Samiullah Khan Niazi

[Awesome Anjum]

Samiullah Khan

Full Name: Samiullah Khan Niazi
Born: 4 August 1982, Mianwali
Major Teams: Sargodha.

Also Known As: Samiullah Khan Niazi
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Medium Fast




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Career Statistics:
FIRST-CLASS
(2002/03 - 2004/05; last updated 27/01/2005)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 16 19 9 79 16* 7.90 0 0 4 0

O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 427.3 89 1237 61 20.27 6-41 2 0 42.0 2.89

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(2000/01 - 2003/04)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 7 5 1 19 10 4.75 0 0 1 0

O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 49 4 264 9 29.33 3-73 0 0 32.6 5.38


http://www.cricinfo.com/perl/picture.cgi/044029/inline?alt=player

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Good player. Best left armer in Pakistan.

[Awesome Anjum]

Right armer ?

Yeah 'right'

[Muddaser]

Samiullah is definitely the best from the looks of it.

What about Najaf Shah and Sajid Ali?

Zahid Saeed is rubbish from what I know!

well I know little if anything Muddy, just going on what I hear. will ask about when get the chance. This may sound ridiculous but Pak need to find another Wasim from somewhere.

[Officer Barbrady]

Yes Zahid looked ordinary when I saw him. Sami Khan maybe one, Sajid Ali, Shahid Nazir and Irshaad and Najaf.

These are probably the best we have and should be in any second string lineup or A team and they are better than Rao and Khalil and Riaz and Asif one way or another.

[safehands46]

ha ha finding a next wasim or imran isnt the easiest concept.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

zahid saeed ruled at u15 and u17 and u19 levels - wasim was raving about the guy as his replacement - but seems to have gone off the boil - was a serious talent

[shahan91]

why hasnt this guy played for pakistan more....he has a brilliant domestic record

[Zaz]

Probably cos hes not got influential backing

[muhammad saad]

Hmm it looks like we had no good bowlers in our domestic circuit back in 2005

[Sohaib-789]

is this the guy who struggled to take wickets against zimbabwe and bangladesh?
or was that someone else?

[Sledger]

He seems like more of a test match bowler looking at those stats, yet was played in ODIs even when Asif was injured in the longer format. He doesn't have pace so thats why he was easily played in ODIs but maybe he was wasted by the selectors who were happy to keep recalling Sami etc.

[pakmania]

Actually got his autograph at Headingley 2006 !

[shahan91]

a first class average of below 20 for such a long period of time is exeptional

[Inswinger]

Yes Zahid looked ordinary when I saw him. Sami Khan maybe one, Sajid Ali, Shahid Nazir and Irshaad and Najaf.

These are probably the best we have and should be in any second string lineup or A team and they are better than Rao and Khalil and Riaz and Asif one way or another.
Oh how fast times change...

[mmkextreme_1]

a first class average of below 20 for such a long period of time is exeptional


Against Pakistani batsmen?! :13:

[iafzal]

Against Pakistani batsmen?! :13:
on dead pitches

[mmkextreme_1]

on dead pitches


still against Pakistani batsmen..let me emphasize this once again PAKISTANI batsmen

[Amjid Javed]

A decent ;eft-arm bowler at best. Nothing special!

[shahan91]

still against Pakistani batsmen..let me emphasize this once again PAKISTANI batsmen

then why dont the rest of the bowlers including asif gul etc have an avg below 20

[supersix]

then why dont the rest of the bowlers including asif gul etc have an avg below 20

whats happened with him is he injured or something?

[~Red Devil~]

I seriously don't know why the selectors keep ignoring him. I think he should be given a chance. look a his stats they are amazing and he is in superb form aswell

If you can select Aizaz Cheema why not him??


Took 10 wickets in the match against ZTBL

http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-domestic-2012/engine/match/584290.html

[thewrongUn]

He is a domestic giant and has always been amongst the wickets...played under misbah for a long time..i dont know why misbah hasnt recommended him as yet...must b a reason there..going by stats,niazi is top-notch...

