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[VIDEOS] Talent Spotter : Shahnawaz Dahani
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3/39 for Dhani against Babar XI in an intra-squad 50 over game
Any highlights of his wickets ?
The way he was thanking the crowd with both hands closed , in typical Hindu style, I thought he was one, not sure .
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">With Pakistan pace battery.<a href="https://twitter.com/iShaheenAfridi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iShaheenAfridi</a> ,<a href="https://twitter.com/iNaseemShah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iNaseemShah</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/HarisRauf14?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HarisRauf14</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ArshadIqbal32?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ArshadIqbal32</a> <a href="https://t.co/N7qqvTPQoD">pic.twitter.com/N7qqvTPQoD</a></p>— Shahnawaz Dahani (@ShahnawazDahani) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShahnawazDahani/status/1377205711608893446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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A reminder of how Dhani came onto the radar. Bowls a sharp bouncer, but some beautiful pitched up deliveries on a good line here too.
Think he needs another season of QEA Trophy though to build his fitness levels up before debuting him in Tests.
If he does debut against Zimbabwe though, I'm sure after one bad over the crybabies will get on his back, claim he's just a PSL bowler etc.
A reminder of how Dhani came onto the radar. Bowls a sharp bouncer, but some beautiful pitched up deliveries on a good line here too.
Think he needs another season of QEA Trophy though to build his fitness levels up before debuting him in Tests.
If he does debut against Zimbabwe though, I'm sure after one bad over the crybabies will get on his back, claim he's just a PSL bowler etc.
He should not be in the test team without having playing and aced at least 2 FC seasons. For me, he needs to outperform other FC bowlers, and there is no merit in fast-tracking youngsters ahead of performing FC bowlers. I don't care how talented the guy "looks" or how entertaining he is, or how fast he is, or has a sharp bouncer of whatever.
Its a premature debut and fans are very impatient when debutants don't perform at international level on debut games. The expectation is that the domestic player needs to be ready at debut, which is why fans get angry/upset why the player is not dominating like the way he was doing it domestically. oh well!
Read the second line of what I said.
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Oh yes! I saw that and I was reinforcing what you said.
Unfortunately, you and I belong to a minority.
These same people singing praises about Dhani will be out with knives after a few failures and want him out. Just wait 6 months lol
Meanwhile, guys like Sadaf, Junaid, Tabish, and Sohail were lost because of no merit in the system.
I agree, unfortunately as a nation we are so fixated since Imran Khan's time of unearthing "superstars from nowhere" that it's become part of our cricketing mythology like reverse swing and fast bowling.
What they don't realise is in the past 20 years, our leading Test cricketers were actually groomed in the system however flawed it is. Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Shah etc all had strong domestic/A team numbers before graduating into internationals.
Misbah of all people should know this given how long he toiled in FC cricket. Yet his populist selections of Musa, Naseem, Rauf, Haider and Abdullah I guess was a way of appeasing the masses who constantly demand new faces. Heck, even Shaheen should've ideally made his Test debut now not 2.5 years ago given he's not been particularly impressive in Tests. Meanwhile we wasted the peaks of guys like Sohail Khan and Waqas Maqsood.
Now Dhani isn't as aggregious as those selections because he was the best young seamer last season in the QEA Trophy but it's too early still for my liking.
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I worry for Dhani, after one good season he's been put into the limelight and become the third pacer against Zim.
Its not a bad situation for Dhani though, he's playing against a relative weak Test team and with his height and consistent use of line & length, could be a good move. But his lack of experience in cricket and just 1 season of Quaid-e-Azam trophy isn't good enough.
He needs more experience and good coaches who can work on his deficiency and support him, also giving him some seasoning.
Its not a bad situation for Dhani though, he's playing against a relative weak Test team and with his height and consistent use of line & length, could be a good move. But his lack of experience in cricket and just 1 season of Quaid-e-Azam trophy isn't good enough.
He needs more experience and good coaches who can work on his deficiency and support him, also giving him some seasoning.
