[VIDEOS/PICTURES] Talent Spotter : Kamran Ghulam

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

PCB video

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The one thing that really stands out in this video is how late he's playing the ball. Commendable that.

I hope Razzaq gives this lad a go in the Pakistan Cup. Defo deserves it

 

[Xoib]

The one thing that really stands out in this video is how late he's playing the ball. Commendable that.

I hope Razzaq gives this lad a go in the Pakistan Cup. Defo deserves it

Though he was getting 40 odd in the earlier matches in the televised game the thing that stood out for me was his technique and how comfortable he looked at the crease with proper defense and stroke making.

I was hoping he got some bigger scores so selctors notice him which he duly obliged in the last two games now I am wondering whether he can sustain this or not.

 

[MenInG]

A career-best 166 by Kamran Ghulam has put Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in a commanding position against Sindh. The 25-year-old’s 438-minute innings during which he received 295 balls off which 19 were converted into boundaries allowed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to reach 414 all-out after starting the day at 260 for four.

 

[shamaan]

Hopping for a double today.

He is technically the best bat in Pakistan after Babar hopefully he has a monster season and we see him in our top 6 for the South Africa test series.

Hes at a perfect age and has played quite games hopefully he keeps scoring in the next couple games

 

[shamaan]

Looks like a compact player who has a variety of shots hope he keeps scoring in the next few matches perfect age

 

[ElRaja]

has a great chance to be top scorer for the season if he keeps going. and imran butt got a call up from topping the run charts last season.

 

[Markhor]

Been this season's surprise package. Averaged only 30 in the 2nd XI Trophy last season though don't know what the pitches were like.

Backbone of this KPK batting unit.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Been this season's surprise package. Averaged only 30 in the 2nd XI Trophy last season though don't know what the pitches were like.

Backbone of this KPK batting unit.

Pitches were a bit worse I believe, since they need to try and get results within 3 days. But QeA first XI this year has been pretty competitive too, with results typically coming in 3 days or 3.5 at most. Combined with the kinds of bowlers he’s had to face, that indicates just how quality Kamran has been this season against spin especially and seam too.

 

[saeed5646]

From all the lows after u19 cricket he still didn't gave up and continues his hard work shows he is mentally very strong and didn't give up

 

[Xoib]

Not just the runs it's how good he has looked the most assured batsman with wide range of strokes I have seen this season.

 

[shamaan]

From all the lows after u19 cricket he still didn't gave up and continues his hard work shows he is mentally very strong and didn't give up

Good to see hes actually not given up and kept playing cricker and now he is one of the top scores which is good

 

[MenInG]

Century for Kamran Ghulam today in Round 8 of QEA!

 

[Khan12]

Happy for him. He would be perfect for no 6 but seems like he's given up on bowling still a better option then asad shafiq and fawad alam. Plus an excellent fielder too.

 

[angrypathan]

Incredible run of form continues. Making a very strong case for selection. May end up as the highest scorer in the QeA trophy at this rate

 

[m.shah]

If I remember he used to score some quick runs for the pak u 19 team

 

[naseem]

He along with few others like Saud definitely deserve a call.....hopefully selection will be better after the appointment of a new CS

 

[naseem]

He was one of my favourite since u19 days

 

[TeymurBlake]

He's been brilliant this season. Long may it continue. Good to see competition for spots in the Test setup.

 

[aloo paratha]

Has he stopped bowling completely?

 

[Bewal Express]

Ex bowlers don't make quality batsman, they make functional one dimensional bats- The best example is Shoaib Malik. Lets hope he lives up to his stats

 

[Titan24]

Ex bowlers don't make quality batsman, they make functional one dimensional bats- The best example is Shoaib Malik. Lets hope he lives up to his stats

He was never a specialist bowler rather was always a batting all rounder and his batting was rated higher than his bowling. He batted in top 5 in the U19 world cup while his bowling was utilized as 5th-6th bowler.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="nl" dir="ltr">Kamran Ghulam's last 6 innings:<br><br>145*<br>166<br>16<br>153<br>45<br>67<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/QeaTrophy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#QeaTrophy</a> <a href="https://t.co/3iSc0YoMvw">pic.twitter.com/3iSc0YoMvw</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1338537367829929985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2020</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

From PCB report for Day 1, Round 8 QeA20

Kamran’s excellent run of form continued as the 25-year-old right-handed batsman recorded his third century in as many matches with a brilliant 145 not out against Southern Punjab at the UBL Sports Complex. He is now the only batsman to cross the 800-run mark and has the most number of centuries in the ongoing season.

