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Asim Kamal - what the?
- Thread starter Richard
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tooextracool
International Coach
and after 30 tests hes proved you right hasnt he? amazing isnt it, chopra didnt deserve more than 10 tests and razzaq, no clearly he deserves 50Richard said:
bryce
International Regular
i've never rated malik as a batsman - mainly because of this,
Malik's Test Batting in Asia - 325 runs@40.62
Malik's Test Batting Elsewhere - 47 runs@23.50 (only one test though)
Malik's ODI Batting in Asia - 1720 runs@40.95
Malik's ODI Batting Elsewhere - 309 runs@14.71
if he learns how to bat outside of Asia then maybe he could be good enough to hold down a test spot
Malik's Test Batting in Asia - 325 runs@40.62
Malik's Test Batting Elsewhere - 47 runs@23.50 (only one test though)
Malik's ODI Batting in Asia - 1720 runs@40.95
Malik's ODI Batting Elsewhere - 309 runs@14.71
if he learns how to bat outside of Asia then maybe he could be good enough to hold down a test spot
he has scored a 88 against australia.Richard said:
Having watched almost every ball pakistani cricket team has played over the last 8-10 years. i can convincingly say malik is a fine batsmen as is kamal and they both are great finds. Richard Rash i cant beleive u say malik has no potential at test level-that is unbeleivable, have even seen him play recently rather than just cricinfo scores....just look at his 41 at the mcg against the best bowling attack in the world with stitches in his split webbing between his thumb and index finger.
my line up would go like this(assuming everyone is fit)
1. Salman Butt
2. Yasir
3. Inzi
4. Youhana
5. Kamal
6. Malik
7. Akmal
8. Gul
9. Shabbir
10. Akthar
11. Kaneria
12. Younis Khan(comes in whenever someone is out of form and therefore has a chance to prove himself a permanent spot)
Maliks batting has tremendously improved since woolmer came and until yet he hasnt had a chance to prove himself much but;bryce said:
videcon series-vs india- 68(67)
vs australia- 36(58)
icc champs trophy
vs india-5(7)
semi-17(58)
so hes done alrite, but im sure if he is fit he will definitely feature in the test team.
thierry henry
International Coach
Razzaq has a tonne of ability. His ODI figures show that he can be a more than capable bowler (a lot of bowlers have decent ODI figures, I admit- I think that the likes of Agarkar and Sami have been ok at ODI level but have a much poorer average in tests). Most of all though, he is a very good batsman imo, and he is still young. I think his batting is worth persisting with for a while yet.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Ive been VERY impressed by Malik from what I have seen.
He is a fine batsman, however I dont think he could make the Pakistan team on his batting alone over the players in contention, and he has been advised by the ICC to stop bowling for the time being, so the ideal Pakistan side in my eyes would be:
1. SALMAN Butt
2. YASIR Hameed
3. YOUNIS Khan
4. Yousuf YOUHANA
5. INZAMAM-ul-Haq
6. ASIM Kamal
7. Abdul RAZZAQ
8. MOIN Khan
9. Shoaib AKHTAR
10. SHABBIR Ahmad
11. Danish KANERIA
Sami being dropped in just common sence IMO, and with Malik not bowling, he shouldnt be in the full strength lineup.
He is a fine batsman, however I dont think he could make the Pakistan team on his batting alone over the players in contention, and he has been advised by the ICC to stop bowling for the time being, so the ideal Pakistan side in my eyes would be:
1. SALMAN Butt
2. YASIR Hameed
3. YOUNIS Khan
4. Yousuf YOUHANA
5. INZAMAM-ul-Haq
6. ASIM Kamal
7. Abdul RAZZAQ
8. MOIN Khan
9. Shoaib AKHTAR
10. SHABBIR Ahmad
11. Danish KANERIA
Sami being dropped in just common sence IMO, and with Malik not bowling, he shouldnt be in the full strength lineup.
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Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
I agree with most of that (still not completely convinced about Hameed but he certainly played well this Test) but how on Earth you could prefer Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Shabbir is beyond me.
R NUH has to be one of the worst bowlers I've ever seen at international-level - albeit capable of bowling some extraordinary deliveries such as the Langer one.
R NUH has to be one of the worst bowlers I've ever seen at international-level - albeit capable of bowling some extraordinary deliveries such as the Langer one.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
To tell you the truth I had forgotten all about Shabbir.
He has had injury problems, then chucking problems, then more injury problems..... I put him in the Shane Bond category.
But if he was fit, and his action was sorted out, I would certainly have him in the team. He certainly impressed me against New Zealand.
He has had injury problems, then chucking problems, then more injury problems..... I put him in the Shane Bond category.
But if he was fit, and his action was sorted out, I would certainly have him in the team. He certainly impressed me against New Zealand.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I rate Shabbir over Umar Gul, but speaking of Umar Gul, whatever happened to him? Is he injurred of just out of favour with the Pakistani selectors?bryce said: