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[VIDEOS] Talent Spotter : Mohammad Huraira

Hurraira should not be in the test squad 1 more domestic season whilst Abdullah get settled into the test squad.
 
Third Man said:
If he can open in test cricket, he can surely bat in the middle order. Opening the most difficult job in test cricket. It's the other way round in LOIs.
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Mate our selector are not that much proactive and forward thinking.
 
Superb numbers in the QeA trophy so far:

800 runs at an average of 72.72 with 3 hundreds and 2 fifties.
 
Hurraira is one of number young batsman( Omair, Saim, Qasim, Saad from Sindh and the slightly older but very pleasing on the eye Tayyab)that a have chance to develop into international batsman. If our recent history is guide, we would be lucky to get one develop.
 
Saj said:
Superb numbers in the QeA trophy so far:

800 runs at an average of 72.72 with 3 hundreds and 2 fifties.
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Would be massive success for Pakistan if he can achieve half of this average or slightly higher than half around 40 average. Most likely he would get a call for test team very soon especially if Imam fails in upcoming test series vs England.
 
A test squad of Imam , Abdullah , Babar , Huraira ,Rizwan ,Farhan/Shakeel, Shadab, Shaheen ,Rauf/Sameen/Ihsanullah , Naseem , Abrar are extremely good in both batting and bowling department.
 
Continues to impress

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Mohammad Huraira reaches his fourth 100 of the season during the QeA22 Final against sindh

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Looks Younis Khan caliber vs spin not very convinced with his batting vs pace.
 
Thankfully we thave gotten rid of Fawad Alam. Next to kick out is Azhar Ali, then we will have plenty of room to try out the likes of Hurraira in red ball.
 
He needs 40 more runs to get 1000 runs this season. Top scorer in consecutive seasons.
 
with this pitch, bowling attack and a 5 day game, another triple hundred there for the taking. sindh's spin attack without abrar is absolutely terrible.

stupid scheduling tbh, doesn't make sense to have 9 fc games with semi-full strength squads, and the last 2 games without the test specialists.
 
Hurraira averages 110 vs spin.
He literally walks into that middle order eyes closed. Better player of spin than everyone in pk test team right now.
 
Highlights of his hundred in the QeA22 final

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Mohammad Huraira ends up on 193* at Stumps on Day 2
 
The guy is a run machine and that is brilliant but looking at the way he plays the short ball, he will struggle anywhere in the top 4 playing on any wicket with bounce. As he plays spin really well( attacking wise), number 5 would be more suited to his talents
 
Absolute quality this lad.

Looks to have worked on areas of weakness.

Surely only a matter of time before he makes it to the national team.
 
Talent wise Saim Ayub is better but Hurraira when he gets in he goes big.
 
Xoib said:
Talent wise Saim Ayub is better but Hurraira when he gets in he goes big.
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Talent without performance means nothing.Hurraira can concentrate for long periods.He doesn’t give away his wicket.Saim needs to learn from Hurraira how to build an innings.
 
Brilliant knock so far. Deserves a big double hundred or maybe more tomorrow. He already has a 300 in FC cricket which he got in his debut season. He has the game and temperament for all 3 formats, just needs more opportunities, time in white ball cricket along with bit of fine tuning as per the formats.

At this pace should not be long before we see him at top level.
 
ethan hunt said:
Hurraira averages 110 vs spin.
He literally walks into that middle order eyes closed. Better player of spin than everyone in pk test team right now.
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Babar should bat at 3 once azhar goes and then Saud at 4 and Hurraira at 5
 
shamaan said:
He is the best player of spin in the country
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Thats true he can be Younis Khan level vs spin hence i want him to come in 5 and not wait till their is space in the openers slot.
Abdullah
Imam
Saud
Babar
Hurraira
Rizwan
Mubasir
Nawaz
Shaheen
Hairis
Naseem
 
Fenrir said:
Talent without performance means nothing.Hurraira can concentrate for long periods.He doesn’t give away his wicket.Saim needs to learn from Hurraira how to build an innings.
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Hurraira is more equipped technically. Saim is more comfortable against pitched up deliveries whereas hurraira plays with tremendous control off the back foot as well. Hurraira is easily the better player of spin too
 
Bewal Express said:
The guy is a run machine and that is brilliant but looking at the way he plays the short ball, he will struggle anywhere in the top 4 playing on any wicket with bounce. As he plays spin really well( attacking wise), number 5 would be more suited to his talents
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Yeah but it's not like Imam is a great player of pace or the short ball. Also , he is likely better than the current version of Fawad Alam etc. He absolutely should be included in England series squad.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Yeah but it's not like Imam is a great player of pace or the short ball. Also , he is likely better than the current version of Fawad Alam etc. He absolutely should be included in England series squad.
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Imam can pull naturally, Huraira can't without looking awkward. And that can't be improved. He could look to duck like Steve Waugh and become really good at that art but if he plays like he does, he will get a bouncer barrage. He is too good a talent to be wasted so that's why I suggest batting at 5.
 
