[VIDEOS] Mohammad Nawaz has now become a must-have for Pakistan's LOI sides

[shamaan]

I was a fan of Nawaz but it seemed like he reached his peak during the Asia Cup match vs India. I think its better to invest in a proper spinner, and have Shadab as your spin/all arounder, and maybe try to make room for another batsman, I think Nawaz, can still play for the test team, for the time being, but would want to try someone new for white ball cricket.

Nawaz isn't a proper spinner?

 

[Savak]

This guy has bottled situations, choked under pressure on many occasions for Pakistan, such players should eventually be dropped because they just don't have it. It is important that the captain, coaches and selectors identify these things in players after a while.

 

[nextover666666]

Nawaz isn't a proper spinner?

He is like an imad wasim type bowler, he is jist able to spin it more, we need a proper full time spinner ( abrar, usama, etc..)

 

[Usman Chadda]

This guy has bottled situations, choked under pressure on many occasions for Pakistan, such players should eventually be dropped because they just don't have it. It is important that the captain, coaches and selectors identify these things in players after a while.

How on earth do you want everyone to be dropped or sacked is beyond me. Do you want a different team, selector, chairman and coach for every series? I find it difficult to understand this thought process?

 

[zaidihusain]

This guy has bottled situations, choked under pressure on many occasions for Pakistan, such players should eventually be dropped because they just don't have it. It is important that the captain, coaches and selectors identify these things in players after a while.

Baber, Rizwan, Shaheen, Harris Rauf, all these has choked on many important occasions in big matches like finals, semis, series deciders & against important teams. Do you want to drop them all?

 

[zaidihusain]

I was a fan of Nawaz but it seemed like he reached his peak during the Asia Cup match vs India. I think its better to invest in a proper spinner, and have Shadab as your spin/all arounder, and maybe try to make room for another batsman, I think Nawaz, can still play for the test team, for the time being, but would want to try someone new for white ball cricket.

Shadab is unfit most of the time and it looks like he only wants to focus on T20 not even on ODIs. Team management cannot rely on Shadab

 

[Savak]

Baber, Rizwan, Shaheen, Harris Rauf, all these has choked on many important occasions in big matches like finals, semis, series deciders & against important teams. Do you want to drop them all?

If the list is huge and endless then there has to be a discussion about it. No point in carrying a line up full of Graeme Hicks.

The difference between great and average players is the ability to rise to the occasion for your team and country.

The selectors and the PCB also need to drive home the message that individual rankings and stats mean little if the team is sitting at the bottom of the rankings.

 

[The_KING]

You can tell a lot about a player by just looking at them. You look at Nawaz’s face, his body language and you just know that this guy is a choker who can’t handle pressure.

Pakistan are never going to win anything with chokers like Nawaz in the team.

 

[nextover666666]

Shadab is unfit most of the time and it looks like he only wants to focus on T20 not even on ODIs. Team management cannot rely on Shadab

Having another spinner helps Shadab and we have seen we cant rely on Nawaz either, Pakistan should look to have 3-4 Spinners to rotate around for white ball cricket and in my opinion i do not feel Nawaz should be their

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

We should all support Nawaz until couple of bad performances and then anoint someone else as the answer.

The issue here is that Pakistan do not have a winning mentality. Starts from the top. Until this happens, we will continue to rearrange deck chairs on the Titanic.

 

[badsha001]

This guy has bottled situations, choked under pressure on many occasions for Pakistan, such players should eventually be dropped because they just don't have it. It is important that the captain, coaches and selectors identify these things in players after a while.

Babar and co have choked on pretty much all occasions. This guy has won you multiple matches in the last year alone. The captain of Pak team doesn't know jack about managing players and getting the best out of them. Look at Ben Stokes and how he rebounded after getting thrashed by Carlos Brathwaite.

 

[shamaan]

He is like an imad wasim type bowler, he is jist able to spin it more, we need a proper full time spinner ( abrar, usama, etc..)

So basically anything that is Slow Left arm Orthodox you don't class them as proper full time spinner lol.

 

[nextover666666]

So basically anything that is Slow Left arm Orthodox you don't class them as proper full time spinner lol.

Imad is more of a darter than a slow left arm, and nawaz is of the same mould just slightly better, but these 2 are not proper slow left arm orthodox spinners, if we have a proper slow left arm othodox spinner, I am all for it, but these two (imad and nawaz) are not.

