Who are the genuine power-hitters in Pakistan domestic cricket?

[ahmedwaqas92]

I agree with this. A rebuilding team like ours needs an attacking, fearless captain. Already ranked 8th. Nothing to lose. Only way is up.

Bmac could do all that cuz everyone in the team looked up to him and there was no slingshots at leadership by anyone associated in the XI or the squad.....

In Pakistan Sarfraz if employs such a strategy the first ones to complain would be blokes like Shehzad, Hafeez, and Wahab who all take their places for granted due to the senior tag and what not.....

For a complete reboot, we need to get rid of this type of dross from our ODI team first....

 

[Red Devil]

We don't need hacks, we need proper, free-flowing batsmen in the middle order who can rotate the strike and accelerate when required.

Problem is, we have way too many one-dimensional batsmen who can't hit big. One hack down the order won't solve our batting woes unless he's insanely consistent lol.

That's why I feel someone like Amin deserves a proper run. One of the few proper batsmen I could think of who can actually strike big.

 

[Ultimate]

Fahim Ashraf has some hitting potential. He can develop into a genuine power hitter. I hope he will click in the CT.

Sahibzada Farhan has the potential too.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

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Nah bro, I genuinely feel he's turned a corner. He's definitely a risky option but it's a risk worth taking imho.

Jokes aside, Amin does deserve a go tbh... I'd even go as far as to say that between Harry and Amin; my personal pick would've been CLH.....

Guy's been a total revelation in the last 2 years or so.....Plus he speaks fluent Angrezi which is always an advantage

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Fahim Ashraf has some hitting potential. He can develop into a genuine power hitter. I hope he will click in the CT.

Sahibzada Farhan has the potential too.

Heard a lot about this new kid recently.....In all seriousness is he someone we can work on or will he also go bust due to the hype train propaganda ??

I haven't watched any video clippings for Shahibzada Farhan tbh.....

 

[CricketAnalyst]

Mukhtar Ahmed has great stats good hitting ability and performed well, but people already decided he was a tulley-baaz so waited for one failure and dropped him.

You won't ever find this magical proper batsman who always plays to the situation but can also go crazy and destroy attacks. You had Afridi and Razzaq and constantly maligned them every time the big hitting didn't work while making Misbah the model of how to play limited overs cricket.

Ultimately it's the mindset that has to change. You have to embrace, look for and find tulley-baaz batsmen because those are the guys that are wrecking Pakistan when they play the white countries that don't care about proper cricket or playing it safe etc. India is the only country in the world right now where batsmen are so good that they can try playing 'proper cricket' and still compete with hitters and that's only because people like Virat and Rohit are freaks.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

These so called "power-hitters" don't amount to anything unless your name is Andre Russel. Just get Sahibzada, Yamin, Talat in the team for now.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Mukhtar Ahmed has great stats good hitting ability and performed well, but people already decided he was a tulley-baaz so waited for one failure and dropped him.

You won't ever find this magical proper batsman who always plays to the situation but can also go crazy and destroy attacks. You had Afridi and Razzaq and constantly maligned them every time the big hitting didn't work while making Misbah the model of how to play limited overs cricket.

Ultimately it's the mindset that has to change. You have to embrace, look for and find tulley-baaz batsmen because those are the guys that are wrecking Pakistan when they play the white countries that don't care about proper cricket or playing it safe etc. India is the only country in the world right now where batsmen are so good that they can try playing 'proper cricket' and still compete with hitters and that's only because people like Virat and Rohit are freaks.

100000000 % Agree with EVERYTHING YOU'VE SAID IN THIS POST.........

 

[Hasan123]

I don't think we have any power hitters like Butler,Russell,Maxi, etc.

What we need to try and find are players who can rotate the strike and his the ball all around the ground vs pace and spin.

Umar Amin,Harris Sohail, Amear Yamin,and Hussain Talat seem to meet these requirements so we need to try and find a place for them.

 

[Pete Rose]

Awais zia is one

 

[Ultimate]

Heard a lot about this new kid recently.....In all seriousness is he someone we can work on or will he also go bust due to the hype train propaganda ??

I haven't watched any video clippings for Shahibzada Farhan tbh.....