I don’t get it

All of these boys strike at 60+ strike rate in domestics but they all can’t maintain a strike rate of 50 if they are thrown into the real Test format.

Something isn’t adding up
 
We can't judge his ability against spin bowling, there are hardly any quality spinners in our whole domestic circuit.
 
What a talent, what a player.

Very early on but like Abdullah, he is looking like an exceptional talent for Tests and his debut is likely going to come soon enough. Hopefully these two can become formidable openers for us after decades of struggling at it.
 
Rana said:
I don’t get it

All of these boys strike at 60+ strike rate in domestics but they all can’t maintain a strike rate of 50 if they are thrown into the real Test format.

Something isn’t adding up
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management pbly tell them to bat "patiently", plus fast bowlers get lots of chances in pak, test batsman get zero chances, given how little test cricket pak play if u make it to the team and dont cut it u might be out for a year or two.

the list of talented first class batsman who haven't even got a look in cos shafiq hogged a spot for ten years, azhar still holds one down despite being at the twilight of his career, etc is long. whereas every spinner or quick whos had one or two good seasons has made it to the test team.
 
PCB needs to organise more 'A' tours so the likes of Hurraira get some experience in overseas conditions and against bowlers who are close to international cricket.
 
Muhammad Saad said:
We can't judge his ability against spin bowling, there are hardly any quality spinners in our whole domestic circuit.
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He was schooling Noor Ahmed and other Afghan spinners in the U19 WC where other Pakistani batsman looked like getting out everytime.
 
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Rana said:
I don’t get it

All of these boys strike at 60+ strike rate in domestics but they all can’t maintain a strike rate of 50 if they are thrown into the real Test format.

Something isn’t adding up
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Really? Do you think international bowlers won't be better with better plans
 
Saj said:
PCB needs to organise more 'A' tours so the likes of Hurraira get some experience in overseas conditions and against bowlers who are close to international cricket.
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Australia or SA would be kick on these players development
 
Rana said:
I don’t get it

All of these boys strike at 60+ strike rate in domestics but they all can’t maintain a strike rate of 50 if they are thrown into the real Test format.

Something isn’t adding up
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The gap in quality of domestic cricket in Pakistan and international level has gotten wider sadly. We produce garbage pitches as well, so when we do tour and face sporting pitches then that may be one of the first few instances where they are truly tested.
 
stick to the topic.

stop the silly arguments.
 
Abdullah Shafique scores 900+ runs with a sr of 60 but the guy is too scared to go over 40 at international level
 
Wish there was a 3 day side game , like it used to be . Would have been a perfect opportunity to test young players like Huraira. If England team didn't want to stay any extra days in Pakistan , PCB should have arranged this in UAE.
 
Have been clamoring for his inclusion for a while now. Only upside of not picking him in the test squad is that he got an opportunity to play the final and showcase his talent yet again.

Picking shan masood ahead of him just shows the lack of foresight and planning that goes into our selection process. I hope he somehow breaks into the side in the next 12 months so he can continue his growth as a cricketer and gets to experience playing in conditions outside Pakistan.

If he’s stuck on the Pak domestic circuit for another couple of years his growth will be stunted.
 
Saj said:
PCB needs to organise more 'A' tours so the likes of Hurraira get some experience in overseas conditions and against bowlers who are close to international cricket.
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Unfortunately Rameez is only interested in psl and under 19 level cricket.
 
Officer Barbrady said:
Unfortunately Rameez is only interested in psl and under 19 level cricket.
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And getting into a pi ssing contest with BCCI

Instead of coming out with a dumb statement about trying to downplay India every 2 weeks, this is what he needs to focus on
 
Officer Barbrady said:
You do realize that his test experience came prior to his first class experience?
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We have come to a point where a 66 averaging test batsman in his debut season at age of 22 is being lambasted. Its not even been soft runs he has already played 2 backto the wall 4th innings knocks to win and draw a test match. Lets bring Sharjeel he will win us a test with his 23(18)

Madness.
 
Mohammad Huraira out after making 221 (236)

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He was toying with Dahani in the match. Looks like a solid compact player and seems like he looks to play it a bit late too.

