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Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
Good catch. May be he can explain how he had that feeling. I know him as one of the most logical level headed guy here.
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at the time he was only 20 or 21 (he's still only 22), he was one of the few off spinners around and he was doing really well, he had a terrific FC strike rate in the low 50s, a great average etc all the necessary stuff for stats, had some good batting points on his record already as well. he was having a great season and he came out and got a ton when the team needed it and got 4 really quick wickets (which included the hattrick - again right when the team needed it), ended up with 7 for the innings.
i know he's said he's struggled a bit without saqlain, feels a bit lost i guess and alone in taking on international cricket without him, he obviously had a great relationship for the time that saqlain was around the team. but sohag has always seemed a motivated young guy who is willing to put in the hard work.
i don't expect him to become the off spinning version of shakib but i think we've now found our test #8, his primary role should still be bowling, i don't want that to change but he's obviously got some ability with the bat, i think he's good enough to be one of the main bowlers as well as hold that #8 batting spot so we don't have to play a specialist bat at #8.