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It Took Wahab Riaz 8 years and 6 months of International Cricket to Deliver his Fastest Ball Ever at the Age of 31.

It was :

96.39mph = 155.1247kph


Some Distinct things Associated with this Delivery Are :


1. This is the Fastest Delivery Bowled in Limited Overs International Cricket Since 2011 World Cup. Shoaib Akhtar bowled 98.9 mph i.e. 159 kph delivery in 2011 WC. Since than this is the fastest recorded Delivery in Limited Overs International Cricket in last 5 years.



2. The Over number 13 vs Eng in T20i is the Only Only in last 6 years in Limited Overs Int Cricket where two deliveries were recorded at a Speed of 95 + mph.



3. In International Cricket of Last 6 years Only Mitchell Starc has Bowled 1 delivery Faster than Wahab's 155.1247 kph delivery and that delivery was 160.4 kph. The Speed of that Delivery is Disputed as per Craig McMillan because In the Same Innings and Entire Series Starc Only bowled 1 delivery above 154kph and that was 154.8kph. That delivery looked the fastest to naked eye and it broke McCullum's Bat while Not even 1 delivery was bowled above 155kph except the 160.4 kph delivery. Also in 1st Test Starc's fastest Ball was 92.8 mph, in 2nd it was 99mph while in 3rd it was 92.7 mph. So in 6 innings only 2 deliveries were bowled above 95 mph.


Shoaib, Lee & Tait bowled 160+ kph deliveries when they Pushed the 155 kph mark many times with many 157 , 158 deliveries and 154.8 to 160.4 kph Push straightaway is almost Impossible with no Intermittent deliveries between the Range not in that Innings not in Next Two Innings and Not Again Post Injury aswell despite the Average Speed's still being the Same as Previous.



Currently there is No Express Fast Bowler in World Cricket with Only 2 deliveries bowled Above 155 kph in last 5 years i.e

1. Starc 160.4 kph

2. Wahab 155.1 kph



Pat Cummins fastest Ball is 154.3 kph while Adam Milne's fastest Ball is 153.7 kph.



Let's See if Young Cummins or Milne can become Express Fast Bowlers or Not. Atleast One of them Can Become Express.
 
Still remember, a year or so back when people were comparing a couple of Indian Trundlers with Wahab :yk

Anyways, on topic: These are some pretty interesting stats !!
 
I think extreme pace is a bit overrated. Look how destructive Johnson was bowling in the high 140s and low 150s. If there are half a dozen bowlers in that range terrorising batsmen, I would prefer it to spray guns like Tait or Wahab who can bowl faster but aren't as threatening.
 
I've heard english speed guns record less as compared to others...

Wahab is capable of crossing the 160 mark, and someday he will! mark my words.
 
But but but Umesh Yadav is faster than him. :afridi


In any case pace only doesn't matter. Wahab should look to bowl more often like he did in the last t20 match
 
Hamzakhalid said:
Mark Wood bowled pretty fast. Didn't he?
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He was consistently in the 90-93 range. Very nippy but seems like a bowler who could go for a few.

Freaking Sharjeel hit him for four fours in a row
 
[MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION] can you please tell what were Wahab's speeds in that over. I'm sure he mixed it up a lot. It was the best shift he has put in since that Watson spell
 
People have Over Criticised Wahab Riaz.


444 was mainly due to Worst Ever Fielding Effort.


Wahab went for 100 plus because Buttler was dropped early in his innings of his Bowling than there was another chance and fielder did not make an agressive attempt. Because of this Wahab lost it completely (brain) and than bowled the costly No Ball.


Because of these 3 reasons Wahab went for 75+ that Day.



These Factors cannot be Ignored while analysing 110 plus Runs 10 overs Spell.



And Everybody knows Wahab cannot Seam or Swing the Ball and has not got good control over line and length. But One Cannot forget that his Most A* performances have all come in high pressure matches despite having Nothing skill except Reverse Swing, pace & Bounce.


One Must Not Forget the Matches We Won only Because of Him (Although Few)



He is the Fittest & Fastest Bowler in Pakistan. All by Hardwork. Not Overnight blessing.



