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[VIDEOS] Talent Spotter : Rohail Nazir

Thunderbolt14 said:
Rohail definitely has it in him to play tests at some point, but he just doesn’t seem the explosive T20 type (even though he played a couple good innings in the national t20 cup). To me he seems very much in the Sarfraz or Rizwan mould. Neither of them are dynamic enough t20 bats.

Rohail should certainly get backing, but so should Haris as well especially if we’re talking about T20 (and not ODI/Tests)
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I agree completely
 
Benched for the first game of the PSL - so much for new talent etc
 
MenInG said:
Benched for the first game of the PSL - so much for new talent etc
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He isn’t a t20 player for now. Selecting him will do more harm than good. He will learn being around the squad and training with the likes of Moeen etc.
 
Forum363 said:
He isn’t a t20 player for now. Selecting him will do more harm than good. He will learn being around the squad and training with the likes of Moeen etc.
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So PSL is some sort of a training thing?
 
MenInG said:
So PSL is some sort of a training thing?
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I don't understand that comment. Can young players develop and learn by being a part of the PSL? Yes of course.

Is that the sole purpose of the PSL? No.

Franchises should select young players on potential, particularly if they're in their teens and have a lot of room for improvement. They should then work with them and when they're ready, throw them on the big stage.
 
Things could get very interesting for Pakistan cricket if Rohail Nazir gets a few fifties in these remaining games. He is a wicket keeper.
 
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Some fancy hitting in PSL 5
 
Rohail undergoes a COVID-19 test. May be headed to England as backup after Rizwan's positive test.
 
I think he is average. Whenever I have watched I haven’t been impressed.

He might play for Pakistan by default because of lack of options, but he is not someone who would set the world alight.

Pakistan badly needs a highly talented WK prospect. Someone of the same class as Babar or Shaheen.

The lack of world class WK batsmen in the country is a big reason for our mediocrity. WK have often been liabilities in the lineup and dragging themselves only because they don’t have alternatives.

In the last two decades, kamran in 2005-06 and Sarfraz in 2014-15 are the only instances where WKs have made an impact for us.

Rizwan is decent but he will never be top class. Not talented enough.
 
shamaan said:
I reakon sarfraz will play both tests and t20s if rizwan is off rohail myt get 1 match in t20s
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Rohail is not a t20 player so this is no bad thing. Having the exposure of training with the squad and playing against the main bowlers in the side games will be hugely beneficial to his development.

He can be a very reliable Test / ODI player for us in the future but has some work to do. He is not a prodigy in the sense that Naseem or Haider appear to be where they have the skills to play at the International level straight away.
 
Forum363 said:
Rohail is not a t20 player so this is no bad thing. Having the exposure of training with the squad and playing against the main bowlers in the side games will be hugely beneficial to his development.

He can be a very reliable Test / ODI player for us in the future but has some work to do. He is not a prodigy in the sense that Naseem or Haider appear to be where they have the skills to play at the International level straight away.
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Agreed but is he better than sarfraz and rizwan in t20s
 
Mamoon said:
I think he is average. Whenever I have watched I haven’t been impressed.

He might play for Pakistan by default because of lack of options, but he is not someone who would set the world alight.

Pakistan badly needs a highly talented WK prospect. Someone of the same class as Babar or Shaheen.

The lack of world class WK batsmen in the country is a big reason for our mediocrity. WK have often been liabilities in the lineup and dragging themselves only because they don’t have alternatives.

In the last two decades, kamran in 2005-06 and Sarfraz in 2014-15 are the only instances where WKs have made an impact for us.

Rizwan is decent but he will never be top class. Not talented enough.
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Hopefully loahre qalander can produce a bowler batter fielder and wicket keeper batesman
 
shamaan said:
Agreed but is he better than sarfraz and rizwan in t20s
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I disagree. All three are rubbish at t20 but Sarfraz and Rizwan have International experience of playing bowlers and scoring at a high run rate.

There is nothing to suggest that Rohail is a better t20 player than them.
 
