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Three boundaries in a row to Dhani! Unreal off both the front foot and back foot. Brings up 120*.
 
My God is he special. Don't want to be carried away but this guy is something special. His defensive technique is amazing and has all the shots on both back foot and front foot. His batting stats in u19 don't justify his talent. The way he dominated Dhanai was not what you will see from a Pakistani batsman like this
 
He hit a few boundaries in a row, the bowler's started bowling wide of off and he didn't take the bait. Really good game awareness from someone so young.
 
His progress fron U19 to first-class level in such a short span proves the merit of this new first class system.

If the right people are in-charge this new system can really work well.

No way Mubashir would have played first-class so soon under the old departmental system.
 
Hopefully we let him grow for couple of seasons and not fast track him. Sometimes all you need is more long format game time to become better the ikes of Nawaz 2.0, Talat and even Hammad can be tested before him
 
Saw him today. Must say highly impressed. No dodgy technique for a change. Playing each ball on its merit without needing to hit balls on the leg side unnecessarily. And looks like someone who is thinking about his innings. Also playing at an excellent SR.

However, let him play for 3 years in domestic before even looking at him. The biggest disservice one can do to him right now is to hype him up and he loses his way.
 
And 150. Brilliant knock especially considering the context. This should have been an easy victory for Sindh after they had Northern 4 down with 200 odd runs to go still.
 
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And 150. Brilliant knock especially considering the context. This should have been an easy victory for Sindh after they had Northern 4 down with 200 odd runs to go still.
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Should have been a huge innings defeat, but suddenly Northern actually has a chance to win this!
 
164(241). End of a sensational innings, battling it out the entire day to save the game for his team on debut. He’s had an amazing season - knocked pretty much every single door down on his way to the first XI at the age of just 18.

And statistically, he’s even better with the ball than with the bat.
 
Second highest first class score on debut by any Pakistani ever.

12th youngest Pakistani to make a century on debut, and I hear that he’s a genuine 18 year old too.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
Second highest first class score on debut by any Pakistani ever.

12th youngest Pakistani to make a century on debut, and I hear that he’s a genuine 18 year old too.
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Definetly looks very young at least that will keep the age experts quiet. His batting is impressive he didn't get many runs in the 1st innings but was batting well. Good to see him having a solid backfoot game. His bowling was pretty decent too. One to look out for.
 
I reiterate don't fast track him let's him have couple of seasons of game time.
Pakistan would have been more well served had the likes of Naseem Shah Haider Ali or Abdullah were allowed to learn more about their game for few seasons before making the step up.
 
I saw a bit of his innings this morning and he is an excellent prospect. Looked at ease at the crease but there are many variables that could get in his way and most likely they will, if the last 20 years are anything to go by
 
Looked good on the back foot as well as front foot against both pace and spin. Not to forget that his bowling stats were even better than his batting in domestic U19 tournaments he played recently. If he can keep working hard and his head down, he should have a decent future.
 
From PCB report for Round 8. QeA20:

Valiant centuries by debutant Mubasir Khan and Hammad Azam helped Northern remain on the second spot in the six-team points table as their eighth round first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture against Sindh ended in a draw at the National Stadium.

Mubasir, playing his maiden first-class match after a fantastic run with Northern U19 and Northern Second XI sides, smashed a magnificent 164. Over the course of his 241-ball knock, the 18-year-old right-handed batsman crunched 24 boundaries in front of the broadcast cameras.
 
What a fantastic young talent!

He, Abdullah Shafique and Rohail Nazir really need to be fast-tracked like Shaheen Shah Afridi was.
 
zain7077 said:
Do you rate Saud Shakeel and Haider Ali?
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Definitely!

Pakistan already can’t reach the 2021 World Test Championship Final so they should already build for 2023 by dropping Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail and Fawad Alam, replacing them with Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali and Saud Shakeel in the Test team now.

With Mubasir Khan added now!
 
Junaids said:
Definitely!

Pakistan already can’t reach the 2021 World Test Championship Final so they should already build for 2023 by dropping Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail and Fawad Alam, replacing them with Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali and Saud Shakeel in the Test team now.