[Superman1]

Midcore bowler, i remember when he was selected against Zimbabwe, he was bowling in the range of 120-125 and played 2 matches without getting a wicket.

[~Red Devil~]

^^ 2 matches are not nearly enough to judge somebody.

And with stats like these I wouldn't call him mediocre.

[Justcrazy]

Can he bat? If yes , then give him a go

[khanz141]

The guy is rubbish, has no swing, has no pace, and does not have the built of a fast bowler. He is like the shahzaib hassan of domestic cricket.

He was selected for internationals when he was in top form and took the most number of wickets at the time but couldn't even trouble the Zimbabwe batsmen.

Its one thing to be a good bowler and not take any wickets but its another when you are a rubbish bowler and can't take any wickets either. This guy will disappoint you, so it's better to look else where instead even though i know we are desperate for a good fast bowler.

[thewrongUn]

^^ 2 matches are not nearly enough to judge somebody.

And with stats like these I wouldn't call him mediocre.

Agree with you totally and i always wonder how people jump to give conclusions on basis of a single int tour about someone's ability....we must keep in mind that the jump from domestic to intl level isnt an easy one even if its against zimbabwe..many players failed against zimbabwe who have played lot more at national level,so i think its a bit unfair and rubbish is a harsh word for someone performing consistently for so long....

[Monsee]

The most phattoo bowler in the history of Pak cricket...even Sami looks like a world class bowler compared to him.

He takes loads of wickets in domestic but when he was played at Int'l level, despite bowling with new ball, he could not make the ball to deviate even an inch away from the batsmen...forget any in swingers which he does not have anyway

[muhammad saad]

The most phattoo bowler in the history of Pak cricket...even Sami looks like a world class bowler compared to him.

He takes loads of wickets in domestic but when he was played at Int'l level, despite bowling with new ball, he could not make the ball to deviate even an inch away from the batsmen...forget any in swingers which he does not have anyway

Well I have seen him getting fairly good inswingers and outswingers in a domestic match(Its impossible to be a gun barrel straight bowler with such an amazing record for a long period of time) but overall he is not good enough for International matches at mid to late 120s kph pace.

[161 KPH]

I know he only played a couple of games and perhaps it was nerves etc. but he just looked so toothless against Zimbabwe. I haven't really seen much of him since but I hope he's truly a better bowler then the one that I watched, his domestic record suggests that he is.

[sunnykhan]

The guy is rubbish, has no swing, has no pace, and does not have the built of a fast bowler. He is like the shahzaib hassan of domestic cricket.

He was selected for internationals when he was in top form and took the most number of wickets at the time but couldn't even trouble the Zimbabwe batsmen.

Its one thing to be a good bowler and not take any wickets but its another when you are a rubbish bowler and can't take any wickets either. This guy will disappoint you, so it's better to look else where instead even though i know we are desperate for a good fast bowler.

LOL, Looks like Shahzaib is getting 1000 runs every season :)) :))

[~Red Devil~]

Sometimes I don't understand PPs obsession with Pace. Yes it is great to have a really fast bowler in your ranks but Its not necessary that a bowler has to be a 100 MPH to be good. look at Asif he didn't have much pace but he was still good.

[muhammad saad]

Sometimes I don't understand PPs obsession with Pace. Yes it is great to have a really fast bowler in your ranks but Its not necessary that a bowler has to be a 100 MPH to be good. look at Asif he didn't have much pace but he was still good.

Bowlers like Asif and McGrath were a rare commodity even they got enough pace (133-135k) to operate with , I can't see 125-128k a genuine bowler getting success at International level.

[venomousx]

McGrath was by now means slow. He used to bowl at 130-140k which is pretty good for a tall and accurate guy like him.

[sunnykhan]

He is pretty old now. No chance for him to represent PAK.