Forum363 said:
I disagree. All three are rubbish at t20 but Sarfraz and Rizwan have International experience of playing bowlers and scoring at a high run rate.

There is nothing to suggest that Rohail is a better t20 player than them.
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I wouldnt say thier rubbish il say thier averge in t20s.

So you stated they rubbish but then you state they have scoring rate ?.

Of course thiers nothing to suggest cuz he hasnt played much and that's what pakistan does stick them in when they have no experience eg naseem,haider
 
shamaan said:
I wouldnt say thier rubbish il say thier averge in t20s.

So you stated they rubbish but then you state they have scoring rate ?.

Of course thiers nothing to suggest cuz he hasnt played much and that's what pakistan does stick them in when they have no experience eg naseem,haider
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I would say the likes of Hafeez and Malik are average. Players who are inconsistent and have performed to an 'average' level over a period of time but have the ability to up their strike rates and have at least won some games over the years.

Rizwan and Sarfraz don't have that same ability to take the bowling apart, nor have they showing a capability of building a (t20) innings at a 125-130 strike rate through good rotation and the odd boundary. So unfortunately at the international level - they are rubbish. I like them both but it is clear they have been liabilities in our t20 lineup. Not quite good enough to bat in the top 3 and not good enough to finish games towards the end.

Anyway this is a subjective debate ultimately. I believe that in order to be decent at t20 cricket, you need to have a power game. No matter what position you bat, there is a strong likelihood that you will need to come out and start swinging etc. A keeper who does not have big shots in his armoury is worthless in t20. Even the quality of keeping is less important the shorter the format.

Rohail does not fit that bill - but that's fine. it would be far better for us to find a test / odi keeper than an explosive but inconsistent t20 keeper.
 
Additionally for Rohail, while he has not shown the same talent as some other young players - I have not seen such good management of a player by the PCB from a young age since perhaps Babar. Rohail has been given so much exposure at all levels, plus the responsibility of captaincy and general backing.

If he has the work ethic, he can make use of this and mould himself into a top player through experience and temperament. However if he is not disciplined or does not work much harder than other players, he has the danger of hitting a low ceiling and being stuck in domestic cricket with the odd international match as a backup keeper.
 
Forum363 said:
I would say the likes of Hafeez and Malik are average. Players who are inconsistent and have performed to an 'average' level over a period of time but have the ability to up their strike rates and have at least won some games over the years.

Rizwan and Sarfraz don't have that same ability to take the bowling apart, nor have they showing a capability of building a (t20) innings at a 125-130 strike rate through good rotation and the odd boundary. So unfortunately at the international level - they are rubbish. I like them both but it is clear they have been liabilities in our t20 lineup. Not quite good enough to bat in the top 3 and not good enough to finish games towards the end.

Anyway this is a subjective debate ultimately. I believe that in order to be decent at t20 cricket, you need to have a power game. No matter what position you bat, there is a strong likelihood that you will need to come out and start swinging etc. A keeper who does not have big shots in his armoury is worthless in t20. Even the quality of keeping is less important the shorter the format.

Rohail does not fit that bill - but that's fine. it would be far better for us to find a test / odi keeper than an explosive but inconsistent t20 keeper.
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And u do no sarfraz has better stats that hafeez in average and strike rate is about the same.babar doesnt have the power game but hes the most successful In Pakistan right now.

Thiers a keeper who played as a back up to rohail hes a good hitter played in 19s
 
Forum363 said:
Additionally for Rohail, while he has not shown the same talent as some other young players - I have not seen such good management of a player by the PCB from a young age since perhaps Babar. Rohail has been given so much exposure at all levels, plus the responsibility of captaincy and general backing.

If he has the work ethic, he can make use of this and mould himself into a top player through experience and temperament. However if he is not disciplined or does not work much harder than other players, he has the danger of hitting a low ceiling and being stuck in domestic cricket with the odd international match as a backup keeper.
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So much exposure can you state further.
 
shamaan said:
So much exposure can you state further.
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Off the top of my head I think he was made the u19 captain at only 17 years old. He then managed to make his first class and list A debut. Despite the revamp he’s already played more than 20 games.