Dude, he is not hype at all. Guy consistently performed in the Pakistan Cup, scored a 50 in every game he played. Looks really solid at the crease. Hit some big hits as well. One for the future. Came out of no where.

 

[Ultimate]

Heard a lot about this new kid recently.....In all seriousness is he someone we can work on or will he also go bust due to the hype train propaganda ??

I haven't watched any video clippings for Shahibzada Farhan tbh.....

Dude, he is not hype at all. Guy consistently performed in the Pakistan Cup, scored a 50 in every game he played. Looks really solid at the crease. Hit some big hits as well. One for the future. Came out of no where.

 

[Ultimate]

Mukhtar Ahmed was dropped for no reason.

 

[Justcrazy]

To be honest there is no one at the moment , who can do it against International sides.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Guys we essentially need a proper hack to partner one of the openers and the current hacks we can call upon at the moment are:

1) Mukhtar
2) Nauman Anwar
3) Awais Zia
4) Khurram Manzoor
5) Fakhir Zaman

Any others out there ??

 

[The_Odd_One]

Shahid Afridi

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Shahid Afridi

His reflexes are gone, he can't hack now like he used to....Need a hack between 26-32 who has the necessary strength and the needed hand-eye coordination to give us a solid start.......

 

[JibranAnsari]

The best of the hacks is shahzeb and he is suspended i guess.

Rest are very very poor.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

The best of the hacks is shahzeb and he is suspended i guess.

Rest are very very poor.

We essentially need to make do with what we have at the moment, this is also the reason why I am not throwing a tantrum over how we're missing Sharjeel at the moment - It cannot be helped.

From the Options remaining we remaining I think

Mukhtar
Nauman
Khurram

are the ones we can try......

 

[JibranAnsari]

We essentially need to make do with what we have at the moment, this is also the reason why I am not throwing a tantrum over how we're missing Sharjeel at the moment - It cannot be helped.

From the Options remaining we remaining I think

Mukhtar
Nauman
Khurram

are the ones we can try......

No , not good enough. Khurram can only bully these domestic bowlers and the other two are tailenders.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

No , not good enough. Khurram can only bully these domestic bowlers and the other two are tailenders.

ok let's hear it then.....from the lot that is remaining in domestics who would your pick be for the designated 'Hack' in the lineup..... ???

 

[JibranAnsari]

ok let's hear it then.....from the lot that is remaining in domestics who would your pick be for the designated 'Hack' in the lineup..... ???

I would rathar go with aamir yamin , seems like its the only way we can get him in the team.

Fakhar is already in the team and i see you mentioned his name as well.

 

[ChinMusic]

y not try shadab as the no6? he is much much better than akmals and anyother that we might want to bring ...

Fakhar, Umar Amin, Harris Sohail, Hussain Talat, Shadab, Imad, Aamir, Hassan Ali, Sarfraz, Malik

these should be ur default playing XI in LOI ... the 11th could be a toss between Wahab/Sohail/Junaid/Abbas

 

[The_Odd_One]

His reflexes are gone, he can't hack now like he used to....Need a hack between 26-32 who has the necessary strength and the needed hand-eye coordination to give us a solid start.......

Not an Afridi fan but the younger options are even worse than 37 year old Afridi.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Not an Afridi fan but the younger options are even worse than 37 year old Afridi.

Even if it works temporarily at some point in time it will stop working, eventually !! We need someone who can be grommed for the long haul rather than a quick 6-8 months fix.........

This is the reason why Afridi can't be considered

 

[The_Odd_One]

Even if it works temporarily at some point in time it will stop working, eventually !! We need someone who can be grommed for the long haul rather than a quick 6-8 months fix.........

This is the reason why Afridi can't be considered

I do not want him anywhere near any Pakistani team. I was just pointing at the worst state of affairs when it comes to lower order power hitters in Pakistan.

 

[Savak]

Power hitters available to Mickey Arthur and in our pool of players

We have the following

Fakhar Zaman

Asif Ali

Faheem Ashraf

Aamir Yamin

If only we can get Sharjeel Khan back somehow. The problem is that if we play most of our cricket in the UAE then you cannot play Faheem Ashraf and Aamir Yamin (atleast not the two of them together as they are both medium pace bowling allrounders). In that case he will need to find a power hitting spin bowling all rounder and the guy who comes to mind is Zafar Gohar who actually spins the ball and is a decent hitter with the bat. But outside UAE then it is a possibility to play both Faheem Ashraf and Aamir Yamin together.