Kamran had arrived at the crease when Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were two wickets down for 37 runs after their captain Khalid Usman had elected to bat after winning the toss. He stitched a 48-run stand for the third wicket with opener Israrulllah, who missed out on what would have been his career’s 29th half-century by a run, before a solid 211-run undefeated stand with Adil Amin (76 not out off 172 balls, six fours and two sixes) lifted Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to 296 for three by the close of play.

To date, Kamran has smashed 19 fours and a six from the 249 balls he has faced.

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[hur rizvi]

He was never a specialist bowler rather was always a batting all rounder and his batting was rated higher than his bowling. He batted in top 5 in the U19 world cup while his bowling was utilized as 5th-6th bowler.

You are right even his U19 hype was due to his batting and I remember him scoring something like a 50 ball 100 vs England U19. His bowling was pretty decent too and should bowl some overs regularly in practice and in matches, it would increase his chances for Pak selection

 

[MMHS]

This year, QeA quality is a bit compromised because of the NZ tour (& SLPL), but still this guy is putting some numbers!!!! Could have been quite an useful no. 6 player in all three formats as he can bowl a bit as well ..... it went to Iftekhar

Still young enough to be invested for Indian WC - he is very much a type of player you should look for LO cricket in Indian conditions ...., so, he might get selected for Australia’s T20 WC, then based on that, ..... dropped for Indian WC

 

[HappyWarsFan]

This year, QeA quality is a bit compromised because of the NZ tour (& SLPL), but still this guy is putting some numbers!!!! Could have been quite an useful no. 6 player in all three formats as he can bowl a bit as well ..... it went to Iftekhar

Still young enough to be invested for Indian WC - he is very much a type of player you should look for LO cricket in Indian conditions ...., so, he might get selected for Australia’s T20 WC, then based on that, ..... dropped for Indian WC

What about for Tests? Can he be an option to replace Azhar/Asad?

 

[MMHS]

What about for Tests? Can he be an option to replace Azhar/Asad?

Not as a specialist bat - he is not that good. His best use is in Asian Tests, sometimes as the 3rd spinner how bats at 6 and in away Tests as 2nd spinner on drier surfaces. If he was fit enough, Haris Sohail would have been brilliant in that role.

Eventually, for a Test player, you have to be good enough to make the XI on one particular core skills - he can be a decent No. 6 bat who bowls 60-70% of his quota more often than not, which makes him a good prospect LO cricket, but not sure about Test cricket.

 

[RickyG]

I've thought he should've gotten a chance for years. Doesn't even get selected in PSL. Pakistan cricket is a joke that too often selects players that from the systems of 1 province.

 

[JibranAnsari]

some relu kattas are scoring runs this year

hammad azam
kamran ghulam
salman agha
muhammad nawaz

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Wishing the guy the very best. It will take even more than his current form to just break into Pakistan Test squad, making the eleven is a distant thought for unlikeable reasons. It's not like we have a world class top 6 in tests, but we just don't experiment much in Tests with respect to batters. Haris and Azhar would be 5 and 3 with Babar at 4 once he is fit. Only no. 6 is up for grabs with Asad Shafiq finally getting the boot.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

some relu kattas are scoring runs this year

hammad azam
kamran ghulam
salman agha
muhammad nawaz

Don't know is Agha Salman is railu katta or not, but he definitely is a good allrounde. His bowling is very tidy and by the limited looks of his batting, it definitely looks better than Nawaz'. Don't think Hammad Azam is getting another opportunity any time soon.

 

[moghul]

So many runs, should not go unnoticed by selectors. Big hundreds, one after another .

 

[Thunderbolt14]

This year, QeA quality is a bit compromised because of the NZ tour (& SLPL), but still this guy is putting some numbers!!!! Could have been quite an useful no. 6 player in all three formats as he can bowl a bit as well ..... it went to Iftekhar

Still young enough to be invested for Indian WC - he is very much a type of player you should look for LO cricket in Indian conditions ...., so, he might get selected for Australia’s T20 WC, then based on that, ..... dropped for Indian WC

To the contrary, rather than compromised, the quality this year is higher than ever. Yes it would be even higher if the players weren’t in New Zealand, but despite that, the pitches have been more result-oriented than last year and the bowling attacks that Kamran is facing are largely the same.

