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[VIDEO] Ahmed Jamal: King of Speed contest winner

Now that will be a very good exposure. County will teach him alot of things and will make him ready for international debut.
 
PAKISTAN'S 'King of Speed' Ahmed Jamal says that he is loving life at Bromyard Cricket Club following a decent start to his debut season in Worcestershire County League Division One.

Jamal has so far taken 11 wickets for the Flaggoners Green side, including a five-wicket haul against Worcester Nomads.

He also recently got the better of South African star Wehan Joubert in the battle of the overseas players in Bromyard's derby game against Colwall.

Jamal bagged four wickets in that match and currently leads the Bromyard bowling attack.

He joined the Herefordshire side after Pakistan international Yasir Hameed recommended him to cricket agent James Hine.

"I am enjoying everything at the club and have mixed with all the members, as well as some of the social members," said Jamal, who is from Abbottabad.

"Bromyard is very different from what I am used to because the population is only 5,000 compared to 200,000 where I am from.

"But I am enjoying my time here - everyone is friendly and I have been made welcome at Bromyard.

"I go to the gym and do lots of exercises, so I am happy here.

"I have got no family staying with me, but some of the social members are always willing to help me and I get on with the the team.

Jamal's form may not have surprised many people because he has been tipped to reach the top by Pakistan legend Wasim Akram.

Jamal won a 'King of Speed' camp run by Akram last year as part of a nationwide search to unearth new pace talent in his home country and clocked 143kph (89mph) on the speed gun.

Akram called Jamal "the future" after spending 10 days with him, adding that one day he could take Pakistani cricket to new heights.

"I was very privileged to have been selected onto the camp and I spent one-on-one sessions with Wasim Akram," said Jamal,"

"He helped me a lot and I was very proud to win the competition.

"It is a great stepping stone for me and the aim is to eventually play for Pakistan.

"That is my goal and, until that happens, I won't be satisfied."

Some could argue that the 25-year-old could one day even threaten Pakistani quickie Shoaib Akhtar's world record for the fastest delivery ever record.

That 100.2mph blockbuster came against England in 2003, but Ahmed has already been clocked at 92mph.

"I think I could soon get up to 150kph (93.2mph)," said Ahmed.

"I have always been a fast bowler ever since I was 15.

"I also played football, but finished about two years ago to concentrate on cricket.

"I always do lots of training to develop my technique and bowl as fast as I can."

Jamal, who has replaced former Sri Lanka international Dinusha Fernando as Bromyard's international player, is a National Bank quickie that took 158 wickets in 42 first-class matches, including an eight-wicket haul in one match.

His first-class debut was for Pakistan Customs against Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited at Islamabad in November 2009.

Jamal took 4-101 off his 28 overs in that game and finished with an economy rate of 3.60.

He also picked up 6-25 for Abbottbad against Faisalabad at the Gohati Cricket Stadium in Swabi two years later, which saw Faisalabad bowled out for 74.

And in January this year, Jamal bagged seven wickets to help National Bank of Pakistan crush Pakistan Television by an innings and 53 runs at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Jamal is currently staying with Bromyard chairman and opening batsman Ashley Bullock.

Bullock said that he is delighted with how Jamal has settled into the team.

"He is a sociable guy that goes out and meets people," said Bullock.

"He is bowling well, but the wickets have been a bit soft at the moment.

"However, he is bowling with pace and a good line and the more he plays, the more he will adapt to the conditions."

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A friend saw him in a 20/20 game club game for Bromyard said that he got some tap as the batsman used his pace to score heavily.
 
BUMP

Any news about him of performances in domestic cricket also is he still touching 90MPH with his height and action i thought he could be a Finn type bowler for us
 
they can teach line and length but they cant teach pace.


Waste of talent...?
 
Didn't set the world alight in the recent domestic final but did outbowl Wahab, Raza and Zia
Outbowled by Mir and Zia against Kenya

Interesting to hear from anyone who watched the quadi-azam final to see which bowler was the fastest
 
Looks like another over-hyped youngster who will prove to be useless at the top level.

Can't take Pakistani bowlers seriously anymore, we are the new India.
 
He's bang average and bowls gun-barrel straight. Hamza is the finest prospect in the country and is miles ahead of him.
 
He's bang average and bowls gun-barrel straight. Hamza is the finest prospect in the country and is miles ahead of him.

Hamza has had a good first year but so did Sohail Khan, Rahat ali etc too

Looks as if he is aggressive and pitches it in the right places, not sure how effective he will be on uae pitches
 
Looks like another over-hyped youngster who will prove to be useless at the top level.

Can't take Pakistani bowlers seriously anymore, we are the new India.

Not hyped at all. Only recognised for winning a speed contest. Also, insha Allah Mo Aamir will be back soon and insha Allah he can be as effective as he once was.
 
Absolute travesty PCB hasn't given him a chance yet should be on plane for the T20 vs B'desh
 
There are a bunch of bowlers in domestic cricket who can reach 145 with their effort delivery, bowling those speeds consistently is another matter altogether, which it seems only Wahab and Irfan can do.
Irfan??????? He is an average 132-133 Kph bowler with peak speed of 145 in 8-10 balls out of 60 balls, his pace has gone down even more this year
 
I think no one crossed 145 in the contest n his top speed was 142.
In absence of control n seaming ability I think he is average.
 
Irfan??????? He is an average 132-133 Kph bowler with peak speed of 145 in 8-10 balls out of 60 balls, his pace has gone down even more this year

Irfan is a 145kph bowler. He has probably been the quickest Pakistani pacer on average since his comeback. He has been bowling a little slower in a few recent matches but that is on purpose.
 
Irfan is a 145kph bowler. He has probably been the quickest Pakistani pacer on average since his comeback. He has been bowling a little slower in a few recent matches but that is on purpose.

Keep in mind he had been carrying around that pelvic stress fracture around for a while too I am sure. We all could tell in recent months he was not bowling like himself, like he was holding himself back. I am sure the feat of pain will do that to you.

I am not sure if he comes back as strong as he was earlier at his age but if he does, he should easily be a 145+ kph bowler.
 
our bowling was decent in world cup we have amir coming back sadaf mir hamza still deserve to be picked first
 
Keep in mind he had been carrying around that pelvic stress fracture around for a while too I am sure. We all could tell in recent months he was not bowling like himself, like he was holding himself back. I am sure the feat of pain will do that to you.

I am not sure if he comes back as strong as he was earlier at his age but if he does, he should easily be a 145+ kph bowler.

Yeah, his recent fitness issues and injuries took their toll. If he's refreshed and healthy, he'll give Riaz some serious competition in the fast bowling department.
 
he was 4th highest wicket taker quaid e azam trophy this year and his average speed is 140+ , so why isnt he in the PSL
 
The problem is we rarely play any A games. Our last one was nearly a year ago even Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have played more.
 
This post started 4 years back - since then, this guy is officially 29 now & hasn't made PAK A team yet; which indicates the purpose & effectiveness of such "hunting" programs
 
7/30 for him today for SSGC vs SNGPL.... albeit on a track where you can't tell the difference between the pitch and the outfield!!!
 
[VIDEO] Ahmed Jamal 9/50 for SSGC against SNGPL in the 2017/18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

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Extremely poor umpiring. Shocking really. Asad and Misbah..both deliveries were clearly going way down the leg side.
 
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