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Usman Khan Shinwari is the best swing bowler in Pakistan!

Looks to be strong and and a hard trier. Hopefully him and team mgmt identify and address technical deficiencies with his bowling arm position (pointed out by Pollock in first ODI) preventing him from swinging ball at soonest.
 
His a workhorse. But a rhythm bowler, collects wickets in a bunch when his on song. But also always prone to leaking runs and has a no ball problem. At the moment, he can only swing the ball away from the right handers. For a left armer, that is the natural angle so it is not a special quality to have.
 
I like his effort levels, but he needs to add some variety to his bowling.

At times he is too predictable.

I'd also like to see him bowl more yorkers.
 
Saj said:
I like his effort levels, but he needs to add some variety to his bowling.

At times he is too predictable.

I'd also like to see him bowl more yorkers.
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Exactly he needs some fine tuning as he has all the ingredients to be a good bowler
 
At times he's like a left-handed Mohammad Sami:

Run in
Bowl

No thought of who the batsman is, his field and the match situation.
 
How many matches has he played now? He has no match awareness. Sorry but need to look at other options this isn't good enough.
 
[MENTION=141922]ExpressPacer[/MENTION] made a mistake here, we all have made at one point.

However, people should accept when they're wrong and not continue to defend their wrong argument.

Shinwari first of all isn't even a swing bowler to begin with. Title is best swing bowler :))) :))) :)))

He's a poor version of Gul/Junaid, who only bowls gun barrel straight and can occasionally move the old ball off seam, or reverse.

A typical Gali mohalla bowler found everywhere in Pak.

Bring someone new and skilled.
 
This guy definitely adds some entertainment value to the game, guaranteed sixes.
 
He was supposed to be the best bowler in the world by now but right now he is being toyed with.
 
Garbage bowler. Zero brains. Unable to bowl at the death. A huge risk to play in a tournament
 
Anyone can have a bad day. Stop picking on him.

Remember Stuart Broad? The guy Yuvi hit for six sixes. He ended up as a test cricket legend.
 
He bowlled well. Miller was in beast mode. Shinvari was unlucky at times also.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Usman Shinwari:<br><br>4-0-63-0<br><br>The most runs conceded by a Pakistani bowler in the history of T20Is<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvPAK</a> <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/1092071774349594625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Most runs conceded in an over in T20Is by a Pakistani bowler:<br><br>30 - Bilawal Bhatti versus Australia in 2014<br>29 - Usman Shinwari versus South Africa today<br>28 - Mohammad Sami versus Australia in 2010<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/1092073622531911680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Hawkeye said:
[MENTION=141922]ExpressPacer[/MENTION] made a mistake here, we all have made at one point.

However, people should accept when they're wrong and not continue to defend their wrong argument.

Shinwari first of all isn't even a swing bowler to begin with. Title is best swing bowler :))) :))) :)))

He's a poor version of Gul/Junaid, who only bowls gun barrel straight and can occasionally move the old ball off seam, or reverse.

A typical Gali mohalla bowler found everywhere in Pak.

Bring someone new and skilled.
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Im sure you can relate with first sentence of your post, you are a serial mistake maker. :ronaldo
 
Ony swing I saw today when he was bowling was from the batsmen swingiing their arms and connecting with the ball.
 
Shinwari has potential to give away 36 runs against any good attacking batsmen like Kohli, Rojit, Dawan, Mahmudullah, Millar, Russel, Gayle, Root, Guptil, AB, Warner, Munro, Roy, Hales, Holder, .......
 
Hawkeye said:
[MENTION=141922]ExpressPacer[/MENTION] made a mistake here, we all have made at one point.

However, people should accept when they're wrong and not continue to defend their wrong argument.

Shinwari first of all isn't even a swing bowler to begin with. Title is best swing bowler :))) :))) :)))

He's a poor version of Gul/Junaid, who only bowls gun barrel straight and can occasionally move the old ball off seam, or reverse.

A typical Gali mohalla bowler found everywhere in Pak.

Bring someone new and skilled.
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I don't think I made a mistake. He's had an off day but then again, every bowler can have one. A meaningless T20 played on a flat parts with batting friendly rules and conditions isn't enough to make me believe Usman isn't any good.

As for him not being a swing bowler, I don't think you've seen him bowl outside of South Africa. These are flat pattas and not even Steyn, the King of swing bowling was swinging it.
 
