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[VIDEOS] Hasan Nawaz: The emerging power-hitting sensation in International Cricket

just watched the highlights, guy is a hack. got lucky few times, i don't think
he will last
 
Liked the intent, but not sure he will do well internationally at other grounds against other teams. He was playing at rugby ground against nz B team bowling in good pitch for batting and also got some chances.

Often moved to early in crease missing balls outside off with swings and misses.

I am just being realistic so people don't hype him to the moon on this one innings like many hyped someone and team after recent 350 chase against South africa giving too much credit to rizwan also vs the power play plus salman that won that game essentially.

He should continue working with Yusuf and bring some improvements and perhaps be backup for Fakhar as he will retire in near future.

However for now once Fakhar and Saim are fit they should be top choice openers for white ball.
 
iRfaN_LA said:
just watched the highlights, guy is a hack. got lucky few times, i don't think
he will last
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This ground is more suitable for players like him. Munro owns this ground. With heavy dew and low bounce bowlers are at the mercy of batsmen. Pakistan has to treat his wicket like a bonus wicket.nwhen he comes off he would have won you half the game. If you expect consistency he may go Imran nazir way
 
This brand is already failed, England used to play this brand but they have lost their identity, Remember India lost early wickets in final, you cant play like this knockouts. We need player like klassen in middle,Pandya,Phillips like player are real modern day cricket. opener in the past also used to play at brisk rate, but in today modern day cricket it is actually middle order who plays with high strike rate. But remember knockout games will always be max 170 180. Players still need technique to survive.
 
He needs to hold his shape when playing over the top.However it was a stunning Innings.
 
Hasan Nawaz's answered following queries in interaction with Haris Rauf:

Q: Haris Rauf: Hasan Bhai, please share how you approached this innings and how you’re feeling.

Hasan Nawaz: Alhamdulillah, I’m very happy. This was a must-win game to stay in the series, and by God’s grace, we succeeded. Initially, I felt pressure after those early dismissals, but the way Agha Bhai, Shadab, and the entire team backed me—saying, “You’re a match-winner”—boosted my confidence. My mindset shifted completely.

Q: Haris Rauf: You mentioned earlier that taking your first single would ease pressure. How did that work?

Hasan Nawaz: Yes, I focused on scoring that first single. Once I did, the pressure vanished, and I could play freely. The team’s belief in me was crucial. We’re all united, and our goal is to win the series, Insha’Allah.

Q: Haris Rauf: How did you coordinate with Haris and Salman during the chase?

Hasan Nawaz: With Haris, we aimed to dominate early. After his dismissal, Salman and I communicated to finish the game quickly—ideally before 15 overs—to set a precedent. We want to modernize Pakistan’s T20 approach, playing fearlessly like other top teams. Insha’Allah, this mindset will drive our future success.
 
iRfaN_LA said:
just watched the highlights, guy is a hack. got lucky few times, i don't think
he will last
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I just saw the highlights too..
He has a really poor technique...

Don't know how, but hoping he proves me wrong..
 
Hesson keeping a close eye
 

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IMMY69 said:
I just saw the highlights too..
He has a really poor technique...

Don't know how, but hoping he proves me wrong..
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I don’t like the wild hoiks, but the kid has guts that’s for sure. And this is what we need, this is what counts as entertainment.

Not just knocking the ball around or playing infinite number of dot balls at the expense of the team, just to get your score.
 
Beautiful hooks-elegant drives from Saim Ayub at one end and kitchen sink long handle throw it all hoiks from Hasan Nawaz at other end would be a good combo, followed with Haris, Fakhar, Salman and Rizwan.

Fluke or not, guy seems mentally strong something that has usually been desperately lacking in our team. Should be given a fair run. Hope we get to see more of such innings. Pakistan needs a revival and it's only these types of performances which will make team win more and bring fans back to the game
 
Next game tomorrow, 0 0 105 the volatility like stock needs to be corrected, we are still unsure about his intrinsic value
 
Watched the ball by ball highlights, and probably all of his boundaries (apart from the one he hit down the ground with the toe of his bat) would’ve cleared the ropes in most stadiums, so the “small boundaries” argument goes out the window.
 
