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Waqas Maqsood - First impressions

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Only one over bowled so it would be unfair to write the guy off.

However, that was one awful over - speeds mainly of around 120 to 125kph. Line all over the place and taken for 15 runs.

Run-up seems very long for a gentle medium-pacer.

Not a great start for Waqas.
 
Probably last game he will play for quite long don’t see him playing in SA
 
He had one great season last year when he picked wickets in Quaid trophy on green pitches. To be fair, he was the leading wicket taker in the one day domestic tournament too. However, he has Abbas sort of pace. With that pace, you need laser accuracy in limited overs to be successful and you may still be taken for runs.


I do not understand why Inzi keeps playing him for A side and now the national side. With Amir (will soon be back), Junaid Khan (should be playing T20s too), Shaheen, Hassan Ali, Shinwari and Rauman Raees (when he recovers from injury), you have 6 bowlers for limited overs which are more than enough. At any point, only 4 will be picked in a squad of 15. So, if you do need to experiment and increase the bench strength, it makes sense to invest in a young u-19 or below age 25 bowler.

I am sorry but Inzi's recent fast bowler selections for A and national side such as Wahab Riaz, Waqas Maqsood, Umaid Asif (34 year old), and Rahat Ali have been absolutely bizzare.
 
was rewarded for his good domestic and Pakistan A performances , never was an long term option
 
He is only slightly better than Sadaf , a bit more pacy than Sadaf, still awful.
 
6 balls and everyone bashed him

yet the guy took 2 wickets

needs to play more games before we could judge him

Shadab also went for runs when he bowled after him
 
Bowled around 135 kph in the last over. Also has a decent slower delivery.
 
What an embarrassment to a fast bowling tradition! I will take Afridi over this guy in any LOI. 117 kph really? Frustrating to see these types of bowlers bowling for Pak while many many far better prospects burned in domestic cricket. Pathetic.
 
To be honest its a bit cruel to judge him like this.

Its hard to get excited about a fast bowler making his debut on the wrong side of 30. And then he bowls gentle 120-125 kph balls making things worse. I wont blame him at all for this. It was just his 1st game. People need to be more patient with him even if its hard.
 
Second over looked better and I guess the nerves had eased a little.
 
muhammad saad said:
Lol joke of a selection, Nassim shah would do better for sure.
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Nasim Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Arshad Iqbal, Muhamma Musa etc need to play some domestic matches and PSL before anything
 
Titan24 said:
Nasim Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Arshad Iqbal, Muhamma Musa etc need to play some domestic matches and PSL before anything
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If you are bent on selecting a new bowler just try a younger one atleast less than 25 with 3/4 domestic season under his belt instead of trying an already nearing retirement newbie
 
Don't really know why, but I like this guy. Should play a couple of ODI's against Kiwis.
 
First over was bad but came back well. Hopefully he keeps his place in the next T20I squad. He redeemed himself with those 2 wickets, but obviously should not be considered ahead of the likes of Hasan Ali/Shaheen/Faheem for a full strength XI
 
Not sure what to make out of a T20, but not impressed personally. May be it was his debut game, but I can explain that other way also - went for 15 in one over when the game was still on, then rectified the stats against tail when the game was already won, just finished the formalities.

His FC stats are not that impressive : 23.32/3.15/44 is not that great stats in PAK domestics; his List A stats are poor to be honest : 26.84/5.29/30. Guy is clearly born with few years at hand, if today is his 31st birthday & he is at most 5’7” (which I doubt) - not sure what his uses are.

At his pace, he can’t be used for 18 overs burst in a Test (or 4-3-3 quick spells in ODI), can’t be the work horse for his accuracy for 29 overs in a full Test day and he is genuine tailender - can’t play the bowling all-rounders’ role either. Good wishes for the guy & happy birthday, but I don’t see much future for him - any day I’ll take JK over him in any format.
 