The only people missing are Shaheen, Naseem, Sohail Khan, Zafar Gohar, Mohammad Abbas, and Yasir Shah. Of these, Shaheen and Naseem have barely ever played first class anyways. So it’s 4 missing first class players who are there for Tests.

I would argue that that’s less missing players than county cricket or Sheffield Shield so if your argument premises quality on number of missing players, you come to the incorrect conclusion that Quaid e Azam trophy is more competitive than the Sheffield!

His 145* this game came against these bowlers:
Zia ul Haq
Aamer Yamin
Zahid Mehmood
Mohammad Ilyas

His 166 last game allowing KPK to only bat once came against:
Mir Hamza
Tabish Khan
Shahnawaz Dhani
Hasan Mohsin

One game before he made 153 against:
Khurram Shehzad
Taj Wali
Umaid Asif
Kashif Bhatti

All of these bowlers are highly rated. They include former test caps and test fringe players and toppers of the domestic wickets charts every season. He’s not cashing in against substandard attacks - the attacks are still 90% intact.

There are actually a lot more batsmen missing i.e. he has been able to step up for his team and lead them up the table and possibly into the final.

On a comparative basis, 480 of his runs have come in wins for his team (not including the current 145*) while Saud Shakeel only has 60 runs in winning causes across this entire tournament.
[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] bhai, to quote one of your own posts that I loved reading, matches are decided in the first innings - Saud Shakeel has consistently failed to put his team in a good position, whereas Kamran Ghulam has defied lack of expectations to consistently bat the opposition out of the game in the first innings itself.

 

[MMHS]

To the contrary, rather than compromised, the quality this year is higher than ever. Yes it would be even higher if the players weren’t in New Zealand, but despite that, the pitches have been more result-oriented than last year and the bowling attacks that Kamran is facing are largely the same.

The only people missing are Shaheen, Naseem, Sohail Khan, Zafar Gohar, Mohammad Abbas, and Yasir Shah. Of these, Shaheen and Naseem have barely ever played first class anyways. So it’s 4 missing first class players who are there for Tests.

I would argue that that’s less missing players than county cricket or Sheffield Shield so if your argument premises quality on number of missing players, you come to the incorrect conclusion that Quaid e Azam trophy is more competitive than the Sheffield!

His 145* this game came against these bowlers:
Zia ul Haq
Aamer Yamin
Zahid Mehmood
Mohammad Ilyas

His 166 last game allowing KPK to only bat once came against:
Mir Hamza
Tabish Khan
Shahnawaz Dhani
Hasan Mohsin

One game before he made 153 against:
Khurram Shehzad
Taj Wali
Umaid Asif
Kashif Bhatti

All of these bowlers are highly rated. They include former test caps and test fringe players and toppers of the domestic wickets charts every season. He’s not cashing in against substandard attacks - the attacks are still 90% intact.

There are actually a lot more batsmen missing i.e. he has been able to step up for his team and lead them up the table and possibly into the final.

On a comparative basis, 480 of his runs have come in wins for his team (not including the current 145*) while Saud Shakeel only has 60 runs in winning causes across this entire tournament.

[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] bhai, to quote one of your own posts that I loved reading, matches are decided in the first innings - Saud Shakeel has consistently failed to put his team in a good position, whereas Kamran Ghulam has defied lack of expectations to consistently bat the opposition out of the game in the first innings itself.

May not be decided, but definitely set by first innings - now, SP still can win this game, but they’ll have to play out of their skin and always will be on back foot.

Only question Mark could (for Saud as well), the quality of QeA trophy this year is substantially low because of the absence of almost 40 top players and the top scorers list is quite alarming. Still, Ghulam has posted scores and deserves a call - may be, he’ll get one as well against SAF for the practice game.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

May not be decided, but definitely set by first innings - now, SP still can win this game, but they’ll have to play out of their skin and always will be on back foot.

Only question Mark could (for Saud as well), the quality of QeA trophy this year is substantially low because of the absence of almost 40 top players and the top scorers list is quite alarming. Still, Ghulam has posted scores and deserves a call - may be, he’ll get one as well against SAF for the practice game.

I addressed the quality bit in the first part of my post, not sure if you read that. There are only 4 missing bowlers who regularly play in the QeA trophy.

 

[HappyWarsFan]

Not as a specialist bat - he is not that good. His best use is in Asian Tests, sometimes as the 3rd spinner how bats at 6 and in away Tests as 2nd spinner on drier surfaces. If he was fit enough, Haris Sohail would have been brilliant in that role.