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Dhani is the best young right arm fast bowler in PK. Lets hope he isnt the latest in the long list of young players too thick to take advantage of their talent.
Even Imran wasn't really picking all these guys out of nowhere. Inzi, for example, was one of the leading performers in the domestic scene from 1989 to 1992 before adoring green colors. Pakistan just isnt a very data-driven culture. A study should be done to prove that domestic performances are the best indicator of international success (though not always perfect).
A persistent myth here on PP and otherwise is that Pakistan's domestic standard is low so it can't be trusted. While the standard is low, the results can still be trusted because the best would still outperform others. As you rightly point out, it does produce world class batsmen and Fawad/Rizwan/Babar had such great performances in domestic which reflected internationally when they debuted. Ditto for Yasir Shah and more recently Nauman.
Musa, Naseem, Rauf, Haider and Abdullah should all be playing FC. Only proven performers and the best players in FC at their peak should debut for Pakistan. Theyve turned Pakistan team into a school now where they are developing players.
Based on what
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I absolutely agree.
Shahnawaz Dahani has quite mediocre performances in FC cricket at the moment, how he merits selection ahead of people like Irfanullah Shah is a wonder only known in Pakistan Cricket.
Moreover, he was only selected because he caught the limelight in the PSL, a T20 league. This is where our cricket is headed, a kid like Irfanullah Shah averaging right about 20 in FC with 20 games under his belt is not spoken about, yet a kid who's averaging in excess of 30 in FC and got some wickets in a T20 league is now in our test team.
Abysmal if you ask me.
The only place Dahani fits into the team is if we break up the bowlers and their specific roles:
Shaheen - specifically for the new ball, gets swing and has a left-arm angle.
Hasan - at the moment, he's quite expensive with the new ball but gets considerable reverse with the old ball.
Faheem - doesn't really swing the ball at all and relies more on hitting a consistent line and length and hoping that the pitch does something.
Now, Dahani is what you would associate as a guy who runs in and bowls hard, kind of like a Wahab Riaz type of kid. Shaheen barely uses perhaps one of his most potent deliveries: the bouncer. So I can see Dahani being told to go hard at the body.
But at the same time, he demonstrates poor control over his line and length.
Irfanullah Shah was clearly a better pick in my opinion, he has wickets and would be a reliable bowler to accompany Shaheen with the new ball. Got shades of swing on those dead QEA Trophy pitches last season.
Mir Hamza used to be a consistent performer a while back but never got opportunities to prove himself, and his recent form isn't that good.
Shahnawaz Dahani's selection is oddly like Naseem Shah's selection. I don't see a point in introducing so much new blood into the test team. It's why we're so inconsistent in the format, we keep changing and bringing in new players when there's no need.
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There's no evidence to support that. In fact, a bowling average of 30+ in FC doesn't suggest that he's the best around when there are guys with bowling averages less than 25 and rightfully deserve a callup.
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Not for you but i have seen him bowl and the lad is a hell of a prospect.
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My experience of watching cricket and seeing him bowl
The same was said about Naseem, Musa etc. by experienced eyes of one of the greatest fast bowler in the history, Waqar. And we all saw how the international batsmen ate them up.
In addition to the valid points you made, i think the other myth plaquing Pakistan cricket since early 2000s is an unhealthy obsession with pace. We are a country who label any bowler under 135 as a "trundler" and happily ignore these domestic wicket-takers and pick rookies because they have pace. This is why proven performers like Sadaf, Tabish, Waqas, Sohail are consistently overlooked while guys like Musa, Naseem climb over the line.
Meanwhile, the majority of the top 20 top ranked ICC test fast bowlers today all bowl around 130. Top ten for example is dominated by Anderson, Broad, Cummins, Woakes, Hazelwood, Southee, Wagner Holder, Shami, all bowl around the 130-135 mark in test cricket.