Wahab will have many off days but given the resources We have He is a Must In Test & Odi Cricket and ocassionally in T20 cricket aswell until He starts Losing Pace.



He is No Wasim, Waqar, Zahid, Shoaib, Razzaq, Imran, Sami, Asif or Amir of Peak but Not much behind either especially in terms of Big Matches.



You cannot Get those Comments of Brian Lara out of Fluke.



In UAE heat of July No Fast Bowler Barring Starc in World Cricket Could Bowl the Way Wahab did in a Marathon 9+ Overs Spell in a Test Match which was Fast in Extreme Humid Hot Conditions on a Dead Wicket and singlehandedly Won that Test for Us.



Due Criticism is fine but Over the Moon Criticism is not Justified.
 
Syed1 said:
[MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION] can you please tell what were Wahab's speeds in that over. I'm sure he mixed it up a lot. It was the best shift he has put in since that Watson spell
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13.1 : 96.39 mph

13.2 : 93.25 mph

13.3 : 94.18 mph

13.4 : 75.54 mph

13.5 : 73.05 mph

13.6 : 91.49 mph

13.7 : 95.16 mph



Yes You are Right. I agree.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
People have Over Criticised Wahab Riaz.


444 was mainly due to Worst Ever Fielding Effort.


Wahab went for 100 plus because Buttler was dropped early in his innings of his Bowling than there was another chance and fielder did not make an agressive attempt. Because of this Wahab lost it completely (brain) and than bowled the costly No Ball.


Because of these 3 reasons Wahab went for 75+ that Day.



These Factors cannot be Ignored while analysing 110 plus Runs 10 overs Spell.



And Everybody knows Wahab cannot Seam or Swing the Ball and has not got good control over line and length. But One Cannot forget that his Most A* performances have all come in high pressure matches despite having Nothing skill except Reverse Swing, pace & Bounce.


One Must Not Forget the Matches We Won only Because of Him (Although Few)



He is the Fittest & Fastest Bowler in Pakistan. All by Hardwork. Not Overnight blessing.



Wahab will have many off days but given the resources We have He is a Must In Test & Odi Cricket and ocassionally in T20 cricket aswell until He starts Losing Pace.



He is No Wasim, Waqar, Zahid, Shoaib, Razzaq, Imran, Sami, Asif or Amir of Peak but Not much behind either especially in terms of Big Matches.



You cannot Get those Comments of Brian Lara out of Fluke.



In UAE heat of July No Fast Bowler Barring Starc in World Cricket Could Bowl the Way Wahab did in a Marathon 9+ Overs Spell in a Test Match which was Fast in Extreme Humid Hot Conditions on a Dead Wicket and singlehandedly Won that Test for Us.



Due Criticism is fine but Over the Moon Criticism is not Justified.
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AAp ne baja farmaya
 
HitWicket said:
Why does the Hawkeye data say the fastest delivery he bowled that day was 89.9mph?
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There is a Issue with Hawkeye of CI.


I Have noted this during all the Test & Odi series.


In One Odi Amir Crossed 90 mph four times and as per Hawkeye His fastesr was 88.8 mph.


Same for Hasan, Wahab, Wood, Woakes Plunkett aswell.


I don't know what the Issue is.
 
He can't play in ODIs, that format doesn't suit his spraygun.

Will get carted on most occasions in T20s too - but can be useful at times when bowling at his full pace.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
There is a Issue with Hawkeye of CI.


I Have noted this during all the Test & Odi series.


In One Odi Amir Crossed 90 mph four times and as per Hawkeye His fastesr was 88.8 mph.


Same for Hasan, Wahab, Wood, Woakes Plunkett aswell.


I don't know what the Issue is.
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May send cricinfo an email and see if they know what's up with it then, quite like looking at the data after matches. Where are you getting it from otherwise out of interest?
 
HitWicket said:
May send cricinfo an email and see if they know what's up with it then, quite like looking at the data after matches. Where are you getting it from otherwise out of interest?
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I follow Sky Sports Live Matches and Speeds they Show are the different.

95.1 mph Mark Wood's delivery in 3rd Odi and CI Hawkeye showed his fastest ball to be 89.7 mph.