I thought Nawaz was the guy for UAE but based on what i have seen his bowling isn't that great and his batting is too inconsistent.

Mickey Arthur must continue the search for more power hitters.

 

[ShahidDar08]

Fahim & Yamin are mediocre, better to find new ones.

 

[alized]

Please add

sohail akhtar
imad wasim
sohail tanvir
rameez raja

 

[Savak]

Fahim & Yamin are mediocre, better to find new ones.

Not at all, these guys are serious hitters. You won't find any better than them.

 

[Hawkeye]

This thread shows what sad state of affairs we're in when it comes to batting.

Yamin
Faheem
Imad Wasim
Nawaz
Sohail Tanvir

These mediocrities are pretending to be batsmen and even considered as HITTers by our awaam plus selectors. How pathetic!

In reality, the only hitter we have is Sharjeel Khan.

Fakhar and Asif Ali are fine, not as good and struggle against good length bowling.

Others are absolute mediocre trash. Please. Don't call them hitters.

Some PPers are pinning their hopes on Sahibzada Farhan. He's not a hitter and like all our batsmen, it's likely that he too will fail against half decent opposition.

 

[sam_ahm]

Truth be told, any good top order batsmen should be able to change gears whenever required. That is more important than having power hitters.

Mostly one brutal hitter may be required by teams towards the end, and it is not mandatory. Usually such hitters are able to also play longer innings (like Miller, Buttler, etc..) and should have more than one skill either he should be able to contribute with the ball (Afridi, Klusener, Kemp, Munro, Razzaq, etc..) or should be a brilliant fielder or may be a keeper batsman.

Investing in hacks won't work.

 

[Savak]

This thread shows what sad state of affairs we're in when it comes to batting.

Yamin
Faheem
Imad Wasim
Nawaz
Sohail Tanvir

These mediocrities are pretending to be batsmen and even considered as HITTers by our awaam plus selectors. How pathetic!

In reality, the only hitter we have is Sharjeel Khan.

Fakhar and Asif Ali are fine, not as good and struggle against good length bowling.

Others are absolute mediocre trash. Please. Don't call them hitters.

Some PPers are pinning their hopes on Sahibzada Farhan. He's not a hitter and like all our batsmen, it's likely that he too will fail against half decent opposition.

Where did i mention Sohail Tanvir and on what basis are you calling Faheem Ashraf and Aamir Yamin trash? The likes of Asad Shafiq and Babar Azam have failed against half decent opposition so there is no harm in giving players a go against half decent opposition who can play the modern ODI and T-20 format.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Imad may not be a power hitter, but he has gotten quick runs on more than a few occasions and is not a timid guy with a bat. He is atm the most consistent finisher we have. I still believe Nauman Anwar can be made into a good finisher. Don't really think he's consistent enough to be an opener at the highest level.

 

[Hawkeye]

Where did i mention Sohail Tanvir and on what basis are you calling Faheem Ashraf and Aamir Yamin trash? The likes of Asad Shafiq and Babar Azam have failed against half decent opposition so there is no harm in giving players a go against half decent opposition who can play the modern ODI and T-20 format.

Nah not you. [MENTION=147679]alized[/MENTION] mentioned Tanvir, Imad as hitters.

Both are mediocre.

I've seen Yamin and Faheem bat, they're not hitters and certainly not against pacers who do not always give it in their cow corner zone.

 

[Hawkeye]

Truth be told, any good top order batsmen should be able to change gears whenever required. That is more important than having power hitters.

Mostly one brutal hitter may be required by teams towards the end, and it is not mandatory. Usually such hitters are able to also play longer innings (like Miller, Buttler, etc..) and should have more than one skill either he should be able to contribute with the ball (Afridi, Klusener, Kemp, Munro, Razzaq, etc..) or should be a brilliant fielder or may be a keeper batsman.

Investing in hacks won't work.

