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Set to make his debut for Pakistan today in the 1st T20I against West Indies. How do you think he will fare?

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Today could be the day where we find out if Faheem Ashraf’s LOI career is over or not. Mohammad Wasim please don’t let us down.
 
Tough debut in a 9 over slog

A couple of overs to prove himself in those conditions is a tough ask.
 
Brutal bouncer to Simmons and he is off the field - impressive pace

"Mohammad Wasim Jr to Simmons, no run, Mohammad Wasim has knocked down Simmons with a 142kph bumper! Short and angled in, Simmons backs away to pull and is beaten for pace. Missed the top edge hit his neck on the right side"
 
First over very impressive. Some hostile pace retiring Lendl Symonds hurt, and just a couple of streaky edges for four.
 
That was a good delivery.

The runs were expected as its a 9 over match so its basically bowling at death
 
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Finishes with 2 overs for 20.

In the circumstances, that's not a bad effort on debut.
 
Saj said:
Finishes with 2 overs for 20.

In the circumstances, that's not a bad effort on debut.
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Wicket of Chris Gayle.

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Not easy bowling in such a wind and against this kind of batting lineup. Bowled well, got wicket of Gayle and his nerves were under control considering he was on a debut.
 
Hope he gets a run of games as 3rd seamer but he's incredibly raw so a lot is going to have to go right from here.

I'm not sure why we're constantly picking fast bowlers before they've had a few seasons of domestic under their belt. Why are we against players becoming confident and experienced before playing international cricket?

The list of failures is high and almost no successes from this approach.
 
hitthestump said:
Hope he gets a run of games as 3rd seamer but he's incredibly raw so a lot is going to have to go right from here.

I'm not sure why we're constantly picking fast bowlers before they've had a few seasons of domestic under their belt. Why are we against players becoming confident and experienced before playing international cricket?

The list of failures is high and almost no successes from this approach.
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He looked quite mature and he already has atleast one season under his belt. He looked much better than Haris in terms of variety and skills.
Apart from the wide ball four he just gave 15 runs not a bad thing on his debut.
Azam was still huffing and puffing and he will cost us few runs in world Cup
 
hitthestump said:
Hope he gets a run of games as 3rd seamer but he's incredibly raw so a lot is going to have to go right from here.

I'm not sure why we're constantly picking fast bowlers before they've had a few seasons of domestic under their belt. Why are we against players becoming confident and experienced before playing international cricket?

The list of failures is high and almost no successes from this approach.
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The guy is around 24, so age isn't the problem. Let's face it after the dross Haris has bowled in matches, we lose nothing by trying him.
 
Guys he is alleounder not pacer, his real capabilities lie in batting as he is best hitter and improviser in Pakistan as far as i have seen his lap and ramp shorts have 100% accuracy i haven't seen him missing those and hitting ability is also extraordinary.
 
b.lesner said:
Guys he is alleounder not pacer, his real capabilities lie in batting as he is best hitter and improviser in Pakistan as far as i have seen his lap and ramp shorts have 100% accuracy i haven't seen him missing those and hitting ability is also extraordinary.
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So already ahead of Faheem Ashraf!
 
I am impressed specially if he can bat as well.

I am so so annoyed he didnt play against England.
 
b.lesner said:
Guys he is alleounder not pacer, his real capabilities lie in batting as he is best hitter and improviser in Pakistan as far as i have seen his lap and ramp shorts have 100% accuracy i haven't seen him missing those and hitting ability is also extraordinary.
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He is a joke of a batsmen. He only knows how to hit a ramp shot which is just a gamble.

As of now i only comsider him as a bowler
 
Major said:
He is a joke of a batsmen. He only knows how to hit a ramp shot which is just a gamble.

As of now i only comsider him as a bowler
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It seems like he is a better batsman than Hassan Ali? I will be happy if thats the case.
 
b.lesner said:
Guys he is alleounder not pacer, his real capabilities lie in batting as he is best hitter and improviser in Pakistan as far as i have seen his lap and ramp shorts have 100% accuracy i haven't seen him missing those and hitting ability is also extraordinary.
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I doubt.

He hasn't batted enough to judge him as the best hitter in Pakistan.

People shouldn't make the mistake of over-hyping him, it will only disappoint us in the future.

