Haseeb Hameed : England finally finds a good opener

[tweaker]

Hameed made debut today for England & he looks a good talent.

Finally England have found a good another opener to partner Cook.

Edited November 18, 2016 by tweaker

[tweaker]

Hameed will become Alastair Cook's tenth opening partner since the retirement of Andrew Strauss at the end of the 2012 English season when he walks out to bat in the first Test of the series against India this week in Rajkot.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Jinx Thread?

[fineleg]

INDIA is known to make BIG HERO out of newbies. So Hameed will be a BIG scorer in this series.

India gives such gifts!

[tweaker]

Hameed has chance for on debut century

[prinzo]

Out

[Laaloo]

It's one innings

[mishra]

Anyone making international debut for a team like England in alien conditions has to have some quality. Guy hasnt even got decent moustaches.

[SLICKR392]

His first innings! Jeez

[CG]

His first innings! Jeez

Yup .

[Sandeep99]

Yep, looked very compact.. he's just 19.. he will go on and do well. Remember when Cook also debuted in India 10 years ago?

[chewy]

Apparently he is a Gujju, next Amla

[sscomp32]

He is called as Baby Boycott in England. many people have HUGE expectations from him. 

[mishra]

Well, Of all English squad I want him to do good. At least outscore Cook. My be hit one century or couple of fifties in next 9 innings

[tweaker]

Hameed playing well in 2nd inning

[tweaker]

Hameed gets his fifty on debut 

[tweaker]

He has chance to score on debut 100

[Iconoclast]

Looks classy and composed especially for someone so young.

 

Got to put some meat on them bones or else they will break when hit with bouncers.

[tweaker]

Hameed has become the first England opener to make a half-century on debut since Alastair Cook in 2006. He has become the third youngest man (after Jack Crawford and Denis Compton) to make a half-century in Test cricket for England (and the second youngest opener, after Crawford) and, if he makes 38 more runs on the final day, he will be the first England opener to make a century on debut since Cook and the youngest England Test centurion of all time

[tweaker]

Hameed 's footwork was crisp and unhurried. His judgment over which balls to leave and which he could nudge off his legs was astute. He already uses the crease against the spinners better than all but one member of the England team. He could not be bullied by the seamers or befuddled by the spinners. This has been England's most assured debut since Joe Root.