Yeah.

Dhawan and Rohit can both hit big. Your middle order with Kohli, KL is also very dynamic.

 

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[Hawkeye]

[MENTION=147679]alized[/MENTION]

Please, stop.

We've been seeing Tanvir for more than a decade now. This pretending to hit in club level competitiveness does not mean anything.

Even Imad Wasim and Anwar Ali have hit against such club level opposition.

We need to come out of this minnow bashing mentality. Find players who can challenge proper opposition.

Anwar, Imad, Tanvir, Yamin, Faheem are not the answers.

Hussain Talat has potential. Need to find more hitters against pace from domestics. Just like we found Sharjeel Khan.

 

[alized]

[MENTION=147679]alized[/MENTION]

Please, stop.

We've been seeing Tanvir for more than a decade now. This pretending to hit in club level competitiveness does not mean anything.

Even Imad Wasim and Anwar Ali have hit against such club level opposition.

We need to come out of this minnow bashing mentality. Find players who can challenge proper opposition.

Anwar, Imad, Tanvir, Yamin, Faheem are not the answers.

Hussain Talat has potential. Need to find more hitters against pace from domestics. Just like we found Sharjeel Khan.

yea right

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Number 6 number 7 power hitter options for Pakistan Odi team.


1. Asif Ali
2. Faheem Ashraf
3. Naveed Malick
4. Ali Khan
5. Sohail Akhtar
6. Asif Afridi

 

[Third Man]

This thread shows what sad state of affairs we're in when it comes to batting.

Yamin
Faheem
Imad Wasim
Nawaz
Sohail Tanvir

These mediocrities are pretending to be batsmen and even considered as HITTers by our awaam plus selectors. How pathetic!

In reality, the only hitter we have is Sharjeel Khan.

Fakhar and Asif Ali are fine, not as good and struggle against good length bowling.

Others are absolute mediocre trash. Please. Don't call them hitters.

Some PPers are pinning their hopes on Sahibzada Farhan. He's not a hitter and like all our batsmen, it's likely that he too will fail against half decent opposition.

I'm willing to bet my house on Sahibzada Farhan failing.

 

[ShahidDar08]

Not at all, these guys are serious hitters. You won't find any better than them.

They haven't done anything yet not even at domestic level.

 

[ShahidDar08]

Sharjeel
Fakhar
Asif Ali
Nasir Nawaz
Zaid Alam (u19) opener
Nauman Anwar

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Truth be told, any good top order batsmen should be able to change gears whenever required. That is more important than having power hitters.

Mostly one brutal hitter may be required by teams towards the end, and it is not mandatory. Usually such hitters are able to also play longer innings (like Miller, Buttler, etc..) and should have more than one skill either he should be able to contribute with the ball (Afridi, Klusener, Kemp, Munro, Razzaq, etc..) or should be a brilliant fielder or may be a keeper batsman.

Investing in hacks won't work.

Very sensible comment. If top order is versatile, it automatically creates options. Well said.

 

[Savak]

They haven't done anything yet not even at domestic level.

Look at Fahim Ashraf's sixes in domestic cricket and the PSL and how effortlessly he flicks full blooded yorkers for huge sixes. The guy has potential, is an all rounder and needs to be backed whole heartedly by Mickey Arthur.

 

[Greenstorm]

Power hitting is an outdated concept and top teams have moved on from leg sided hacks. It is not viable to rely on one or two power hitters to post and chase 300+ score as they mostly click 1 times out of 10.

The answer is to invest in dynamic batmen with wide range of shots who can shift gears according to the situation. England's top 7 are all like that and that is the template that we should follow. Another thing is that there is no improvement in our players technique and range. Faheem keeps getting out at similar positions, Babar's bat lift do not increase in latter overs, Asif Ali has not improved against spin. This is the reason why Grant Flower should be replaced with someone who can improve our players six hitting technique alongwith strike rotation. Everyone has remained stuck if not regressed under Flower.

 

[waleed88]

Pakistan needs to make Hasan Ali their strike bowler with the new ball, so that it frees up a space for a pace bowling allrounder like Fahim... So that we have 3 pacers of which 1 is an allrounder and 2 regular fast bowlers

as compared to the 3 regular fast bowlers we play and 2 spin allrounders... (shadab and Nawaz)

 

[Usman Chadda]

Anyone missing Sharjeel?