With Mubasir Khan added now!
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This is Mubasir's first FC match. Let him play a full season atleast before drafting him into the test team.
 
Junaids said:
Definitely!

Pakistan already can’t reach the 2021 World Test Championship Final so they should already build for 2023 by dropping Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail and Fawad Alam, replacing them with Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali and Saud Shakeel in the Test team now.

With Mubasir Khan added now!
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I knew Mubasir would be added to your XI after this 100.
 
Great on the pull short. Let's see what he does when he meets someone who can bowl upwards of 140 km/h.
 
MenInG said:
From PCB report for Round 8. QeA20:

Valiant centuries by debutant Mubasir Khan and Hammad Azam helped Northern remain on the second spot in the six-team points table as their eighth round first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture against Sindh ended in a draw at the National Stadium.

Mubasir, playing his maiden first-class match after a fantastic run with Northern U19 and Northern Second XI sides, smashed a magnificent 164. Over the course of his 241-ball knock, the 18-year-old right-handed batsman crunched 24 boundaries in front of the broadcast cameras.
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Let him sit in the first class for at least one more complete season before selection for any format. For now, promote the likes of Kamran Ghulam and Saud Shakeel who are about to enter the prime of their careers. We have a tendency of ruining up and coming players by fast-tracking them.
 
Junaids said:
What a fantastic young talent!

He, Abdullah Shafique and Rohail Nazir really need to be fast-tracked like Shaheen Shah Afridi was.
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End your fascination with Sajid Khan. That guy is 35+

Mubasir Khan is the guy.

18 year old. Proper all-rounder.
 
If he good enough then he’s old enough, we have Shaheen , Shadaab , Naseem & Haidar as current examples , a few more big innings & he should be fast tracked
 
No need for unreal expectations. Let him develop and understand his own game better. A Shaheens callup in early 2022 should be the target.
 
Titan24 said:
Looked good on the back foot as well as front foot against both pace and spin. Not to forget that his bowling stats were even better than his batting in domestic U19 tournaments he played recently. If he can keep working hard and his head down, he should have a decent future.
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We have wasted amazing talents for decades, lets hope another one doesn't fall by the way side
 
Bewal Express said:
Unless I missed something,He is a guy that will bowl 8 overs a day at the higher level. Just needs to concentrate on his batting, looks a genuine 5 and maybe a future 4, if he keeps developing
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He averaged 11 in the U19 tournament, and took a 9-fer in the second XI game. Was unsuccessful in this current game but don’t write his bowling off yet.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
He averaged 11 in the U19 tournament, and took a 9-fer in the second XI game. Was unsuccessful in this current game but don’t write his bowling off yet.
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For me his bowling will get in the way of a potentially good batsman. We need good young batsman and as history shows his bowling average will be higher than batting. If I was the coach, I would tell to concentrate on his batting.
 
Bewal Express said:
For me his bowling will get in the way of a potentially good batsman. We need good young batsman and as history shows his bowling average will be higher than batting. If I was the coach, I would tell to concentrate on his batting.
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Definitely agree that we need batting talent, but suddenly we have an entire crop of good batsmen emerging. Ali Zaryab, Omair bin Yousuf, Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali, Saim Ayub, Muhammad Huraira, Abdul Faseeh. This kid has something none of those other batsmen do — logic-defying bowling numbers in age group and grade 2 cricket, that too as an offie.

If anything, his bowling is what might elevate him as a player — we’ve been sorely missing out on good all rounders, and he just might fill that gap.
 
Bewal Express said:
For me his bowling will get in the way of a potentially good batsman. We need good young batsman and as history shows his bowling average will be higher than batting. If I was the coach, I would tell to concentrate on his batting.
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You will probably not make for a good coach then I guess. Anyone who some him bowl in the last game can tell that he was the pick of the bowlers in Northern. Didn't get any wickets but was inducing edges and was regularly getting batsmen to stretch their front feet out of the crease. Somehow he was being respected by the Sindh Batsmen as they didn't take him on and he bowled more than 20 overs with a very good economy rate and kept the pressure from one end. With clean action and good confidence, there is no reason why he can not become a World Class all-rounder.
 
