Today I met Pakistan's Fastest Ever Bowler and he's concerned about Aamer(pic. added)

[Saj]

Muhammad Zahid.

An absolute pleasure to meet the legend Zahid once again.

There'll be some pictures to follow and a full interview where he talks about Mohammad Aamer and his concerns for this young man and how he hopes he doesnt get overbowled and injured like he did.

He also talks about Umar Gul, Shoaib Akhtar, Muhammad Asif and the standard of domestic cricket in Pakistan.

As well as the aforementioned, Zahid talks about the lack of upcoming talent in Pakistan as well as dubious selection policies etc etc etc

Watch this space for the full interview.

[Saj]

http://www.pakpassion.net/articles/m...s_made_with_me

Speaking exclusively to PakPassion.net, former Pakistani pace bowler Mohammad Zahid urged the Pakistani selectors, captain and coach to learn from the mistakes that were made with his career and to handle young pace sensation Mohammad Aamer with care.

Zahid who due to a serious back injury only represented Pakistan in 16 matches stated "I'm very impressed with Aamer, he is a very talented cricketer, but I worry a lot about him". "He's a very young man only 17 years of age and he's bowling at 90 mph plus and physically he doesnt look strong enough yet to be playing so much international cricket, especially test cricket". "They are selecting him for all 3 forms of the game, which I think is too much for him". "I'd rather they didnt play him in a lot of test cricket at this stage of his career which is physically so demanding especially for a fast bowler ".

Zahid who is widely recognised as one of Pakistan's fastest ever bowlers added "He's bowling very quick and I worry about whether his lean body can take it, day in, day out". "The skipper, coach and the selectors need to come up with a plan for Aamer for the next couple of years and take proper care of him and ensure he is still a potent force for years to come and not suffering from burnt out". "They need to ensure that he is getting plenty of rest, maybe intentionally missing one day matches and test matches".

Zahid continued "Aamer is Pakistan's ace as far as fast bowling is concerned and they can least afford to get this boy injured".

[abc_to_xyz]

Originally Posted by Saj http://www.pakpassion.net/articles/m...s_made_with_me Speaking exclusively to PakPassion.net, former Pakistani pace bowler Mohammad Zahid urged the Pakistani selectors, captain and coach to learn from the mistakes that were made with his career and to handle young pace sensation Mohammad Aamer with care. Zahid who due to a serious back injury only represented Pakistan in 16 matches stated "I'm very impressed with Aamer, he is a very talented cricketer, but I worry a lot about him". "He's a very young man only 17 years of age and he's bowling at 90 mph plus and physically he doesnt look strong enough yet to be playing so much international cricket, especially test cricket". "They are selecting him for all 3 forms of the game, which I think is too much for him". "I'd rather they didnt play him in a lot of test cricket at this stage of his career which is physically so demanding especially for a fast bowler ". Zahid who is widely recognised as one of Pakistan's fastest ever bowlers added "He's bowling very quick and I worry about whether his lean body can take it, day in, day out". "The skipper, coach and the selectors need to come up with a plan for Aamer for the next couple of years and take proper care of him and ensure he is still a potent force for years to come and not suffering from burnt out". "They need to ensure that he is getting plenty of rest, maybe intentionally missing one day matches and test matches". Zahid continued "Aamer is Pakistan's ace as far as fast bowling is concerned and they can least afford to get this boy injured".

Good! I was thinking the same...

[Wasim_Waqar]

same here. A massive year of cricket- CT, NZ, Australia, World 20-20, long English summer.

I would play rest him for the next match and get Rana in. I'm worried for Aamer- he needs a break.

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by Wasim_Waqar same here. A massive year of cricket- CT, NZ, Australia, World 20-20, long English summer. I would play rest him for the next match and get Rana in. I'm worried for Aamer- he needs a break.

Play him in the do or die game against SRL ... if we lose the game then rest him in the last 2 odi's ... thats the logical step

[Ali888]

Isn't it shameful that something that is so obvious and almost goes without saying has to be pointed out in block capitals and douple spacing (effectively) to the illegitimate undemocratic PCB.

[Afridi_Fan]

You just simply Rock Saj.

[Rizwan25]

I hope Younis utilize him in a smart way because Gul form is kind of concern right now and amir is the only one on fire.

[Ali888]

Woolmer was trying to develop a battery of fast bowlers ours should be a first line and then a second line like for like replacements e.g.

Akhtar .............. (No Replacement exists for out and out pace)
Asif.....................(Talha - tall should be Mcgrath-esque))
Gul......................(Sohail Khan - supposedly reverse at pace)
Aamer.................(Wahab Riaz - left armer)
Arafat/Tanvir.......(Anwar Ali - all rounder)

We have guys who can come in and do the job they need to be co-opted on these tours after they have done the business on A tours as Talha and Wahab have.