 

[Savak]

Power hitting is an outdated concept and top teams have moved on from leg sided hacks. It is not viable to rely on one or two power hitters to post and chase 300+ score as they mostly click 1 times out of 10.

The answer is to invest in dynamic batmen with wide range of shots who can shift gears according to the situation. England's top 7 are all like that and that is the template that we should follow. Another thing is that there is no improvement in our players technique and range. Faheem keeps getting out at similar positions, Babar's bat lift do not increase in latter overs, Asif Ali has not improved against spin. This is the reason why Grant Flower should be replaced with someone who can improve our players six hitting technique alongwith strike rotation. Everyone has remained stuck if not regressed under Flower.

My power hitting role model is Symonds. He was someone who would play according to the situation. Defend and consolidate and take singles when the situation warranted it and go absolutely beserk at the end or go beserk from ball one. This is what these power hitters should be aiming for.

 

[Usman Chadda]

My power hitting role model is Symonds. He was someone who would play according to the situation. Defend and consolidate and take singles when the situation warranted it and go absolutely beserk at the end or go beserk from ball one. This is what these power hitters should be aiming for.

Players like Symonds are once in a generation. Pakistan’s muddled system won’t let a Symonds develop anyway.

 

[Titan24]

Truth be told, any good top order batsmen should be able to change gears whenever required. That is more important than having power hitters.

Mostly one brutal hitter may be required by teams towards the end, and it is not mandatory. Usually such hitters are able to also play longer innings (like Miller, Buttler, etc..) and should have more than one skill either he should be able to contribute with the ball (Afridi, Klusener, Kemp, Munro, Razzaq, etc..) or should be a brilliant fielder or may be a keeper batsman.

Investing in hacks won't work.

Totally agreed and Indian top order is a perfect example of that. They are proper batsmen who can change the gears at will more often then not.

Some posters put too much emphasis on power hitters rather if we see the top 3 of India which has Rohit, Dhawan and Kohli or of Eng which has Bairstow, Roy, Hales/Root that they are all proper batsmen who have adapted to modern day ODI cricket by playing proper shots and they have gained that with experience.

None of the above mentioned was famous for big hits except may be Roy and if we push Hales and yet they all are the ideal examples of ODI batsmen.

So one doesnt necessarily need a big hitter, just a good solid batsmen who can change the gear when required.

Experience of international cricket also helps in the understanding of players how to develop their innings at this level. Imam, Fakhar, Babar are still pretty young at international level to be perfect at pacing innings and changing gears at the right time.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Nasir Nawaz
Sohail Akhtar
Ali khan

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Btw batsmen should be technically sound too. Sohaib Maqsood, Asif Ali, Mukhar Ahmed, Nauman Anwar, Naved (Butcher) Malik and Awais Zia etc all can hit the ball long but have serious technical issues.

 

[Hasan123]

Asif Ali and Faheem are big hitters. They have issues that need working on but we should back them and give them chances.

If there's any in domestic cricket we should at least play them in T20s. We hardly have any clean strikers of the ball who have decent techniques and can build innings.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Nasir Nawaz
Sohail Akhtar
Ali khan

Very few ppl take name of Ali Khan and Naveed Malik these days. Big hitters surely. Ali should have given up allrounder tag (he by no means is an allrounder) and should have played at number 5 for his respective teams. This way he could have attracted foreign leagues and might have played ODI cricket for Pakistan. Getting wasted in structure for last 5 years.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Very few ppl take name of Ali Khan and Naveed Malik these days. Big hitters surely. Ali should have given up allrounder tag (he by no means is an allrounder) and should have played at number 5 for his respective teams. This way he could have attracted foreign leagues and might have played ODI cricket for Pakistan. Getting wasted in structure for last 5 years.

Exactly I am a big fan of Ali and following him since u-19 winning world cup 2006. Then he was in Sialkot and boy the lad can hit big. One problem was Ali didn't work on his fitness and became fat.