Eventually, for a Test player, you have to be good enough to make the XI on one particular core skills - he can be a decent No. 6 bat who bowls 60-70% of his quota more often than not, which makes him a good prospect LO cricket, but not sure about Test cricket.

Ok thanks. I think Saud definitely is first in line for tests. Ghulam is definitely more of an all rounder but his stats are impressive. Either way, more competiton is great!

 

[MMHS]

I addressed the quality bit in the first part of my post, not sure if you read that. There are only 4 missing bowlers who regularly play in the QeA trophy.

Think it as over all - first, the quality of PAK cricket has gone significantly down over the years. Then take out 15-16 top bowlers means, at an average 3 bowlers are missing from every team, who would have started for their FC teams.

From data or competitiveness, you’ll never be able to judge the quality because the players are missing from both ends - batting and bowling. Ideally, the concept is correct that six teams means accumulation of top players, but it will backfire when the overall quality is low. Therefore, for a six team FC system, it worked brilliantly for Aussies, particularly in 1990s, when NSW alone could have been best cricket team in world - take this: Taylor, Slater, Blewet, Mark, Steve, Bevan, Gilchrist (he left NSW for WA to ensure 1st team cricket!!!), Shane Lee, Brett Lee, McGrath, McGill .......

So, when Aussies were on tour, it was an opportunity for other players. For current state of PAK cricket, it’s detrimental, because there is just not enough quality cricketers even for first team. I have read your post minutely bro - your judgement is cluttered here. Read the names -

Zia ul Haq
Aamer Yamin
Zahid Mehmood
Mohammad Ilyas
Mir Hamza
Tabish Khan
Shahnawaz Dhani
Hasan Mohsin
Taj Wali
Umaid Asif
Kashif Bhatti

You will be surprised to realise how many of these would have been called to bowl in PAK nets 25 years?

Alternatively, you’ll have to take that the top few of the list in QeA season tally are going to pull-up some trees, because the numbers are truly mind blowing.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Think it as over all - first, the quality of PAK cricket has gone significantly down over the years. Then take out 15-16 top bowlers means, at an average 3 bowlers are missing from every team, who would have started for their FC teams.

From data or competitiveness, you’ll never be able to judge the quality because the players are missing from both ends - batting and bowling. Ideally, the concept is correct that six teams means accumulation of top players, but it will backfire when the overall quality is low. Therefore, for a six team FC system, it worked brilliantly for Aussies, particularly in 1990s, when NSW alone could have been best cricket team in world - take this: Taylor, Slater, Blewet, Mark, Steve, Bevan, Gilchrist (he left NSW for WA to ensure 1st team cricket!!!), Shane Lee, Brett Lee, McGrath, McGill .......

So, when Aussies were on tour, it was an opportunity for other players. For current state of PAK cricket, it’s detrimental, because there is just not enough quality cricketers even for first team. I have read your post minutely bro - your judgement is cluttered here. Read the names -

Zia ul Haq
Aamer Yamin
Zahid Mehmood
Mohammad Ilyas
Mir Hamza
Tabish Khan
Shahnawaz Dhani
Hasan Mohsin
Taj Wali
Umaid Asif
Kashif Bhatti

You will be surprised to realise how many of these would have been called to bowl in PAK nets 25 years?

Alternatively, you’ll have to take that the top few of the list in QeA season tally are going to pull-up some trees, because the numbers are truly mind blowing.

I agree that it’s difficult to judge quality versus if Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar were still part of the circuit, but I also know you rate Saud Shakeel very highly. If we establish him as a benchmark, being the third highest run scorer in the tournament (albeit largely soft runs in losing causes), Saud unable to dominate indicates there is some quality present in the attacks.

You cannot completely downplay the names mentioned, and I would like to think my judgment is not cluttered. I realize these guys are not McGraths and Warnes and would not make that New South Wales team, but they are all very good domestic performers and the quality of attacks is much better than what it was in Pakistan 5 years ago, where typically you would have 1 of these names, and then 2 cannon fodders.

So actually I still stand by the original point, that the domestic quality is better than it has been in 10+ or even 15+ years.

And regardless of the outcome of this debate, these attacks are really the only benchmark we have - whoever cashes in against them the most. Otherwise, it will be impossible to identify any performers at all.

 

[shah_1]

Not really a big fan of his batting but deserves his chance.

 

[shamaan]

Keep scoring runs top the chart !

 

[Hasan123]

He is having a great season. Didn't see this coming at all.