The only top-ranked test fast bowlers who breach 140 consistently are Starc and sometimes Bumrah. Others average around 132/133 but they know the art of setting up batsmen. On evidence, it is the SKILLS and CONTROL that's needed in test cricket to succeed once you your pace is 130+. Above all, the ability to exploit weaknesses
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NS did well at the start, Musa was a punt too far. Dhani has lots to offer, I am still waiting to see if he can move the ball away from the right handers and if he can, he will kick on even more.
That's the problem with Pakistan these days. Someone took 1 five wicket hall against Bangladesh, and we are saying Naseem did well. We need to redefine what doing "well" means. He was clearly out of his depth and could not take advantage of juicy conditions in Eng and NZ. Bowlers like Sohail, Waqas, or Tabish would have been much more effective there .
It doesn't matter if Dhani bowls fast, inswinger, outswinger, yorker, bouncer etc.
In test cricket, the no 1 thing that matters is your "mind". Ability to read the batsman's weaknesses, the pitch and adapt your lengths accordingly. After that, comes control i.e. ability to bowl 6 deliveries as intended. This can only be learned through mileage in FC.
Once you have the basics down, then having skills like inswinger/outswinger matters. Per Muhammad Asif interview, even having outswinger or inswinger doesn't matter unless you can bowl it with precision. Test-class batsmen, specially in SENA, grow up playing swing and outswing will not bother them unless you can bowl it with precision and tailor the line/length per the batsmen in front.
We need to value the test cap. Otherwise, we are going to be bottom ranked team
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Guys like Sameen Gul and Mir Hamza should be ahead of the pecking order, Dhani needs a few more seasons in domestics. Idiot management
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Reminds of Jason Gillispe.
He looks like one of those rare Pakistani bowlers who might succeed in Aussie conditions.
He looks like one of those rare Pakistani bowlers who might succeed in Aussie conditions.
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He is definitely a decent prospect based upon what he has shown so far but, as others have also mentioned the question is if it is the right process? He was definitely getting something out of those tracks where others werent doing that well but, wouldn’t it have been easier for him to transition to international cricket after maybe another season or so of performance?
Meanwhile without getting into the debate of quality, guys like Sameen Gul, Irfanullah Shah, Zia Ul Haq or Ahmed Bashir etc could have been transitioned into national set up who have much more domestic experience along with performances in previous setup and some in new setup. Meanwhile Dahani could have ripe further after this season. One can argue Dahani might be a better long term prospect but, again its about getting the process right. That right process is to allow young players tp prove themselves over 2-3 seasons before considering them irrespective of how talented they are so that they have already seen ups and downs making them better prepared for international cricket.
That should be the normal process with an exception or two here and there but, in last 4-5 years Pak has made a lot of such exceptions in last 5 years and not all of them were justified.
Dahani is still but better cooked than some others in recent times. Good luck to the lad and hopefully he can adapt to international cricket smoothly.
Meanwhile without getting into the debate of quality, guys like Sameen Gul, Irfanullah Shah, Zia Ul Haq or Ahmed Bashir etc could have been transitioned into national set up who have much more domestic experience along with performances in previous setup and some in new setup. Meanwhile Dahani could have ripe further after this season. One can argue Dahani might be a better long term prospect but, again its about getting the process right. That right process is to allow young players tp prove themselves over 2-3 seasons before considering them irrespective of how talented they are so that they have already seen ups and downs making them better prepared for international cricket.
That should be the normal process with an exception or two here and there but, in last 4-5 years Pak has made a lot of such exceptions in last 5 years and not all of them were justified.
Dahani is still but better cooked than some others in recent times. Good luck to the lad and hopefully he can adapt to international cricket smoothly.
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Based upon how he bowled on dead pitches but yes I agree he needs 1 more season in domestic similarly to irfanuallah Shah
Both infanullah and dahani need 1 more season irfanullah had better stats but he's similar to abbas,tabish.like Abdullah dahani is thier Based upon potential and will most likely won't make his debut against zimbabwe but I maybe wrong
Sameen gull has injury problems he only played 4 matches in the qaid e azam
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If you're referring to his PSL performances, need I remind you that we're talking about test cricket now.