He was also the vice captain of the emerging squad - chosen over players who are far older than him. And has been picked for 2 PSL squads already. All this and he’s only 18.

He has the performance to back it up to be fair - but either way, getting him into the first class team and then making him the vice captain of the emerging tournament was a good move by whoever orchestrated it.
 
Forum363 said:
Off the top of my head I think he was made the u19 captain at only 17 years old. He then managed to make his first class and list A debut. Despite the revamp he’s already played more than 20 games.

He was also the vice captain of the emerging squad - chosen over players who are far older than him. And has been picked for 2 PSL squads already. All this and he’s only 18.

He has the performance to back it up to be fair - but either way, getting him into the first class team and then making him the vice captain of the emerging tournament was a good move by whoever orchestrated it.
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I knew he was captain of the u19s team. Did the first class and list a debut come in 2018 ?.

Tbh the revamp will give opportunities to the young players and will get rid of non performing players which is good thing
 
Forum363 said:
Off the top of my head I think he was made the u19 captain at only 17 years old. He then managed to make his first class and list A debut. Despite the revamp he’s already played more than 20 games.

He was also the vice captain of the emerging squad - chosen over players who are far older than him. And has been picked for 2 PSL squads already. All this and he’s only 18.

He has the performance to back it up to be fair - but either way, getting him into the first class team and then making him the vice captain of the emerging tournament was a good move by whoever orchestrated it.
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Don’t forget Pakistan Shaheens against MCC and playing all first class games with Northern including the QAE final against Central Punjab where he played half centuries in both innings if I’m not mistaken.

He definitely isn’t a Bairstow but he can be another Sarfaraz Ahmed for us imo. Won’t set the world alight but can play some solid knocks.

I enjoyed his fighting, chasing century against India in the U19 Asia Cup. They lost but, wow.
 
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Thunderbolt14 said:
Don’t forget Pakistan Shaheens against MCC and playing all first class games with Northern including the QAE final against Central Punjab where he played half centuries in both innings if I’m not mistaken.

He definitely isn’t a Bairstow but he can be another Sarfaraz Ahmed for us imo. Won’t set the world alight but can play some solid knocks.

I enjoyed his fighting, chasing century against India in the U19 Asia Cup. They lost but, wow.
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Yes, good point.

Exactly, he doesn’t have the talent / aggressive game of someone like De Qock or even unproven but talented players like Pant (for all the debate around him). But he can be a reliable keeper batsman for us and match Sarfaraz’s purple patch in the Test team but over a longer period of time.
 
shamaan said:
I knew he was captain of the u19s team. Did the first class and list a debut come in 2018 ?.

Tbh the revamp will give opportunities to the young players and will get rid of non performing players which is good thing
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Yes in 2018.

In theory the revamp should do that over a longer term but for a while we are going to see the likes of Salman Butt and Aizaz Cheema cling onto the fewer spots available at the top.

Hence why I found it impressive that a 17 year old wicket keeper managed to get decent exposure.
 
Forum363 said:
Yes in 2018.

In theory the revamp should do that over a longer term but for a while we are going to see the likes of Salman Butt and Aizaz Cheema cling onto the fewer spots available at the top.

Hence why I found it impressive that a 17 year old wicket keeper managed to get decent exposure.
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Yes maybe will get 1 full season to get rid of the oldies.
 
Forum363 said:
Yes in 2018.

In theory the revamp should do that over a longer term but for a while we are going to see the likes of Salman Butt and Aizaz Cheema cling onto the fewer spots available at the top.

Hence why I found it impressive that a 17 year old wicket keeper managed to get decent exposure.
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Thank Mohammad Waseem, man. Only coach like this. He played Haider Ali and Rohail Nazir in the same lineup, and promoted Zeeshan Malik and Faizan Riaz from the second XI to play with them.

His other picks for Northern were Umar Amin and Hammad Azam.

He’s the only coach in the entirety of this domestic structure that knows what needs to be done
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
Thank Mohammad Waseem, man. Only coach like this. He played Haider Ali and Rohail Nazir in the same lineup, and promoted Zeeshan Malik and Faizan Riaz from the second XI to play with them.