 

[CricketDon]

Imad Wasim ain’t a power hitter. Imad Wasim ain’t a batsman. Go watch the champions trophy finals final 6 overs and watch how little he did. Pakistan went at 6RPO. Imad failed to hit even one big shot.

 

[Kroll]

Need to improve strike rotation instead of searching for hacks who will get out caught after playing a few balls.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sharjeel is the best power hitter in pakistan right now.

 

[iniqbal223]

Frankly speaking, in India there is no concept of power hitting. MSD used to be one. One can name Pandya.
But the reality is, we have not developed dynamic batsmen. We still think we are looking for batting position specialists. If we look at India, how they developed their players, its very simple, every new player who has come in to the team has played at top 3/4 batting positions.

He was given opportunity and challenge to deal with fast bowling early swing, and how to build the innings. Unlike in Pakistan, where we label a batsman as #6 batsman or #3 batsman. Then what happens is, batsman don't learn the art of building and pacing the innings. This is true even in PSL, why the likes of Shadab Khan, Faheems, etc. don't come and bat at #3/4 position. This is also the case they are not getting developed in to reliable and confident batsmen

 

[silent ischemia]

Truth be told, any good top order batsmen should be able to change gears whenever required. That is more important than having power hitters.

Mostly one brutal hitter may be required by teams towards the end, and it is not mandatory. Usually such hitters are able to also play longer innings (like Miller, Buttler, etc..) and should have more than one skill either he should be able to contribute with the ball (Afridi, Klusener, Kemp, Munro, Razzaq, etc..) or should be a brilliant fielder or may be a keeper batsman.

Investing in hacks won't work.

I agree. If you remember our genuine batsmen like Inzamam, Muhammad Yousuf were decent hitters as well

 

[Savak]

Look at these hits. This guy if groomed and backed can be our next Abdul Razzaq

 

[Abdullah Rabbani]

Fahim & Yamin are mediocre, better to find new ones.

Only In Pakistan People Talk Without Stats?
Fahim ashraf Have less than 20 Average in FC And LA
He Is Decent Bowler But A Slogger Who Make Runs After 20 Innings Not A Good Single Innings In Limited Overs From Him

Amer Yamin Is Great Average 95 In odi After 3 Innings Last One 50 Against New Zealand
We need Amer Yamin

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Number 6 number 7 power hitter options for Pakistan Odi team.


1. Asif Ali
2. Faheem Ashraf
3. Naveed Malick
4. Ali Khan
5. Sohail Akhtar
6. Asif Afridi

Nasir Nawaz
Sohail Akhtar
Ali khan

Very few ppl take name of Ali Khan and Naveed Malik these days. Big hitters surely. Ali should have given up allrounder tag (he by no means is an allrounder) and should have played at number 5 for his respective teams. This way he could have attracted foreign leagues and might have played ODI cricket for Pakistan. Getting wasted in structure for last 5 years.

Only I took name of Asif Afridi in this thread. Asif proved me right by smacking 18 sixes in 6 matches of QEA One Day Cup 2018. Second most after Umar Akmal.

Averaged 46 with a SR of 164 in One Day Cup.


He is an allrounder from FATA and had a decent FC and List A season.


Asif Afridi deserves to be picked for PSL.

 

[Chikkeh]

Mukhtar Ahmed is an absolute monster when it comes to power hitting. Should be definitely considered.

 

[Master91Blaster]

We have the following

Fakhar Zaman

Asif Ali

Faheem Ashraf

Aamir Yamin

If only we can get Sharjeel Khan back somehow. The problem is that if we play most of our cricket in the UAE then you cannot play Faheem Ashraf and Aamir Yamin (atleast not the two of them together as they are both medium pace bowling allrounders). In that case he will need to find a power hitting spin bowling all rounder and the guy who comes to mind is Zafar Gohar who actually spins the ball and is a decent hitter with the bat. But outside UAE then it is a possibility to play both Faheem Ashraf and Aamir Yamin together.

I thought Nawaz was the guy for UAE but based on what i have seen his bowling isn't that great and his batting is too inconsistent.

Mickey Arthur must continue the search for more power hitters.

Faheem hits 140kph consistently yet you call him a medium pacer. Medium pavers are people like Mohammed Abbas

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Number 6 number 7 power hitter options for Pakistan Odi team.


