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Any Pakistani Cricketers currently you await to see them play no matter the format or situation?

Someone that actually gives you joy and hope when you see them play Cricket?

Currently for me it has be;

Fakhar Zaman
Saim Ayub
Hassan Nawaz
Mohammad Harris
Sufyan Muqeem
Abrar Ahmed
Khawaja Nafay
Sajid Khan
Noman Ali

There used to Shaheen, Rizwan and Babar too but they lost touch. For Shaheen I used to eagerly wait and watch his first couple overs no matter the format.
 
RidiculousMan said:
Any Pakistani Cricketers currently you await to see them play no matter the format or situation?

Someone that actually gives you joy and hope when you see them play Cricket?

Currently for me it has be;

Fakhar Zaman
Saim Ayub
Hassan Nawaz
Mohammad Harris
Sufyan Muqeem
Abrar Ahmed
Khawaja Nafay
Sajid Khan
Noman Ali

There used to Shaheen, Rizwan and Babar too but they lost touch. For Shaheen I used to eagerly wait and watch his first couple overs no matter the format.
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Saim ayub any day bro one hell of a talent i would say Pakistan generational talent
 
Ihsanullah, Akif, & Ali Raza though none of them are express pace or fast but the heart wants what the heart wants.

I find batting in white ball cricket boring with all batters being the same generic kind of batters. A good test innings on the 5th day 4th innings is what I want to see but no Pak batter is good enough to do so.
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
Ihsanullah, Akif, & Ali Raza though none of them are express pace or fast but the heart wants what the heart wants.

I find batting in white ball cricket boring with all batters being the same generic kind of batters. A good test innings on the 5th day 4th innings is what I want to see but no Pak batter is good enough to do so.
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That Stokes innings against Aus leading his side to the win is one of the best innings I've ever seen & that's what I yearn to see from a Pak batter.
 
I still enjoy Babar Shaheen Haris and Naseem but they are rarely on good form. On their A games they are very exciting and Babar when he is playing well is beautiful to watch. So there is always some hope with them at the crease that you can see something special.

Apart from the nostalgic picks then Fakhar Zaman is our only box office player and Saim isn't far behind.
 
If we keep (make your team win) aside then Babar is still that guy from Pakistan who gives me that excitement and joy when i watch him in full flow. Right now we have so many unorthodox players or six hitting machines in cricket that these kinda players don't give me that thrill anymore. It's players like kohli ,babar,root or even kl rahul (when he is trying to play ground shots) that gives me treat to my eyes.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
I still enjoy Babar Shaheen Haris and Naseem but they are rarely on good form. On their A games they are very exciting and Babar when he is playing well is beautiful to watch. So there is always some hope with them at the crease that you can see something special.

Apart from the nostalgic picks then Fakhar Zaman is our only box office player and Saim isn't far behind.
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Haris Rauf is definitely fun to watch when he's on song. Against Australia in the ODI series he was fantastic. Pace on right length. Zipping through the batter.
 
Of late, there haven't been any eye pleasing batsmen from Pakistan. Babar somewhat had it, but it's fading away sharply. Liked Sajid Khan and Saud Shakil vs England in
 
None to be honest. In 2023 when Naseem, Shaheen and Haris combination was doing well in ODIs it was great to watch but post that the entire Pakistan team has been flat. So no one excites a neutral in the current Pakistan team set up.
 
spinners. Be it Abrar Ahmed or Sufiyan Muqeem. I enjoy watching spin bowlers bowl.

Grew up watching Danish Kaneria in test cricket
 
Shahid Afridi was the guy who entertained people when he was on song and people loved watching him bat.

As of yet, I think Saim is the guy who is pleasing to watch when on song, Babar is class when he was in form. Still plays some shots that are too good but he is not our best batter anymore..
 
I really enjoyed watching Hassan Nawaz bat this PSL. He still has a long way to go as a batsman but when he's on song, he's fantastic to watch. He may be the middle-order batsman that Pakistan have been missing in their T20 side.
 
Saim was good before injury.

I would say Babar Azam when he is fluent.

Unpopular opinion maybe, but Salman Agha is worth watching as well - smart and gritty.
 