You can See Wahab's 13th Over Speeds Record From Ecb Cricket Twitter Account.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
It Took Wahab Riaz 8 years and 6 months of International Cricket to Deliver his Fastest Ball Ever at the Age of 31.

It was :

96.39mph = 155.1247kph


Some Distinct things Associated with this Delivery Are :


1. This is the Fastest Delivery Bowled in Limited Overs International Cricket Since 2011 World Cup. Shoaib Akhtar bowled 98.9 mph i.e. 159 kph delivery in 2011 WC. Since than this is the fastest recorded Delivery in Limited Overs International Cricket in last 5 years.



2. The Over number 13 vs Eng in T20i is the Only Only in last 6 years in Limited Overs Int Cricket where two deliveries were recorded at a Speed of 95 + mph.



3. In International Cricket of Last 6 years Only Mitchell Starc has Bowled 1 delivery Faster than Wahab's 155.1247 kph delivery and that delivery was 160.4 kph. The Speed of that Delivery is Disputed as per Craig McMillan because In the Same Innings and Entire Series Starc Only bowled 1 delivery above 154kph and that was 154.8kph. That delivery looked the fastest to naked eye and it broke McCullum's Bat while Not even 1 delivery was bowled above 155kph except the 160.4 kph delivery. Also in 1st Test Starc's fastest Ball was 92.8 mph, in 2nd it was 99mph while in 3rd it was 92.7 mph. So in 6 innings only 2 deliveries were bowled above 95 mph.


Shoaib, Lee & Tait bowled 160+ kph deliveries when they Pushed the 155 kph mark many times with many 157 , 158 deliveries and 154.8 to 160.4 kph Push straightaway is almost Impossible with no Intermittent deliveries between the Range not in that Innings not in Next Two Innings and Not Again Post Injury aswell despite the Average Speed's still being the Same as Previous.



Currently there is No Express Fast Bowler in World Cricket with Only 2 deliveries bowled Above 155 kph in last 5 years i.e

1. Starc 160.4 kph

2. Wahab 155.1 kph



Pat Cummins fastest Ball is 154.3 kph while Adam Milne's fastest Ball is 153.7 kph.



Let's See if Young Cummins or Milne can become Express Fast Bowlers or Not. Atleast One of them Can Become Express.
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Good work [MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION]

I knew Wahab was fast but did not know he could bowl THAT fast times.

Wish he was more consistent though...
 
msb314 said:
Good work [MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION]

I knew Wahab was fast but did not know he could bowl THAT fast times.

Wish he was more consistent though...
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JazaakAllah.

Will never be consistent with that Burstly Runup, Action and Ziddi Wrist ;)


Hope He can improve his Consistency to some levels.
 
He is no longer a youngster anymore - a experienced bowler who is about to reach his peak. I'd use him as a T20 specialist and use him as a rotational bowler in the ODI's.
 
Wahab's been generating easy pace this tour and has been fairly accurate, all this due to using the front arm more effectively. He just needs a captain like Sarfaraz to get the best out of him.

Azhar is the worst captain any bowler can have.
 
Syed1 said:
He was consistently in the 90-93 range. Very nippy but seems like a bowler who could go for a few.

Freaking Sharjeel hit him for four fours in a row
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Sharjeel can smash around pace bowling by using the pace and timings. Mark Wood beat Babar Azam for Pace, Sharp and good with new ball, Can bowl some Jaffa's.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
JazaakAllah.

Will never be consistent with that Burstly Runup, Action and Ziddi Wrist ;)


Hope He can improve his Consistency to some levels.
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His runup is actually relatively short so it should help him with his rhythm and action flow - despite that he can be a spray gun.

Fast and bouncy pitches suit his style of bowling more than England and UAE tbh..
 
msb314 said:
His runup is actually relatively short so it should help him with his rhythm and action flow - despite that he can be a spray gun.

Fast and bouncy pitches suit his style of bowling more than England and UAE tbh..
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This RunUp helps him in generating Pace but Hustly Bustly Runups may devoid you of Consistency in Line & Length.