Got a couple of tail enders out at the end which will do his confidence good, but nothing outstanding and at his age i am sure there could have been alternatives worth a try out. Doubt he will feature prominently in this squad any time soon, benches should be used for youngsters to get opportunities especially in dead rubbers like this.
 
Deserved his chance after his domestic performances( personally i think he is too old) but looks quite average.
 
I understand that he is mainly a new ball bowler. I will reserve my judgement until i see him with the new ball.
 
He's out of this world! The next Waqar Younis in the making:wahab2
 
He did well in a 50 over tournament so why select him for T20s especially seeing as he is 31?
 
The guy isn’t a T20 bowler but Pakistan have a habit giving people a chance in formats that are not their expertise.

This guy can bowl. He should be drafted in the Test side on a good track, he will show you that he is a good bowler
 
He looks miskeen. That is also a factor when Pakistani fast bowlers are selected. He should be dropped for looking miskeen.
Also, was it my imagination or did I see a belly there
 
Pete Rose said:
He looks miskeen. That is also a factor when Pakistani fast bowlers are selected. He should be dropped for looking miskeen.
Also, was it my imagination or did I see a belly there
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It wasnt your imagination. He isnt the fittest. But he swings the new ball in to the right hander.
 
Very unimpressive. Would take Junaid, Rumman, and even Wahab over this guy any day.
 
Waqas is mainly supposed to be a swing bowler, I would be more than happy if he can extract swing in both ways @80-83 mph. He'll surely exhibit better control in a test/ODI game, there's no harm in trying him on UAE pitches considering Shinwari/Amir/Rumman are not showing any improvement in their bowling.

All being said, you can have only 1 good domestic season & still debut for Pakistan if you're not a certain SADAF HUSSAIN. Poor guy will surely go down as the most unluckiest bowler in history of our domestic cricket.
 
MMHS said:
Not sure what to make out of a T20, but not impressed personally. May be it was his debut game, but I can explain that other way also - went for 15 in one over when the game was still on, then rectified the stats against tail when the game was already won, just finished the formalities.

His FC stats are not that impressive : 23.32/3.15/44 is not that great stats in PAK domestics; his List A stats are poor to be honest : 26.84/5.29/30. Guy is clearly born with few years at hand, if today is his 31st birthday & he is at most 5’7” (which I doubt) - not sure what his uses are.

At his pace, he can’t be used for 18 overs burst in a Test (or 4-3-3 quick spells in ODI), can’t be the work horse for his accuracy for 29 overs in a full Test day and he is genuine tailender - can’t play the bowling all-rounders’ role either. Good wishes for the guy & happy birthday, but I don’t see much future for him - any day I’ll take JK over him in any format.
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Anotuer master stroke from revolutionary Inzi, what a poor CS we have , he has been absolutely horrible in A team selection and the results are obvious. Thanks God it was PSL otherwise shadab, Shahin etc would have been rooting in domestics. His only non psl selection was Fahim Ashraf. PCB needs to show the guy the way or show him the way back home. But.../
 
A Rahat downgrade. And he looks 40s. Looked a horrible bowler.
 
He wasn't impressive at all. Not sure how he is the top bowler in domestic
 
Generally I would never judge a bowler after only one or two overs..
However, as a nation we should not be selecting 30+ year olds to represent the nation in a T20 game unless all the main front line bowlers plus any upcoming youngsters are injured.

Moreover, in a T20 game where the series has already been won, you're better off picking an under 19 bowler then a 30 something bowler.

I don't like it.
 
DRsohail said:
Anotuer master stroke from revolutionary Inzi, what a poor CS we have , he has been absolutely horrible in A team selection and the results are obvious. Thanks God it was PSL otherwise shadab, Shahin etc would have been rooting in domestics. His only non psl selection was Fahim Ashraf. PCB needs to show the guy the way or show him the way back home. But.../
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One series (that too T20I) is acceptable, guy is an honest trier, may be this will bring him a little PSL fortune. I was more upset with A team picks - Waquas, Rahat, Wahab, Iftekhar..... shouldn't be ever close to A Team. After 10-12 years of FC/International cricket, if these players still occupy A team spot then where younger players are going to perform? Not sure CS watches domestic games much (I did notice him in the Final though).
 