His other picks for Northern were Umar Amin and Hammad Azam.

He’s the only coach in the entirety of this domestic structure that knows what needs to be done
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Yeah, Northern did have a very young team which repaid the faith by getting to the final. I don't know much about Mohammad Waseem, I wonder if he is a good / knowledgable coach or just a good man-manager type leader.
 
Forum363 said:
Yeah, Northern did have a very young team which repaid the faith by getting to the final. I don't know much about Mohammad Waseem, I wonder if he is a good / knowledgable coach or just a good man-manager type leader.
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He is quite knowledgeable too.
 
Rohail Nazir makes it to the initial list of 20 players travelling to England on 28th.
 
I am 1000% percent sure that Rohail Nazir wouldn't have made the squad until atleast 25 under Mickey and Inzi.
 
Salman4. said:
I am 1000% percent sure that Rohail Nazir wouldn't have made the squad until atleast 25 under Mickey and Inzi.
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??? Why is that exactly?

Shadab/Afridi were picked as teenagers. Sami Aslam/Hasan/Imam came up pretty early in their careers too. There may be more but this is what I just recalled off the top of my head.
 
Salman4. said:
I am 1000% percent sure that Rohail Nazir wouldn't have made the squad until atleast 25 under Mickey and Inzi.
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I am 1000% sure imran, musa, etc wouldn't have made the squad under inzi and mickey.

Coming to rohail. He looks average. Watch him get LBW and dragging the ball on to stumps. Though he's young so can easily work on his game.
 
Nasty Naz said:
??? Why is that exactly?

Shadab/Afridi were picked as teenagers. Sami Aslam/Hasan/Imam came up pretty early in their careers too. There may be more but this is what I just recalled off the top of my head.
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Saud, Saad, Usama Mir, Umar Khan, Kamran Ghulam, Zeeshan just to name a few.
 
Good for his progress that he's on the tour of England.

Even if he doesn't play, it will be a good experience and one that will help him in future if he is willing to learn.
 
Salman4. said:
Saud, Saad, Usama Mir, Umar Khan, Kamran Ghulam, Zeeshan just to name a few.
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Saad Ali literally played last year in two matches vs Australia and didn't do well.

Apart from Saud Shakeel, rest of those names don't make any sense considering they either haven't played enough domestically or frankly performed enough to justify their selection.

I'm not even sure how Usama Mir is even worth mentioning, to be honest. Average of 42.68 in FC, 36.91 in List A, 28.10 in T20 with very high economy in every format.
 
gazza619 said:
In the world? Wow, that is some statement. Are you sure?
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Going by his first professional season, yes.

Averaged 75 in 10 innings.

133 on first-class debut

205* in his second innings.
[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] I'm sure you will love Abdullah Shafique.
 
Bullet Drive said:
Going by his first professional season, yes.

Averaged 75 in 10 innings.

133 on first-class debut

205* in his second innings.
[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] I'm sure you will love Abdullah Shafique.
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Am sure he will be good but best talent in the world very very questionable he is good talent thou
 
Bullet Drive said:
Best batsman of that tournament was Abdullah Shafique, the number 1 batting talent in the world right now .
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That's a hyperbole, calm down, he is good but no need to hype him to the stars just yet. There are some amazing upcoming batsmen around the world.
 
Young wicketkeeper batsman Rohail Nazir has said that his confidence is sky high after training and practicing with Pakistan superstars.

Rohail is having a wonderful time in England as his childhood dream of being part of a Pakistan men’s touring squad has come true. The Pakistan U19 captain is honing his batting and wicket-keeping skills while working among the cream of Pakistan cricket. Rohail, who captained Pakistan in this year’s ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, is enjoying his stay among his idols and has found the squad very friendly and welcoming.

“I wasn’t sure how I would be treated as I am one of the junior most players in the squad but to my surprise, the environment is absolutely wonderful and I have really enjoyed my time so far in England. My confidence has increased manifolds by training and practicing with Pakistan superstars,” Rohail said while speaking to the PCB podcast on Thursday.

