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Zafar Gohar - Performance Watch

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Today Zafar Gohar is making debut in international cricket. This thread is to watch his performance at international level. I hope he will justify his selection by performing good.
 
Need to persevere with him and let him adjust. This guy is a special talent and potentially a proper future all rounder.
 
Really looking forward to seeing him play. This guy has the potential to become a real star.
 
Hope that he does well today.

I have vouched on him for quite a time now and he only got into eleven because Yasir is injured so he needs to make it count.
 
Definitely has allrounder potential. No Razzaq but a more than handy potential player with the bat I think.
 
Looked handy with the bat, very nice smooth striking rather than trying to force the ball. Let's see how he bowls.
 
Looked very decent bat

But I hope overcomes his restlessness, I have observed that he throws away his wicket regularly, needs to develop mindset of a batsman he has all the tools to average 20+ in ODIs and around 25 in tests
 
Only following on cricinfo.. but seems to be outbowling everyone of our other bowlers at this stage, which is specially impressive, since its his debut match
 
Promising. Never expect any spinner to be wonderful at 20 years of age as spinners need experience more than anyone else but he has some serious talent. Combined with a promising batting ability, and we have a very good prospect here. Need to be patient and keep expectations in check though, he's very, very young.
 
HuzaifaE said:
Promising. Never expect any spinner to be wonderful at 20 years of age as spinners need experience more than anyone else but he has some serious talent. Combined with a promising batting ability, and we have a very good prospect here. Need to be patient and keep expectations in check though, he's very, very young.
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He's extremely promising and has the potential. He can only get better with age
 
Pitch is gripping so he's getting sharp turn. Malik too.

But he's giving a boundary ball every over. Not tight enough so far. But difficult to play due to amount of spin today.
 
imshally81 said:
Is he better than Raza Hasan?

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Raza was a better container and by dint of that better in t20s

Zafar looks to be a more natural wicket taker. Also raza had far more domestic experience by the time he was called up
 
The lack of control is probably due to nerves. Come on people; its his first game.
 
Lacks control and on a square turner bowled too quick and without much sense. Even malik was getting extravagant turn.
 
Great allround package, deserve a place on his bowling alone, amir level batsman as well, or may be even better than him, would be dam good for number nine by our standards, and not the worst fielder either, has been quite sharp in field too, so can be a great utility player for pak in all formats, but not a finished article by any means still need some polishing, but so far signs are impressive.
 
I would have zafar in test as he is more natural wicket taker and immad in LOIs, because immad is good container and is better batsman than zafar, but both can play in place of other due to lack of performance or injury by the other in any format, now just need a quality offie and our spin bowling future will be in safe hands for future, because we have a quality leggie two very good left armers and a quality offie will be icing on the cake.
 
You can see the potential.

He'll get better with age. Spinners always take time to develop.
 
Raza Hasan 2012 was better obv, but this is the kid's first game, give him time.
 
Immense potential on show

People blaming him for lack of control are overly harsh

It was his debut and on debut you are not expected to be perfect in everything

Batting potential (check)
Bowling Potential (double check)
 
Suleiman said:
Raza Hasan 2012 was better obv, but this is the kid's first game, give him time.
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Raza was never a big turner, zafar puts more revs on the ball

Raza could have been a good ODI bowler but was never test material, his domestic record was also so so in the long format
 
Although he was lacking control which was most probably due to nerves because he has excellent control.He is a better bowler than raza who was a container.He's a classical spinners and puts revs on the ball and spins it.Excellent prospect he 'll get better with age and experience.
 
Potential is there and he bowled a few cracking deliveries, definatley has the tools to be worked with and can improve, should be groomed in longterm to be out 2nd front line spinner in ODIs and tests.
 
lets just say he has all the tricks.Can flight it,turn it big,drift it,bowl the quicker one,using the angles at the crease...
He does have a habit of slipping in a full toss every over but that will gradually improve.
Beautiful action I must say.

Should be replacing Babar in tests soon.
 
Quality player. Have already said multiple times that he's one of the three Pakistani cricketers that have the potential to be world class along with Shahzaib Ahmed and Babar Azam.

Just 20, too. Hop on the band-wagon because this guy is going places, inshaAllah.

PS: This is not an overreaction because of today's performance. He was actually poor by his standards but this post is just reiterating my thoughts on him.
 
He was not consistent with line and length for two simple reasons:

1. Lack of experience; he is only in his 20s.
2. Nerves - which tend to take over your abilities.

He contributed with the bat - took 2 wickets - batsmen at times could not read him; all promising signs which will boost his confidence and aid his 'development' as a player.

It is good and a relief that PCB have given a spinner chance early in his career instead latter stages of their careers; such as Ajmal or Shah. Hopefully, he will learn with time - so expect mistakes. He is still developing and he will grow and become a more polished player soon.

The bonus is that he can field and also can become a good handy batsmen. Good stuff. Consistency is key now; also PCB must use their 'brains' in developing him; not do a Sami Aslam and drop him immediately.
 
Theo_14 said:
He was not consistent with line and length for two simple reasons:

1. Lack of experience; he is only in his 20s.
2. Nerves - which tend to take over your abilities.

He contributed with the bat - took 2 wickets - batsmen at times could not read him; all promising signs which will boost his confidence and aid his 'development' as a player.

It is good and a relief that PCB have given a spinner chance early in his career instead latter stages of their careers; such as Ajmal or Shah. Hopefully, he will learn with time - so expect mistakes. He is still developing and he will grow and become a more polished player soon.

The bonus is that he can field and also can become a good handy batsmen. Good stuff. Consistency is key now; also PCB must use their 'brains' in developing him; not do a Sami Aslam and drop him immediately.
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Dew.
 