Went to watch 2015 WC semi at this very ground in Auckland and I was surprised to see how shot were the boundaries , it was almost the same size as we had in our school's cricket ground . Not sure how many games Shoaib Akthar played here, I'm sure he had to shortened his run up. Don't know how ICC approved this size .

I hope Nawaz improves from here , but at the moment he looks very raw and not sure he will last longer if didn't improve his game by a big margin and there is no reason he can't .

But there is no way I would declare Nawaz a " new sensation " . Harris is still way better than Nawaz. It was Harris who set the trend yesterday by hitting 2 sixes to Jamieson in the first over.
 
IMMY69 said:
I just saw the highlights too..
He has a really poor technique...

Don't know how, but hoping he proves me wrong..
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If you look at the history of Pakistan cricket, it's those with more unorthodox techniques (Javed Miandad, Fakhar Zaman, Younis Khan and etc) that have been the most impactful. Also, you expect them to be raw at this stage of their career.
 
Rana said:
What?????
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Still remains our most reliable player, the only one who has consistently been performing for the longest stretch. Fits in all three formats. He should have never been opening in T20s, 2nd down is most suitable for him, still having an average of close to 50 with Sr of 130 in T20 isn't too bad from Pakistani standards
 
Just saw his innings. Guy has no technique and was hitting tullay, and was a proper hack. Reminded me Shazaib Hassan but with better fitness. Small ground advantage, edges flying for boundaries etc.

However, his batting had shades of Fakhar Zaman's 100 in the Champions trophy final. That 100 was also not a perfect one and it had hack like shots. But Fakhar developed as a batsman alot after that innings and his hitting technique improve massively.

So this kid will really need to work on his batting I would say. But still I am abit skeptical about him. A clear picture of him will come after 15 t20 games.

Harris on the other hand did had more control on his shots.
 
Major said:
Just saw his innings. Guy has no technique and was hitting tullay, and was a proper hack. Reminded me Shazaib Hassan but with better fitness. Small ground advantage, edges flying for boundaries etc.

However, his batting had shades of Fakhar Zaman's 100 in the Champions trophy final. That 100 was also not a perfect one and it had hack like shots. But Fakhar developed as a batsman alot after that innings and his hitting technique improve massively.

So this kid will really need to work on his batting I would say. But still I am abit skeptical about him. A clear picture of him will come after 15 t20 games.

Harris on the other hand did had more control on his shots.
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He did have some really ugly hoiks across the line, but it wasn’t all just mindless slogging. Let’s be honest, he was expertly manipulating the field once he got a bit more confident throughout his innings.

Not the most technical nor the best looking, but he has guts and is smart on his strokeplay.
 
Usman Chadda said:
He did have some really ugly hoiks across the line, but it wasn’t all just mindless slogging. Let’s be honest, he was expertly manipulating the field once he got a bit more confident throughout his innings.

Not the most technical nor the best looking, but he has guts and is smart on his strokeplay.
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Lets see, he will get more games from this innings.

Remember, Haider Ali played 35 games before he finally proved himself that he was rubbish.
 
ask_analyse_act said:
why no Agha and why Farhan at 3 instead of haris or Fakhar and why Usman khan lol..

The difference between Usman and Nawaz is both are gully cricketers but Nawaz has better mental strength and range of shots and it took him very soon to succeed... USMAN had games against minnow teams and still failed miserably and the same way of dismissals.. Anyways with Saim and Fakhar waiting in the line , Usman makes one place ready for them , the other one would be either Abdul Samad i guess , he is simply not cut for intl cricket , with poor physique and also poor runnning between wickets...