Bewal Express said:
For me his bowling will get in the way of a potentially good batsman. We need good young batsman and as history shows his bowling average will be higher than batting. If I was the coach, I would tell to concentrate on his batting.
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He is a natural with cricketing skills some people just are if he has good commitment and discipline why not focus on both. A Shakib Al hassan level cricketer will dowonders for our combination.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
Definitely agree that we need batting talent, but suddenly we have an entire crop of good batsmen emerging. Ali Zaryab, Omair bin Yousuf, Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali, Saim Ayub, Muhammad Huraira, Abdul Faseeh. This kid has something none of those other batsmen do — logic-defying bowling numbers in age group and grade 2 cricket, that too as an offie.

If anything, his bowling is what might elevate him as a player — we’ve been sorely missing out on good all rounders, and he just might fill that gap.
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All Rounders sound good on paper but in reality most go nowhere. If he does both and plays test cricket he would average 34 with the ball and 32 with the bat. There is a long way to go but he looks a player and if he developed his batting he could average into the mid 40s. If we use history as a yardstick,The other guys will mostly fall by the wayside and if we are lucky, only one may come through.
 
KoyoAli said:
You will probably not make for a good coach then I guess. Anyone who some him bowl in the last game can tell that he was the pick of the bowlers in Northern. Didn't get any wickets but was inducing edges and was regularly getting batsmen to stretch their front feet out of the crease. Somehow he was being respected by the Sindh Batsmen as they didn't take him on and he bowled more than 20 overs with a very good economy rate and kept the pressure from one end. With clean action and good confidence, there is no reason why he can not become a World Class all-rounder.
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As I explained above, all rounders are a rarity, good all rounders are nearly as rare as hens teeth. In over a 100 years we have seen around 10 genuine all rounders.
 
Bewal Express said:
As I explained above, all rounders are a rarity, good all rounders are nearly as rare as hens teeth. In over a 100 years we have seen around 10 genuine all rounders.
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Why limit our expectations though? Your assumption is that if he focuses on developing one skill, he will regress in the other. That doesn’t necessarily have to be true.

But one thing is for certain, 2-3 years developing all facets of his game until the age of 21 will do him a world of good. It’s when people like this are fast tracked to the PSL and then the national team, that their development stalls.

Finally, even assuming you are right about focusing on one skill, I will have him focus on bowling. The batting potential will always be there, but the hundreds of overs spent bowling will never come otherwise.
 
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Why limit our expectations though? Your assumption is that if he focuses on developing one skill, he will regress in the other. That doesn’t necessarily have to be true.

But one thing is for certain, 2-3 years developing all facets of his game until the age of 21 will do him a world of good. It’s when people like this are fast tracked to the PSL and then the national team, that their development stalls.

Finally, even assuming you are right about focusing on one skill, I will have him focus on bowling. The batting potential will always be there, but the hundreds of overs spent bowling will never come otherwise.
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He is a natural. His defense is airtight and he looks so assured while facing pace. Definitely an elite batting talent. And focusing on bowling will do no harm either. Feel like we have a genuine all-rounder prospect on our hands. Hopefully, he gets to play as much FC cricket as possible before he gets picked in the team. Of all the batting talents coming through his technique and temperament is the best suited to modern Test cricket. Hopefully, management and fans will be patient with him as failures are inevitable and we have short term memory.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
Why limit our expectations though? Your assumption is that if he focuses on developing one skill, he will regress in the other. That doesn’t necessarily have to be true.

But one thing is for certain, 2-3 years developing all facets of his game until the age of 21 will do him a world of good. It’s when people like this are fast tracked to the PSL and then the national team, that their development stalls.

Finally, even assuming you are right about focusing on one skill, I will have him focus on bowling. The batting potential will always be there, but the hundreds of overs spent bowling will never come otherwise.
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I saw a little bit of his Spin and he looked functional. It is early days but as I said before its incredibly difficult to develop both facets. I hope you guys are right but I have 40 years of watching cricket and my experience tells me that he would be better off as a batsman
 
Ahmed216 said:
Omg what a pull shot off the front foot right after his hundred
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Junaids said:
Definitely!

Pakistan already can’t reach the 2021 World Test Championship Final so they should already build for 2023 by dropping Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail and Fawad Alam, replacing them with Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali and Saud Shakeel in the Test team now.