Sweet RunUps like Woakes & Anderson give you Control.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
I follow Sky Sports Live Matches and Speeds they Show are the different.

95.1 mph Mark Wood's delivery in 3rd Odi and CI Hawkeye showed his fastest ball to be 89.7 mph.


You can See Wahab's 13th Over Speeds Record From Ecb Cricket Twitter Account.
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You are correct regarding differing speed readings.

However, I'm quite sure Wahab did not clock 96 MPH on the Sky broadcast. ECB got their figures from somewhere else.

Not sure why there are so many differing readings, to be honest. How are we supposed to know which one is correct?
 
Abdullah719 said:
You are correct regarding differing speed readings.

However, I'm quite sure Wahab did not clock 96 MPH on the Sky broadcast. ECB got their figures from somewhere else.

Not sure why there are so many differing readings, to be honest. How are we supposed to know which one is correct?
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Yes This is an Issue.


Also there Should be Standard Speed Guns of One Company One Model Worldwide. Not Different Ones.


If You Just see the Speed Guns in Bangladesh they are atleast 5kph quicker than those in UAE & SL. Now Who knows which One is the Correct One. So there should be One Standard and One Source.
 
Pantani said:
I think extreme pace is a bit overrated. Look how destructive Johnson was bowling in the high 140s and low 150s. If there are half a dozen bowlers in that range terrorising batsmen, I would prefer it to spray guns like Tait or Wahab who can bowl faster but aren't as threatening.
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Agree, but its not fair to Tait. Spray gun or not he won a WC for Australia. The same dare I say will never be true for Wahab.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Yes This is an Issue.


Also there Should be Standard Speed Guns of One Company One Model Worldwide. Not Different Ones.


If You Just see the Speed Guns in Bangladesh they are atleast 5kph quicker than those in UAE & SL. Now Who knows which One is the Correct One. So there should be One Standard and One Source.
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May be wrong here but I'm fairly sure at any game featuring the hawkeye system the travelling hawkeye operators will set up the speed gun cameras. You'd have thought they'd use the same set of equipment no matter what country they're travelling in to set up and operate in. The only difference may be in Australia and New Zealand where they don't use hawkeye.
 
The speed gun in England are over clocked, remember an Ashes series a few years back when bowlers from both sides were touching 150kmph for fun.
 
sandsaims said:
The speed gun in England are over clocked, remember an Ashes series a few years back when bowlers from both sides were touching 150kmph for fun.
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The Same Amir with Only 1 Int Match under his Belt after 5 years Clocked 150 kph twice in 1 match on BD Speed Guns in Asia Cup Could not touch 150 kph even Once in England in the Entire Tour despite having more Int Cricket Experience and better match fitness.


Not Because Amir bowled Slower but Because English Speed Guns are 3-5 kph slower than BD and Aussie Speed Guns.


Irfan's Pace in BD & ENG is another example.
 
HitWicket said:
May be wrong here but I'm fairly sure at any game featuring the hawkeye system the travelling hawkeye operators will set up the speed gun cameras. You'd have thought they'd use the same set of equipment no matter what country they're travelling in to set up and operate in. The only difference may be in Australia and New Zealand where they don't use hawkeye.
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I may be Wrong but why there were 3 different Speed Sources in Limited Overs Series in England ?


During Live Odi Match Nasser Hussain quoted an Over's Speed of Mark Wood which weren't the Speed's Sky showed Us after every Ball and neither those speeds were present on Hawkeye CI Graph.


This is abit Irritating I must Say :-/
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
It Took Wahab Riaz 8 years and 6 months of International Cricket to Deliver his Fastest Ball Ever at the Age of 31.

It was :

96.39mph = 155.1247kph


Some Distinct things Associated with this Delivery Are :


1. This is the Fastest Delivery Bowled in Limited Overs International Cricket Since 2011 World Cup. Shoaib Akhtar bowled 98.9 mph i.e. 159 kph delivery in 2011 WC. Since than this is the fastest recorded Delivery in Limited Overs International Cricket in last 5 years.



2. The Over number 13 vs Eng in T20i is the Only Only in last 6 years in Limited Overs Int Cricket where two deliveries were recorded at a Speed of 95 + mph.