Usman should go back to UAE or rot himself in domestics... He cant even stand in his crease to play a cricket shots, he reminds me of those cricket games in the street played with coke or pepsi boxes as stumps...
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Sammad will prove you wrong just like Hassan and Harris did yesterday. Pakistani fans are obsessed with batting techniques (without knowing much about them) and averages. These things are overrated in T20 cricket. You only need one proper bat to anchor the innings if needed but can also accelerate when situation demands. Salman and Saim can do that heck even Fakhar can play that role. Rest should be pure tullars with power and good hand eye coordination. That is how modern day T20 cricket is meant to be played.
 
Major said:
Lets see, he will get more games from this innings.

Remember, Haider Ali played 35 games before he finally proved himself that he was rubbish.
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Haider Ali was destroyed by being played as a lower order tulla. His role was never defined within the team.

He was much better than either Haris or Hassan when he made his debut.
 
It’s incredible knock, no doubt

But allow this new comer to settle in International cricketer…. Give him some time…. Don’t start thread immediately like “ Virat Kohli Vs Hasan Nawaz …. Who is greatest batsman “
 
Greenstorm said:
He doesn't have a cut or pull and is bound to fail in NZ. An inferior version of Haider Ali against pace but better against spin. Omair Yusuf should replace him in next game. Nawaz should get more opportunities in home series.
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He has managed to do well without an effective pull or cut short in 3rd T20 but he must develop those. Fakhar initially struggled with pull shot as well but he worked on it.

Next match is at Bay Oval where he should do well considering that wicket supports spinners against whom he is very good. What differentiates Hassan from the like of Mukhtar Ahmad, Sharjeel, Harris and Haider is his ability to attack spinners. This means he can keep accelerating during middle overs where we normally slowed down even after good starts.
 
ask_analyse_act said:
I still believe Babar can play his part in the middle order as second fiddle for someone going aggressively at the other end just like how Agha did today.. he adds depth to the batting, good fielder... He can play aggressively only if he wished to.. Last year in NZL he batted at 3 and scored 3x 50s at a 155+ SR and also the reason why Pak can consistently put score above 160 in all the games quite easily but it was the bowling that was so atrocious back then lost them 4-1

He will be forced to now if he comes in to this unit, otherwise he will caught out odd..
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He can't accelerate against quality bowlers. If you remember that last tour of NZ, Babar was well set and Pakistan needed something like 50 of 23 balls. Babar failed there as usual. He cannot finish and rise up in big games because he lacks the ability to dominate good bowlers.

Pakistan should keep Babar away from T20Is just like Williamson, Smith and Root are kept away. Even India has moved on from Kohli.
 
it was a great knock by all means. Yeah his shots might look ugly to some but it worked for him in that game. I hope he does not end up being a 1 match-wonder.
 
Kriketer said:
Still remains our most reliable player, the only one who has consistently been performing for the longest stretch. Fits in all three formats. He should have never been opening in T20s, 2nd down is most suitable for him, still having an average of close to 50 with Sr of 130 in T20 isn't too bad from Pakistani standards
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Average of 47 at a strike rate of 125.

If you tell Nawaz and Haris to bat at a strike rate of 125 for their next 20 games, they’ll be averaging 40+ too.

Rizwan’s average would drop below 30 If he was told to improve his strike rate.

Unless his strike rate was 140+, we really shouldn’t be glorifying his average as if he’s some T20 goat.
 
you lose or win, they can't stop criticism --- you win , oh it's just a meaningless bilateral -- well,.if these bilaterals are meaningless,.why don't just scrap these and play only icc tournaments.

Here we have people saying that this guy Nawaz played miss shots -- don't they look how many tulla shots newzealand played.
 
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A young player has scored a hundred in just his third game.
That too after scoring zero in the first two games.
So why are people so willing to give their verdict?

Why not just appreciate it and hope that he kicks on from here?

I watched each and every ball of his innings yesterday.
There was good strike rotation, field manipulation,
Shots like upper cut, backfoot six over mid-off, lofted drives over cover, slog sweep.

And he was getting into good positions against spinners. Much better than most of our players.
 
Hack or not, scoring a century in T20 in just 44 balls is no easy feat by any means—it gives you a glimpse of his talent. You can't call this luck. And guess what? Luck favors the brave. He’s still raw, but you can tell this kid can play, and T20 suits his game style perfectly.