I hope Pakistan organize an A tour to see some of the upcoming players head to Australia specifically to prepare for the Australian series next year. At minimum, they should at least organize something during the off-season for the players in may-july for a series in England.

It's pretty crazy that for most of the players in domestic, they basically play 3-4 months and that's it. Most won't get selected for the International team nor PSL teams so its not much playing or development outside of this short 3-4 months of domestic season.
 
Huraira on a roll:

986 runs in his maiden season
1000+ runs this season
 
MenInG said:
Huraira on a roll:

986 runs in his maiden season
1000+ runs this season
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I’d love for someone like a Mickey Arthur taking a chance with Hurraira at Derbyshire. That’ll definitely kick Hurraira’s game on. It’ll also give Derby a very good replacement for Shan.

It may seem unlikely, but Derby would be getting the Pakistan Cricket domestic top scorer for two years in a row, and given Hurraira’s experience, they can probs get him on a cheap contract as well.
 
Rana said:
1st Test is next week. Let’s see if he is a 60+strike rate player
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What do you think? Tell us...

I think he is in the classical mood of good batsman, that means a SR between 50 and about 57.
But so far, he plays over defensively in test match cricket to make sure he scores runs and doesn't loose his place. When he will be a little more settle in the team he will score around 50 SR.
 
2000 first class runs at around 65 is immense. whether he has technical flaws or not, he certainly has the mental application to play big innings, and on low bounce Pakistani tracks that will be a huge plus.
 
As I alluded earlier he looks like a Younis Khan type player for me. Technically vs pace is a bit of an eye sore but brutal vs spin and an appetite for huge scores.
 
He should replace Shan Masood in all formats as a squad player, slowly embed him in the team. Looks good for our standards.
 
One positive for him is being Shoaib Malik nephew he will be givin maximum opportunity to get established.
 
Why is this kid, not already part of the squad ? Should have been slotted in the middle order if just for him to get a taste of international cricket. Another option is to organise a warm up game for touring sides/ an A tour so these guys have an idea where they need to improve.
 
He should play a bit more first class cricket. Want him to experience two more seasons of first class cricket. We rushed Haider Ali too early as well. Don’t want his potential to get wasted the same way. Let him settle down in first class season. But if they do select him for the next test series, I want him to actually play. Seen so many players in good form being selected in national squad, only to warm the benches and wasting first class seasons.
 
Angrez Pakistani said:
He should play a bit more first class cricket. Want him to experience two more seasons of first class cricket. We rushed Haider Ali too early as well. Don’t want his potential to get wasted the same way. Let him settle down in first class season. But if they do select him for the next test series, I want him to actually play. Seen so many players in good form being selected in national squad, only to warm the benches and wasting first class seasons.
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haider was rushed into the wrong format, he had better first class stats than list a or t20, and got turned into a t20 slogger. hurraira should be selected for tests first, and should spend at least a year or two primarily playing only that format, like shafique.
 
ElRaja said:
haider was rushed into the wrong format, he had better first class stats than list a or t20, and got turned into a t20 slogger. hurraira should be selected for tests first, and should spend at least a year or two primarily playing only that format, like shafique.
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Haider Ali also had good stats in PSL so their was nothing wrong with the format. Haider Ali debuted too early and he wasn’t ready.

Test cricket is the hardest format, and if anything, batsmen should be eased in through T20/ODIs vs easier teams AFTER they’ve nailed down 2 consecutive domestic FC seasons and List A (50+ matches). If you respect the process and resist the urge to rush things , consistent results will follow.
Very rarely have batsmen made a mark without mileage in domestic cricket.
 
Should improve his game against pacers and particulary shot pitch delivery in the off season , should also get a chance in PSL , if he looks against high quality pace then he should debut in ODIs against weaker opponents then should play Test cricket.
 
Mohammad Huraira topped the batting charts with 1024 runs and was awarded best batter of the tournament (QeA22). For his match-winning double-century, Huraira was also named player of the final.
 
Muhammad Saad said:
Should improve his game against pacers and particulary shot pitch delivery in the off season , should also get a chance in PSL , if he looks against high quality pace then he should debut in ODIs against weaker opponents then should play Test cricket.
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He needs a better challenge now, international cricketer is needed now. Babar looked very awkward playing short ball eariler in his career. He is still not best at it , but very much improved player.
 
shah_1 said:
He needs a better challenge now, international cricketer is needed now. Babar looked very awkward playing short ball eariler in his career. He is still not best at it , but very much improved player.
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Yes, every brilliant student needs challenge of higher level to improve , not repeating the same lesson again and again. Huraira has passed the FC cricket exam with flying colors , now needs challenge of higher standard , international cricket.
 
