[VIDEO] Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah - a special partnership for many years to come

[MenInG]

Babar Azam's superb captaincy and leadership in Sri Lanka, Shaheen and Naseem's fantastic attitude on wickets that weren't favourable to pace bowling, Pakistan's outstanding fielding effort, Abdullah Shafique a special talent, Saud Shakeel's brilliant start to his Test career, Salman Ali Agha silencing his critics, Pakistan's aggressive approach in Sri Lanka, Mickey Arthur and Grant Bradburn's future.

 

[msb314]

SSA is overrated - Naseem is the real deal..

 

[as-95]

Naseem was very impressive against Sri Lanka.

Shaheen is world class but he has been going through a lull since he got injured in the WC!

He needs more rest and then he needs to come back with a vengeance.

Glad the Naseem haters are having humble pie!

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Naseem has been very good but SSA is just on another level.

His injuries have held him back thus far but the more matches he plays, the better he will get.

He needs his pace to be around 145 to become the threat he was pre-injury.

 

[gazza619]

What we really need now is to find a third fast bowler to support Naseem & Shaheen this year in Australia. And no Hassan Ali is not the answer. I actually quite like Arshad Iqbal and Insanullah.

 

[shamaan]

What we really need now is to find a third fast bowler to support Naseem & Shaheen this year in Australia. And no Hassan Ali is not the answer. I actually quite like Arshad Iqbal and Insanullah.

Ihsanullah should definitely be in the squad and I would pick him as the 3rd pacer.

 

[shamaan]

Shaheen is a way better new ball bowler.Naseem is better all rounder bowler.

 

[Third Man]

Ihsanullah should definitely be in the squad and I would pick him as the 3rd pacer.

What's wrong with Arshad Iqbal? He's certainly a more polished bowler and already proven in domestics. He might be the third best red ball bowler in the country

 

[Third Man]

What we really need now is to find a third fast bowler to support Naseem & Shaheen this year in Australia. And no Hassan Ali is not the answer. I actually quite like Arshad Iqbal and Insanullah.

Not sure about Ihsanullah's readiness or fitness for the longest format but would love to see Arshad Iqbal as the third seamer. He's ready.

 

[heddie19]

Really excited to see Double Shah duo reaching the heights across formats. Both have talent, I really hope the stay injury free for next 8-10 years.

 

[shamaan]

What's wrong with Arshad Iqbal? He's certainly a more polished bowler and already proven in domestics. He might be the third best red ball bowler in the country

Whilst Arshad is good if we are only going to play 3 pacers I would go for someone who can take the pitch out of the equation we seen how some of Australian players struggled against the bounce in England.

 

[ElRaja]

pakistan have never gained anything from taking a newbie to play tests in aus, always ends up in a mess. naseem, ssa and hassan ali will be the front line three, with aamer jamal as the seaming all rounder with a likely recall for Mohammad abbas given its a three match series.

most likely pak will go with naseem, shaheen and hassan, abrar and salman as the five bowling options.

 

[Nasty Naz]

pakistan have never gained anything from taking a newbie to play tests in aus, always ends up in a mess. naseem, ssa and hassan ali will be the front line three, with aamer jamal as the seaming all rounder with a likely recall for Mohammad abbas given its a three match series.

most likely pak will go with naseem, shaheen and hassan, abrar and salman as the five bowling options.

Jamal isn't as good of a bat as people think he is. Can hit some sixes but so he can Hasan Ali. I think Faheem is someone they have to take in Australian conditions over Jamal. He bowls it tight at least and has shown to be quite a handy batsmen in Tests.

 

[apnapind]

pakistan have never gained anything from taking a newbie to play tests in aus, always ends up in a mess. naseem, ssa and hassan ali will be the front line three, with aamer jamal as the seaming all rounder with a likely recall for Mohammad abbas given its a three match series.

most likely pak will go with naseem, shaheen and hassan, abrar and salman as the five bowling options.