The young wicket-keeper has so far found Shadab Khan, Imam-ul-Haq and Sohail Khan as the funniest of the lot while he has found an inspirational tutor in former Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed. “Shadab Khan, Imam-ul-Haq and Sohail Khan are the funniest players in the squad as they keep the spirit up of rest of the squad with their humour. Imad Wasim, Babar Azam and Shan Masood have also encouraged me fully on the tour.

“Former skipper Sarfraz Ahmed asked me to join him during training sessions, he has been a great help so far and has told me how I need to develop my fitness and concentration levels while keeping in the longer formats of the game,” he added.

Rohail has taken special interest in Babar’s cricketing equipment especially the batting star’s bats. “I wanted to find out what was the bat weight that Babar Azam uses, other seniors have also told me what equipment is necessary to carry for an international batsman/player. I am learning a lot from my seniors, which will not only boost my morale but also help me giving my best against any given opponent.”

The young wicket-keeper said that he would use this great experience of England tour when he returns to Pakistan and plays club or domestic cricket. “The training and practice with highly qualified coaching staff and senior players of the national team is a great experience for me, which will help me sharpen my skills and deliver my best against England.”

https://nation.com.pk/17-Jul-2020/confidence-is-sky-high-after-training-with-superstars-rohail
 
In many ways the best thing that could happen for Pakistan is for Rohail to become a viable Test Number 6 Keeper-Batsman, allowing Rizwan to give up the gloves and move up to Number 5 ss a specialist batsman.
 
how on earth is Rizwan a bunny for all bowlers a number 5...he averages worse than saffy
 
Omer2002 said:
how on earth is Rizwan a bunny for all bowlers a number 5...he averages worse than saffy
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Rizwan is the only Pakistani keeper to score two 100s in a single ODI series and has the highest score ever in Aus in the history of Pakistani keepers in only two tests he played.

If you look at his FC and List A averages and compare them to other keepers we have produced you will realize why he was able to the feats I mentioned. So not exactly sure whats your concept of bunny. Ofcourse he is no Bradman but Rizwan is the best we have got.
 
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Saj said:
Good for his progress that he's on the tour of England.

Even if he doesn't play, it will be a good experience and one that will help him in future if he is willing to learn.
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These views still stand. His hunger will only increase after getting a taste of an international tour.
 
SensiblePakFan said:
These views still stand. His hunger will only increase after getting a taste of an international tour.
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I hope so. All depends on how he was managed by Misbah and co. Can go both ways - can give him more hunger or can break his confidence. There is a method to drop someone and the hope is Misbah was smart and good natured about it. As long as he had a good, honest talk with Misbah, or if not Misbah then Younis, in which they gave him confidence.

Same for Zafar Gohar with Misbah and/or Mushy.
 
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Although a bit unpopular opinion but I feel he gets unnecessary hype in this forum. He is just an ok cricketer.
The guy choked in the biggest match of his career so far against U19 kids of India and in the quarter final, he looked clueless against some unknown Afghani spinners (I won’t call them kids though). Still some people here want him in the national team.

He should play at least three more seasons of Qauid-e-Azam trophy before thinking of becoming a member of national team. Moreover, he should focus on test cricket only. For shorter formats, he is a big NO.
For ODIs/T20s, PCB should invest and groom his other U19 team mate Muhammad Haris.
 
He should have stayed in England, gaining experience of conditions in England and playing some of the warm-ups.

I have to laugh at the comments from the think-tank which say that he's gained a lot of experience in the couple of weeks in England.
 
Rohail Nazir is getting coaching from Gary Palmer. Great experience for him.

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Thunderbolt14 said:
Rohail Nazir is getting coaching from Gary Palmer. Great experience for him.

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Shan Masood works with this coach?
 
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Rohail Nazir has been working with Gary Palmer, who was responsible for reigniting Alistair Cook’s career as well as completely transforming Shan Masood’s game for Pakistan. After being let go from the Pakistan bio-secure bubble, Rohail worked with Palmer in the nets to improve his technique indicating a positive, never-say-die attitude from the young Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman and U-19 captain.