 

[MenInG]

From PCB Report, Day 2, Round 8, QEA20

Earlier, Adil Amin converted his overnight score of 76 into his career’s fourth first-class century as he scored a brilliant 172. The 30-year-old faced 330 balls and smashed 15 fours and three sixes.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa started the day’s play at 296 for three and Adil had in-form Kamran Ghulam as his partner who added 15 runs to his yesterday’s score before he was dismissed by leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood, who recorded his career’s fifth five-wicket haul with six for 163, on 160.

The pair stretched their 211-run stand from the opening day’s play to 239 before Zahid came into action and rolled over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s middle and lower-order.

Kamran struck 21 four and a six in his 285-ball knock.

 

[MenInG]

From PCB report:

Kamran Ghulam, who leads the chart for the highest run-getters with 960 runs and remains the only batsman to breach the 900-run mark this season, was unbeaten on 53.

 

[GudduBadmash]

Solid batting to bring up 1000 runs in the QEA. Third to do so since Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq.

Congratulations Kamran Ghulam

Will probably somehow still be completely ignored though

 

[GudduBadmash]

Nah nevermind 13 others have done it too but still a very solid achievement from a cricketer that was touted as a limited overs specialist

 

[KoyoAli]

1000 runs in this Qea.
1st player to achieve this feat this season

 

[ARK Rafay]

Good to see him getting back to his strength which is batting. Guy always wanted to be recognized as a batsman. Now scoring some heavy runs.

 

[shah_1]

He needs to perform another seaon

 

[ask_analyse_act]

A very big achievement not very easy, i hope he continue to perform like this.

Wasim always promotes in-form players to the next level... I hope he gets the nod for SA series...

Abdur razzaq is also doing good as a coach i believe.. won the t20 cup, now in the finals of QEA

 

[Markhor]

Great work from Kamran Ghulam. However there's been many one season wonders before. Selectors should promote him to the Test side if he goes big again next year.

 

[ElRaja]

Great work from Kamran Ghulam. However there's been many one season wonders before. Selectors should promote him to the Test side if he goes big again next year.

would agree if pak had batting riches, but pak are desperate for some proper batsmen. sa and zim at home are great series esp if anyone fails in both tests in nz.

 

[MenInG]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kamran Ghulam crossed the 1,000-run barrier in the ongoing first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy when he completed his fourth century of the season on the second day of his side’s 10th round match against Northern at the National Stadium on Sunday.

He is the only batsman to achieve the feat since the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was revamped ahead of the 2019-20 season.

The 25-year-old Upper Dir-born converted his overnight 53 into 107, which helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bag maximum batting points (five) on their way to a mammoth 521 all out in 130.2 overs.

Kamran smashed 11 fours and a six in his 230-ball stay and now has 1,014 runs at 59.65 in the season.

 

[Ahmed216]

To me looks technically more compact than Saud. But why has he played only 29 games after debuting in 2013. Clearly deserved more games

 

[MenInG]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kamran Ghulam crossed the 1,000-run barrier in the ongoing first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy when he completed his fourth century of the season on the second day of his side’s 10th round match against Northern at the National Stadium on Sunday.

He is the only batsman to achieve the feat since the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was revamped ahead of the 2019-20 season.

The 25-year-old Upper Dir-born converted his overnight 53 into 107, which helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bag maximum batting points (five) on their way to a mammoth 521 all out in 130.2 overs.

Kamran smashed 11 fours and a six in his 230-ball stay and now has 1,014 runs at 59.65 in the season.

Video from PCB

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[Cryin Out Loud]

I've just watched a few balls from the video above, but this guy looks good.

 

[Fahdi]

Great work from Kamran Ghulam. However there's been many one season wonders before. Selectors should promote him to the Test side if he goes big again next year.

If there's going to be a FC game against the saffers ( hopefully there is) then he should be the first name on there and should be made a permanent member of the Shaheen squad for FC. Still he may not be the worst pick since his overall record is pretty good.

 

[Bewal Express]

I haven't his latest exploits as a batsman but anyone who starts as a bowler and then becomes a bat, struggles with anything over 83mph. Lets hope that's not true with KG

 

[hur rizvi]

I haven't his latest exploits as a batsman but anyone who starts as a bowler and then becomes a bat, struggles with anything over 83mph. Lets hope that's not true with KG

He was always more of a batting AR

 

[Finisher]

I haven't his latest exploits as a batsman but anyone who starts as a bowler and then becomes a bat, struggles with anything over 83mph. Lets hope that's not true with KG

Kevin Pietersen
Steve Waugh
Steven Smith

3 examples of bowlers turning batsmen
Kamran Ghulam was a batting Allrounder

He's done enough to be selected for the Shaheens

 

[Khan12]

I haven't his latest exploits as a batsman but anyone who starts as a bowler and then becomes a bat, struggles with anything over 83mph. Lets hope that's not true with KG

Before he turned batsmen kamran ghulam was averaging 40+. Not bad for a bowler.