He can leak plenty of runs for sure. Junaid will be a better option than him.
 
I don't understand why we hype every young bowler after just one or two performances that too in the shorter formats. This praise kills the young cricketer...after a few years they are gone and a new youngster comes in. The cycle continues!
 
ExpressPacer said:
I don't think I made a mistake. He's had an off day but then again, every bowler can have one. A meaningless T20 played on a flat parts with batting friendly rules and conditions isn't enough to make me believe Usman isn't any good.

As for him not being a swing bowler, I don't think you've seen him bowl outside of South Africa. These are flat pattas and not even Steyn, the King of swing bowling was swinging it.
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He cannot swing the ball with his action. Even Faheem swings it more than Shinwari.:facepalm:
 
Usman Khan Shinwari must be permanently dropped

He is clueless bowler his bowling is only effective inside UAE
Bowls bad line and length very easy to attack
No swing and pace that be bring an extraordinary performance
Clueless and low IQ person doesn't understand match situation just bowl to his standard line and length
Junaid khan and Mohammed Amir must be #1 choice ahead shinwari in all LOI..
 
It is not his fault. It was the captaincy error. He should not have been given the last over. No bowler is safe though. Remember Waqar Younus bowling to Jadeja?
 
At the death, you need am accurate bowler who can bowl 6 yorkers (equal proficiency outside off, on off, on middle and on leg) in 1 over at 135+. It is not difficult to find. Just run a talent hunt with these specific criteria, instead of assumptive ones such as speed over 145, ambidexterity and height.
 
Indeed it was not his fault, he should not have been asked to bowl the last over etc

However, how is that an excuse for the first ball of each of his overs being half trackers sitting up for the batsmen to just dispatch into the stands? Brainless bowling and he deserves to be punished heavily for it. I noticed that every time he pitched it short he was smashed for a 6 or maybe a 4. However he did well pitching it up and mixing it up occasionally.

Sorry but he has fallen way down in the pecking order for me now,

Shaheen
Amir
Hassan
Junaid
Rumman Raees
Faheem Ashraf

All of these names should be considered before we even think about seeing the Lobia monster again
 
Everybody gets it wrong sometimes but [MENTION=55048]Express Pace[/MENTION]r hyped up Shinwari & trashed Abbas - I think it’s fair to say his opinions on pacers should be taken with a bucket of salt for now atleast.
 
Who ever called him a bowling machine summed him up perfectly. He is as brainless as they come. Have started losing patience with Hasan as well.
 
Not the first time he's been clubbed, but the infuriating thing is he, like many others, don't learn and bowl such rubbish.

Azhar Mahmood needs to fix this or get the boot himself.
 
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One-dimensional bowler with issues in delivering kookaburra bowl. He was misused by the joke captain Shoaib Malik also. It was a bad pitch for fast bowlers he failed to bowl full of length and was not instructed well.
 
He can be lethal with his outswingers to right handers if you play on wickets with some help for seamers. Considering how much swing he gets, left handers also find him unplayable at times. I have seen videos on youtube where Shinwari has ran through batting lineups with bowling same delivery again and again. I haven't seen him bowling inswingers to right hand batsman. However to be successful in international cricket he needs to add more to his arsenal. I think he is promising and needs support and mentoring.
 
He doesn't even swing the ball.Clueless OP.He just angles the ball nothing more than that.awful pathetic bowler.
 
Hits the deck and moves it off the seam + not a conventional swing bowler. Does reverse it though.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Expect more from an international and experienced bowler. Usman Shinwari at PSL4:<br><br>Matches 9<br>Overs 31<br>Runs conceded 302<br>Economy rate 9.74<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSL2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSL2019</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IUvKK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IUvKK</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1106255031542652928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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This guy bowls a good yorker, but he tries to be too clever and complicates things and tries too many different things instead of bowling to his strengths.
 
Saj said:
This guy bowls a good yorker, but he tries to be too clever and complicates things and tries too many different things instead of bowling to his strengths.
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He doesn't really have any bowling sense, just like the 7-footer we had. He doesn't really know what his strengths are. In this day and age you have to be smart as a bowler to survive as a bowler in the shorter formats, Shinwari is currently lacking there.
 