We desperately needed this fearless approach. This is why bilateral series are so important—they help uncover one or two talents, allowing the team to rebuild or reload from there. Now, with Saim, Fakhar, and Hasan Nawaz in the lineup, the team looks incredibly dangerous. If Haris can become more consistent, this squad has the potential to regularly score 200-plus.

We need players like him to be given more chances and properly groomed. We wasted so many precious years grooming Shadab, Imam (in ODIs), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, etc—players who simply weren’t good enough, yet we persisted with them. It’s a travesty that these guys got more chances than Haider Ali and Sohaib Maqsood, who had far more potential if they had been given a consistent run. I still believe Haider Ali is the answer for the middle or lower order. The poor kid was booted way too early just because he didn't live up to the hype after batting one down. They expected him to be like Kohli or Pandya, but he crashed under unrealistic expectations. There is still time for Haider Ali and I hope he does well in PSL. He is still very young, experienced and explosive.

When you see a talent that is so obvious to the eyes, persist with them rather than discarding them after a few games and then bringing back boring, non-match-winners.
 
Hasan did something no Pakistani batter had done in a long time. A 44-ball century! I think only Afridi scored a century faster than that for Pakistan.
 
Nawaz demonstrated a wide range of shots, proving he is not just a leg-side hitter—a common issue among many of our batters. He has hit sixes in all directions, showcasing the versatility of a player with every shot in the book. He definitely has the potential to become a very good player.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Haider Ali was destroyed by being played as a lower order tulla. His role was never defined within the team.

He was much better than either Haris or Hassan when he made his debut.
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Bro for me hassan looks the real deal this guy is a monster vs spin anyone who knows his game in domestic says this guy is brutal force vs spin i think pak have player on hand just keep giving him confidence and chances.
 
Watxhed highlights he’s complete tulla right now, Batting standards so low and cricket is in such abysmal state that these gulla mullah level player play fluke innings and Pakistani starts to hype ghem such desperation the only talented lad i have seen in recent time for Pakistan is saim ayub
 
Let's see more innings from him and then worry about long-term prospects. Right now, I am just happy that we will remember a game of cricket Pakistan was involved in for the right reasons!
 
Usman Chadda said:
I don’t like the wild hoiks, but the kid has guts that’s for sure. And this is what we need, this is what counts as entertainment.

Not just knocking the ball around or playing infinite number of dot balls at the expense of the team, just to get your score.
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Lets give him time...
My concern is that some of those shots to third man would have been out had the boundary been of usual size, likewise those straight fours would have been just a single...

But only time will tell
 
Kriketer said:
Still remains our most reliable player, the only one who has consistently been performing for the longest stretch. Fits in all three formats. He should have never been opening in T20s, 2nd down is most suitable for him, still having an average of close to 50 with Sr of 130 in T20 isn't too bad from Pakistani standards
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So Rizwan bats at 5 because he’s good in this position in T20s?
 
Praise is pouring in for Hasan.

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IMMY69 said:
Lets give him time...
My concern is that some of those shots to third man would have been out had the boundary been of usual size, likewise those straight fours would have been just a single...

But only time will tell
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Maybe he played those shots to 3rd man because he saw an opportunity?
 
Rana said:
So Rizwan bats at 5 because he’s good in this position in T20s?
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Would bring stability to line up when he's in the middle order. Not every batsmen has to be a slog hitter, and others usually failing around him is not his fault. People are getting carried away by one Hassan knock, hope he get many more but we shouldn't forget that many batsmen around Rizwan have been failing miserably for a few years while he has only been the consistent one.
 
Ahmed216 said:
Clearly he targeted the short boundary. I liked his placement throughout the innings and ability to rotate strike
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You can be a Haider Ali type slogger - but keep on getting out in the deep or be like this guy who says look I see a gap and I have the skill - will get my boundary
 
Ahmed216 said:
Clearly he targeted the short boundary. I liked his placement throughout the innings and ability to rotate strike
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Its easier to rotate strike when you are batting aggressively. Bowlers and fielders under pressure give away easy 1s and 2s.
 