With Mubasir Khan added now!
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Defonitely saud should play as for mubasir needs a full season in domestic before playing internationals
 
Looked at most of his innings this morning. Looked very good and assured in his defense. Look to be a good puller of the ball.

One thing I didn't liked is the way he played Abrar Ahmed in the first session.

Still brilliant start for him, I am looking forward to see how he will develop.
 
He needs a full season in domestic before being introduced in to pakistan set up .a geunine alrounder he should not be fast tracked i hope he doesnt play the psl
 
Many people were sceptical of the new system but the signs are encouraging.It is going to be easier to identify talent.However one can't ignore good coaching,proper pitches and right management.In the old system this youngster would have been lost in the system and very few people would have known about him.
 
Here are the highlights of his innings.

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Okay so got around to watching his innings and he looks a real talent.

With Northern battling to save the match - you can either try to bat normally or completely shut up shop. Mubasir and Hammad played positively producing an incredible partnership on a typical NSK wicket where it starts off providing a bit of assistance for seamers before becoming more easy paced for the batters.

Mubasir never looked rushed, his head is nice and still and the boundaries he scored were not slogs but proper cricket shots on both sides of the wicket. Sindh tried to test him repeatedly with the short stuff but he pulled the ball so well.

The next step is to push him higher up the order and see how he fares on a surface doing a bit more. He needs another season of QEA and an overseas trip with Pak Shaheens before we think about the national team.

What little I saw of his spin bowling from the highlights seemed okay, nice clean action but pitch was flat. Hopefully he'll get a chance to bowl more overs on more supportive wickets.
 
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Markhor said:
Okay so got around to watching his innings and he looks a real talent.

With Northern battling to save the match - you can either try to bat normally or completely shut up shop. Mubasir and Hammad played positively producing an incredible partnership on a typical NSK wicket where it starts off providing a bit of assistance for seamers before becoming more easy paced for the batters.

Mubasir never looked rushed, his head is nice and still and the boundaries he scored were not slogs but proper cricket shots on both sides of the wicket. Sindh tried to test him repeatedly with the short stuff but he pulled the ball so well.

The next step is to push him higher up the order and see how he fares on a surface doing a bit more. He needs another season of QEA and an overseas trip with Pak Shaheens before we think about the national team.

What little I saw of his spin bowling from the highlights seemed okay, nice clean action but pitch was flat. Hopefully he'll get a chance to bowl more overs on more supportive wickets.
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I would like to see him bat at 5 ahead of nawaz and hammad azam
 
shamaan said:
Defonitely saud should play as for mubasir needs a full season in domestic before playing internationals
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Ofcourse, other than skills what you want in your players is consistency and ability to play in different match situations and conditions. During next couple of seasons mubashir must prove himself in these aspects before being introduced to highest level
 
Ahmed216 said:
Ofcourse, other than skills what you want in your players is consistency and ability to play in different match situations and conditions. During next couple of seasons mubashir must prove himself in these aspects before being introduced to highest level
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Defonitely we need to make these players work hard for the Pakistan cap and if they prove it over 1 or 2 season then they can be introduced in to the shaheens.he can also be pushed up the order once hes settled
 
I have to give credit to [MENTION=56866]Bullet Drive[/MENTION] and [MENTION=151892]Thunderbolt14[/MENTION] for spotting this talent and showing us why he is the next big thing.

[MENTION=56866]Bullet Drive[/MENTION][/MENTION] actually seen this kid before u19 days and marked both Mubasir Khan and Abdul Faseeh as the next big thing. I actually had a chat with him and we talked and he sent me there pictures, as many people didnt know who they were.

I have to also give credit to [MENTION=151892]Thunderbolt14[/MENTION] for showing us videos of his batting and bowling. The way he analyzed his game was exceptional. I dont even think Pak team analyst can analyze someones game like you did bro

Keep it up my brothers.
 
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DarkKnight123 said:
I have to give credit to [MENTION=56866]Bullet Drive[/MENTION] and [MENTION=151892]Thunderbolt14[/MENTION] for spotting this talent and showing us why he is the next big thing.