Just do not, I repeat, just do not, just don´t play this guy in the world cup. He´s mightily capable of losing his team a match within the space of three-four overs. He´s an incredibly dangerous bowler to play in must-win matches. He has got pace alright but pace without proper application is of no use. Still remember the pasting he got from Miller earlier this year. He may win you a match on his day, but world cup is too precious a tournament to wait for that day to arrive.

Cpt. Rishwat said:
He's rubbish. Lost Karachi more games than he has won in this tournament.
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And that famous last over win too was a fluke mind you.
 
He needs to stop bowling a full toss every over, at this point he's the fast bowling equivalent of Shadab Khan.
 
No doubt, he swings the match in favor of opposition on regular basis. I don't think any other fast bowler possesses this ability.
 
Swung in and bam, wicket! Why was he excluded from the WC squad?
 
He is a good new ball bowler, but takes lot of deliveries to learn his mistake when going for runs and also to read the pitch to adjust line, length and pace.

He shud have been in the CWC squad instead of hasnain who had CWC vacation
 
ask_analyse_act said:
He is a good new ball bowler, but takes lot of deliveries to learn his mistake when going for runs and also to read the pitch to adjust line, length and pace.

He shud have been in the CWC squad instead of hasnain who had CWC vacation
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Seems to lose concentration in parts of the game
 
Making a mockery of the decision not to take him to the World Cup this year.
 
He deserved to be tried ahead of Junaid in the bilateral series in England. Him and Rizwan were unfairly dropped imo. Should have been selected ahead of hasnain for the world cup squad and played ahead of ahead of Hasan Ali .
 
I didnt see the earlier spell but based on his performances before the WC, he wasnt any better than the other guys. At least with Hasnain he has the potential of serious pace( but not wicketing taking nouse), but Shinwari cant swing the ball into the batsman, and if cant then he becomes cannon fodder at around 86mph. Lets hope he develops and becomes a good bowler.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
He deserved to be tried ahead of Junaid in the bilateral series in England. Him and Rizwan were unfairly dropped imo. Should have been selected ahead of hasnain for the world cup squad and played ahead of ahead of Hasan Ali .
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Before the WC Hasan was considered to be a good bowler- he just didnt bowl well in the WC.
 
Not convinced at how he will fare against better batsmen but definitely deserves more opportunities.
 
Bewal Express said:
Before the WC Hasan was considered to be a good bowler- he just didnt bowl well in the WC.
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Hasan had been consistently poor since the Asia cup. Anyway, I think he had done enough for a spot in the world cup but the real surprise was hasnain. Not sure a raw 19 year old was needed especially one with very few games . Anyway , if Aamir who hadn't done anything for two years in ODIs at that point got in , I'm not sure why shinwari missed out. Dude averages 19 in ODIs and it's getting lower. That World Cup against Australia where Pakistani bowlers wasted the new ball by bowling only 8% at the stumps was shocking and someone of usmans pace and stumps line might just have had more impact than that fifer by Aamir and got Pakistan into the semis.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">10-1-51-5 for Usman Khan Shinwari. Making a mockery of the decision to leave him out of the World Cup squad (picture via PCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvSL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvSL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/QNgLSemKCS">pic.twitter.com/QNgLSemKCS</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1178729981536542721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Terrific ODI bowler. Majority of the people mix his T20 performances with his ODI performances. He can leak runs, but will get you wickets which matter more in ODI cricket. In T20 cricket, economy rate is more important.
 
Saj said:
Making a mockery of the decision not to take him to the World Cup this year.
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Azhar Mahmood in an interview clarified he had protested against the decision to select Hasnain and drop Shinwari but he was over ruled by Mickey Arthur
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Hasan had been consistently poor since the Asia cup. Anyway, I think he had done enough for a spot in the world cup but the real surprise was hasnain. Not sure a raw 19 year old was needed especially one with very few games . Anyway , if Aamir who hadn't done anything for two years in ODIs at that point got in , I'm not sure why shinwari missed out. Dude averages 19 in ODIs and it's getting lower. That World Cup against Australia where Pakistani bowlers wasted the new ball by bowling only 8% at the stumps was shocking and someone of usmans pace and stumps line might just have had more impact than that fifer by Aamir and got Pakistan into the semis.
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He wasnt always poor, he was excellent in the the PSL, one of the best bowlers in the tournament. I think the battering he took from England before the WC destroyed his confidence.
 