 

[FreakCricket]

This dude should stay away from national team, pathetic bowler and useless batter. Imad is out of the team clearly due to dosti yari

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

This dude should stay away from national team, pathetic bowler and useless batter. Imad is out of the team clearly due to dosti yari

When he replaced Imad in the team, Nawaz was clearly the better performer. Right now, Imad is. Nothing more complicated to it.

 

[Saj]

2 off 5 balls
3.3-48-1

Stinker of a match and not having the best of tournaments so far at PSL8.

 

[shamaan]

Imad is more of a darter than a slow left arm, and nawaz is of the same mould just slightly better, but these 2 are not proper slow left arm orthodox spinners, if we have a proper slow left arm othodox spinner, I am all for it, but these two (imad and nawaz) are not.

Nawaz isn't a darter he can actually spin the ball.

 

[Saj]

Averaging 5.25 with the bat so far at PSL8

3 wickets, economy rate of 10.46 with the ball so far.

 

[Rana]

Averaging 5.25 with the bat so far at PSL8

3 wickets, economy rate of 10.46 with the ball so far.

Bottling it now knowing Imad is hot on his heels

He needs Ramiz in charge telling him Imad is never coming back

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Bottling it now knowing Imad is hot on his heels

He needs Ramiz in charge telling him Imad is never coming back

Alternatively, he’s out of form and Imad would play over him in the t20 side. Don’t need to big up one guy by disrespecting the other.

 

[Rana]

Alternatively, he’s out of form and Imad would play over him in the t20 side. Don’t need to big up one guy by disrespecting the other.

Don’t cry now that it’s going to happen most likely

Your guys were always disrespecting Imad when he was/is out of the side

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Don’t cry now that it’s going to happen most likely

Your guys were always disrespecting Imad when he was/is out of the side

Here’s the thing mate, unlike you, I’m actually a Pakistan fan. I’m not an Imad fan. I’m not a Nawaz fan. I’m not a Babar fan. I’m not a Rizwan fan. I’m a Pakistan fan.

For the time that Imad was out of the side, Pakistan had four/five pace options tearing it up in the power play. At that time Imad bowled 3 of his overs in the Powerplay. Therefore he didn’t serve a function in the t20 side, Nawaz did. Right now, Nawaz isn’t bowling well outside the Powerplay, so Imad gets in.

So while someone like you actually enjoys the misfortune of your own country’s players, I don’t.

You can see my posts on Imad to see that his ability was never in question. His role 100% was. I’m not anti Imad. I’m anti fan boys who hate specific players and cosplay as Pakistan fans.

 

[MenInG]

Mohammad Nawaz 0/34 in 3 overs. A steady downward trend for Mohammad Nawaz, not looking good for him and may end-up being dropped soon.

 

[Saj]

No averaging 4.40 with the bat so far at PSL8

3 wickets at an average of 56.66, economy rate of 10.62 with the ball so far.

 

[MenInG]

A brilliant 52(44) from Nawaz for QG when it appeared that all was lost.

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[MenInG]

Pakistan have brought Nawaz in for the 2nd T20I vs Afg- good decision and I expect him to have an immediate impact.

 

[MenInG]

Hope he recovers soon.

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From the PCB:

Mohammad Nawaz is unavailable for this game (4th ODI vs New Zealand in Karachi) as he continues to recover from an index finger injury in his bowling hand.

 

[MenInG]

What an important innings by Nawaz - 30(25) in the 3rd ODI vs Afghanistan

 

[MenInG]

Mohammad Nawaz been impressive too, 2/15 in 5 overs

 

[hitthestump]

Excellent today and with good timing. Has outbowled Usama and probably reestablished his place in the XI.

The team is coming together nicely before the WC.

 

[MenInG]

Making himself at home against Nepal in the tournament opener

https://twitter.com/x/status/1696911276687982862

 

[Saj]

Today is a prime example of Nawaz's bowling.

Steady, neat and tidy, but is he going to take those 3, 4, 5 wickets in an innings that help you win matches?

Is he going to take those top wickets of the likes of Rohit, Kohli etc etc? Is he going to demolish a batting line-up?

 

[Bewal Express]

Today is a prime example of Nawaz's bowling.

Steady, neat and tidy, but is he going to take those 3, 4, 5 wickets in an innings that help you win matches?