Though he has been written off by many, I have enjoyed his positive approach to the game including modern shots in the PSL (such as reverse scooping Shaheen Afridi for four), his excellent fitness, and working with internationally recognized coaches to improve his game at a very young age. You don’t see many Pakistani youngsters taking this kind of initiative!

I‘m sure that Shan, his captain at Multan Sultans, had a role in setting up this meeting. Good on him.
 
Good move from Rohail, what a way to push and improve your game. Hopefully Gary hopes his technique, foot work and temperament with bat.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
Rohail Nazir has been working with Gary Palmer, who was responsible for reigniting Alistair Cook’s career as well as completely transforming Shan Masood’s game for Pakistan. After being let go from the Pakistan bio-secure bubble, Rohail worked with Palmer in the nets to improve his technique indicating a positive, never-say-die attitude from the young Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman and U-19 captain.

Though he has been written off by many, I have enjoyed his positive approach to the game including modern shots in the PSL (such as reverse scooping Shaheen Afridi for four), his excellent fitness, and working with internationally recognized coaches to improve his game at a very young age. You don’t see many Pakistani youngsters taking this kind of initiative!

I‘m sure that Shan, his captain at Multan Sultans, had a role in setting up this meeting. Good on him.
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Ali Tareen must have paid for the whole thing
 
Very good move from rohail firstly to see advise and coaching tips from a coach and secondly shows that he is level headed and willing to listen to advise keep working hard
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
Rohail Nazir has been working with Gary Palmer, who was responsible for reigniting Alistair Cook’s career as well as completely transforming Shan Masood’s game for Pakistan. After being let go from the Pakistan bio-secure bubble, Rohail worked with Palmer in the nets to improve his technique indicating a positive, never-say-die attitude from the young Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman and U-19 captain.

Though he has been written off by many, I have enjoyed his positive approach to the game including modern shots in the PSL (such as reverse scooping Shaheen Afridi for four), his excellent fitness, and working with internationally recognized coaches to improve his game at a very young age. You don’t see many Pakistani youngsters taking this kind of initiative!

I‘m sure that Shan, his captain at Multan Sultans, had a role in setting up this meeting. Good on him.
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This literally changes everything.

The great thing about Mohammad Rizwan is that he can keep wicket and bat at 6 in Tests, allowing the team to pick Shadab Khan at 7, followed by 4 specialist bowlers - of whom one or two more can be a spinner in Asia.

But if Rohail Nazir can improve his batting with Gary Palmer to a similar level, it opens up an opportunity for Mohammad Rizwan to move up into the Top 5 as a specialist batsman.

Suddenly Pakistan's Test batting order could potentially lack the vulnerability of the past:

1. Shan Masood (c)
2. Sami Aslam
3. Mohammad Rizwan
4. Babar Azam
5. Haider Ali
6. Rohail Nazir (wk)
7. Shadab Khan

There is actually no loss of quality or runs output from removing the 3 guys aged over 34 - Azhar, Shafiq and Fawad. And the fielding goes up hugely.
 
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Junaids said:
This literally changes everything.

The great thing about Mohammad Rizwan is that he can keep wicket and bat at 6 in Tests, allowing the team to pick Shadab Khan at 7, followed by 4 specialist bowlers - of whom one or two more can be a spinner in Asia.

But if Rohail Nazir can improve his batting with Gary Palmer to a similar level, it opens up an opportunity for Mohammad Rizwan to move up into the Top 5 as a specialist batsman.

Suddenly Pakistan's Test batting order could potentially lack the vulnerability of the past:

1. Shan Masood (c)
2. Sami Aslam
3. Mohammad Rizwan
4. Babar Azam
5. Haider Ali
6. Rohail Nazir (wk)
7. Shadab Khan

There is actually no loss of quality or runs output from removing the 3 guys aged over 34 - Azhar, Shafiq and Fawad. And the fielding goes up hugely.
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I would like to add that while looking through the training photographs in the biosecure bubble, there were many pictures of Rohail taking keeping advice from Rizwan and Sarfaraz, batting tips from Younis, and interviews of him describing conversations with Babar.