Just look at him as a young all-rounder expressing his skills. He has only bowled so far, so you can't judge his batting yet.
 
Major said:
He is a joke of a batsmen. He only knows how to hit a ramp shot which is just a gamble.

As of now i only comsider him as a bowler
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I agree, until he produces a few innings of substance, he will just function as a bowler.
 
gazza619 said:
That works for me tbh
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I would be happy with that as long as he can bowl. His action worries me because slingy bowlers rarely succeed because it tilts the seam to a saucer release. Lets hope he becomes a solid international cricketer.
 
Major said:
He is a joke of a batsmen. He only knows how to hit a ramp shot which is just a gamble.

As of now i only comsider him as a bowler
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Do you consider Hassan Ali as a bowling all rounder or just a bowler?
 
The bouncer which hit Simmons could have been deadly, luckily he left the field standing.
 
Going forward and it may be early to call, but SSA, Hasan, Waseem and Dhani seem to be emegest as our best bets.
 
King_Kohli said:
He looks much better than Naseem and Musa.
Showing variations.
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Really? Naseem is an extremely talented young lad. Express pace, can move it both ways off the seam, natural aggression, and good control. He just needs a bit more development, and he'll be world-class.

Waseem, similar to Musa, has a slightly round-armish action that may grant control (esp with the moving older ball), but still affords a few limitations.
 
Major said:
He is a joke of a batsmen. He only knows how to hit a ramp shot which is just a gamble.

As of now i only comsider him as a bowler
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Have you seen him in the Pakistan Cup? He is a massive striker of the ball. Razzaq has worked a lot on his hitting technique.

The key to his hitting is the high bat speed. He played those ramp shots to tackle variations of the bowlers.
 
Prince of Pakistan said:
Have you seen him in the Pakistan Cup? He is a massive striker of the ball. Razzaq has worked a lot on his hitting technique.

The key to his hitting is the high bat speed. He played those ramp shots to tackle variations of the bowlers.
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Every batsmen looked like Viv Richards in the Pakistan cup though, and none of the successes there managed to continue at international level.
 
I wonder if they'd risk him ahead of Rauf in the T20 World Cup?
 
Saj said:
I wonder if they'd risk him ahead of Rauf in the T20 World Cup?
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Haris Rauf has blown his chances in my view. Rauf is a number 11 which also goes against him. Modern cricket demands you to be really really really good as a bowler if you are a 11..
 
A breath of fresh air, good to see a new face, who has the potential to become a useful all rounder. We wasted too much time on likes of Fahim Ashraf.
 
What will it take not to have Azam Khan in the playing eleven. No performance in PSl, nothing in England tour but still in playing eleven, shameful.
 
MenInG said:
Brutal bouncer to Simmons and he is off the field - impressive pace

"Mohammad Wasim Jr to Simmons, no run, Mohammad Wasim has knocked down Simmons with a 142kph bumper! Short and angled in, Simmons backs away to pull and is beaten for pace. Missed the top edge hit his neck on the right side"
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Quick delivery.

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moghul said:
What will it take not to have Azam Khan in the playing eleven. No performance in PSl, nothing in England tour but still in playing eleven, shameful.
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Right from zakir Khan, Mo Wasim Misbah and Waqar every one to be axed
He is such an embarrassment for Pakistan cricket brand!!!!
 
His career progress depends on his batting. Needs to work hard on his batting
 
Bewal Express said:
I would be happy with that as long as he can bowl. His action worries me because slingy bowlers rarely succeed because it tilts the seam to a saucer release. Lets hope he becomes a solid international cricketer.
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Well sometimes slingy actions can work out, like they did for Bumra and Malinga the Slinga.

I agree that it's early days though, but I was quite impressed by his control. If he can concentrate on that and continue to bowl at high speed, then that alone will make him a decent L/O bowler. I'll reserve judgement on his batting for now, from what I saw in the PSL, he's a bowler who can hit the odd big shot rather than an all rounder.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
Well sometimes slingy actions can work out, like they did for Bumra and Malinga the Slinga.

I agree that it's early days though, but I was quite impressed by his control. If he can concentrate on that and continue to bowl at high speed, then that alone will make him a decent L/O bowler. I'll reserve judgement on his batting for now, from what I saw in the PSL, he's a bowler who can hit the odd big shot rather than an all rounder.
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Bumrah is anything but a slingy bowler.
 
