Mohammad Sami Comeback Watch

[Dr Khan]

3 fours in the first over, normal service restored.

[omairsiddiqui]

Short and wide....AGAIN!

I really, really hope he doesn't turn out to be a disaster on this tour.

[fareedymohammad]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAR isku wapis bhay ju Karachi

[khanz141]

Calm down... He has only bowled 2 balls

[shahrukh619]

Terrible bowling, terrible line and length.... So where are all those who wanted him back...

Looks like he was selected based on his performance in the BPL

He is bowling like Tanvir use to bowl before.Terrile

[sehsan]

are we serious. Atleast give him few games before you start criticizing a player.

[Down2Earth]

welcome back to international cricket. I missed seeing him charge in, hit 90mph and get smacked for 4

there's no sight like it in international cricket

[Runner Up]

Come on guys. At least give him some time to settle.

[zaid65]

Pakistan cricket team has been selected based on senate elections.

Sami has been a representative of Karachi ( MQM), Sohail Tanveer is representing Rawalpindi ( PPP).

[Dr Khan]

Originally Posted by Runner Up Come on guys. At least give him some time to settle.

No time in T20 unfortunately

[cricketfan77]

he is washed up, never lived up to the promise and talent, he can make good money playing in the xPLs, persevere with young bowlers

[Down2Earth]

he's apparently "in the form of his life" but he needs some time? Well if we want to lose 10 games before we manage to win one, them I'm all for it

[saeed-sohail]

Originally Posted by zaid65 Pakistan cricket team has been selected based on senate elections. Sami has been a representative of Karachi ( MQM), Sohail Tanveer is representing Rawalpindi ( PPP).

Baloch bhaiyoon ke saath phir zayadti.

[speed]

ppp sohail is bowling well, mqm sami disappoints again.

[Dr Khan]

gets one, welcome back Sami

[khalil1986]

Wow 146+ km, guy still has pace.

[omairsiddiqui]

Oh boy! Sami gets a wicket with a good delivery! LOL

[Runner Up]

Still bowling with lot of pace. Crossed 145

[Ahson Afzal]

Gets a wicket

[omairsiddiqui]

gets hit for a 4 next ball! LMAO back to normal

[Dr Khan]

4x4 again, here we go

[omairsiddiqui]

This guy is rubbish. Seriously rubbish. Bowling in the same slot AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN

[Down2Earth]

takes a wicket and then two more 4's gosh I have missed him

[cricketfan77]

classic sami, so talented yet so inconsistent, this over summed up his career,

[CricketingMinds]

11 pathetic balls with 1 beauty - This really shows Sami's overall career....SO FAR

I really hope he can improve upon his reputation, bowling avg, strike rate and the wickets column...coz sadly, he is the fastest bowler in Pak

[iRfaN_LA]

Sami is having trouble against left-handers as Waqar pointed out. He got smashed from the left handers only. He has been good to the right-handers. I reckon he will improve.

[giri26]

Sami was a good bowler but just looking at his stats it is interesting to note that Ajit Agarkar had a better ODI career compared to Sami Ajit averages lesser and Strikes sooner than Sami in ODI. He obviously has lot more wickets than Sami but the only area Sami is better is his Econ, Ajit goes for 0.17 runs higher per over.

[Rana]

Atleast the pace is back!!!

[786warrior]

One word sums this joker up - diabolical!!!

[Luton Bad Boy]

Sami GOBACK thread!!!

[Pete Rose]

more margin allowed for sami....
i have a soft spot for his 146 kmph short and wide dross

[Stewie]

I would take Darren Sammy over this buffoon!

[Legend Killer]

Very disappointed by Sami but IMO we still shouldnt count him out, even Gul went for a lot of runs today. Also its great to see that we finally have a bowler that easily bowls over 90 MPH

[TNA]

lets judge a player after bowling just 2 overs in apparently a T20fest after making a comeback in ages...

[Geordie Ahmed]

The guy is a rubbish bowler, barring the odd spell he has largely been rubbish for Pakistan. How he manages to get back in the side is beyond me

[Asif321]

its always tough to do comeback ... even gulla leaked runs
sami although took chandimal

[LegCutter]

These two overs were the perfect summary for Sami's whole career.