For test cricket, you need control to be successful. I've watched his QEA Trophy wickets, they don't seem special at all. He's probably on par in terms of control with Naseem Shah, and we saw where Naseem ended up.
The only thing in Dahani's favor is that he has the height so his length won't be dispatched that easily.
He's too raw. There were better alternatives.
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Not just that, but bowling at such a high pace consistently makes it so much more difficult to develop skills like swing and seam. Those are essential nowadays, and if you look at our current fast-bowlers being Hasan, Shaheen, and Faheem, they can do one of those things but not the other. What I mean is that they're still limited in what they can do.
Shaheen can swing the ball well but I've never seen him generate any seam movement whatsoever.
Hasan also swings the ball and reverses the ball well too, but I also don't see him getting seam movement.
Faheem on the other hand gets seam movement from time to time but hardly any swing.
If you're a fast-bowler nowadays, you need to have both of those skills to be successful. To find a bowler operating in the 140kph range is hard for most nations, but finding a bowler who can bowl 140kph and swing the ball is an extremely rare find.
Pakistani mentality is weak in this regard, they think they have a chance of finding one of these bowlers, but in truth, there were bowlers who possessed the ability to swing the ball who operated in the 130kph range and were ignored.
Abbas is a different story, he was bowling far too slow and had no answer to batsmen outside their crease.
I think Dahani would be lucky not to suffer the same fate as Naseem Shah.
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Irfanullah is 26 right now, and he has better pace and height when compared with Abbas. You can compare them and there's nothing that suggests that Dahani deserved a callup ahead of Irfanullah.
Irfanullah Shah: 18 games, 77 wickets, 19.84 bowling average, 37.80 strike rate, 3.13 ER
Shahnawaz Dahani: 8 games, 27 wickets, 33.90 bowling average, 54.8 strike rate, 3.68 ER
There's no comparison whatsoever, it is a crime that Shahnawaz was selected ahead of Irfanullah. If Dahani was even that good, surely he'd have some credible FC stats but it shows clearly that he is not ready for international exposure.
Irfanullah will, unfortunately, become one of those just like Tabish, ignored in his prime, brought in when he's 35, and will be discarded without any chances.
This is the standard of our FC system and our cricket team as a whole. Terrible and pathetic. Mohammad Wasim fed into the views of the public to save himself from the incompetent fans and journalists who would have criticized him.
But he's a similar pacer to abbas and tabish it would not make sense to have irfanullah and tabish in the squad if tabish wasn't thiet then thiers a case for irfanullah.dahani gives you extra dimensions plus it's not likely he will make the playing xi.irfanullah and dahani ideally need 1 more seasons in domestic.irfanullah has excellent control and can generally move the ball and has decent height.
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Irfanullah could have easily been on the team ahead of Haris Rauf.
That's the problem. Why is Rauf on the team when he has hardly played 5 FC games? It makes no sense because one of Dahani or Rauf already gives you the dimension of sheer pace which you're referring to.
That's my argument. Irfanullah has good control over the ball, bowls decent lines and lengths, and above all has the first class stats and age to merit a spot on the team. This is exactly why our cricket is at such a poor state, we continue to ignore those who are performing well for test matches in search of those who bowl just fractionally faster.
I saw Irfanullah Shah in the QEA Trophy and he impressed swinging the ball both ways.
He's not much quicker than Abbas though, but is taller so can force batsmen back in the crease.
He was spoken about from his U19 years, perhaps [MENTION=1269]Bewal Express[/MENTION] can explain better but didn't he have issues with his bowling action ?
He's not much quicker than Abbas though, but is taller so can force batsmen back in the crease.
He was spoken about from his U19 years, perhaps [MENTION=1269]Bewal Express[/MENTION] can explain better but didn't he have issues with his bowling action ?
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Like you,I saw a lot to Like about his bowling. He moved the ball and bowled good lines and lengths. My worry for him was that he lacked the pace to do any damage at the higher levels. From my estimation he is around the 77mph ball park. From memory he has involved in some sort of crash but I maybe wrong.
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Irfanullah has the Asif like built
Tall (Australia tall not our tall) and not that weak looking like Amir
I think.theres a role.for the guy in our test XI especially after abbas
You can always do his physical conditioning when he is on the int setup to increase.his pace
Needs to go to early 130s, I think he'll be fine with that pace
Tall (Australia tall not our tall) and not that weak looking like Amir
I think.theres a role.for the guy in our test XI especially after abbas
You can always do his physical conditioning when he is on the int setup to increase.his pace
Needs to go to early 130s, I think he'll be fine with that pace
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I agree Rauf shouldn't be in the test squad definitely rauf may have sheer pace but his natural length is fuller were dahani is hit the deck kind of bowler.if I had to pick Rauf or irfan I'd pick irfan.
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Dhani should be given a go in the 2nd Test.
Though I'm not convinced he deserves a Test call-up, it doesn't change the fact that he's in the squad. We won the first Test with ease and Hassan Ali deserves a rest. Never a better chance to see what Dhani can do.
Though I'm not convinced he deserves a Test call-up, it doesn't change the fact that he's in the squad. We won the first Test with ease and Hassan Ali deserves a rest. Never a better chance to see what Dhani can do.
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So nice foreign trip for Dhani - Shame Pakistan couldnt give him a spot in a game against mighty Zimbabwe as he is not part of the 13-man squad for 2nd Test.
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I don't think Dhani has any right to be in the first eleven - just like Naseem Shah or Musa didn't or Haris doesn't.
He should spend couple of seasons in domestic, do the hard grind and then come back with skills and knowledge.
I hope Tabish proves in one game what Pakistan has missed by not playing domestic giants - and giving out underserved caps to new kids.
Having said that, I am so happy Dhani was on the tour. A great, real life learning experience.
He should spend couple of seasons in domestic, do the hard grind and then come back with skills and knowledge.
I hope Tabish proves in one game what Pakistan has missed by not playing domestic giants - and giving out underserved caps to new kids.
Having said that, I am so happy Dhani was on the tour. A great, real life learning experience.
If Tabish doesn’t debut now I will be extremely disappointed. If it’s between Tabish and dhani I’d definitely go with Tabish who’s waited so long for this doing the hard yards in domestic for a decade and a half. Misbah is too conservative to give debut caps to more than 1 person even vs a team like Zimbabwe after winning comfortably. Why is this guy so scared of losing. Where else are they gonna try their bench strength. Saud shakeel also deserved a go. I can’t comprehend this managements mindset. Has to be the most clueless and incompetent management for any team in any sport. Shame on Misbah and Babar who’s become his puppet. A bit like the PM himself who’s run by the establishment. God help Pakistan.
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Leading wicket taker in PSL 6 now!
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It's really a shame that GENIUS MISBAH will never give him a debut till probably he turns 30
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Looks like a good learner
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There’s something about this guy
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Has found another celebration partner
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The guy has a lot going for him. Needs to think a lot more about his bowling
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Certainly knows how to celebrate a wicket does Shahnawaz Dahani <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSL6?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSL6</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/Uu1RPEgZA7">pic.twitter.com/Uu1RPEgZA7</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1404160630186254344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2021</a></blockquote>
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He still needs to work on his variations if he can add that to his armour then he can be top notch.
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Wholeheartedly agree. I believe the rest will come with experience. I really hope that PCB invests in him and takes care of this guy.
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Babar Azam of bowling in near future , if not then still definitely a Superstar in the making , he is marketable player like Shahid Afridi.
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Love this kid. Has a bright future ahead of him.
We have too many good pacers at the moment.
Afridi, Hasan, Shah, Rauf, Musa, Dahani, not including Wahab, Sohail, etc. im sure I’m forgetting a few others. Bowling’s in good hands!
