Usman Shinwari’s potential - How good can he become?

[Hawkeye]

He is hardly a very low quality bowler, any more than he is a bowler of great potential. I don't know why people seem to think you have to fall into one bracket or other.

He's a decent fast-medium bowler who can do a job in my opinion, but is not top class at international level. Third seamer in limited overs would be a decent assessment.

He can easily be replaced by someone more potent and more skillful from our domestic scene.

Will and should happen soon.


That's why I don't rate him highly.

 

[The Viper]

Shinwari's main issue is his consistency. On his day he can be a match winner but he will mostly not do much in other important matches.

 

[Adijazz1706]

He's pretty good and it'll be him vs Amir vs Junaid(?) for a spot in the XI, Afridi and Hasan are practically certain to play and it's Talat vs Fahim vs Imad for the A/R spot

 

[hadi123]

Probably would be in a winning position rn if it wasn't for him overstepping.

 

[Rana]

Potential gaya tail lene!

 

[Markhor]

The first time I saw Shinwari was in a domestic match and he was swinging the ball miles and had the best of a very strong opposition team - I may be wrong but Rizwan, and Misbah were two of his victims. That also probably led to a quick international recall but then he didn't perform well and then had injuries to deal with.

That Shinwari was a 135 kph max swing bowler who was having a beautiful wrist position and in favorable conditions made the ball talk.

Shinwari was bowling with the white Grays in that match. The Grays swung prodigously and had a pronounced seam.

Bowling with the Kookaburra is a different story. He's only played 4 ODIs v top teams (India and SAF) and averages 30 but his ER is nearly 6 an over. Also his action makes it difficult to swing the ball into the right hander means he'll quickly become predictable. He needs to bowl with better control and work on his action - otherwise he'll be on the bench in the World Cup.

 

[SportsWarrior]

A rhythm bowler like Gul and Junaid. They can pick wickets when things are going their way, but they are always on the cusp of getting smashed and losing their team the game. Don't look too much into this performance.

Well Said. This is what I thought when i saw him first time. Since i just saw in highlighted, i thought my observations were not right..

 

[Haripotter]

A rhythm bowler like Gul and Junaid. They can pick wickets when things are going their way, but they are always on the cusp of getting smashed and losing their team the game. Don't look too much into this performance.

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