1. Asif Ali
2. Faheem Ashraf
3. Naveed Malick
4. Ali Khan
5. Sohail Akhtar
6. Asif Afridi

Only I took name of Asif Afridi in this thread. Asif proved me right by smacking 18 sixes in 6 matches of QEA One Day Cup 2018. Second most after Umar Akmal.

Averaged 46 with a SR of 164 in One Day Cup.


He is an allrounder from FATA and had a decent FC and List A season.


Asif Afridi deserves to be picked for PSL.

Asif Afridi is very unlucky Cricketer to be honest.

Skill wise he is in same league as top Cricketers from KPK but because he is from FATA hence he got limited opportunities in domestic cricket.


Today he almost won the match for FATA vs Khi had Rehan & Usama Mir played sensibly and as per merit of the ball.


Rehan and Usama scored 3 runs of 11 balls when asking Rate was 13 runs per over.


Fata lost by 7 runs with Asif Afridi stranded on 33* (21) balls.



As I have described previously on this forum Asif is a six hitting Machine. I first saw him play 5 years ago in Ramzan T20 Cricket in Khi where he hit gigantic sixes.



In National T20 Cup he has scored 51 runs of 33 balls in 2 innngs including 5 sixes.



In QEA (FC) 2018 he hit 12 sixes in 7 FC matches where Umar Akmal hit 11 sixes in 10 FC matches.


While in QEA (List A) 2018 he hit 18 sixes in 6 innings whereas Umar Akmal hit 22 sixes in 10 matches.



Do not know why no PSL franchise picked Asif Afridi.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

So Naveed Malik, Shahzaib Hasan, Ali Khan, Sohail Khan,Asif Afridi and now 19 years old Nabi Gul is a new entry. He hit 5 sixes in one innings vs Durham.


Kamran Ghulam and Hussain Tallat can both develop into one. Amad is also work in progress.


Shelf isn't empty. Eye Needed.

As I have described previously on this forum Asif is a six hitting Machine. I first saw him play 5 years ago in Ramzan T20 Cricket in Khi where he hit gigantic sixes.



In National T20 Cup he has scored 51 runs of 33 balls in 2 innngs including 5 sixes.



In QEA (FC) 2018 he hit 12 sixes in 7 FC matches where Umar Akmal hit 11 sixes in 10 FC matches.


While in QEA (List A) 2018 he hit 18 sixes in 6 innings whereas Umar Akmal hit 22 sixes in 10 matches.



Do not know why no PSL franchise picked Asif Afridi. He should be picked in replacement draft. Zalmi need to act smart.


Nabi Gul’s six hitting ratio is quite good aswell. Need to keep an eye on him. 2 sixes in his last T20 knock.

 

[the Great Khan]

As I have described previously on this forum Asif is a six hitting Machine. I first saw him play 5 years ago in Ramzan T20 Cricket in Khi where he hit gigantic sixes.



In National T20 Cup he has scored 51 runs of 33 balls in 2 innngs including 5 sixes.



In QEA (FC) 2018 he hit 12 sixes in 7 FC matches where Umar Akmal hit 11 sixes in 10 FC matches.


While in QEA (List A) 2018 he hit 18 sixes in 6 innings whereas Umar Akmal hit 22 sixes in 10 matches.



Do not know why no PSL franchise picked Asif Afridi. He should be picked in replacement draft. Zalmi need to act smart.


Nabi Gul’s six hitting ratio is quite good aswell. Need to keep an eye on him. 2 sixes in his last T20 knock.

Who are the players to keep an eye out for in the next 12 months?

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Who are the players to keep an eye out for in the next 12 months?

Saud Shakeel (Tests & Odis)
Hassan Mohsin (Odis number 6)
M Irfan Khan Afridi (Leg Spin genuine allrounder)
Saad Ali (Tests)
Zeeshan Malik (Odis)
Ahsan Ali (depending on success or failure in PSL)
Kamran Ghulam (Odis & T20)
Saif Badar (Odis & T20's), Tests after 2-3 years


Naseem Shah, Musa Khan, M Ilyas, Arshad Iabal, Shaur Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Arif (lottery entries/instintive picks)

 

[Khan12]

Asif Afridi is very unlucky Cricketer to be honest.

