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Anyone heard of Mohammed Irshad
- Thread starter imranrabb
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bro, just email aamir sohail on his website and he'll tell you how quick irshad is.
www.aamirsohail.com.
enter his website where you can ask questions.
like i said before shoaib akhtar gave an interview in NZ at the lunch break of the first test day 1. i think it was coney who asked about any young bowlers in pakistan who are new prospects.
first thing shoaib mentions is mohammed irshad and that he is bowling in the 150kph+ easily. then he mentions that fahad masood and abdur rauf are also prospects if they work hard.
its shoaib who has actually talked about this guy first and how quick he is. coming from the fastest bowler in the world i believe him every bit.
www.aamirsohail.com.
enter his website where you can ask questions.
like i said before shoaib akhtar gave an interview in NZ at the lunch break of the first test day 1. i think it was coney who asked about any young bowlers in pakistan who are new prospects.
first thing shoaib mentions is mohammed irshad and that he is bowling in the 150kph+ easily. then he mentions that fahad masood and abdur rauf are also prospects if they work hard.
its shoaib who has actually talked about this guy first and how quick he is. coming from the fastest bowler in the world i believe him every bit.
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Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
This sort of "hearing good things" happens to countless players in the subcontinent.imranrabb said:
Inevitably occasionally they pick a rough diamond.
In the vast majority of cases it's a random mispick.
Until we see otherwise, Munaf Patel and Mohammad Irshad are in this category!
remember munaf patel is indian who have never had a express bowler so i wouldnt believe it till he plays.
as for mohammed irshad, according to FC players he is every bit as quick as shoaib. remember sami did not receive any hype yet he is bowling very quick. secondly it is shoaib himself who says irshad is as quick as him.
as for mohammed irshad, according to FC players he is every bit as quick as shoaib. remember sami did not receive any hype yet he is bowling very quick. secondly it is shoaib himself who says irshad is as quick as him.
SpaceMonkey
International Debutant
People who played against Simon Jones use to say he was the faster player they had faced since Brett Lee etc and when he finally bowled in front of a speed gun it was shown he wasnt as fast as people thought.
if this was the case then why is it that no one mentioned that mohammed sami was quick. he has played domestic cricket and not a single player ever mentioned how quick he was. irshad on the other hand has suprised everyone with his speed and even aamir sohail has mentioned that he'll be playing before the AUS tour at the end of the year.
according to aamir mohammed sami is meduim fast yet he clocks 150kph+ on the speed guns yet irshad is as quick as shoaib.
according to aamir mohammed sami is meduim fast yet he clocks 150kph+ on the speed guns yet irshad is as quick as shoaib.
Salamuddin
International Debutant
Indeed he was -- particularly in the season of 96/97 before he injured his shoulder. I fancy at that time he would have been one of the quickest in the world.Rik said:
Certainly the South African batsmen that faced him then thought so.
KishanTeli
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Speed isn't everyting.
G. McGrath and S. Pollock aren't exactly express are they? Yet look at how successful they have been.
Personally, I would rather have a bowler who hits the right spot consistently.
Salamuddin
International Debutant
Just because India haven't had an express bowler in the past doesn't necessarily mean they won't have one now or in the future.Muddaser said:
masterblaster
International Captain
I completely agree with you there. Speed is nothing without the control, and the two most crucial factors in bowling: line and length.KishanTeli said:
I would take a Glenn McGrath, Shaun Pollock and Wasim Akram over Shoaib Akhtar, Brett Lee, Mohammad Sami or this new Irshad guy anyday.
Mr Mxyzptlk
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Actually, if I were to choose today, I'd take Shoaib over McGrath and Pollock. Wasim over Shoaib though.masterblaster said:
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Recently Shoaib has managed a consistent string of good performances.
He's still yet to achieve anything like the consistency of Akram, Pollock and McGrath, though. And until he bowls like he's been bowling since May for at least 2 years I'll still take any of the above.
He's still yet to achieve anything like the consistency of Akram, Pollock and McGrath, though. And until he bowls like he's been bowling since May for at least 2 years I'll still take any of the above.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Muddaser said:
SpaceMonkey said:
Space has hit the nail on the head here.Muddaser said:
The most notoriously poor judges of speed of a bowler are onlooking bystanders. Almost as bad are bowlers. Almost as bad as bowlers are batsmen.
The thing is, plenty of bowlers can seem much quicker than they really are. Equally, some can seem much slower. Muddaser gives an example of each.
No-one can possibly say anything about how fast a bowler really is until he bowls in front of a speed-gun. That is the only accurate judge of relative speeds.
thehellraiser
School Boy/Girl Captain
well this is tremendous news for pakistan cricket.another express bowler,looks like the pakistani tradition of producing great fast bowlers continues.
at the msot pakistan have a very decent pace attack:
shoaib
sami
shabbir
sami has been performing consitently in the past few months and his spell of 5 wickets for 2 runs agianst newzealand in one of the odi's in pakistan was amazing
shabbir is a work horse
erforming by consistently in the right place
and with new prospects such as mohammad irshad
the future looks very very bright
at the msot pakistan have a very decent pace attack:
shoaib
sami
shabbir
sami has been performing consitently in the past few months and his spell of 5 wickets for 2 runs agianst newzealand in one of the odi's in pakistan was amazing
shabbir is a work horse
erforming by consistently in the right placeand with new prospects such as mohammad irshad
the future looks very very bright
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
And as Brett Lee's case shows only too well, clocking 95 mph is no use whatsoever unless you can put the ball consistently in the right place.
And the Pakistani tradition of rushing potentially good players into big tournaments appears also to continue. It will also continue to do far more harm than good to most players.
And thehellraiser - Sami, a great bowler? You have to be joking. Take a look at his Test record. He has been performing consistently - poorly. In ODIs he has benefited from exactly the same as Brett Lee. Seeing a pattern? I am.
And the Pakistani tradition of rushing potentially good players into big tournaments appears also to continue. It will also continue to do far more harm than good to most players.
And thehellraiser - Sami, a great bowler? You have to be joking. Take a look at his Test record. He has been performing consistently - poorly. In ODIs he has benefited from exactly the same as Brett Lee. Seeing a pattern? I am.