Seems to be a lucky bowler unlike Muhammad Sami, he likes to pick wickets in buckets but can also cost you a crucial game single handedly on his bad day
 
Already has more 5-fers in ODIs than Mohammad Amir despite playing 1/4th of the number of games.
 
Poor guy didn't make the world cup squad because of that phaintay he received in that one T20 Game from David Miller. Should of been there in place of Hasnain.
 
QalandarFan said:
Poor guy didn't make the world cup squad because of that phaintay he received in that one T20 Game from David Miller. Should of been there in place of Hasnain.
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He was terrible in the ODI’s as well, apart from that one game where he ran through the SA late middle order and tail enders.

Decent bench option but it ends there.
 
He is a bit like a young Junaid. Doesn’t look particularly impressive and is always on the cusp of getting smashed and losing his team the game, but he has the tendency of taking wickets in bunches when he gets going.

I have no faith in him but it would be cruel to leave him out. Unfortunately, Amir (for now) and Shaheen (when fit) are indispensable, and I don’t see Misbah/Waqar going for an all-left arm attack. Unfortunately Hasan Ali will probably get back into side purely because he is right-arm.

I suspect we might see Shinwari in Test cricket. He is quick and can make things happen on flat wickets, and there is plenty of room in that format now that we have to fill the tiny shoes of Amir and Wahab.
 
Mamoon said:
He is a bit like a young Junaid. Doesn’t look particularly impressive and is always on the cusp of getting smashed and losing his team the game, but he has the tendency of taking wickets in bunches when he gets going.

I have no faith in him but it would be cruel to leave him out. Unfortunately, Amir (for now) and Shaheen (when fit) are indispensable, and I don’t see Misbah/Waqar going for an all-left arm attack. Unfortunately Hasan Ali will probably get back into side purely because he is right-arm.

I suspect we might see Shinwari in Test cricket. He is quick and can make things happen on flat wickets, and there is plenty of room in that format now that we have to fill the tiny shoes of Amir and Wahab.
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Shinwari has had stress fractures in his lower back. I don't think his body can handle the demands of test cricket. Best to preserve him for ODI and T-20 Cricket.
 
Savak said:
Shinwari has had stress fractures in his lower back. I don't think his body can handle the demands of test cricket. Best to preserve him for ODI and T-20 Cricket.
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His action is simply too demanding for test cricket. As others have described it before he releases the ball from a “1 o’clock” position which puts immense strain on his lower back.
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That black line is the path which a normal fast bowler would follow which puts considerable less stain on the back. His line of release is also the reason why he struggles to swing the ball and back in, and generally speaking only manages to angle it away.
 
Ellipsism said:
His action is simply too demanding for test cricket. As others have described it before he releases the ball from a “1 o’clock” position which puts immense strain on his lower back.
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That black line is the path which a normal fast bowler would follow which puts considerable less stain on the back. His line of release is also the reason why he struggles to swing the ball and back in, and generally speaking only manages to angle it away.
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Very good analyze and very true indeed
 
Ellipsism said:
His action is simply too demanding for test cricket. As others have described it before he releases the ball from a “1 o’clock” position which puts immense strain on his lower back.
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That black line is the path which a normal fast bowler would follow which puts considerable less stain on the back. His line of release is also the reason why he struggles to swing the ball and back in, and generally speaking only manages to angle it away.
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Good point, i wonder if Waqar can help him in getting that arm straighter. Given that is his natural action, how hard is it to change it this late in ones career?
 
He isn't a swing bowler, more of a hit the deck hard and rush the batsman type of bowler who gets a bit of seam movement. He's definitely a hard worker and humble and not a sore loser like Junaid Khan. He isn't suited to T20 cricket, but ODI is his format, keep him away from the T2Oi team.

His action is quite strenuous on his lower back but that stress fracture happenned when he was around 20, at this age fast bowlers are still very vulnerable to stress fractures, like Pat Cummins was. If his workload is managed he could play test cricket if he does well in QeA trophy.
 
Shinwari is one of those bowlers who can rip through a lineup on his day.

But can get dispatched on the other.

He deserves to be around the squad.

Amir is really important because he provides control and doesn't go for many which can compensate for Shinwari in case he gets smashed.
 
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