1st over against NZ's best batsman Williamson, went for 15 runs.
2nd over against NZ's #10 and #11 batsmen, gave away 6 runs and took 2 wickets.
 
Eagle_Eye said:
Joke selection. Looks like a club cricketer.
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Well...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Waqas Maqsood makes his international debut today. Only a few weeks ago he was playing for Delph and Dobcross CC in the Huddersfield Cricket League <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvNZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvNZ</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/1059107320796508161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Seriously Amir cannot be that out of form that bowlers like Waqas supersede him. Inzi is absolutely wrong some times
 
srh said:
Seriously Amir cannot be that out of form that bowlers like Waqas supersede him. Inzi is absolutely wrong some times
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Yes , amir is that much out of form . This guy , no matter how much poor bowler he is , picked up two wickets in his very first game which amir has not done in LOIs in whole last year.
 
Aged 31. I wonder if he's another who has been brought into international cricket when he is past his best.
 
Saj said:
Aged 31. I wonder if he's another who has been brought into international cricket when he is past his best.
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Dont they say that a bowler peaks at 30. May be we are seeing a full peak Waqas Maqsood.
 
Pretty good numbers for Pakistan A recently:

5/32 today versus England Lions

2/46 and 4/34 also against England Lions
 
Have to appreciate guy for his new ball skills - at least statistically he is out performing everyone in this series with new white ball at the start.
 
That's why we don't progress and guys don't shine. He is a new ball bowler and in the t20s series imad and fahim we're opening even in the 3rd t20s. I understand that those 2 are regulars but if you play someone then you have to give them a chance in what they do best
 
And not picked for the SA series - guess he was filling for Amir but was he that bad in the last series?
 
Not just of international standard , Not even if A team standard . Very ordinary, wonder how he got wickets in domestic cricket ? Another Sadaf , I guess .
 
MenInG said:
And not picked for the SA series - guess he was filling for Amir but was he that bad in the last series?
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He wasn't anything special, but I do have sympathy for him as he didn't do that bad, he got smashed by Kane Williamson but came back well after that.
 
Waqas Maqsood took 3/32 in 4 overs for Central Punjab vs Sindh in the National T20 Cup.
 
Wonder if he will actually get any games?

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Karachi Kings’ all-rounder Aamer Yamin has been ruled out of the HBL PSL 2020 due to a hamstring injury and will be replaced by Waqas Maqsood, it was announced today.

The 29-year-old sustained the injury while bowling in his side’s fixture against Lahore Qalandars on Sunday. He has featured for Kings in three matches this season

Waqas, 32, previously turned out for Islamabad United in the 2019 edition, in which he played two matches

The replacement was approved by the event’s technical committee which includes PCB CEO Wasim Khan, Bazid Khan, Marina Iqbal, Sameer Khosa and Dr Sohail Saleem.
 
MenInG said:
Wonder if he will actually get any games?

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Karachi Kings’ all-rounder Aamer Yamin has been ruled out of the HBL PSL 2020 due to a hamstring injury and will be replaced by Waqas Maqsood, it was announced today.

The 29-year-old sustained the injury while bowling in his side’s fixture against Lahore Qalandars on Sunday. He has featured for Kings in three matches this season

Waqas, 32, previously turned out for Islamabad United in the 2019 edition, in which he played two matches

The replacement was approved by the event’s technical committee which includes PCB CEO Wasim Khan, Bazid Khan, Marina Iqbal, Sameer Khosa and Dr Sohail Saleem.
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I am sure he was 32 years old in 2018, seems like Pakistani players age backwards.
 
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