Malcolm Merlyn Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 Saeed AJmal has taken 50 wickets in tests and is the highest wicket taker for the year 2011. 8 tests in 2011 1 againist Zim 6 wickets @32 2 againist WI 17 wickets @14 3 againist SL 18 wickets @28 2 againist Ban 9 wickets @25 Is this real good spin bowling or is it minnow bashing?Discuss
Sid Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 Hatsoff to the Chuckmal.Great effort of chucking all year round.
Old guy Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 good spinner but yes his record will get little dip when he plays against good sides but i still expect him to perform reasonably well gainst sides like australia, england on wickets which help a bit
SachDan Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 Hatsoff to the Chuckmal.Great effort of chucking all year round. :ditto:
ganeshran Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 He is a blatant chucker, but setting that aside also a very good spin bowler with a potent doosra that most batsmen find it hard to pick. He is far more effective in ODIs than in tests - the current tests stats are embellished by minnow bashing.
Pak_Fan_4_Eva Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 I would agree with the minnow excuse people keep putting forward, to an extent. Sri Lankans are great players of spin. Murali didn't make them bat you know *sarcasm* :P
Malcolm Merlyn Posted December 21, 2011 Author Posted December 21, 2011 I would agree with the minnow excuse people keep putting forward, to an extent. Sri Lankans are great players of spin. Murali didn't make them bat you know *sarcasm* :P Ummm Lankans are good players of every bowling..but nly at home.Except Sanga all of them suck outside Lanka.Thats why they havent won even a test match in India,they arent such great players of spin or any bowling outside their home pitches. Even taking into consideration that SL are great players of spin still 32 of his 50 wickets came againist rank minnows.No excuses there. We will see how he does againist better teams and outside UAE and S******il he fails in that i wont label him as a minnow basher.Well done Mr Ajmal.
msb1991 Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 both Agreed. He's not the world's greatest ever spin bowler, but he's pretty solid.
Asim Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 "Minnow basher" + "Blatant Chucker"... Can't even think about any 3rd label for him... :two_thumbs_up:
VRV Singh Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 Solid year of minnow bashing. Hats off. Not had much else to bowl against, I suppose..
ganeshran Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 The performance in the Lanka series is an accurate reflection of his abilities. He will average around the 27-28 mark in tests. His ODI performance will be interesting though - lets see if he can maintain the sub 25 average throughout his career
Malcolm Merlyn Posted December 21, 2011 Author Posted December 21, 2011 The performance in the Lanka series is an accurate reflection of his abilities. He will average around the 27-28 mark in tests. will avg 30+ in test matches.As his avg will go up in places like AUS SA and versus India.
panther Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 average of 30 at the moment which is pretty good
panther Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 btw what is considered a good average for spinners today
carnish Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 will avg 30+ in test matches.As his avg will go up in places like AUS SA and versus India. He wont play in India, AUS, SAF also i guess pak will have probably one visit each to both countries before he retires... and as opposed to that i guess he will play a lot against zim, win, ban... so maybe he may end with a sub 25 average even
Malcolm Merlyn Posted December 21, 2011 Author Posted December 21, 2011 btw what is considered a good average for spinners today anything less than 30 would be good.
Laaloo Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 He wont play in India' date=' AUS, SAF also i guess pak will have probably one visit each to both countries before he retires... and as opposed to that i guess he will play a lot against zim, win, ban... so maybe he may end with a sub 25 average even [/quote'] True http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/DOWNLOAD/0000/0045/ftp_2011_2020.pdf Look at their future tours They dont play against India 2 more tests against BD in UAE, then 3 tests in SL 2 more tests in Zimbabwe 3 tests in South Africa 2 Tests in WI 2 test again against SA in UAE The guy's already 34 years old. Will probably play for another 2 years max.
Malcolm Merlyn Posted December 21, 2011 Author Posted December 21, 2011 True http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/DOWNLOAD/0000/0045/ftp_2011_2020.pdf Look at their future tours They dont play against India 2 more tests against BD in UAE, then 3 tests in SL 2 more tests in Zimbabwe 3 tests in South Africa 2 Tests in WI 2 test again against SA in UAE The guy's already 34 years old. Will probably play for another 2 years max. i think he will be found out in SA and versus stronger teams in UAE. Kallis Smith AB Amla all play spin better than SL batsman do.
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