SciD
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Bring back Mohammad Sami
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anakwalajinn
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I remember in a interview in telly few years back he said, he'd always remain a fast bowler, and....
Pak_cricketer
Chairman of Selectors
Still classified as fast as his odd ball hits 90-93 mph. His average speed though is around 87-89 mph.
SciD
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Mohd Sami is whole hearted cricketer but as you can see from the first test result, he like AGarkar lacks consistency in bowling line and length. He will give batsmen loose balls every over to release the pressure. In test matches you need tight spells to put pressure on opposition.
sohum
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Sami used to be really good. In fact Akhtar+Sami used to be a dangerous prospect. Now it just seems Akhtar builds up pressure and Sami releases it. I would have liked to see Akhtar+Asif+Gul in action as that would be a pretty decent line-up. Perhaps if Sami gets his act together you can get rid of Danish and have Shoaib/Afridi bowl spin since Kaneria seems to have forgotten how to outthink batsmen.
Dare
Chairman of Selectors
na Sami doesnt cut it anymore as a test bowler, he ahs been given plenty of chances he has played over 20 tests and has a average of 50 and a strike rate of 80+ time to give somebody else a chance. use him in ODIs hes still good in that for of the game.
Pak_cricketer
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I think we should just replace the one that we have.
anakwalajinn
Club Cricketer
Sami is back...
But he is not doing anything =/
But he is not doing anything =/
I can't beleive anybody would seriously want Mohammad Sami in the Pakistan Test side. He has to be one of the worst specialist bowlers ever to play as many games as he has. He wouldn't and shouldn't make the full strength ODI side either and his record is made to look much better due to his performances against the minnow nations.
Kev
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Another player to add to the list of players you'd have thought would have made it big on the international scene but didn't for one reason or another.
I remember seeing him at Kent a few seasons back (2003???), he played a pretty large part in keeping us in Div1 that season and showed great promise, but like I said, has never really delivered on those promises.
I remember seeing him at Kent a few seasons back (2003???), he played a pretty large part in keeping us in Div1 that season and showed great promise, but like I said, has never really delivered on those promises.
Insomniac
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Wasted talent?
Yes, he was good in 2003, when he came on the scene.
But you make your own luck in this game, and Sami hasn't done that. Yes, there will always be those who say Sami is the unluckiest bowler (Umpires, catches, etc.)
But still. Average over 48 (probably over 50 now).
Its time to end this drama. Sami is as pathetic a bowler as you will ever see in world cricket. He has talent, but he hasn't utilized it properly.
Yes, he was good in 2003, when he came on the scene.
But you make your own luck in this game, and Sami hasn't done that. Yes, there will always be those who say Sami is the unluckiest bowler (Umpires, catches, etc.)
But still. Average over 48 (probably over 50 now).
Its time to end this drama. Sami is as pathetic a bowler as you will ever see in world cricket. He has talent, but he hasn't utilized it properly.