Liked his performance...good pace and slingy action means its often difficult for batsmen to pick the line.
Looked confident in his first game. Was setting his own field and wasnt just going through the motions.
 
Ahmed216 said:
Liked his performance...good pace and slingy action means its often difficult for batsmen to pick the line.
Looked confident in his first game. Was setting his own field and wasnt just going through the motions.
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thats what he mentioned in his interview after the match. He was trying to set his own field and then bowl accordingly with variation.
 
he has got a degree of bowling intelligence. He is not running in and wishing for the best like rauf.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
Well sometimes slingy actions can work out, like they did for Bumra and Malinga the Slinga.

I agree that it's early days though, but I was quite impressed by his control. If he can concentrate on that and continue to bowl at high speed, then that alone will make him a decent L/O bowler. I'll reserve judgement on his batting for now, from what I saw in the PSL, he's a bowler who can hit the odd big shot rather than an all rounder.
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Slingy actions can work but the ones that work are the exceptions and not the norm. The most successful actions remain the ones that come over the top.
 
Wasim is Pakistan's best prospect for the 3rd pacer role in the T20 WC unless Wahab earns a last minute recall.

Haris can only bowl in the death and even then he can get hit around quite a bit since there's no consistency in his control apart from when bowling the yorker but he needs more control over his variations.

Hasnain can't bowl in the death and never looks like he'll get a wicket.

Faheem also can't bowl in the death and his batting is more suited to the longer versions where he has time to play himself in.
 
Bewal Express said:
Slingy actions can work but the ones that work are the exceptions and not the norm. The most successful actions remain the ones that come over the top.
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Yes slingy actions are definitely the exception to the rule, but classic action tends to be more important in longer format cricket where you need it to get outswing or seam movement. In T20s especially, speed and accuracy can be very effective with a slingy action. The batsman seems to have less time to pick up the length of the ball, as we saw yesterday with the one that felled Simmons.
 
umarf76 said:
Waseem looks to be a pretty good slogger too. His technique maybe better overall than Hasan Ali.
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Hassan Ali for me has the better swing of the bat his technique whilst hitting the ball is better.wasim for me has technique in terms of playing different shots for example scoop.
 
hitthestump said:
Every batsmen looked like Viv Richards in the Pakistan cup though, and none of the successes there managed to continue at international level.
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Playing the scoop against any bowler is a tough as it's not natural for Pakistan batters.
 
Wasim and Usman Qadir speaking about the 1st T20I vs West Indies

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"Taking the wicket of Chris Gayle in my first international game is a proud moment for me because he has scored the highest number of runs in T20s so taking his wicket is a huge deal for me" : Mohammad Wasim Jr.
 
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Mohammad Wasim Jr and Lendl Simmons meet ....

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A proper full-length T20I today for Wasim to show his skills. He'll be defending a score as well, so extra pressure on him and the bowlers.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mohammad Wasim gets his 2nd international wicket as he sends Hetmyer's middle stump flying! <br><br>West Indies 71/3 after 12 overs.<br><br>87 needed from 48 balls.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WIvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WIvPAK</a> <a href="https://t.co/hLUZZY0piz">pic.twitter.com/hLUZZY0piz</a></p>— PakPassion.net (@PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/PakPassion/status/1421533336342876175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Wasim has been hit for 16 runs in this over and it’s easy to jump on the bandwagon to criticise a bowler when they go for so many runs - but I don’t think he bowled as badly as the figures show , Pooran played a couple of good shots , and Wasim also bowled a couple of near beauties.

The funniest moment was Shaheen Afridi coming along to give advice when Wasim Jr got surrounded by about 5 team mates advising him how to bowl.

Not to forget Shaheen Afridi gets whacked for 15 runs an over on a regular basis himself and usually bowling total garbage when it happens.
 
Hasan Ali just been smacked for two back to back sixes , why don’t 4-5 players come along to intimidate him and tell him how to bowl too ? It’s easy doing that to a new kid like Wasim.
 
He’s still very raw and needs a lot of work, but if he can develop his batting too, he can be a very good prospect for Pakistan.
 
Majid Khan said:
Wasim has been hit for 16 runs in this over and it’s easy to jump on the bandwagon to criticise a bowler when they go for so many runs - but I don’t think he bowled as badly as the figures show , Pooran played a couple of good shots , and Wasim also bowled a couple of near beauties.