Clearly he’s been speaking to Shan Masood as well who definitely put him in touch with Palmer. I don’t want to speak too soon, but I am confident when I say we have a hard worker and eager learner on our hands, which is refreshing to see.
 
Some highlights from his career and why I like him. There’s clear evolution in his game over the last 3 years!

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MenInG said:
Best wicketkeeper – Rohail Nazir, 7 dismissals at the National T20 Cup 2019

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Abdullah719 said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rohail Nazir at the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 tournament:<br><br>Innings 5<br>Runs 302 (highest in the tournament)<br>Average 75.50<br>Hundreds 1<br>Fifties 2<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ETAC2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ETAC2019</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1198201783962783746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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MenInG said:
Impressive rise in stature - PCB appointing him as captain for Northern vs MCC
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And now working with Gary Palmer in England.
 
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This is one area where Islamabad United have royally messed up, there is a clear case of lack of talent identification at the core group of ISLU management where they have let go players like Babar Azam, Umar Amin (local from Rawalpindi) and then Rohail Nazir.

Babar and Umar were part of ISLU in PSL-1, they didn't retain BABAR (now the best batsmen in Pakistan) and even Umar Amin (a good batsman at the domestic level, being a pindi boy would have definitely helped them get some hardcore fans and create a strong fan base in their base cities of ISL and Rawalpindi). Rohail was part of ISLU in the season 2019, they didn't retain him without giving him a single match. Instead of these 3 players they chose to back players like Hussain Talat, Asif and Rizwan. None of these three are as good as Babar, Umar and Rohail (especially since he is a wk batsman).
 
Rohail Nazir has been working extensively with Rashid Latif in the nets with regard to keeping.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
Rohail Nazir has been working extensively with Rashid Latif in the nets with regard to keeping.
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He looks to be a hard worker. I expect him to be in the Pakistan LOI squads very soon. A decent keeper and could be a handy middle order bat at #5/6.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
Rohail Nazir has been working extensively with Rashid Latif in the nets with regard to keeping.
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Good to see him work on both his keeping and batting excellent stuff we need more talented players who are willing to put the effort in in sha Allah he succeeds
 
Junaids said:
This literally changes everything.

The great thing about Mohammad Rizwan is that he can keep wicket and bat at 6 in Tests, allowing the team to pick Shadab Khan at 7, followed by 4 specialist bowlers - of whom one or two more can be a spinner in Asia.

But if Rohail Nazir can improve his batting with Gary Palmer to a similar level, it opens up an opportunity for Mohammad Rizwan to move up into the Top 5 as a specialist batsman.

Suddenly Pakistan's Test batting order could potentially lack the vulnerability of the past:

1. Shan Masood (c)
2. Sami Aslam
3. Mohammad Rizwan
4. Babar Azam
5. Haider Ali
6. Rohail Nazir (wk)
7. Shadab Khan

There is actually no loss of quality or runs output from removing the 3 guys aged over 34 - Azhar, Shafiq and Fawad. And the fielding goes up hugely.
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Rizwan will likely always be a better gloveman than Rohail. It is Rohail who could potentially play as a specialist batsman if his work with Palmer can significantly improve his game.

If Rizwan retains the gloves, batting him at 3 will be an absurd idea, in fact it would be very questionable even if he didn't. It is Haider Ali who after another season of FC cricket should make that position his own.
 
angrypathan said:
Rizwan will likely always be a better gloveman than Rohail. It is Rohail who could potentially play as a specialist batsman if his work with Palmer can significantly improve his game.

If Rizwan retains the gloves, batting him at 3 will be an absurd idea, in fact it would be very questionable even if he didn't. It is Haider Ali who after another season of FC cricket should make that position his own.
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I would play haider at 4 and play someone like omair bin Yousuf imran butt at 3
 
He has such an ugly style. Boring to watch, and no flair whatsoever. But he will score runs.

just very ugly to watch
 
Decent finish today for Northern.

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