Bro dont u think pak should play nauman and abrar both in aus

 

[pakfan54588]

They complement well with each other. naseem is improving drastically as a test bowler hopefully he continues his hard work in red ball

 

[Bewal Express]

What we really need now is to find a third fast bowler to support Naseem & Shaheen this year in Australia. And no Hassan Ali is not the answer. I actually quite like Arshad Iqbal and Insanullah.

Great Post. Both Ihsanullah and Arshad need to be fast tracked into red ball cricket and both need to go to Australia
Although we will get smashed, as we usually do it will be a great experience

 

[Bewal Express]

What's wrong with Arshad Iqbal? He's certainly a more polished bowler and already proven in domestics. He might be the third best red ball bowler in the country

He needs to lose weight. As we say in Pothwari he has a bit of Tidd and he needs to lose that. He has real potential but needs to lose a stone

 

[Fenrir]

Arshad Iqbal should be preferred over Hasan Ali.Srshad is tall ,gets good bounce and is quicker than Hasan.He will be good in Australian conditions.

 

[Bewal Express]

The guys compliment each other and Naseem has really come on. We just need to develop 2 other bowlers that hit the pitch hard

 

[KhanNn]

What we really need now is to find a third fast bowler to support Naseem & Shaheen this year in Australia. And no Hassan Ali is not the answer. I actually quite like Arshad Iqbal and Insanullah.

Insanullah? :0

 

[Ahmed216]

SSA is overrated - Naseem is the real deal..

Shaheen is not overrated. He's making a return after injury

 

[TheSultan]

SSA does have the “injury” excuse and I’ll allow it for a while. Knee injuries shorten careers and remove zip from fast bowlers. No matter how hard you try, for some bowlers it’s very hard to get back to where they were. Let’s hope he does recover

 

[Officer Barbrady]

Naseem is the most skillful of the lot at the moment in 50 over and test cricket.

Ihsanullah is injured so not playing the 100. Don’t know how long he’s expected to be out.

Arshad feels more like a test match bowler. He def should be under consideration for the Australia tour.

Heard Hasan Ali has regained pace but don’t know if that’s true? anyone watched him recently?

Sameen gul is another who has some promise.

 

[Officer Barbrady]

SSA does have the “injury” excuse and I’ll allow it for a while. Knee injuries shorten careers and remove zip from fast bowlers. No matter how hard you try, for some bowlers it’s very hard to get back to where they were. Let’s hope he does recover

He’s hitting 90 miles in the hundred. I think he just remains in lower gear in test matches

 

[TheSultan]

He’s hitting 90 miles in the hundred. I think he just remains in lower gear in test matches

I agree and some bowlers can operate at a certain level only with a certain level of pace.

Shaheen at 88mph+ is deadly because his late swing is more prominent and is the difference between a good bowler and a deadly one.

So it’s fine if he’s in the 80-85mph in tests, but our expectations should be lower too

 

[pakistani pride]

Naseem is the most skillful of the lot at the moment in 50 over and test cricket.

Ihsanullah is injured so not playing the 100. Don’t know how long he’s expected to be out.

Arshad feels more like a test match bowler. He def should be under consideration for the Australia tour.

Heard Hasan Ali has regained pace but don’t know if that’s true? anyone watched him recently?

Sameen gul is another who has some promise.

Sameen Gul is a trundler.

 

[Hextro]

Naseem just hit 149.1 kph in LPL and three other deliveries in the same over were bowled at 145 kph.

Looks like he's getting his old pace back.

 

[Farah Sohail]

Naseem just hit 149.1 kph in LPL and three other deliveries in the same over were bowled at 145 kph.