[Legend Killer]

Originally Posted by Asif321 its always tough to do comeback ... even gulla leaked runs sami although took chandimal

Exactly, even Gul(our premier bowler) was smacked around today and was wicketless. SO at least give Sami another game before counting him out

[Geordie Ahmed]

Originally Posted by Legend Killer Exactly, even Gul(our premier bowler) was smacked around today and was wicketless. SO at least give Sami another game before counting him out

At least Gul has performed on many occasions for Pakistan, Sami on the other hand dishes out junk performance after another

Only in Pakistan can such a terrible player get picked again and again, even India would not pick him

[SOSami]

Took a wicket. Struggled against the lefty.

Decent pace.

Not a bad outing.

[Stewie]

We can afford only one 8.5 rpo plus bowler in the T20 team and quite frankly Gul is much better than Sami.

Besides, why do you need so many bowlers?
You have Afridi, Ajmal, Hafeez in the team. Just pick two more pacers and be done.

Way I am looking at it, we wasted a batsman's spot in todays game. Afridi did not even bowl his full quota.

Thats bad strategy.

[Dr Khan]

Those runs from Sami might back back to haunt Pakistan

[Bewal Express]

Still as brainless as ever. Another one who blames the selectors, well i also blame the selectors for choosing this useless bowler.

[Express Pace]

Pretty awful, none of our bowlers were great bar Tanvir.

[Stewie]

HEY HEY HEY..


SAMI managed to remain NOT OUT... GOTTA COUNT FOR SOMETHING NOW!

[HaMmy FinE LeG StriKeR]

sami should have been given another over, i thought it was uinjustice for him because in second over he did take a WKt of a beauty

only lefties smacked him hard, but to righties he was ok

[JilaWatan]

tanvir was lucky today. 2 of his wickets could have easily gone for boundaries. sami really is unlucky

[LegCutter]

Originally Posted by HaMmy FinE LeG StriKeR sami should have been given another over, i thought it was uinjustice for him because in second over he did take a WKt of a beauty only lefties smacked him hard, but to righties he was ok

Injustice? Bro that were the most horrible two overs I've seen in my life. Barring that one beauty off which he got the wicket there were 11 rubbish bowls. Another over, he doesnt deserve another series.

I say, just give him a try in one more match and if he repeats this performance, then bye bye Sami

[IM NOT YOU]

pace was definitely there.... and pace is pretty important in ODI's


lets slow down a bit and reserve our judgement after an ODI....

[w8in_4_0402]

Sami is just a wicket taking bowler.

[Zaz]

Originally Posted by IM NOT YOU pace was definitely there.... and pace is pretty important in ODI's lets slow down a bit and reserve our judgement after an ODI....

Wkts and a good economy are important, what good is 90mph when he concedes 10 an over?

[Bullet Drive]

Its just one T20 friendly game man.. Calm down people.

Let him play atleast 2 ODI's before making a judgement.

[munda_khi]

speed is important for us pakistanis. sami just get it wrong, he thought its about speed of opponent's score.

[Singham]

Was he bowling quick? how old is he?

[Uzi]

Originally Posted by Bullet Drive Its just one T20 friendly game man.. Calm down people. Let him play atleast 2 ODI's before making a judgement.

Not too bothered about the T20 match yesterday, but Sami shouldn't be playing for Pakistan at all in any format.

He is one of a few very poor selections by the most incompetent selector, Iqbal Qasim.

[Bullet Drive]

Originally Posted by Singham Was he bowling quick? how old is he?

88+ consistently. One ball I saw was 147kph and he can still go faster ;)

[chacha kashmiri]

Sami has not set the world alight in domestic t20, imo he should only be selected for odis

[alberto]

Sami looked incredibly tense and nervous when he was beginning his run up. He needs at least 2 more games before we discard him forever.

[LegCutter]

Originally Posted by Bullet Drive Its just one T20 friendly game man.. Calm down people. Let him play atleast 2 ODI's before making a judgement.

Well, there isnt much to be excited about thats for sure. He still hasnt got the basic line and length right, so I wont be expecting him to set the ODIs alight. Same old Sami; short, wide and fast; Virat Kohli would have had him for dinner had Sami played in the Asia Cup.