[Shaan]

This guy Aamer looks great found for Pakistan, he could be next best alrounder you could ever had the way he is batting and bowling at this age. My god I'm really impressed with his intelligence of bowling and batting. But myself was pondering he is so young and Pakistan is playing him in every game in every version which is very riskyfor this kid physically which can cost Pakistan and him an obvoius lost of talent because of overburden on physical strength.

So pakistan should consider for the future of the kid lso the talent of pakistan team.

[Wassixpakistani]

His rightly concerned about Amer . The kid deserved a rest for at least 2 matches , Only then Rana would be given a chance .

[Oxy]

Man, Id rest him from bowling - and play him solely as a batsman!

[Ali888]

good point, like what england have done with Flintoff

he does have an ODI average of 47 !

[cricketpassion]

Yes I think he will be good alrounder inshallah .Please handle him with care .

I think Pakistan captain and selectors need to sit down and should plan how they should be using new bowlers .We got fast bowlers we need to utilize them properly.We can make bench strength with wahab riaz,anwar ali, sohail khan, talha etc etc.Its matter of planning which is lacking every where in pcb .

[muhammad saad]

If he was like 20 or something than I would say "stop dreaming of him becoming an allrounder" but clearly he has time on his side so he can clearly become far more better batsmen than he is currently (infact he is technically more sound than Shoaib Malik)

[iafzal]

Some of the shots he played did not give an impression that he is a tailender.
He seemed someone who bats around #7 or so.

And the best part is that he is only 17. I am very surprised at his batting ability as his domestic batting record is not good.

[Ali888]

the kid is a champion he raises his game for the big matches

[cricketpassion]

This Interview is on Cricinfo now ..Well done to Pakpassion

[PakPassionate]

Zahid wants Aamer to be handled with care


"I'm very impressed with Aamer, he is a very talented cricketer, but I worry a lot about him," Zahid told Pakpassion.net. "He's a very young man, only 17 years of age, and he's bowling at 90 mph plus. Also, physically he doesn't look strong enough yet to be playing so much international cricket, especially Test cricket"

http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/con...ry/417393.html

[KA$H]

Mods - there really needs to be a bit more of a formall arrangement with cricinfo regarding these exclusives

i mean its a story out of nothing for them

we should have visible link or free banner or something

[FAM]

I don't want him to become Irfan Pathan. =(

[Saj]

Zahid is very well qualified to talk about Aamer and the potential that he suffers from burnout.

For those that arent aware of who Zahid is, he was one of the fastest bowlers to ever play the game of cricket, perhaps even the fastest. He took 11 wickets on test debut against New Zealand and had players like Dravid and Lara hopping around all over the crease.

He suffered a crippling back injury which meant that his international career basically finished before it had even started and a very lucrative county deal with Nottinghamshire didnt happen.

To cut a long story short, he was overbowled against Australia when he wasnt fully fit and he was never the same bowler again. The PCB never really backed him as far as treatment is concerned and he was left to his own devices.

The truth is, who knows what may have happened if Zahid had been looked after by the PCB like certain other bowlers.

Zahid was speaking from the heart when he was talking about Aamer and I fully agree with his concerns.

[Saj]

Former Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Zahid has urged the Pakistan selectors, captain and coach to handle young pace sensation Mohammad Aamer with care.

"I'm very impressed with Aamer, he is a very talented cricketer, but I worry a lot about him," Zahid told Pakpassion.net. "He's a very young man, only 17 years of age, and he's bowling at 90 mph plus. Also, physically he doesn't look strong enough yet to be playing so much international cricket, especially Test cricket"

"They [the selectors] are selecting him for all three forms of the game, which I think is too much for him. I'd rather they didn't play him in a lot of Test cricket at this stage of his career which is physically so demanding especially for a fast bowler."

Zahid's reservations are justified after a serious back injury cut short his own international career. He represented Pakistan in five Tests and 11 ODIs, and was recognised as one of Pakistan's quickest ever bowlers.

Zahid, 33, was worried whether Aamer's lean body could take the pressure of bowling fast "day in, day out". "The skipper, coach and the selectors need to come up with a plan for Aamer for the next couple of years, take proper care of him and ensure he is still a potent force for years to come and not suffering from burnt out," said Zahid. "They need to ensure that he is getting plenty of rest, maybe intentionally missing one-day matches and Test matches".

"Aamer is Pakistan's ace as far as fast bowling is concerned and they can least afford to get this boy injured".

While former Pakistan captains Ramiz Raja and Waqar Younis have also expressed their concerns on Aamer's workload on air as commentators during the ongoing series in Sri Lanka, Wasim Akram said Aamer would need to put on weight to add more power to his bowling.

http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/con...ry/417393.html

[Saj]

You know when I saw Zahid, he pulled up a chair for me and the first thing I said was Zahid bhai you look in great shape.

