Who is the powerful source behind Wahab Riaz's selection?

[Savak]

I know he comes from an influential family but frankly speaking his continued selection in ODI's and T-20's is riddiculous now. Always conceeding 8-10 runs per over which is why we always have to end up chasing 350 runs plus.

Surely someone else even Mohd Abbass could not have done any worse.

But if UA has a powerful source backing his inclusion in the team then what about this guy who is living off his WC spell 2 years ago?

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

The source name is 'Phaaast bowling'.

Below average cricketer. There are 'many' better than him in Pakistan. Sorry.

 

[Ultimate]

Mediocre ODI bowler, gets picked for no reason, which is quite shocking to see.

 

[idrizzy]

Gets picked cos he's the only bowler in Pakistan that can bowl 150kph

 

[ask_analyse_act]

he shouldnt be part of any squads... may be can get away with 4 overs stuff in T20s... He has nothing except pace and bounce...

 

[Speedster777]

Khawaja Asif

 

[ask_analyse_act]

even rahat is a better bowler in ODIs than wahab as he can swing at nearly the same pace as wahab... only thing that goes down for rahat in ODIs is his consistency to hit the right line and length and also not syncing his brain with the skills he got...

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Khawaja Asif

why?

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Its criminal that proven domestic performers like Sadaf with an avg of 18 are never given any chances and a mediocre player like Wahab continues to play and play and play.

I blame Pakistanis for that too. They are obsessed with pace. No value for skills just having pace is enough.

 

[Poison]

Wahab is an absolute weapon if the wickets have some pace and carry. He's a complete one trick pony though
- often bowls very poorly on roads/anywhere with little bounce.

Also ^ sick of hearing about Sadaf; there is no vendetta against the guy he's been in and around the squad previously and if he had some actual quality there's no way he'd never have gotten an actual chance.

 

[ZoabKhan]

Sadaf, Mir Hamza have never been part of any squad.

Poison, look at what Wahab has done in 1.5years. 760run given and 12wickets taken. Me and you could duplicate those stats. There is absolutely no reason he should be in squad.
About Khawaja Asif, i don't know. But Wahab went to Aitchinson....

 

[Arham_PakFan]

His pace.

 

[Poison]

IIRC Sadaf was part of a squad a year or couple of years ago when everyone on PP was raving about him. Copped a training injury and was never seen again. What I'm saying is that he was seen by coaching staff and players at international level (training wise anyways) and I'd trust their judgement of his ability to make the jump to international level more than his stats.

 

[Mainul]

We need him always as our opponent

 

[Savak]

IIRC Sadaf was part of a squad a year or couple of years ago when everyone on PP was raving about him. Copped a training injury and was never seen again. What I'm saying is that he was seen by coaching staff and players at international level (training wise anyways) and I'd trust their judgement of his ability to make the jump to international level more than his stats.

In the 2011 WI tour after we won the first 3 ODI's, Afridi wanted to try the younger players on the bench in the last 2 ODI's including Sadaf and Usman Sallahudin but Waqar wanted to give a go to the test specialists i.e. Taufeeq Umar, Tanvir Ahmed, Abdur Rehman and co so that they could get some match practice under their belt and that is what their fight is about.

To be frank, giving 1-2 games to Sadaf would not have killed anyone, just purely based on merit and his domestic stats, it cant be argued against that he didn't deserve one chance atleast.

 

[Poison]

I agree with you Savak, but despite our team management's consistent failings they've always been spectacular at realising, recognising and giving opportunity to quality fast bowlers. What I'm inclined to believe is that Sadaf turned up and was a serious trundler without the requisite pace for success at international level.

 

[The_Odd_One]

I hope he does not get a game.

 

[ZoabKhan]

Poison the issue w Sadaf(at least rumored) as well as with Mir Hamza was the pace was in the low 80's.
According to that logic why are Sohail Tanvir, Abbas given chances.

Also, with the way Wahab has been performing why not also groom Usman Shinwari? He has pace, can swing.

 

[New Yorker]

I agree with you Savak, but despite our team management's consistent failings they've always been spectacular at realising, recognising and giving opportunity to quality fast bowlers. What I'm inclined to believe is that Sadaf turned up and was a serious trundler without the requisite pace for success at international level.

No. Rahat and Wahab cases in point.

As for Sadaf. If you believe selectors to be infallible then you have to explain
why they would disagree with themselves. Because the selectors themselves
selected him, not only to two A List tours, in which he excelled, but also the
ODI series. What stood between him and a cap was Waqar. Who kept believing
long after everyone else had given up hope, that Rahat would be the next big
thing. As for what happened afterwards, we know that there is in fact a vendetta
against him. You should read up a bit more. Look up the name Shakeel Sheikh
on the Cricinfo article archive.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Wahab is an absolute weapon if the wickets have some pace and carry. He's a complete one trick pony though
- often bowls very poorly on roads/anywhere with little bounce.

Also ^ sick of hearing about Sadaf; there is no vendetta against the guy he's been in and around the squad previously and if he had some actual quality there's no way he'd never have gotten an actual chance.

No Waqar persisted with his favs Wahab and Rahat both of whom are mediocre.
He has actual quality thats why sustained an avg of 18 over a span of 7 years playing all around in Pakistan not just Pindi ground. He is a good new ball and death bowler. A proper swing bowler (conventional + reverse).

As I said Pakistanis (fans, coaches, selectors, pundits etc) are obsessed with pace. They rate Talha more highly than Sadaf. Another mediocre bowler hyped because he can bowl 145 kph.

 

[Hasan123]

Don't see why he is rated so highly by management and selectors.

An inconsistent bowler who has the odd good day. Hopefully he doesn't play a game in CT .

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Lahore Lobby (aka Shabaz Sharif and Sethi) and his connections at NCA