The funniest moment was Shaheen Afridi coming along to give advice when Wasim Jr got surrounded by about 5 team mates advising him how to bowl.

Not to forget Shaheen Afridi gets whacked for 15 runs an over on a regular basis himself and usually bowling total garbage when it happens.
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I think subsequent overs bore that out, Pooran was hitting everyone. Just exceptional batting.

No doubt Wasim is a bit raw, he needs to learn some variation and smarts, but he's got wickets in both games so not the worst start to his career. Looks like a big hearted guy.
 
Bewal Express said:
Fell to pieces under pressure but it's early days
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Shaheen Shah, Hassan Ali, and even legends like Umar Gul and Wahab Riaz have all had days where they’ve been smacked around with 15-20 run big overs - Hasan even gave a glimpse or two today - so Wasim is still a nobody in comparison. , but I don’t think he bowled as badly as the rubbish these other superstars often do when they go for same amount of runs.

There is definite potential in Wasim and also the way he came back with a fast yorker (even though it was wide) had shades of the old attacking 90s style of Pakistani fast bowling.
 
Majid Khan said:
Shaheen Shah, Hassan Ali, and even legends like Umar Gul and Wahab Riaz have all had days where they’ve been smacked around with 15-20 run big overs - Hasan even gave a glimpse or two today - so Wasim is still a nobody in comparison. , but I don’t think he bowled as badly as the rubbish these other superstars often do when they go for same amount of runs.

There is definite potential in Wasim and also the way he came back with a fast yorker (even though it was wide) had shades of the old attacking 90s style of Pakistani fast bowling.
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No doubt you are right and all bowlers can be smashed but I was looking for some sign of bowling intelligence when the heat came on and tbh I didn't see any. Its early days and he will learn but it does worry me.
 
The lad has potential.

Days like today will only improve him as a cricketer and I am sure he will come back better for the experience.

I hope they play him in all of the remaining T20Is in this series.
 
Saj said:
The lad has potential.

Days like today will only improve him as a cricketer and I am sure he will come back better for the experience.

I hope they play him in all of the remaining T20Is in this series.
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He needs to be given a long rope and allowed to play and Dahani also needs to be introduced quickly.
 
Pakistan has several young bowler who can bowl at 140+ but they are raw and need proper coaching and more first class games to become good bowlers.PCB should hire an Australia or Englishman for a short coaching stint(3 months) to iron out any technical faults
 
Bewal Express said:
He needs to be given a long rope and allowed to play and Dahani also needs to be introduced quickly.
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If you are wanting intelligence then I actually think Arshad Iqbal and Mohammed Imran have shown more as bowlers during the last couple of PSL seasons, but Wasim is apparently in the team as an all rounder.

All things considered, for an all rounder I think Wasim has shown some bite. Not sure he's ready for world cups I admit, but I think we should probably have introduced a few others before Rauf in the last year, probably too late now.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
If you are wanting intelligence then I actually think Arshad Iqbal and Mohammed Imran have shown more as bowlers during the last couple of PSL seasons, but Wasim is apparently in the team as an all rounder.

All things considered, for an all rounder I think Wasim has shown some bite. Not sure he's ready for world cups I admit, but I think we should probably have introduced a few others before Rauf in the last year, probably too late now.
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As we have seen with so many of our players, talent isn't utilised because the players don't have the intelligence to use it. MW has many things going for him but if he isn't to become another flash in the pan, he has to work on his skills and deliver under pressure( ultimately this is the difference between success and failure for all players) . And although it was only that over, it was worrying to see how his thought processes went to pot. Hopefully he will learn quickly and become a good asset.
 
He is average but he has the IQ of Einstein compared to Rauf.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
If you are wanting intelligence then I actually think Arshad Iqbal and Mohammed Imran have shown more as bowlers during the last couple of PSL seasons, but Wasim is apparently in the team as an all rounder.

All things considered, for an all rounder I think Wasim has shown some bite. Not sure he's ready for world cups I admit, but I think we should probably have introduced a few others before Rauf in the last year, probably too late now.
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I agree If your looking for some to bowl with a cool head it would be Imran followed be arshad but if your looking for an X factor type bowler then it's dahani or wasim.
 
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