He said he's still training hard and doing several hours in the gym every day.

Heartbreaking for posters on PP of my generation when I think about Zahid and what could have been.

[Saj]

http://www.cricket365.com/story/0,18...466868,00.html

[Equinox]

Its his birthday today.

[abc_to_xyz]

Originally Posted by Equinox Its his birthday today.

Happy B'day Zahid!

[LG]

Did you giv him a PP shirt, Saj??

[Saj]

Good to see PakPassion getting some credit in the Bangladeshi press too :-

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesig....php?nid=99869

[waqar_ahmad]

Zahid was so quick, my word. This guy could have been something special. IMagine having Akhtar and zahid in the same team, at their physical peak. WOW!!!

[Uzi]

I agree with Zahid.

Aamer should have been rested for the one day series IMO.

He is just a 17 yr old kid. Its an injury waiting to happen if he continues to be played in every match.

[Omar Malik]

Saj, where and for who is he playing in England these days? If I come down can I meet up with him in reference of PP?! Unless he can come to London?!

[Saj]

Originally Posted by Omar Malik Saj, where and for who is he playing in England these days? If I come down can I meet up with him in reference of PP?! Unless he can come to London?!

Omar he's playing for Huyton cricket club.

He's a very nice guy, very humble. If you mention that you post on PakPassion, he'll be fine with you.

Good see The News quoting us too :-

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=191190

[Muslim for Life]

Since such short interview (which SAj bhai has posted so far) is on so many websites then imagine what will happen when whole interview is out?

Saj bhai did you ask him how much is he clocking now if there are any speed guns. Another thing I wanted to know was that is he fit enough to play for Pakistan again?

Again I will have to wait for answer to my questions

[Saj]

Originally Posted by Muslim for Life Since such short interview (which SAj bhai has posted so far) is on so many websites then imagine what will happen when whole interview is out? Saj bhai did you ask him how much is he clocking now if there are any speed guns. Another thing I wanted to know was that is he fit enough to play for Pakistan again? Again I will have to wait for answer to my questions

Zahid isnt bowling quick these days and I wouldnt be surprised if he retired altogether from playing domestic cricket in Pakistan soon.

[Saj]

Originally Posted by Uzi I agree with Zahid. Aamer should have been rested for the one day series IMO. He is just a 17 yr old kid. Its an injury waiting to happen if he continues to be played in every match.

It doesnt take a genius to work this out - the one day series is lost, give the kid a rest now and leave him out for the last 2 ODIs.

Nice to see GEO and plenty of other sources now using this interview.

[Muslim for Life]

Originally Posted by Saj It doesnt take a genius to work this out - the one day series is lost, give the kid a rest now and leave him out for the last 2 ODIs. Nice to see GEO and plenty of other sources now using this interview.

They should let Rao play a game instead of Aamer. I would say rest Aamer for Friday's game and let Rao play so basically Aamer's body will have a rest for around a week till last game if they wish to play him

I think Mohammad Zahid will be much happier than you (Saj bhai) because his name was almost vanished from this world and now look he is in news. how often have we seen Mohammad Zahid saying anything in the media.

I am now desperately waiting for this interview as well as pictures

Great work Saj Bhai! May ALLAH (SWT) reward and bless you Aameen

[Muslim for Life]

very short video of Zahid bowling I am pretty sure most of you have seen it

[desi_larka420]

Zahid may have been probably the fastest to ever "ball" but is not the fastest baller of all time, that should only stay with Shoaib Akhtar. Here is the simple reason why. There might have been ballers quicker then Shoaib Akhtar in the past or maybe someone in the future, but here's the reason why the title belongs to him........ a person with some serious issues, many of which I wont disclose due to respecting a persons privacy, along with disciplinary issues, being overweight, being injured all the time, being unproffesional he was still able to ball express pace as most people would have slowed down with all that but he didn't............ even up till like a year ago till age 33 he was still the fastest when most fast ballers at that age normally have slowed down quite considerably the ones that are LEFT by that age lol........

[Imr4n_Khan]

Never since Aamer made his debut for Pakistan in T20 World Cup, he has been a work horse for Pakistan. Boweling 80 overs in three test matches and 29.1 overs in three odis. Series is lost and he should rest for remaining two odis.

[Muslim for Life]

Originally Posted by Imr4n_Khan Never since Aamer made his debut for Pakistan in T20 World Cup, he has been a work horse for Pakistan. Boweling 80 overs in three test matches and 29.1 overs in three odis. Series is lost and he should rest for remaining two odis.

Worst thing about PCB and its management is that they never learn from there mistakes

[Imr4n_Khan]

^There is no system pcb can run on, when ever new chairman/mangement comes in they bring there own laws and rules. 99% of the people in pcb don't even deserve to be in the pcb. Nothing will get fixed unless there is system on which pcb can run on and domestic system changed.