Looks like he's getting his old pace back.

i think speeds in these leagues are bit exaggerated.. i have seen Naseem Shah hitting 150 in BPL also. But never seen him hitting these speeds for Pakistan.. i think..in these leagues.. they show speeds 3-4 kph more than actual

 

[Hextro]

i think speeds in these leagues are bit exaggerated.. i have seen Naseem Shah hitting 150 in BPL also. But never seen him hitting these speeds for Pakistan.. i think..in these leagues.. they show speeds 3-4 kph more than actual

He was hitting 148 kph in his first international over.

 

[Farah Sohail]

He was hitting 148 kph in his first international over.

Dont remember his debut… I meant recently I havent seen Naseem Shah hit 150 km/h playing for Pakistan, for a long time..but I have seen him hitting these speeds playing in leagues.. so probably speeds in these leagues are bit exaggerated too

 

[Hextro]

Dont remember his debut… I meant recently I havent seen Naseem Shah hit 150 km/h playing for Pakistan, for a long time..but I have seen him hitting these speeds playing in leagues.. so probably speeds in these leagues are bit exaggerated too

His debut was a test match in Australia. If he can hit those speeds in test cricket then I don't see why he can't hit those speeds again.

The bowler that bowled after Naseem's over was bowling in the low 130s and high 120s so I don't think the speeds are exaggerated.

 

[sam_ahm]

This is the best bowling pair I've seen for Pakistan since Aamer and Asif. Shaheen and Naseem will do wonders for Pakistan as long as they don't get injured.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

This is the best bowling pair I've seen for Pakistan since Aamer and Asif. Shaheen and Naseem will do wonders for Pakistan as long as they don't get injured.

More importantly the bench strength of Pakistan Bowling Attack is also in good hands in form of Zaman, Ihsanullah, Hasnain, Dahani.

 

[sam_ahm]

More importantly the bench strength of Pakistan Bowling Attack is also in good hands in form of Zaman, Ihsanullah, Hasnain, Dahani.

Yes, the bench strength is good. Dahani is one I'm not entirely convinced about but others yes, esp Ihsanullah. Wasim jnr can be included there as well with his ability to reverse swing.

Shaheen, Naseem, Rauf and Wasim jnr I think are the 4 pacers going to the WC. Ihsanullah would have been a great addition but I don't think they can find a place for him.

 

[shamaan]

Yes, the bench strength is good. Dahani is one I'm not entirely convinced about but others yes, esp Ihsanullah. Wasim jnr can be included there as well with his ability to reverse swing.

Shaheen, Naseem, Rauf and Wasim jnr I think are the 4 pacers going to the WC. Ihsanullah would have been a great addition but I don't think they can find a place for him.

Yes that's pretty much certain that them four will be picked for the WC and I would like to see Ihsanullah get back to full fitness so he can play against Australia.

 

[da_don]

i would have chosen zaman or ehsanullah ahead of wasim jnr

 

[Cricket Warrior]

i would have chosen zaman or ehsanullah ahead of wasim jnr

But Wasim junior brings some experience into the side along with a little slog hitting skills.

 

[shamaan]

i would have chosen zaman or ehsanullah ahead of wasim jnr

Wasim Jnr can't be dropped his stats are very good.

 

[Champ_Pal]

SSA is overrated - Naseem is the real deal..

Good joke.

Naseem is overrated. Even Rauf is a head of him.

Shaheen is the best bowler in the world currently.

 

[Saj]

i would have chosen zaman or ehsanullah ahead of wasim jnr

Ihsanullah is currently injured.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Sameen Gul is a trundler.

Would be a better option to try rather than playing Mir Hamza again.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Naseem isn't as good as Shaheen. Needs to massively improve in tests. Good thing is he has a good injury record.

 

[msb314]

Good joke.

Naseem is overrated. Even Rauf is a head of him.

Shaheen is the best bowler in the world currently.

Based on what? What had SSA done?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

The new kookaburra balls (2021 onwards) also help. They swing a lot more upfront and hold shape for longer. These 2 can make a real impact at the World Cup.

 

[cricenjoyer]

Have high hopes that these two can replicate and maybe even go above and beyond the two W's.

