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Samiullah and Sohail Khan

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Samiullah enjoys the limelight Samiullah Khan, with figures of 5 for 42 in the second innings, was the standout bowler for the Patron's XI © AFP He could've easily been mistaken for Wasim Akram or even Irfan Pathan for the in-swing he got in the second innings to dismiss Vusi Sibanda and Brendan Taylor. Samiullah Khan, getting the ball to curl into the right-handers at decent pace, probably did enough to stake a claim for an entry into the Pakistan squad for the five-match ODI series. Samiullah's five wickets - four of them leg-before - followed a hugely successful Quaid-e-Azam Trophy campaign in which he managed 46 wickets for eventual winners Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited to end as the tournament's fourth-highest wicket-taker. He has reason to be pleased, considering that his efforts came after a year out of the game due to injury "It feels amazing to be back among the wickets after the injury layoff," Samiullah said. "I've had the whole of last season off due to injury but I kept training and worked hard on other aspects of my game and now I have returned with much to offer." With a depleted bowling attack on the cards due to the absence of Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif and Umar Gul, the left-arm fast-bowler is hopeful of making his international debut. "I'm in good form. I've performed well for my department this season [in domestic cricket] and it would be an honour to play for Pakistan. I was aware that the selectors were watching and hopefully, with my form and the performance I have just put in, I will get the nod for the Zimbabwe series." Samiullah and Sohail Khan, the opening bowlers for Patron's XI, failed to cause much trouble in the first innings with Samiullah managing a solitary wicket - in his first over - while Sohail went wicketless. Making amends, the duo shared eight wickets in the second innings to complete the rout. "The conditions and the pitch were tough for fast bowling. Our plan, as advised by the coach, was to bowl straight and make the batsmen play. We wanted to bowl maidens and frustrate the batsmen so that they would make an error. "I only got a single wicket in the first innings but am not disheartened by that at all as my second-innings' effort made up for it quite nicely." While Samiullah rates Zimbabwe as a good side and is hopeful of his chances, his parting words - "we will have to do well to beat them" - all but assured those present of how confident he is of making his debut next week. :yay:

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Afridi Praises Sohail Khan Afridi predicts bright future for pacer Sohail By Our Sports Reporter KARACHI, Jan 16: Pakistan’s seasoned all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who is leading the PCB Patron’s XI in the current four-day match against Zimbabwe, on Wednesday predicted a bright future for Sohail Khan, the strapping fast bowler who has made a meteoric entry into first-class cricket this season. Talking to reporters after the third day’s play, Afridi described Sohail as a good find who could be playing for Pakistan, having taken 65 wickets in nine matches for Sui Southern Gas Corporation (SSGC) in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy. The Malakand-born Sohail, now based in Karachi, broke a longstanding national record when he claimed 16 for 189 against Wapda last month to surpass the legendary Fazal Mahmood’s 15 for 76. After remaining wicketless in the first innings, the paceman who turns 24 on March 6, rattled the Zimbabweans by capturing the wickets of Hamilton Masakadza, Sean Williams and Keith Dabengwa in quick succession to earn the compliment from Afridi. “Sohail, in my view, is a great prospect for Pakistan. He has got the ability to trouble the best of batsmen with his pace. I have been very impressed by this fellow,†Afridi said. However, Afridi said Sohail still needed to sort out his action. “His run-up needs fine-tuning because it’s not as smooth as it should be. Once he does that, I’m sure he will be an asset for Pakistan cricket.†Dawn news Sohail Khan did well, but Samiullah Khan Niazi i believe is better :yay:

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thats like a 2 year old looking at me and saying.. wow.. you can control when and where to pee :omg:
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Punter, Punter" "Yes, Papa" "Eating sugar?" "No, Papa" "Telling Lies?" "No, Papa" "Open your mouth" "I think if you are actually questioning my integrity ..., you should not be standing here."
:hysterical::two_thumbs_up:
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At a very minute level, I pity the Pakistanis. Every new day for them begins with yearning that someone, or anyone would emerge out of nowhere and propel them to back to their glory days. As the Sun sets, that hope turns into despair as their next heir-in-waiting turns out to be a worthless contender.

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Yep.. its quite a pity..

With a depleted bowling attack on the cards due to the absence of Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif and Umar Gul,
AAG has turned into dhuaan..
" While Samiullah rates Zimbabwe as a good side and is hopeful of his chances' date=' his parting words - "we will have to do well to beat them" [/quote'] And upcoming phaast bollers are coming up with statements like that :hysterical:
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"Punter, Punter" "Yes, Papa" "Eating sugar?" "No, Papa" "Telling Lies?" "No, Papa" "Open your mouth" "I think if you are actually questioning my integrity ..., you should not be standing here."
:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
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