Theo_14 said:
He was not consistent with line and length for two simple reasons:

1. Lack of experience; he is only in his 20s.
2. Nerves - which tend to take over your abilities.

He contributed with the bat - took 2 wickets - batsmen at times could not read him; all promising signs which will boost his confidence and aid his 'development' as a player.

It is good and a relief that PCB have given a spinner chance early in his career instead latter stages of their careers; such as Ajmal or Shah. Hopefully, he will learn with time - so expect mistakes. He is still developing and he will grow and become a more polished player soon.

The bonus is that he can field and also can become a good handy batsmen. Good stuff. Consistency is key now; also PCB must use their 'brains' in developing him; not do a Sami Aslam and drop him immediately.
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I also thought he was threatening to actually take a few more wickets - he should've caught that comebacker to him, plus there were some really close LBW decisions as well that he didn't get and couldn't appeal.

He absolutely bothered them. I think Azhar overbowled him and he was expensive in the last over of that spell, but he was quite good overall.
 
Also; him being exposed so early in his career is a blessing. Rather see him learn the game early then when he hits peak. It is crucial he develops/dares to deliver his variations early in his career so later in his career (when he has peaked) it becomes one of his deadly weapons.

One stark difference between Shah and Kaneria was the amount of variations and change of pace Kaneria had to offer; this improved because of the amount of cricket was exposed to him. If Yasir Shah today had variations near the level of Kaneria or had he been exposed early in the team; then he would have been a complete effective spinner - right now, lack of variations or dare to deliver them is restricting him in becoming a top class spinner, and lack of variations from him effecting him is evident in ODI's.
 
He looks like a wicket taking type of bowler more than a container.

That's what Pakistan needs. It's only 1 match so still early days but he looks promising.
 
Good bowler and useful batsmen in lower down the order, 8-9. Very impressive performance on debut.
 
Could have won us the match, yet Captain Fantastic took him off and put himself on :facepalm: :facepalm:
 
imshally81 said:
Is he better than Raza Hasan?

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Not as accurate as him.

But i would say that Raza Hasan of the 2012 T20I WC was something really special. Even better than Zafar Gohar. After that he had suffered a back injury I guess. And then he was not the same. He was decent in his comeback games against Australia but not as special as he was before.

Zafar Gohar is better than the post injury Raza Hasan.
 
Theo_14 said:
Also; him being exposed so early in his career is a blessing. Rather see him learn the game early then when he hits peak. It is crucial he develops/dares to deliver his variations early in his career so later in his career (when he has peaked) it becomes one of his deadly weapons.

One stark difference between Shah and Kaneria was the amount of variations and change of pace Kaneria had to offer; this improved because of the amount of cricket was exposed to him. If Yasir Shah today had variations near the level of Kaneria or had he been exposed early in the team; then he would have been a complete effective spinner - right now, lack of variations or dare to deliver them is restricting him in becoming a top class spinner, and lack of variations from him effecting him is evident in ODI's.
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Even with Danishs variations he was a mediocre ODI bowler.

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He definitely has something about him. Has that steely determination in his eyes and isn't afraid to display some passion on the field. A fresh change from some of the meek newbies we've been introducing. He is going to go places insha'Allah.
 
A good start, bowled at decent pace but should have slowed down when he realised that batsman were under pressure and couldnt go for the big hit.He turned the ball on a turning wicket but the thing he needs to work on is the drop. His trajectory is quite low and even if you turn the ball, good batsman can play you easily, so what you need to do is to develop the dip to deceive and to create the uncertainty as to when to play forward or go back. From experience this is the most difficult thing to get right if you dont have it naturally.
 
A very good start. Definitely has great all round potential.

He bowled some cracking deliveries, and a few of the runs scored off him were in fact very streaky. I wouldn't look into the amount of full tosses or short balls he bowled, I don't blame him for those. There was a bit of dew (which is why he kept putting sand on his hands) and a lot of pressure due to defending a low score, that too on debut.
 
ChachaCricket said:
[MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION] [MENTION=138241]axl100mph[/MENTION] hehehe
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Has potential, especially with the amount of revs he puts on the ball but seems a bit raw atm.
If he improves his control and perfects the straighter one, then he can be cery valuable since he has impressive batting talent
 
axl100mph said:
Has potential, especially with the amount of revs he puts on the ball but seems a bit raw atm.
If he improves his control and perfects the straighter one, then he can be cery valuable since he has impressive batting talent
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Taste the humble pie beta. :D

His control is fine, dew factor and little bit of debut nerves. Was erring in length, not line which means ball was slipping out of his hands.
 
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ChachaCricket said:
Taste the humble pie beta. :D

His control is fine, dew factor and little bit of debut nerves. Was erring in length, not line which means ball was slipping out of his hands.
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I erred in my judgement a tad but I still believe he has to improve his control.

The dew is an excuse. I didnt see malik struggling with his length. If dew was so much of a bother, then the ball would not have gripped and spun.
Even the pacers were landing it where they wanted

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axl100mph said:
I erred in my judgement a tad but I still believe he has to improve his control.

The dew is an excuse. I didnt see malik struggling with his length. If dew was so much of a bother, then the ball would not have gripped and spun.
Even the pacers were landing it where they wanted

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Not going to argue over it. Let's see where he's at 10 games in.
 
Also keep it in mind that we needed wickets at that time and he had to overtry. In a normal situation, I am sure we will see better control too.
 
Very impressed, great bowling and a glimpse of some great tailender batting.
 
Brilliant by Zafar on a flat track to get a 4fer.

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High quality bowling by him today.

# Headache for selectors.
[MENTION=70365]Ahson8[/MENTION] has lahore got a game tommorow ?
 
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