3. In International Cricket of Last 6 years Only Mitchell Starc has Bowled 1 delivery Faster than Wahab's 155.1247 kph delivery and that delivery was 160.4 kph. The Speed of that Delivery is Disputed as per Craig McMillan because In the Same Innings and Entire Series Starc Only bowled 1 delivery above 154kph and that was 154.8kph. That delivery looked the fastest to naked eye and it broke McCullum's Bat while Not even 1 delivery was bowled above 155kph except the 160.4 kph delivery. Also in 1st Test Starc's fastest Ball was 92.8 mph, in 2nd it was 99mph while in 3rd it was 92.7 mph. So in 6 innings only 2 deliveries were bowled above 95 mph.


Shoaib, Lee & Tait bowled 160+ kph deliveries when they Pushed the 155 kph mark many times with many 157 , 158 deliveries and 154.8 to 160.4 kph Push straightaway is almost Impossible with no Intermittent deliveries between the Range not in that Innings not in Next Two Innings and Not Again Post Injury aswell despite the Average Speed's still being the Same as Previous.



Currently there is No Express Fast Bowler in World Cricket with Only 2 deliveries bowled Above 155 kph in last 5 years i.e

1. Starc 160.4 kph

2. Wahab 155.1 kph



Pat Cummins fastest Ball is 154.3 kph while Adam Milne's fastest Ball is 153.7 kph.



Let's See if Young Cummins or Milne can become Express Fast Bowlers or Not. Atleast One of them Can Become Express.
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Brilliant analYsis


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Starc's delivery was tainted with faulty technology. Take 5-7 kph off that one.
 
Wahab did not bowl at 155 km/hr. Watch the entire T-20 innings, his fastest as per Sky sports was 92-93 mph.
 
Like this kind of posts, interesting, based upon some research and I gain some knowledge out of it.
 
HitWicket said:
How so? I don't remember any official statement saying the speedgun was faulty?
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Why would CA admit to having faulty equipment? Anyone who watched that match knows the truth though.
 
Good post [MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION]

And good research, if the speeds are true then well done Wahab.

However, still not a good consistent option in ODIs at least. Should be rotated there not played every match.
 
Hawkeye said:
Good post [MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION]

And good research, if the speeds are true then well done Wahab.

However, still not a good consistent option in ODIs at least. Should be rotated there not played every match.
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According to speed guns used in match, these speeds are not true :(
 
Seems there's 3 different varying sets of speeds going around then. Bit confusing.
 
If we are talking about 13th over of the match, then following are the speeds recorded. [MENTION=139981]HitWicket[/MENTION] [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION], may be this can help better.

(Missed one delivery,speed gun didnt show the speed) -

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Hawkeye said:
Good post [MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION]

And good research, if the speeds are true then well done Wahab.

However, still not a good consistent option in ODIs at least. Should be rotated there not played every match.
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JazaakAllah.
 
#GreenRoars said:
I think it's wrong. As i far i have seen, it was 91.5MPH not 96.3

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Read All the Posts in this thread.

Commentators also mentioned Mark Wood's deliveries Speed which were neither caught by CI Hawkeye nor were shown by Sky Sports Screen Live.


Same with Wahab.


These are reliable numbers and made rounds on Social Media aswell.


There were 3 Sources of Bowlers Speeds.

1. Hawkeye CI

2. Sky Sports Live Stream Screen Tickers.

3. Sky Sports Commulative Speed's Data which was also given to Commentators by Sky Producers.


Why ? I don't know.
 

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TalentSpotterPk said:
Read All the Posts in this thread.

Commentators also mentioned Mark Wood's deliveries Speed which were neither caught by CI Hawkeye nor were shown by Sky Sports Screen Live.


Same with Wahab.


These are reliable numbers and made rounds on Social Media aswell.


There were 3 Sources of Bowlers Speeds.

1. Hawkeye CI

2. Sky Sports Live Stream Screen Tickers.

3. Sky Sports Commulative Speed's Data which was also given to Commentators by Sky Producers.


Why ? I don't know.
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That's what i am saying, there are 3 different kind of speeds shown by 3 different sources.