Naseem has all the ingredients, all he needs is luck and game time whereas with Shaheen his inswinger already makes him such a weapon however if he can bring the batsmen''s outside edge into play and up his speed another 5k's on average than he can be a real diamond

 

[shamaan]

Good joke.

Naseem is overrated. Even Rauf is a head of him.

Shaheen is the best bowler in the world currently.

Naseem has a higher ceiling he can swing the ball and reserve it.Rauf just bowls fast.

 

[gazza619]

Naseem just hit 149.1 kph in LPL and three other deliveries in the same over were bowled at 145 kph.

Looks like he's getting his old pace back.

Concerned though that he is using all that gas and risking injury in a pointless league.

 

[MenInG]

Could Haris Rauf be considered part of this group too?

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Based on what? What had SSA done?

Ask any current batter who they consider to be the biggest threat in Pak bowling. 9/10 would say it's Shaheen.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Could Haris Rauf be considered part of this group too?

In LOIs hopefully.
Regardless of conditions, it's rare (and rightly so) to see a team play less than 3 pacers in ODIs.

 

[pakfan54588]

if we win tomorrow both should be rested for last odi.we need them fully fit for worldcup

 

[CadPakFan]

In LOIs hopefully.
Regardless of conditions, it's rare (and rightly so) to see a team play less than 3 pacers in ODIs.

Rauf still has a fair way to go before he can properly be considered a quality ODI bowler, although he has a quite impressive strike-rate in ODIs, he has quite a high economy and he hasn't gone against a full-strength AUS, NZ or ENG team yet (neither have most of the Pak team) so the Asia Cup will be an interesting test ahead.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Both are still so young and the future of pace bowling. If they remain injury free, no reason why they cant scale lofty heights.
Fantastic talents and so exciting to watch!
and both have improved their batting in recent times, which augurs well for Pak lower order batting.

 

[WicketLord]

Pakistan has always had a pair of fast bowlers, and fast bowling has always been the strength of Pakistan cricket.

As now Shaheen, Naseem, Rauf, Wasim Jr. etc are talented fast bowlers.

The good thing is that they are all very young and can play cricket for a long time.

 

[Hextro]

Naseem's economical bowling gives Shaheen the opportunity to take risks and pitch the ball full. They complement each other really well.

 

[shariqnoor]

I like how Naseem has developed into a good economical bowler in the ODIs. Bowls wicket to wicket and hardly gives runs away. Allows Shaheen and Haris to attack at the other end.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Shaheen has got his pace back after coming back from the injury and his rythem also looks fine. Naseem on the other hand looks like a complete bowler, good at the start lethal in the death overs.
It will be a treat to watch these both guys bowling together for many years to come.

 

[sweep_shot]

Shaheen, Naseem, Hasnain, and Rauf.

Can be a lethal long-term group. All are young.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

This left-right opening spell combination is the most lethal posing a nightmare for numerous batsmen especially when faced with swinging conditions.

 

[MenInG]

Naseem Shah vs Nepal tonight

https://twitter.com/x/status/1696886643469201582

 

[Cricket Warrior]

I was surprised to see how both bowlers Naseem and Shaheen were able to generate swing in challenging conditions whereas Nepal's bowlers struggled to make the ball seam or swing.

 

[MenInG]

Will these 2 be the difference in the Pakistan vs India game tomorrow?

 

[Cricket Warrior]

I believe Shadab could be an unexpected or unpredictable factor. He performed exceptionally well in the first match with his bowling. so my favourite combo would be shaheen and Shadab.

 

[MenInG]

Naseem bowling at a good pace, 140+ kph

 

[Saj]

Good start from both.

Keeping it tight and Naseem marginally the more impressive so far.

 

[MenInG]

 

[Marooned]

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Big game, big impact.

 

[Marooned]

One of Shaheen's great spells. Champion bowler.

Naseem was brilliant too.