[MENTION=56866]Bullet Drive[/MENTION] seen this kid before u19 days and marked both Mubasir Khan and Abdul Faseeh as the next big thing. I actually had a chat with him and we talked and he sent me there pictures, as many people didnt know who they were.

I have to also give credit to [MENTION=151892]Thunderbolt14[/MENTION] for showing us videos of his batting and bowling. The way he analyzed his game was exceptional. I dont even think Pak team analyst can analyze someones game like you did bro

Keep it up my brothers.
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Thats great credit where credit is due..well done
 
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Well, he’s not the next big thing yet. But after seeing too many kids lost in the system, I wanted to monitor the U-19 tournament game by game, player by player.

I also created a U19 thread on PP if people are interested where I picked out the teams of the tournament as well as what I feel the U19 team for 2021-2022 should be based on a combination of stats and match winning performances.

The reason is, I see top performers from last year like Aarish not even playing a single U19 World Cup game despite being the best spinner, and thus no one knows about him but everyone knows about Mohammad Amer Khan who was okay and now even plays for Zalmi. Similarly, Munir Riaz and Shahnawaz Dhani have come out of nowhere — why was their progress not tracked from the U19 level?

The future of Pakistan cricket is bright. With the amount of cricket played in this country, it is statistically impossible for there to not be world class talents being generated in terms of raw ability. Where we lack is talent identification and then development — historically, our best development has been reserved for those who were identified early like Babar.

The main reason Mubasir’s knock is such a big deal is not because of how good he looked — it’s because of how quickly he was fast tracked from U19 to second XI to first XI cricket. And even if we were to invest 2 years of coaching him on his batting, he would still be 20 years old in 2022. The earlier he is identified, the earlier he gets to work with the good coaches at Northern. And he is now, exceeding my wildest expectations of how quickly he would progress.

There’s a couple of other performers from Mubasir’s batch who have all been extremely impressive. I cannot guarantee that they will serve Pakistan in the future, but I can guarantee that if they get England or Aussie-level coaching, they are right up there.

Here’s a list of the performers to keep an eye on:

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...-The-Batch-of-2020-22&p=10935869#post10935869
 
Looks like an excellent talent and definitely more in that mold of Babar/Abdullah than Haider Ali. His defensive technique looks good and I think the outlook for Pakistan Test team does look good and hopefully these kids will get their chances sooner than later.
 
Please don't rush the kid let him play in fc cricket for 2-3 seasons I feel we have ruined Haider and Naseem by rushing them in to the national set up and not letting them grow and learn their own game at fc level
 
positives, seems to be a competent stroke maker around the ground, looks mentally strong, appeared calm despite not doing well with bat, ball or in field till this innings.

negative, camps on the front foot when pulling, the one short ball that got up troubled him. would get him in all sorts of trouble against better bowlers.

overall, exciting prospect.
 
Northern promoted him to number 3 today! Scored 57* (107) and still batting, coming in at 78/1 after KPK set 521 in their first innings.

Another tough situation, another fighting innings. Hope he continues doing well. Nazar na lagay
 
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Eighteen-year-old Mubasir, who scored a century on his first-class debut in the eighth round, was unbeaten on 57.
 
MenInG said:
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Eighteen-year-old Mubasir, who scored a century on his first-class debut in the eighth round, was unbeaten on 57.
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Quality!
 
Will he break the mould or be another of one of those youngsters that showed promise but went nowhere. He looks a natural 5 or 6, his style is akin to the SL style of batting. He needs to work on his power and lots of opportunities to bat in the middle. If he is good enough he will make it.
 
Rana said:
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Don’t trust anything, just let a youngster perform a couple seasons or tournaments before hyping. Then make your decisions based on 70% stats and 30% naked eye.

So far, Mubasir has steamrolled every opportunity he’s gotten this season across U19 one day, U19 three day, second XI, and now first class. And he looks great while doing it too.
 
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Eighteen-year-old Mubasir, who scored a century on his first-class debut in the eighth round, was unbeaten on 57.
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A slight shade of Sangakara in his style. Crispy strokeplay. Only his 3rd game and averaging 70+ so far. Hopefully he develops well over the next 2-3 years.
 
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