One can not trust fully which one is correct, and which one is wrong.
 
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He is ranked 51 and always been around there for last 8 years.

Why the heck do we care about speed? He is rubbish
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
People have Over Criticised Wahab Riaz.


444 was mainly due to Worst Ever Fielding Effort.


Wahab went for 100 plus because Buttler was dropped early in his innings of his Bowling than there was another chance and fielder did not make an agressive attempt. Because of this Wahab lost it completely (brain) and than bowled the costly No Ball.


Because of these 3 reasons Wahab went for 75+ that Day.



These Factors cannot be Ignored while analysing 110 plus Runs 10 overs Spell.



And Everybody knows Wahab cannot Seam or Swing the Ball and has not got good control over line and length. But One Cannot forget that his Most A* performances have all come in high pressure matches despite having Nothing skill except Reverse Swing, pace & Bounce.


One Must Not Forget the Matches We Won only Because of Him (Although Few)



He is the Fittest & Fastest Bowler in Pakistan. All by Hardwork. Not Overnight blessing.



Wahab will have many off days but given the resources We have He is a Must In Test & Odi Cricket and ocassionally in T20 cricket aswell until He starts Losing Pace.



He is No Wasim, Waqar, Zahid, Shoaib, Razzaq, Imran, Sami, Asif or Amir of Peak but Not much behind either especially in terms of Big Matches.



You cannot Get those Comments of Brian Lara out of Fluke.



In UAE heat of July No Fast Bowler Barring Starc in World Cricket Could Bowl the Way Wahab did in a Marathon 9+ Overs Spell in a Test Match which was Fast in Extreme Humid Hot Conditions on a Dead Wicket and singlehandedly Won that Test for Us.



Due Criticism is fine but Over the Moon Criticism is not Justified.
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overcriticized? bad fielding?really?

they caught twice but it was Wahab who had bowled the no balls not fielders.

You are playing a series decider and you are the most experienced bowler and the team needs wickets from you , you come in and bowl no balls, set offside field but spray gun on the legside for easy boundaries, umpire gives you warning for landing foot on the redzone. Pace alone is overrated and I would not have such a bowler in my team if he can't even control where front foot land, back foot lands or the red zone, he is not a newbie. He has been playing Int. cricket for 10 years.

one good performance after thrashing he got in 3 was coming. and we will see him again getting phainty by the WI players.

and he should thank his stars that Morgan has been out of form otherwise his spray guns on his legs any other player would have picked those for easy boundaries. His figures wouldn't have been that great then.
 
shah_1 said:
He is ranked 51 and always been around there for last 8 years.

Why the heck do we care about speed? He is rubbish
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exactly. I'd rather have the likes of Shami and B Kumar who win you matches with their less pace than having someone who is playing for 10 years and doesn't know where his foot lands and spray guns. Our obsession with pace should end.
 
MRSN said:
exactly. I'd rather have the likes of Shami and B Kumar who win you matches with their less pace than having someone who is playing for 10 years and doesn't know where his foot lands and spray guns. Our obsession with pace should end.
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Not a bad point. Yes, a performing trundler any day over non performing pacer. Speed is nothing if you dont have control over it, if you can't bowl well.
 
Proud of gujjar brother I hope he remains fit and bowl 160 kmph I always backed I will back him in future he is an enforcer only pace bowler in Pakistan right now I hope he shows consistency now
 
Pantani said:
I think extreme pace is a bit overrated. Look how destructive Johnson was bowling in the high 140s and low 150s. If there are half a dozen bowlers in that range terrorising batsmen, I would prefer it to spray guns like Tait or Wahab who can bowl faster but aren't as threatening.
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Johnson was really threatening in Australia and SA, he played 70/75 % of his cricket there. Wahab has not played a single test in Australia and he is already 31, how ironic is that [emoji854][emoji854][emoji854]

Wahab's other skill is reverse swing, which was nullify by two ball rule back in 2011. Even in 2011WC SF her rubles Indians not only with his pace upfront but with reverse swing in late overs as well.

