As far as AR are concerned, we have the below 4 to look at in the immediate future:
Shadab
Faheem
Imad
Nawaz
Talat
Harris Sohail
1) Shadab : Exceptional. Covered his basics in all the 3 departments of the game. Young, can go all the way to become one of the greats, provided he remain consistent, and work hard. He looks very certain starter in XI, and would rate him as:
Bowling : 5/10 --> Still long way to go, but so far he has been doing good
Batting : 9/10 --> His temperament, his stroke play and defense, much better than our Full time Batters
Fielding : 9/10 --> Exceptional. I have rarely seen him doing misfields.
2) Faheem : More so, like a bowler who can bat. He was given a very good run by the management in last one year or so. Although, he has shown his skills in bowling, but batting potential is yet to be fulfilled. Moreover, his tendency to start slogging from ball one is something not gone down well with many of the cricket experts. In limited overs cricket, I would rate him :
Bowling : 6/10 : Can be a good 1/2/3/4 seamer for the team
Batting : 4/10 : Except for those test innings, still waiting for him to make highlighting contribution with bat
Fielding : 6/10 : Not bad so far.
3) Nawaz : The least said about him the better it is. He has been given good opportunities by the management in last 2 years. What else you need as a spin bowler, if you are making test debut against WI in UAE? He not only failed, but could not even made a mark in test matches. Further, down the road he was equally poor in the matches he played. And except for few economical spells, he did not made any mark in the any of the game, and yet management persisted with him. He looks to me a second coming of Saad Nasim, who was below average in every aspect of the game. His closeness with Sarfaraz might have worked in his way to still play those many games. Unfortunately, based on his performance so far, I would not rate him good.
Bowling : 4/10 --> Nothing to mention, not even a single match winning performance so far
Batting : 1/10 --> Very poor with the bat
Fielding : 8/10 --> He is very good fielder, if that is the case, then he could be perfect 12th man
4) Imad Wasim : Started well, lost his way in between and then injuries. This is how Imad's journey been so far. A very good bowler in limited overs, and exceptional against non subcontinental teams. His batting should have flourished, given how good he was against England in England, but he could not capitalize after his good starts. I would rate him below:
Bowling : 7/10 --> Very handy economical bowler
Batting : 5/10 --> Lot to work on!!!!!
Fielding : 4/10 --> Poor fitness in recent times, COMPETING with Sarfaraz on fitness levels
5) Hussain Talat : A batting all rounder with a bowling that looks like an Indian trundler. He showed promise, and its good that he has been given a taste of international cricket. Lot to work on every aspect of the game. Below is my assessment:
Bowling : 1/10 --> so far looks like a trundler, hopefully he can increase his pace and add variations, if he needs to be considered as an All rounder.
Batting : 5/10 --> Technically, need to work on many areas. Temperament wise he is good.
Fielding : 5/10 --> Not too bad
6) Haris Sohail : For some reasons he is not bowling, and I dont know why. He can be a good spin option unless he has lost the art of bowling. After coming back into the team, he has showed some promise, but again he does not have temperament to play big innings. Below is the rating:
Bowling : 0/10 --> Not BOWLING
Batting : 6/10 --> Good technique, but has to take more responsibility
Fielding : 3/10 --> Not the best
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he’s a shoe in for the World Cup and is a good bowler and dangerous batsman who will win us a game with the bat in the World Cup. He hasn’t had a real chance to fire with the bat.