 

[Bewal Express]

He was always more of a batting AR

Going from an AR to just a batsman is a momentous change. Lets hope he can pull it off.

 

[Bewal Express]

Kevin Pietersen
Steve Waugh
Steven Smith

3 examples of bowlers turning batsmen
Kamran Ghulam was a batting Allrounder

He's done enough to be selected for the Shaheens

Steve Waugh was an batting AR, he was never more than a functional bowler in his early days.

 

[Titan24]

Pretty decent game against spin. Against pace bowling maybe needs to work a bit on the back off length/ short balls. A great season for him hopefully he can continue the form in the next season or for Shaheens if gets selected.

 

[Bewal Express]

Pretty decent game against spin. Against pace bowling maybe needs to work a bit on the back off length/ short balls. A great season for him hopefully he can continue the form in the next season or for Shaheens if gets selected.

Hopefully he proves me wrong because we need guys that are hungry to score big runs. The problems you highlighted are common to most guys that bat as ARs for most of their careers

 

[Finisher]

Steve Waugh was an batting AR, he was never more than a functional bowler in his early days.

Similar to kamran Ghulam then

 

[shamaan]

deserves to be in the shaheens we must take notice on performance in qaid e azam

 

[iPakistani]

After his 107 in the first innings he made 51 runs in the 2nd innings.

Has crossed 1050 runs in this years QeA trophy, averaging about 59 with 4 100s and 4 50s.

 

[TrentDevil]

Needs 200 odd in the final to have most runs for a batsman in a single edition of QAT.

 

[b.lesner]

Needs 200 odd in the final to have most runs for a batsman in a single edition of QAT.

No only 153 more to take down 1217 by some saadat guy in 1982/83

Can anyone tell me who is the highest wicket taker in a season?

 

[Bewal Express]

Similar to kamran Ghulam then

Thats where the similarity ends.

 

[shamaan]

if we look at domestic performances he should be part of the shaheens or the main squad deserves it

 

[hadi123]

He is a must for the South Africa series

 

[mazkhan]

Its a confusing picture because one the intl players are not playing this season in qea

Number 2 the matches are in karachi where pitches are flat hence why you have players like hammed azam, nawaz , talat hitting centuries for fun hardly bona-fide test level batsmen.

This season is devoid of any proper fast bowlers the 2 standouts are hasan ali and waqas maqsòod and the pitches haven't helped the fast bowlers they are low bounce and flat .

Imo waqas maqsood is not an intl level test bowler he's not a bad bowler but I don't see how he will be any better than aizaz cheema , shahid nazir , yasir arafat , samiullah , muhammad khalil, rahat ali ,etc who were all tried once upon a time for Pakistan with good domestic stats so don't see the point in investing in someone who is definitely 30+ ,



And hasan ali apart from limited overs cricket which he exploded on the scene but then started dipping in form and got a bad injury,

its nice to see him comeback but jury is out whether he is top quality test bowler and whether he is still is that old hasan ali .
But maybe naseem can be given a break for south Africa series at home and hasan ali bought back.

The bowlers topping the charts are all uncle looking like spinners who I doubt are intl quality and wrong side of thirty I reckon the nauman ali and zahid mehmood are nearly 40 and that sajid khan looks mid 30s I'm not buying that he is 27 yrs old . Don't see point in investing in these 3 , should just stick with shadab , yasir , Gohar, qadir , and imad as the spinners.

 

[MenInG]

 

[KoyoAli]

60* from 104 balls by Kamran Ghulam right now. Batting really well and looking set for another 100. Amazing form.

 

[MenInG]

Excellent innings of 76 (129) in the Final of QeA20 vs Central Punjab

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[Ahson8]

Plays the cut and pull really well, equally good vs pace and spin.

 

[shamaan]

Should be part of the next pakistan squad vs south africa.

 

[aloo paratha]

Must play against South Africa. Can't waste form like this.

 

[KoyoAli]

Not out on 74. Very close to becoming the batsman with most runs in any QeA season