Everyone is speaking about Hurraira in Pakistan cricketing circles now and why not after a stellar QEA trophy. My opinion on Hurraira is simple, in him we have a test player with potentially 70+ test caps (very good from Pakistan perspective).

It is important that Hurraira travels with Pakistan national team on SENA tours as a back-up. Further, PCB should check in their capacity that if there is a possibility for Hurraira to play county cricket in next summer as that would do him a ton of favour. The worst thing PCB can do is fast track Hurraira in national team and that too in a SENA tour. This is something that should be explicitly avoided. We have 3 openers who are ahead in queue for selections (Shan Masood, Imam and Abdullah Shafique). Hurraira would be a great backup to keep them on their heels for next year or so.

Hurraira should absolutely be allowed to play next year's QEA as well. The worst thing we do is have a test player warming bench when he can potentially participate in the domestic competitions. I don't want that for Hurraira.

As far as the test player in him is concerned. Hurraira is a gifted offside player against good length pace bowling. He is very good against spin as well. He ability to play low risk percentage cricket in long innings is his standout feature. I feel we have a very good test prospect on hand but we should refrain from over-hyping the kid and let him play more cricket before donning national colors on him.
 
Should be in the test squad you just can't ignore his domestic stats for the last two years.He could potentially bat in the middle.
 
Another golden opportunity to blood a good youngster missed

We are out of the running for the WTC final - so what is the fear here?
 
Pakistani selectors always do this i.e. when a player is in form, they won't select him, and when he loses his form, they bring the player in and use that form he had (earlier), as the reason for his selection!

Hurraira could easily have come in for Agha Salman (even in the last series), whose bowling is being used as an excuse to keep him in the team...and yes, Hurraira is an opener, he could still open and we push all others down one position.

Agha Salman has barely bowled any significant number of overs in the 5 matches he has played so far and have only 2 wickets to show for in all!

Here are his numbers, which barely look average, let alone earth shattering (by any stretch); he did score 3 fifties in 5 games but on these flat roads, is that all we expect from our batters?


Batting:

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
overview
5 10 1 267 62 29.66 502 53.18 0 3 0 29 2


Bowling:

Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI BBM Avg Econ SR 5w 10w
overview
5 7 46.0 3 214 2 1/41 1/66 107.00 4.65 138.0 0 0
 
they will go and select him for odis or t20is, and when he fails trying to bat in a way that's not natural to him he'll be discarded for a few years.
 
MenInG said:
Another golden opportunity to blood a good youngster missed

We are out of the running for the WTC final - so what is the fear here?
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More negative thinking from the selectors. He has earnt the right to play and we will only know if he has the temperament and the technique to belong to the higher level when he is given a chance
 
MenInG said:
Another golden opportunity to blood a good youngster missed

We are out of the running for the WTC final - so what is the fear here?
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They should have selected him becouse it's not like missing out on domestic season and pluss he's one of the better players of spin.
 
Anyone know why he cant pick up a PSL contract? Especially with Shoaib Malik connections? Surely he couldve made an emerging category contender? Ofcourse he is dominating first class but a good batsman can play all formats.
 
He seemed promising at U19 level.

Why is he not being selected? I think he should be in ODI and T20 teams.
 
I feel Huraira been very unlucky to not get more limited over opportunities. He didn’t get much game time even with his domestic short format teams let alone get a chance in the PSL.

Will Huraira finally break through in the next year and cement himself amongst the best batting talents in the country across formats?
 
Centuries from Mohammad Huraira and Omair Bin Yousuf led Pakistan Shaheens to 352 for two in 73 overs against Zimbabwe A at the close of first day’s play of the first four-day match at the Kwekwe Sports Club in Kwekwe.

Pakistan Shaheens 352-2, 73 overs (Mohammad Huraira 178, Omair Bin Yousuf 161 not out)
 
One more year of first class cricket to really nail down his game, then they should think about getting him in
 
This guy is a batter that I'm excited about.

Looks like a very fine prospect and a batter who is well organised and has the potential to become a fine Test match player.
 
Saj said:
This guy is a batter that I'm excited about.

Looks like a very fine prospect and a batter who is well organised and has the potential to become a fine Test match player.
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You are right but the way things are going, he won't get to play many tests as they come a long way back in priorities due to the expansion of franchise cricket. He needs to develop his T20 skills or he will have long career playing few matches
 
ethan hunt said:
Best batting talent in Pakistan. Especially against spin.
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It will be interesting when and if he does get in the Pakistan squad will they change his batting position like you stated a brilliant player of spin.
 
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