yeah could be a very handy option in WI where spinners get more support but i dont think abrar would be able to make it to the playing 11
I think they have to pick Abrar.
How can you judge a player when he is not even paying matches more often. He has been warming the bench fo so long that now the bench has caught fire and that fire ahs burned the whole team as well. At least give him a fair chance like AzAm khan or Shadab is getting then we can judge him for sure. If Azam can play without any performance to show then why not him?
Will repeat what I said 18 months ago. Very average bowler.
There is severe lack of overall talent. Hence anyone sitting outside is overhyped to moon. When Naseem was injured.. he was the saviour. in Batting i am already seeing names like Kamran Ghulam, Huraira etc propped up as next saviours. Well I have seen them bat and they are bang average also, and will fail. There is systematic rot in the Pakistan cricket and no one is willing to fix them. Results will come only after 3-5 years once those are fixed.
He reminds me of Chris Harris albeit way slower.
Bro won, but at what cost?
Based on 1 test match appearance? WOW! That’s some logical thinking.
He doesn't have the basics to become even a decent Test bowler , his turn is too slow and not much as well and there is no bite and spice in his deliveries even on day 5 pitch and if the batsmen doesn't pick up his googlies off the hand he will still play it comfortably after pitching because of the slowness/harmlessness in his deliveries.
Babar played him in the nets every day, but our fans think they know better.
I think Abrar will be effective on pitches that take turn.
I still can't stop looking at it.Virat Kohli appreciated Abrar Ahmed for his spell of 1/28 in 10 overs against India in the group-stage encounter of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Definitely ball of the tournament. INcidentally T20 ball of the century by Ashwin was also a carrom ball against Amla. That almost went like a leg spinner.
Akram was critical of this celebration lol
He didn't say it was offensive. He said it was embarrassing.
That weakens the batting even further. If your team doesn't score par score then problem is with batting. Not bowling. Australia also conceded 350 runs. But they have the team to chase down 350.
Yes, as long as their name is not sajid and nauman, because they are “test spinners” and can only bowl on “custom pitches”. And of course the others are newbies, so back to drawing board.
You will have to defend 200 instead of 240. Unless it is one of those Srilankan wickets where batting second is near impossible there is no point in weakening your batting. Also, Abrar is an economical bowler. Not a wicket-taker. He is not going to take 10 wickets. It is a pipe dream to think Pakistan can defend totals like 220 on relatively good batting wickets. Sure once in a while when Shaheen has a day out they can do. Not consistently.
Wasim Akram, while speaking on a show on a local sports media outlet:
I agree with this. Its one of the reasons why he struggles in test. But i still think in Sena wickets he is more effective than our other spinners due to his variations.
Most top Test spinners have been finger spinners. Apart from Shane Warne, it’s hard to think of a truly great wrist spinner this century. Yasir Shah had some success, but that’s about it—not sure where this idea is coming from.
Ajmal's PFP is also replicating the celebrationAjmal likes his celebration when many others are criticizing him.