[venomousx]

Originally Posted by SOSami Took a wicket. Struggled against the lefty. Decent pace. Not a bad outing.

you have some balls showing up in this thread

[SOSami]

He got a wicket. Struggled against the lefties, which Gul also does.

If we don't have pace, we will see a replay of the 2010 T20 WC in the West Indies, in which we select a load of batsman we don't need on flat pitches, ending up with just one pace bowler and as a result a spinner having to bowl the final over.

If Sami played that match, which he really should have, this wouldn't have happened:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-tw...ch/412702.html

A load of unused batsman and just one pacer.

It's not the PCB that haven't learned from the key mistakes of the past, it's actually the fans. Alas, rest assured it'll be the same fans who will ask why we selected so many batsman when it does transpire.

The batsmen need to make runs. Simple. 132 all out was a top effort from the bowling unit.

[khurramjamil]

^agree with you ... at least he brought back the fire power and clean bowled one settled batsman ... which is now actually scarce in Pakistan bowling attack...

[Express Pace]

He needs to use his brain, and come up with a game plan.

[Dr Khan]

2nd ball wide, welcome back Sami

[PB]

Bowling at 90 Miles per hour......Hes a keeper..

[Saj]

This is what Ian Pont said in the thread that is a sticky above :-

PakPassion.net : Your views on the much talked about Mohammad Sami as a fast bowler?

Ian Pont : MS is a talented and classy quick bowler in my opinion. He was just outstanding in the BPL. I feel he took the responsibility of bowling fast up front with the new ball well, and I wouldn't use him in any other role except taking the new ball in T20. I don't feel he is a bowler who likes to wait for a few overs to get into the game. And he can swing the ball so I would open with him and ask him to be hitting his back of a length area, hard. He can also bowl great yorkers (did a hat trick against Dhaka Gladiators to finish a match) so again he is someone who needs confidence and backing to do well, plus having a role in the side he feels he can deliver on.

[SOSami]

Pont is spot on.

If you want tight line and length, don't pick Sami.

If you want a pacy attacking option whose speed will be useful on flat wickets but will leak runs, pick Sami.

There seems to have been a policy with previous administrations of picking him and expecting something from him he isn't capable of and subsequently dropping for those very reasons. At least today we saw a clear strategy to protect the boundaries and telling him to attack the stumps at pace.

[Dr Khan]

Welldone, good pace today

[ElRaja]

you have to accept the four ball an over i guess, the pace is impressive but the lack of control is worrying, having said that pak have no other options as far as fast bowlers go so i guess as long as hes taking wickets hes got a place in the team.

[kamran_uk]

Wow his pace today and the way he was ripping it out reminded of pak fast bowlers awsome

[Markhor]

That was Mohammad Sami summed up in one over.

Screw line and length trundlers.

We need insane, 90mph nutters to bowl at the stumps, with pace like Sami. Just destroy the batsmen.

[ThaSiccSense]

3rd wicket for Sami

[PakPosheeda]

Surprise surprise Gulla goes, Sami comes and we're winning.

[kamran_uk]

Originally Posted by Markhor That was Mohammad Sami summed up in one over. Screw line and length trundlers. We need insane, 90mph nutters to bowl at the stumps, with pace like Sami. Just destroy the batsmen.

Exactly thats how we r use to seeing our fast bowlers bowl over the years. I dont give a tos abt line n length as far as its 90+

[MRSN]

Originally Posted by PakPosheeda Surprise surprise Gulla goes, Sami comes and we're winning.

Gul does not want to learn from mistakes simple as that.

[MRSN]

Originally Posted by kamran_uk Wow his pace today and the way he was ripping it out reminded of pak fast bowlers awsome

if we bring Talha,Wahab that would be one awesome bowling attack!

[Markhor]

Originally Posted by kamran_uk Exactly thats how we r use to seeing our fast bowlers bowl over the years. I dont give a tos abt line n length as far as its 90+

Yep we should - well at least in T20s. I don't understand defensive mindset in what is really a pyjama format. Just bowl at the stumps with pace.

[khalil1986]

Fantastic bowling by Sami today was very impressed with the raw pace.

[khurramjamil]

Mohammad Sami ... Welcome Back!!

[Impala_KaifTamasha]

How good was he today? Judging by his figures, looks good.