Skill wise he is in same league as top Cricketers from KPK but because he is from FATA hence he got limited opportunities in domestic cricket.


Today he almost won the match for FATA vs Khi had Rehan & Usama Mir played sensibly and as per merit of the ball.


Rehan and Usama scored 3 runs of 11 balls when asking Rate was 13 runs per over.


Fata lost by 7 runs with Asif Afridi stranded on 33* (21) balls.



As I have described previously on this forum Asif is a six hitting Machine. I first saw him play 5 years ago in Ramzan T20 Cricket in Khi where he hit gigantic sixes.



In National T20 Cup he has scored 51 runs of 33 balls in 2 innngs including 5 sixes.



In QEA (FC) 2018 he hit 12 sixes in 7 FC matches where Umar Akmal hit 11 sixes in 10 FC matches.


While in QEA (List A) 2018 he hit 18 sixes in 6 innings whereas Umar Akmal hit 22 sixes in 10 matches.



Do not know why no PSL franchise picked Asif Afridi.

He is noway near the likes of rizwan, fakhar,shaheen,kamran how can you call him in the same league as them. This guy can't play a shot on the off side even if his life depended on it. A complete hack. It's will be embarrassing for them players to be in the same league as him. If they are as according to you then we need to get rid of them asap.

 

[Greenstorm]

As I have described previously on this forum Asif is a six hitting Machine. I first saw him play 5 years ago in Ramzan T20 Cricket in Khi where he hit gigantic sixes.



In National T20 Cup he has scored 51 runs of 33 balls in 2 innngs including 5 sixes.



In QEA (FC) 2018 he hit 12 sixes in 7 FC matches where Umar Akmal hit 11 sixes in 10 FC matches.


While in QEA (List A) 2018 he hit 18 sixes in 6 innings whereas Umar Akmal hit 22 sixes in 10 matches.



Do not know why no PSL franchise picked Asif Afridi. He should be picked in replacement draft. Zalmi need to act smart.


Nabi Gul’s six hitting ratio is quite good aswell. Need to keep an eye on him. 2 sixes in his last T20 knock.

Asif Afridi can only hit on the leg side like Sohail Tanveer. At PSL, bowlers won't feed him in his arc. Bowl full outside of and he is useless.
Nabi Gul can hit spinners but is poor against pace so nothing special.

 

[Greenstorm]

Saud Shakeel (Tests & Odis)
Hassan Mohsin (Odis number 6)
M Irfan Khan Afridi (Leg Spin genuine allrounder)
Saad Ali (Tests)
Zeeshan Malik (Odis)
Ahsan Ali (depending on success or failure in PSL)
Kamran Ghulam (Odis & T20)
Saif Badar (Odis & T20's), Tests after 2-3 years


Naseem Shah, Musa Khan, M Ilyas, Arshad Iabal, Shaur Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Arif (lottery entries/instintive picks)

Nasir Nawaz ?

 

[Titan24]

Liked the first look of Rizwan Hussain who is a hitter but relies mainly upon timing somewhat like Sharjeel.

 

[CricketDon]

As we know, t20 batting line up is a mess and we need power hitters, at least 2. We can't continue with this line up.
Please don't name Umar Akmal or any TTF.

How much does it hurt you Umar Akmal is still Pakistan’s best t20 batsman and the most dynamic and clean hitting batsman Pakistan haha.

I bet you cried when he was batsman of the season in psl 1

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Nasir Nawaz ?

I mentioned those who are in picture within next 12 months.


Nasir Nawaz, Nabi Gul & Rizwan Hussain will also knock on the door in future.


Certainly if any unknown or slightly known player scores heavily in PSL or is amongst the wickets so He will be in reckoning.

For example Asif Ali.


Lastly, I will add Junaid Khan (left arm spinner) to the list aswell

 

[MenInG]

Imad Wasim is definitely one of them when he gets going.

 

[Muhammad10]

Young Rizwan Hussain has to be one of the cleanest six-hitters in the country. Possesses impeccable timing and is capable of playing some breathtakingly audacious strokes.