Kriketer said:
Would bring stability to line up when he's in the middle order. Not every batsmen has to be a slog hitter, and others usually failing around him is not his fault. People are getting carried away by one Hassan knock, hope he get many more but we shouldn't forget that many batsmen around Rizwan have been failing miserably for a few years while he has only been the consistent one.
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Whats 'failing' in T20 cricket? Is failure the definition of not succeeding in playing the game the way it should be played, whilst success is to play T20 in an ODI manner?
 
MenInG said:
Maybe he played those shots to 3rd man because he saw an opportunity?
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I was referring to the ones that were not intentionally but to third man.
But like I said, we'll know in time who good he can be..
 
They all got to start somewhere and that’s true even for good players. Of course, there are several chinks in Nawaz’s armour as of today but he’s got a good start and let’s hope he’s able to build on it. No one thought pant could play test cricket or for that matter even Sehwag, but good players are able to adjust their games if they have the hunger. Hope Nawaz also leverages on this good start and improve from here.
 
Major said:
Just saw his innings. Guy has no technique and was hitting tullay, and was a proper hack. Reminded me Shazaib Hassan but with better fitness. Small ground advantage, edges flying for boundaries etc.

However, his batting had shades of Fakhar Zaman's 100 in the Champions trophy final. That 100 was also not a perfect one and it had hack like shots. But Fakhar developed as a batsman alot after that innings and his hitting technique improve massively.

So this kid will really need to work on his batting I would say. But still I am abit skeptical about him. A clear picture of him will come after 15 t20 games.

Harris on the other hand did had more control on his shots.
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Exactly! We won 2 or so T20Is from last 25 T20Is with those who supposedly have technique but have never played a knock like this in NZ or Aus in our history.
 
He has the mental strength and fearless attitude and is smart enough to slog in the area where there is no fielder , if he can sort out his weaknesses soon enough then he can be a devastating player for us.
 
It will be a hard pill to swallow but he is a tullaybaaz player...
I hope he can produce some more good knocks in the future but things are looking in the opposite direction atm.
 
A good back up t20 opener for now . Needs lot of work to be done on him or else he will end up quite soon
 
His technique right now makes him a very good option for no4. But he’s not cut out to be an opener on current technique.
 
There are no easy answers to Pakistan's batting woes in T20 cricket. A lot of hopes on Zaman and Ayub. Neither of them have cracked T20 cricket. FZ is 35 and towards the end of his playing days.

Most of these youngsters are hacks. Modern day T20 line-ups need a couple of them but what you need more is for players with FC pedigree to adapt to the game. Think Buttler, Sky, Klaasen. Strong FC base and T20 superstars. Pakistan don't have that kind. The balance isn't there. It is either Saud Shakeel or Mohd. Haris.

Haris Rauf can bypass FC cricket and be a fine T20 bowler. Batsmen cannot.
 
People need to understand the difference between range hitting, people with proper hitting technique and blind sloggers. THe bat was missing ball by miles for most of his slogs.
 
This kid is talented but needs to work on his technique to thrive in bowling friendly conditions. Maybe sending him to play in County cricket for a couple of seasons would help.
 
106 runs in the 5 games of the series - 105 of them in one innings

3 ducks.

must be some sort of record.LOL
 
Give him a first 3 games vs BD he deserves a go in familiar conditions but there should be a reserve bat behind him most likely some one who has a good PSL at top slot
 
lot of hype for tullaybaaz... his swings are so wild , not even close to connect the ball..

what an ugly inns from Haris too... These two are not the answer for Pak intent and SR issues... And USMAN khan , the selector who never selected him for his PSL heroics before was a genius and the one who selected him (i.e Wahab Riaz has zero brains) As i write Samad another tullaybaaz walks away for a nothing shot..

Get better batsmen or just stick with Babar and Rizwan forever...
 
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