1. Naseem Shah with newer ball when he is bowling 140+ kph.
2. Shaheen's first two overs.
3. Sufyan's spell in ODIs was very watchable.
4. Hassan Ali when in rhythm like nowadays.
5. Saim, Fakhar and Salman in flow.
 
Greenstorm said:
1. Naseem Shah with newer ball when he is bowling 140+ kph.
2. Shaheen's first two overs.
3. Sufyan's spell in ODIs was very watchable.
4. Hassan Ali when in rhythm like nowadays.
5. Saim, Fakhar and Salman in flow.
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Even though we were unsuccessful Naseem Shahs spell in the T20 WC final is one of my favourites ever. He is a wonderful bowler when on song.
 
Naseem, Wasim Jr and to an extent Haris Rauf even need to step up. Enough of style.

Shaheen despite his ups and downs have performed rather consistently for Pakistan and has won us games. The rest need to now show their best.
 
I'd just like my team to be winning every game regardless of the players they play. We don't have a rampaging Shoaib Akhtar opening the bowling, a rebelling Abdul Razzaq in the last 15 overs, a calm Inzi playing through the inning, or a delicate Saeed Anwar opening the batting.
 
Everyone from current squad against bangladesh barring haris rauf, naseem shah, shadab khan.
I also want to see, Maaz sadaqat, nafay, yasir khan, naeem, jahanzaib sultan, faiq butt, ali raza,ubaid shah, sufyan muqeem, faisal akram,
 
Major said:
spinners. Be it Abrar Ahmed or Sufiyan Muqeem. I enjoy watching spin bowlers bowl.

Grew up watching Danish Kaneria in test cricket
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How come Sufiyan hasn’t played against Bangladesh? And, how was he in the PSL? Really likeable bloke. Hope he does well and progresses.
 
Theo_14 said:
How come Sufiyan hasn’t played against Bangladesh? And, how was he in the PSL? Really likeable bloke. Hope he does well and progresses.
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Lately, i have stopped watching psl and international cricket so no idea.

But i do trust Hessons process
 
Think we're meant to play South Africa in a home Test series as part of WTC in October ? Can't find schedule anywhere though.
 
Asia cup
Ireland tour of Pakistan ( 3T20 and 3 odi)
South Africa tour of Pakistan ( 2 test, 3 T20 and 3 ODI ) Oct- Nov
SL tour of Pakistan ( 3 ODI and 3 T20I) November

Australia tour of Pakistan ( 3 ODI and 3 T20 ) Feb- March 2026
 
Markhor said:
Think we're meant to play South Africa in a home Test series as part of WTC in October ? Can't find schedule anywhere though.
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That's because PCB haven't announced it yet. Shows again just how much they care about test cricket..
 
PAKFAN12 said:
Asia cup
Ireland tour of Pakistan ( 3T20 and 3 odi)
South Africa tour of Pakistan ( 2 test, 3 T20 and 3 ODI ) Oct- Nov
SL tour of Pakistan ( 3 ODI and 3 T20I) November

Australia tour of Pakistan ( 3 ODI and 3 T20 ) Feb- March 2026
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Ireland tour has been postponed to 2027
 
Saim Ayub, Farhan, Hassan Nawaz.

Bowling I’m struggling - hope Ali Raza makes the national team soon
 
Frankly, no one. I have watched with great interest and appreciation past greats of Pakistan cricket (Imran, Abdul Qadir, the Ws, Shoaib, Zaheer Abbas, Miandad, Younis Khan, Inzi, Yousuf in no particular order), appreciated the talents, even if for a short while, of Amir and Asif. But there is nobody currently in the Pakistan team that I will switch on my TV to watch. If you put a gun to my head and asked, I'd say Shaheen Afridi but only if he bowls fast and gets that inswinger going - once the ball is over 5 overs old, I'll switch off my TV again - you can shoot me.
 
Fakhar and Babar when they are in full flow.. In terms of bowling? Asif maybe.
 
In the current squad there are some exciting players i would like to watch. Hassan Nawaz, Saim Ayub, Farhan , Sufiyan, these 4 are the youngsters looking to establish themselves. There is mohd Harris who is very unreliable but can be dangerous and exciting on his day. He can play some cameos. I'm taking about T20 only
 
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