Bring back Mohammad Sami

[Dare]

i guess he got picked because he has international experience, and has played in a series such as this before so the presure shouldnt bother him. he might not even play i mean tanvir is there and he might get picked for the test series but i doubt it.

 

[baburao]

^^ Indians have a good experience of playing him.

 

[usy]

Shoaib > Asif > Gul > Sami > Tanveer > Rao

 

[Dare]

Shoaib > Asif > Gul > Sami > Tanveer > Rao

Shoaib(not fit at all0, Asif (Hurt), Gul (curently best out of the bunch), Tanvir(no experience), Rao(no good in tests).

which means that pakistan will count on Kaneria to get the wickets. and its slowly tunring Indias way.

 

[usy]

you are kinda right however two things..

- you did'nt mention Sami

- why loose hope?

 

[Dare]

for Sami id say he isnt cut out for tests, also its his 1st test in 10 months and in the previous 5-10 he hasnt done much.

not losing hope i just think that things are pointed Indias way a bit more, they beat England while Pakistan lost to SAF.

 

[SciD]

Shoaib > Asif > Gul > Sami > Tanveer > Rao

Asif>Rao>Gul>Sami>Shoaib

 

[anakwalajinn]

Well, Rao has only played one test match? Who knows if he is good

 

[khan31]

I hate it when people say its his first test in so long. Well if he'd been picked it wouldn't have been this long. THe longer you don't pick him the longer his time away froms tests will be. So the real answer is pick him NOW. He has good pace, swing and even reverse swinging yorkers! He can also bat a little. Good number 7/8 batter.

 

[KBC]

I hate it when people say its his first test in so long. Well if he'd been picked it wouldn't have been this long. THe longer you don't pick him the longer his time away froms tests will be. So the real answer is pick him NOW. He has good pace, swing and even reverse swinging yorkers! He can also bat a little. Good number 7/8 batter.

Agreed!. He Is One of the World's Fastest Bowlers Too!. Plus, He has a perfect strategy and combination of side-on and quick, High-arm Action.

Pakistan should get him back soon.

 

[anakwalajinn]

Hm... But all the times I have seen him play the past few matches he has gone for L&L instead of pace? Never seen him bowl 150++ in the last matches he has played...

 

[manee]

Hm... But all the times I have seen him play the past few matches he has gone for L&L instead of pace? Never seen him bowl 150++ in the last matches he has played...

150kph is the point where it becomes about the thickness of the air, whether you really want it and just how good you are feeling that day; I am a firm believer that only one or two per generation can bowl 150kph consistantly for a period of their career (rather than a period of a match) (Lee and Akhtar). Mohammad Sami operates consistantly around the 145-150kph region and that is more than adequate for a RF bowler.

 

[usy]

However, Sami's bounce is really good.

 

[anakwalajinn]

Might be true.
But does anyone else thinks that he has lost some pace the past years?

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Might be true.
But does anyone else thinks that he has lost some pace the past years?

Yes. Coaches told him to shorten his run up and concentrate on line and lenght which lowered his speed.