 

[hassan918]

It is probably the most lethal fast bowling pair in world cricket at the moment and we saw this today against India. Both were bowling really well and creating problems for the Indian batters.

 

[Farah Sohail]

Naseem should try to take more wickets too, rather than trying to be just more economical.. he shiuld see himself as the strike bowler too, along with Shaheen and Haris..but I think hes just content being the economical Bowler..yes he got three wickets too..but last wicket was a lucky one….Naseem. Though extremely talented but bowls defensively…

also, he looks good while beating the batsmen, but rarely he gets the outide edge by batsmen.. maybe bowling coaches should try and pin point to him, why doesnt he get the outside edge, by batsmen often? Surely he misses the trick somewhere

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Naseem should try to take more wickets too, rather than trying to be just more economical.. he shiuld see himself as the strike bowler too, along with Shaheen and Haris..but I think hes just content being the economical Bowler..yes he got three wickets too..but last wicket was a lucky one….Naseem. Though extremely talented but bowls defensively…

also, he looks good while beating the batsmen, but rarely he gets the outide edge by batsmen.. maybe bowling coaches should try and pin point to him, why doesnt he get the outside edge, by batsmen often? Surely he misses the trick somewhere

Naseem Shah's bowling performance has been quite impressive but unfortunately luck isn't favoring him in terms of picking up wickets. Otherwise I would consider him the most consistent and accurate bowler in the team at the moment.

 

[pakistani pride]

Naseem should try to take more wickets too, rather than trying to be just more economical.. he shiuld see himself as the strike bowler too, along with Shaheen and Haris..but I think hes just content being the economical Bowler..yes he got three wickets too..but last wicket was a lucky one….Naseem. Though extremely talented but bowls defensively…

also, he looks good while beating the batsmen, but rarely he gets the outide edge by batsmen.. maybe bowling coaches should try and pin point to him, why doesnt he get the outside edge, by batsmen often? Surely he misses the trick somewhere

LOL
Do you know his ODI record.

 

[Farah Sohail]

LOL
Do you know his ODI record.

Yes..but that is against weaker sides.. I agree that Naseem is quite talented and has all the potential, but I feel tht when he is bowling alongside Shaheen, he tries to be bowl more economically, rather than try to take more wickets…he bowls more defensive lines..while Shaheen and Haris, always try to go for wickets

 

[MenInG]

If Haris can fix his inconsistencies, I feel this trio will be the talk of the World Cup, Inshallah

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Shaheen needs to be celebrated more. The guy is something special. Much much better than the red herring successors to Wasim Akram we've had.
Naseem has started improving as well.
Haris needs to keep his emotions in check.
If only we had a proper seam bowling allrounder [not Fahim or Wasim Jr](our pace attack would easily be the best for ODIs)

 

[Cricket Warrior]

They both bring to mind a partnership reminiscent of the likes of Wasim and Waqar.

 

[shamaan]

Naseem should try to take more wickets too, rather than trying to be just more economical.. he shiuld see himself as the strike bowler too, along with Shaheen and Haris..but I think hes just content being the economical Bowler..yes he got three wickets too..but last wicket was a lucky one….Naseem. Though extremely talented but bowls defensively…

also, he looks good while beating the batsmen, but rarely he gets the outide edge by batsmen.. maybe bowling coaches should try and pin point to him, why doesnt he get the outside edge, by batsmen often? Surely he misses the trick somewhere

If Shaheen is taking wickets I don't mind Naseem controlling the run rate at the other end.

 

[shamaan]

Best opening pair in world cricket currently.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

their left right combo makes even more difficult to handle.

 

[Titan24]

If they remain injury free for most part (Some are going to happen here and there) of their careers they are surely destined for some great things. Work load management in this day and age with leagues, T20Is etc would be the key. Both are U-25 currently which just shows they have a lot of roam to grow, mature and improve further and they are not even in their peaks yet.