Although he is not very skill full bowler, his wrist position always a major issue, sill he bowls with lot of heart. He is unfortunate causality of rule changes and born in a country where his skills were not maximized. I have seen Johnson in asia, he was so not happy to bowl in UAE and wanted to go home after 3/4 days into the test. Where as Wahab bowls it heart out many times, it's not easy to keep bowling on those dead wickets. Wickets in Pakistan FC are as bad if not worse [emoji18][emoji18][emoji18]


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Speed does not matters if you cannot win matches. Credit to him for bowling really well in the t20 series but he was rubbish in the ODI series before it. 5 poor matches vs 1 good match.
 
yasir said:
Johnson was really threatening in Australia and SA, he played 70/75 % of his cricket there. Wahab has not played a single test in Australia and he is already 31, how ironic is that [emoji854][emoji854][emoji854]

Wahab's other skill is reverse swing, which was nullify by two ball rule back in 2011. Even in 2011WC SF her rubles Indians not only with his pace upfront but with reverse swing in late overs as well.

Although he is not very skill full bowler, his wrist position always a major issue, sill he bowls with lot of heart. He is unfortunate causality of rule changes and born in a country where his skills were not maximized. I have seen Johnson in asia, he was so not happy to bowl in UAE and wanted to go home after 3/4 days into the test. Where as Wahab bowls it heart out many times, it's not easy to keep bowling on those dead wickets. Wickets in Pakistan FC are as bad if not worse [emoji18][emoji18][emoji18]


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I'm not slighting Wahab, I like him. I am just saying I would take an accurate 145-50kph bowler over an inaccurate 150-60kph bowler.
 
yasir said:
Johnson was really threatening in Australia and SA, he played 70/75 % of his cricket there. Wahab has not played a single test in Australia and he is already 31, how ironic is that [emoji854][emoji854][emoji854]

Wahab's other skill is reverse swing, which was nullify by two ball rule back in 2011. Even in 2011WC SF her rubles Indians not only with his pace upfront but with reverse swing in late overs as well.

Although he is not very skill full bowler, his wrist position always a major issue, sill he bowls with lot of heart. He is unfortunate causality of rule changes and born in a country where his skills were not maximized. I have seen Johnson in asia, he was so not happy to bowl in UAE and wanted to go home after 3/4 days into the test. Where as Wahab bowls it heart out many times, it's not easy to keep bowling on those dead wickets. Wickets in Pakistan FC are as bad if not worse [emoji18][emoji18][emoji18]


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[MENTION=5869]yasir[/MENTION], Love your posts man keep it up, but could you stop putting so many Emoji's in your posts. It ruins the quality of the post. Otherwise love your posts, keep it up!
 
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Hawkeye said:
He can't play in ODIs, that format doesn't suit his spraygun.

Will get carted on most occasions in T20s too - but can be useful at times when bowling at his full pace.
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I think the amount of cricket is taking a toll on him. A guy who can bowl 90+ mph regularly needs to be taken care of. This is express pace which needs a lot of effort. Just look at what he did after a 2 match rest.
 
Very big heart, bowling close to 150 in this humidity is amazing.
 
This is one of the quickest spells from Wahab in his career. He's easily bowling 145+ and has reached 151 multiple times. Awesome to watch.
 
Even Shoaib Akhtar wouldn't had bowled this fast, 151 , in this heat and humidity , in UAE today . On a slow track.
 
Fastest today as per Hawkeye of CI is 152.244 kph.


I saw 4 balls clocking 151kph on Screen.
 
moghul said:
Yeah, Sadaf has better stats, he should be in team not Wahab, is that what you trying to say ?
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Of course, Wahab deserves to be axed from the ODI squad, but unfortunately a decent performance against a nothing side will earn him yet another series, what a joke.
 
The Last Of The Stars said:
Has he won a big tournament for us? He is getting free rides, nothing else.
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He does his job in 75 % of those games.

Not his fault if others choke.



With No Conventional Swing or Seam he will never ever be consistent.



Glad that the Selectors retain the Fastest Bowler of Pakistan in the National Team.


A Good Bowling Coach may help him with a good bowling Plan.
 
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