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Has there ever been a player as poor as Mohammad Sami play so many tests?

pskov

International 12th Man
Haven't been following the India v Pakistan series much beyond checking the score at the end of every day and just noticed that Pakistan have picked Mohammad Sami yet again. And surprise surprise, in the first innings he bowled 29 overs without taking a wicket. He has no control, doesn't get much bounce, can't really swing it or reverse it much, isn't disciplined enough to bowl to a set field and he's even lost his express pace over the last few years.

His career record is abysmal.

Code:
Mat  	Inns  	Balls  	Runs  	Wkts  	BBI  	BBM  	Ave  	Econ  	SR  	5w  	10
31 	56 	6444 	3822 	77 	5/36 	8/106 	49.63 	3.55 	83.6 	2 	0
But, as much as I would love to spend time tearing apart this abomination of a test bowler, the question I have is more to do with the incompetence of the Pakistani selectors (either that or the degree of severity of the information with which Sami is blackmailing the PCB):

Has there ever been a player with such a terrible record as Sami selected for so many tests? I imagine that there may be a few Bangladeshi players who have shocking records with 20 or 30 caps to their name, but I can't think of one which has done any worse than Sami (and he even gets to play against Bangladesh which they obviously don't!). Is poor old Mohammad unique in his implausible continued selection?
 

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
Can't immediately think of anyone but sure there must be one or two.

Can't remember OTTOH how many games K Eric Upashantha played, but I don't think it was that many.
 

Dan

Hall of Fame Member
I cant think of any that abysmal at the moment, but there have been a few pathetic players over the years
 

haroon510

International 12th Man
i agree.. he must be the worst test cricketer to play this much test matches.

well he is only 26..i think he should take a break from cricket.. work on his bating and come back as alrounder. take at least 2 years off and work on his batting and bowling.. i think his bating has been an asset for pakistan in this series unlike his bowling.. and as a batsman he looks promising.. that is what he should do if he wants to be part of pakistani team in future
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Haven't been following the India v Pakistan series much beyond checking the score at the end of every day and just noticed that Pakistan have picked Mohammad Sami yet again. And surprise surprise, in the first innings he bowled 29 overs without taking a wicket. He has no control, doesn't get much bounce, can't really swing it or reverse it much, isn't disciplined enough to bowl to a set field and he's even lost his express pace over the last few years.

His career record is abysmal.

Code:
Mat  	Inns  	Balls  	Runs  	Wkts  	BBI  	BBM  	Ave  	Econ  	SR  	5w  	10
31 	56 	6444 	3822 	77 	5/36 	8/106 	49.63 	3.55 	83.6 	2 	0
But, as much as I would love to spend time tearing apart this abomination of a test bowler, the question I have is more to do with the incompetence of the Pakistani selectors (either that or the degree of severity of the information with which Sami is blackmailing the PCB):

Has there ever been a player with such a terrible record as Sami selected for so many tests? I imagine that there may be a few Bangladeshi players who have shocking records with 20 or 30 caps to their name, but I can't think of one which has done any worse than Sami (and he even gets to play against Bangladesh which they obviously don't!). Is poor old Mohammad unique in his implausible continued selection?
Tapash Baisya has played over twenty tests and has a bowling average of about 60. Not as many tests as Sami though, I don't think.
 

Dan

Hall of Fame Member
Khaled Mamud had a batting average of 12 and a bowling average of 64 off 12 tests.
 

Dan

Hall of Fame Member
Oh well, he seemed pretty dire. He played 12 ODI's as well

Test Bat Ave: 3.33
Test Bowl Ave: 50
ODI Bat Ave: 7
ODI Bowl Ave: 40.08

Actually he was a capable first class player
 
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Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
Yeah I know, I simply cannot fathom how. :wacko: I've honestly never seen a worse bowler.
 

Dan

Hall of Fame Member
His FC bowling average was 25, he must seriously be blackmailing those Sri Lankan umpires...

Its amazing how far off topic this is getting, lol
 
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Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
To go closer again - Sami is currently earning his place as a specialist lower-order batsman, having faced 200-odd deliveries in his last 3 innings. :blink:
 

Dan

Hall of Fame Member
approx. 67 balls per innings, Not too shabby, if he could take some wickets he'd be Pakistans premier all rounder
 

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
This guy would run him close as one of the worst test players ever...
At least he's supposed to be able to bat. :p And has actually won a live Test in Australia, more than most have done of late. Terrible as he's been aside from that, it still counts for a little.
 

Nishan

U19 Cricketer
there have been avergae ones for SL like TCB fernando, Mubarak of course.

Regards Upasantha i remeber him bowling his best spell when he took 4 for in a one dayer in Napeir, that was his moment in the sun
 

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
Haha, forgot about Charitha Buddhika Fernando. How many games did he play? Couldn't have been much more than 15 or so?
 

Dan

Hall of Fame Member
Dilhara Fernando blows dead bears. He cant bowl for crap nowdays.

Thudellage Charitha Buddhika Fernando

Test Bat Ave - 26.40
ODI Bat Ave - 7.25
Test Bowl Ave - 44.00
ODI Bowl Ave - 39.06
 

Nishan

U19 Cricketer
TCB though did something that Sami cant at the moment thats score a 50!:laugh: against england too Rich.
 

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