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- Joined
- Oct 20, 2010
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It's amazing that we highly depend on a guy to deliver that not only has no-ball,pitch landing issues but also has been very very inconsistent. Wahab Riaz has been a prominent feature of Pakistan team across all formats for last few years but the guy has failed to deliver match winning spells. His best bowling figure are still noted to be the one when he made his test debut.
He averages close to 34 in test cricket and strike rate 59.
in 2015 Wahab played 7 games picked up only 20 wickets at an average 37 and strike rate 69.
in 2016 he has featured across all our overseas tours conditions helpful for bowlers and yet we see his average close to 35 and strike rate 60. and he is still bowling the same frequency of no balls as he has done in the past.
if I compare him with the likes of Shami,Kumar who have also been consistent feature of their team in last few years, I see their numbers vastly improved. Not only they have better bowling stats but also they have provided breakthroughs in vital times. They have provided wickets when Ashwin and Jadeja were failing to buy wickets. They have looked to improve their bowling whether it's swing or reverse swing. and they have played on much flatter pitches esp this year.
The comparison is there because They are improving with time and Wahab is still the same bowler as he used to be. He bowls short and has pitch landing issues like he had in the past. If he is not going to come into play after 6 years on bowling friendly pitches what is the point of having him?
He averages close to 34 in test cricket and strike rate 59.
in 2015 Wahab played 7 games picked up only 20 wickets at an average 37 and strike rate 69.
in 2016 he has featured across all our overseas tours conditions helpful for bowlers and yet we see his average close to 35 and strike rate 60. and he is still bowling the same frequency of no balls as he has done in the past.
if I compare him with the likes of Shami,Kumar who have also been consistent feature of their team in last few years, I see their numbers vastly improved. Not only they have better bowling stats but also they have provided breakthroughs in vital times. They have provided wickets when Ashwin and Jadeja were failing to buy wickets. They have looked to improve their bowling whether it's swing or reverse swing. and they have played on much flatter pitches esp this year.
The comparison is there because They are improving with time and Wahab is still the same bowler as he used to be. He bowls short and has pitch landing issues like he had in the past. If he is not going to come into play after 6 years on bowling friendly pitches what is the point of having him?