Is he going to take those top wickets of the likes of Rohit, Kohli etc etc? Is he going to demolish a batting line-up?

The guy is a steady Eddy but he has no threat and with no wicket takers in the middle you lose games.

 

[Bhaijaan]

He’s a changed man ever since Babar Azam gave that legendary dressing room speech in Australia. He soaked it all in under the towel.

 

[imran1976]

(آدھا تیتر آدھا بٹیر) can never be must have at international level --- Our management still hasn't learned that you don't win on consistent basis with these half baked players , which we have in abundance. ---- Bring in specialists!

 

[shamaan]

He bowled okay without looking threatening.

 

[Rana]

Baber, Rizwan, Shaheen, Harris Rauf, all these has choked on many important occasions in big matches like finals, semis, series deciders & against important teams. Do you want to drop them all?

Yes

Please

 

[Savak]

Nawaz's purple patch is over.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Nawaz's bowling approach is mostly defensive, as he mostly focuses on maintaining a tight line and length to restrict runs rather than fo for wicket-taking opportunities.
Most of our spinners think that they are bowling in T20 so by containing runs they can win the game.
Which is totally a wrong approach.

 

[TeamPak95]

I rated him before, now I don't. As a bowler, yes his main role is to contain but at the same time the guy needs to have some sort of venom. As a batter, the last time he was impactful was probably the India game in Asia Cup 2022. I don't think he's a trash cricketer but you're not missing out on much if he were dropped. A little bit with the ball, a little bit/hardly anything with the bat. Idk if he still thinks this but Sanjay Manjrekar sees Jadeja as bits and pieces, then what does that make Nawaz lol.

 

[mominsaigol]

I will never understand why people always advocated nawaz over imad waseem because of bowling stats.

Imad waseem destroyed a 2nd string NZ side while the likes of shadab and Nawaz couldn't.

Imad's bowling Average is poor due to insistence of playing against Sena teams especially England on their home pitches

England destroyed everyone with their 400+ scores. 2019 England made India look like a minnow team before India somehow pulled it back and restricted them to 333.

Obviously imad was getting tonked. But nawaz is a defensive bowler. Imad isn't. Imad takes wickets and his line and length is more consistent, in terms of batting their ain't a comparison. Nawaz can't ever dream of playing wood, plunket, rasheed, moeen Ali, Archer, woakes or any of these lads lol like imad did..

I'm not saying imad is pandya or Ben Stokes or anything, but comparing mawaz to imad and that too based of bowling stats of nawaz performing just okay against 2nd string sides is crazy.

I think people are forgetting that nawaz got destroyed and couldn't even defend 16 runs in the final over against India. Even choosing to give kholi a no ball and ashwin a wide.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Inzamam-ul-Haq when asked about the comparison between Mohammad Nawaz & Kuldeep Yadav in the same conditions in the Asia Cup:
"You have come up with some good stats on both bowlers but let me say that I cannot select Kuldeep Yadav (laughter from all present). For me, that's an issue as he is from another team"

 

[ArabKnight]

Looks like we finally won a game after “tu mera match winner” got dropped from the XI.

 

[mominsaigol]

Inzamam-ul-Haq when asked about the comparison between Mohammad Nawaz & Kuldeep Yadav in the same conditions in the Asia Cup:
"You have come up with some good stats on both bowlers but let me say that I cannot select Kuldeep Yadav (laughter from all present). For me, that's an issue as he is from another team"

So you couldn't even select abrar inzi?

This doesn't even make sense, I thought the whole reason nawaz and shadab were selected was under the false pre tense that their allrounders? Now inzi is saying he'd choose a spinner instead?

So why wasn't abrar picked?

 

[Suleiman]

Actually really sad for him. He was finally coming into his own (Asia Cup. NZ series in NZ) up until Kohli assaulted him… or rather, he assaulted himself last year.

Nothing to take away from Kohli ofc, that was a GOAT t20 innings alongside Michael Hussey’s (also Vs us..)

But what is going to happen when you bowl back to back no balls?

That was the writing on the wall that he cannot handle pressure, and while I would’ve given him another chance after that out of pity, him bottling the Zimbabwe game should’ve been the final nail.

But ofc… Blunder Azam being the selection genius that he is continued to vouch for him. He had the audacity to scold Nawaz after the SA game just a few days ago, but it’s Babar who should be scolded for giving the most crucial death over AGAIN to a serial bottler.