have specifically mentioned in thread best slow left arm spinner I have seen in T20s after Raza Hassan regarding Umer. Zafar has been a big success in 4 day cricket and have been pretty good in List A as well. However, the peak of Raza which I am referring to in T20s is unmatchable and this young guy Umer Khan has set a T20 tournument on fire which Raza Hassan used to do before some incidents.
 
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"Umer Khan - Great maturity and game awareness for a 19-year-old" : Wayne Parnell

Wayne Parnell who was in the opposition squad said this after the match of KK vs IU which was the eliminator.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This Umer Khan kid 👌🏼. Great maturity and game awareness for a 19yr old. Has told smartly throughout the tournament and is definitely one to watch for the future, might even consider him as a wildcard pick for Pakistan WC squad. 🤷🏻*♂️ <a href="https://twitter.com/thePSLt20?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thePSLt20</a></p>— Wayne Parnell (@WayneParnell) <a href="https://twitter.com/WayneParnell/status/1106273394117537793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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I am not sure Inzi and Mickey will be thinking on those terms. If at all they went for the 3rd spinner along with Shadab and Imad it might be Yasir Shah.
 
Left arm spin has been very handy in UAE. Abdul Rehman was as vital as Saeed Ajmal was during the 2012 England whitewash.

I don't understand the selectors (namely Tauseef Ahmed who's meant to be the spin guru on the committee) aversion to Zafar Gohar who has performed consistently in domestic level.

Whilst it'd be unfair for Umer Khan to jump the queue simply based on one PSL (we saw how Mohammad Nawaz was quickly found out after PSL1 where he benefited from spin friendly conditions), to be ignored in favour of an ODI failure like Yasir Shah is wrong.

Anyway I'm sure he'll feature in the Pakistan Cup. Pitches in that tournament has been brutal for bowlers in the last two years so if he impresses there, he may well find a World Cup spot.
 
Really impressed although not sure (from the videos) how much of a turner of the ball he is? I am extremely baffled by constant going back to Yasir when he has failed miserably and I am sorry, Imad is not a left arm spinner by any stretch!

This kid or Zafar Gohar or even Asghar should be in the squad!
 
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Monsee said:
Really impressed although not sure (from the videos) how much of a turner of the ball he is?
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How come this kid is not in the ODI squad and Yasir Shah is beyond my understanding
 
I dont know what justification Mickey and Inzi can give to not select Umer Khan and going in with Yasir Shah in ODIs.

If players can be dropped on poor performance why not the selectors and head coach.
 
Titan24 said:
I dont know what justification Mickey and Inzi can give to not select Umer Khan and going in with Yasir Shah in ODIs.

If players can be dropped on poor performance why not the selectors and head coach.
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Really shocking to see him left out
 
mak36 said:
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Yeah, I have seen this video before but quality of the video does not allow one to really see the ball turning due to the bowler's ability or if the pitch is sub-standard turner!
 
Today post 2nd ODI vs Eng

Shoaib Akhtar: "Umer Khan completes your bowling"

Rashid Khan: "Umer Khan is a wicket taker"
 
Titan24 said:
Today post 2nd ODI vs Eng

Shoaib Akhtar: "Umer Khan completes your bowling"

Rashid Khan: "Umer Khan is a wicket taker"
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You mean Latif presumably?

Also anyone who watched Pakistan Cup knows Umer is not ready yet for ODIs. Doubt these guys watched though.
 
I feel almost physically sick that England outgun Pakistan in the spin department and I don't even think Moeen and Rashid are world class by any means. Never thought I'd see this day.

The team management will say everything will be fine once Shadab returns as if he's the second coming of Shane Warne. But in reality his bowling average is nearly 40 against top teams and is still learning his craft !
 
Gone are the days of specialist spinners to be honest. I would happily pick him provided he proves himself in the domestic cricket and works on his batting, otherwise no.
 
mak36 said:
You mean Latif presumably?

Also anyone who watched Pakistan Cup knows Umer is not ready yet for ODIs. Doubt these guys watched though.
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Yes I misspelled.

Pakistan Cup was a high scoring tournument, he still bowled better than most of the spinners playing.
 
Mercurial said:
Gone are the days of specialist spinners to be honest. I would happily pick him provided he proves himself in the domestic cricket and works on his batting, otherwise no.
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Chahal, Yadav, Zampa, Lyon, Tahir all have been playing as specialist spinners.
 
mak36 said:
You mean Latif presumably?

Also anyone who watched Pakistan Cup knows Umer is not ready yet for ODIs. Doubt these guys watched though.
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He was highest wicket taker amongst spinners alongside Zohaib Khan and Nauman Ali.
 
And some how KPK didn’t select him for the opening match in national T20. Surprising!
 
shah_1 said:
Top 5 of balochistan are left handers?
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Good point but then Zohaib Khan is also a left arm spinner but he can bat as well which gave him the edge. However, with so many spin bowling options for KPK in part time options too along with no pace bowling all rounder it’s difficult for them to form a combination.
 
Good to see him retained, sarfaraz mentioned how other teams will struggle with emerging picks, smart from karachi by retaining him.
 
17 overs have been bowled by Kings already and he is no where to be found. Looks like Captain insecure Imad Wasim is holding him back.
 
What a way to destroy his confidence. Feel sorry for him.

If KK management turns a blind eye to this then i will stop supporting Karachi's team.
 
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