We have too many good pacers at the moment.
Afridi, Hasan, Shah, Rauf, Musa, Dahani, not including Wahab, Sohail, etc. im sure I’m forgetting a few others. Bowling’s in good hands!
Hopefully his career are not ruined.i like him and akif javed as the two stand out bowlers who can play the longer format.
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Bowling well again today, generating some decent pace.
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A much better choice than the woefully wayward Haris Rauf.
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Dhani bowls a double wicket maiden. So far, he's got figures of 3/5 from 3 overs. Simply oustanding.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shahnawaz Dahani is now the leading wicket-taker in this PSL <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LQvMS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LQvMS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSL6?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSL6</a> <a href="https://t.co/eRN1ATgEOB">pic.twitter.com/eRN1ATgEOB</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1405975207773356038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Finishes on figures of 4/5 from 3.1 overs.
He is just a one trick pony bowler bowls short after short bowl that might work against Pakistani batsmen who are woeful against pacy short balls but in international cricket he might get found out. its the Imran Khan that has surprised everyone as a limited over bowler.
BunnyRabbit
ODI Debutant
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- Mar 27, 2016
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Heartening performances in last few games. But no need to rush him into Tests and ODIs. Let him play a season or two of QeA trophy atleast.
Artaxerxes
Tape Ball Captain
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Sameen Gul will do well in tests.No sure about Hamza.Dhani needs one more season.
Artaxerxes
Tape Ball Captain
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He has pace and bounce so he will do well in tests.In t20 even the best bowlers get smashed.Its a batmen's game.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shahnawaz Dahani "I would like to dedicate my Player of the Match award to Azhar Mahmood, Andy Flower and all the people of Larkana" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSL6?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSL6</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/uoEdh4ME8E">pic.twitter.com/uoEdh4ME8E</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1405983504089980937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2021</a></blockquote>
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ElRaja
ODI Debutant
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if he has the fitness and stamina to bowl long spells he would be a very good squad option behind shaheen and hassan ali in tests. he hits the pitch back of the length and gets some movement, would take him some time to develop but he has good basics.
Knowing PCB they’re gonna ruin Shanawaz Dhani the same way they did with Naseem Shah, Musa Khan, Mohammed Hasnain and all the other teenagers/early 20s players they’ve given chances to in recent times. A few bad performances and they’ll be dropped and then picked again on the selection committees musical chairs policy. This isn’t how you run a cricket board. Dhani and the others need a few solid seasons of domestic cricket and prove their selection. International cricket is for finished products not ones with potential who are still learning. Shame on the PCB who still can’t see this despite the embarrassing innings defeats they’ve suffered cause of poor bowling selection.
sam_ahm
First Class Captain
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- Nov 11, 2012
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Dhani has been brilliant in the PSL, Very impressive, should get s look in for the T20 and ODI Squads.
Pakistan's fast bowling is still very good, they need more capable batsmen though in addition to Babar and Rizwan, and they desperately need a world class spinner.
Pakistan's fast bowling is still very good, they need more capable batsmen though in addition to Babar and Rizwan, and they desperately need a world class spinner.
Thanos
Tape Ball Captain
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Good find.
I hope PCB grinds him in domestic for 1-2 seasons more before selecting in national team.
A player should always know how difficult it's to make to national team. Otherwise fast-track any player and he'll fail after some intial glory.
Secondly I don't think he's 6.2 in height.
Blessing Muz is 6.6 and he looks almost 6-7 inches taller when stands beside Dahani.
I hope PCB grinds him in domestic for 1-2 seasons more before selecting in national team.
A player should always know how difficult it's to make to national team. Otherwise fast-track any player and he'll fail after some intial glory.
Secondly I don't think he's 6.2 in height.
Blessing Muz is 6.6 and he looks almost 6-7 inches taller when stands beside Dahani.
hoshiarpurexpress
First Class Captain
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Great find. Hopefully another one to cherish from the Fast Bowling Factory of the World.
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