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Awais Zia vows to make it to the Pakistan team

Discussion in 'Cricket Talk' started by chandtara, Oct 19, 2011.

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    The left-handed opening batsman from Rawalpindi Region, Awais Zia, has vowed to make it to the Pakistan team soon, and said that he is working very hard in the domestic cricket of the country.

    The left-hander has been doing pretty well in the domestic cricket of Pakistan since the last couple of years and impressed one and all during different T20 tournaments organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). He was influential in Rawalpindi’s victory in Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Tournament 2011 and is having a good Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2011-12 Division One season.

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    Reaching two consecutive finals is a great achievement for Rawalpindi Rams, says Awais Zia

    The Left-handed opening batsman of Rawalpindi Rams, Awais Zia, has said that reaching the finals of the Faysal Bank T20 Tournament two times in a row is a great achievement for the young side and he hopes that the side will carry on with the good work in the future.

    The Rams won the Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Tournament 2011 in Faisalabad under the inspirational leadership of international all-rounder, Sohail Tanvir. The young team also reached the final of the recently concluded Faysal Bank T20 Tournament 2011 in Karachi, where they were beaten by Sialkot Stallions at the National Stadium.

    On both the occasions, Awais played a huge role for the Rams with his aggressive batting at the top of the innings and he gave brilliant starts to his team, more often than not.

    Huge crowds were witnessed in both the tournaments and Awais expressed that it was a pleasure to play in front of so many people. He further added that the crowd supported all the teams in the tournament, especially in Karachi.

    Awais said, "I really enjoyed the tournament, it was great to play in front of such a vociferous yet sporting crowd and it all went well for us till the final. It was my first Twenty20 tournament in Karachi and it was a great experience and one that I will always remember."

    The left-hander caught the eyes of a number of cricket analysts in Pakistan and has forced the selectors to keep a close eye on his performance in the on-going Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2011-12.

    Awais is very happy with the performance of his team in the recent past and admitted that it was a huge challenge for Rawalpindi to dismantle Sialkot in the final, which they failed to do.

    "To reach back to back Twenty20 finals was a fantastic achievement for Rawalpindi and we had high hopes of winning a consecutive tournament, but unfortunately it wasn't meant to be. Throughout the tournament we gave our all but just felt short at the final hurdle against a very strong Sialkot side,” the left-hander added.

    Reaching two consecutive finals is a great achievement for Rawalpindi Rams, says Awais Zia
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    The cleanest ball striking ever seen in Faysal Bank T20 cricket,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, so pure and just a

    freakish eye.. Those square cuts off Zia showed just how powerful he was through that area,

    bit of width and bang point and gully no chance.. oh wait n that Pull shot in that Super Over to

    Sohail was almost murdered into the stands.... Must be in Green Shirts 11 for the next T20 WC PAK:
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    ManHOOS

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    Bump :D

    Awais Zia is going to UAE for 3 T20 's, that will be fun watching him on Sky :)

    Source Jang News :ranger:
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    ManHOOS

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    from cricinfo

    Awais Zia ready for Pakistan chance

    The route from Chakwal in northern Pakistan to the UAE will mark the start of Awais Zia's journey into international cricket. Called into Pakistan's Twenty20 squad to play England, Zia is expected to bring some flair and power hitting to the top of the order - and the nerves are already mixing with excitement.

    "A new journey has started and I am a bit nervous," Zia, who was travelling between Multan and his home village of Bhown, told ESPNcricinfo. "I used to believe that it's not easy to be selected for the international team in Pakistan. It's a long journey but ultimately all the hard work has paid off and now another chapter of my career has started. I am excited and privileged to hold his opportunity because I am the one who is selected from millions playing cricket in the country. "

    Although he made his first-class debut in 2007, it was only last season that Zia caught the Pakistan selectors' attention, with a series of impressive, televised performances for Rawalpindi Rams in the Faysal Bank T20. Zia, 25, served further notice of his promise by scoring 353 runs - with two hundreds, off 44 and 52 balls respectively - at an average of more than 70 for Pakistan in the SAARC Twenty20 Cup, an Under-25s competition in the Maldives, towards the end of 2011. He was the Man of the Tournament.

    "I knew that the only way to catch the selectors' attention was to make a big impact and T20 cricket served my purpose, mainly because matches are broadcast on television," Zia said. "Obviously they are calling me a Twenty20 specialist, maybe because most of my T20 games I played in Pakistan were televised but not the first-class games. But that isn't in my focus - I've been given a big platform to establish myself."

    Zia said he had not talked with the selectors about his prospects but that the Rawalpindi coach Sabhi Azhar and team-mate Sohail Tanvir had been pushing him to take his chance.

    "I know what exactly I have to do now," Zia said. "What I wanted was a single chance and I am terribly lucky to get a chance to play against a team like England. I am positive about it as I am young, energetic and have plenty of time to serve the country."

    Zia, marked down as an explosive opener, hopes to "cross" Shahid Afridi in the field and combine fast scoring with the temperament to play longer innings. "I am not comparing myself to Afridi in powerful hitting as he is so good at it," Zia said. "But my focus always is to play powerful and longer innings. I love to spend time on pitch and hit runs off every ball. I am fortunate to get a chance on pitches like in the UAE, and England are a top side to play against."

    The Pakistan selectors have been searching for a long-term opener in the T20 side and they may have found their man in Zia.

    "This guy is confident with the bat," selector Azhar Khan told ESPNcricinfo. "I am labelling him a T20 specialist. I know he's got temperament for the big cricket as well but now he has to prove himself to see how far he can go. Selecting a young player is always tough and a risk, but we took a lot of time to select him. He was sent to Maldives for a tryout and he came up as the best batsman of the tournament so we had to pick him up."

    "The transition process in the team never stops, it's an ongoing process but we don't want to disturb the consistency of the team as well. We always look for a space to test players, as we are deprived from hosting international teams, and bilateral series, both at the top and the domestic level, are on hold. So most of our players remained untested."
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    Hope he performs and backs up all the hype around him. Inshallah!
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    havent seen him play but sounds like an interesting prospect, we certainly need another opener to partner Hafeez in the limited overs format
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    have you seen David Warner, he is the Pakistani version of him, agressive lefty from Pakistan have all shots in him probally nightmare for bowlers :rolleyes:
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    Ill reserve judgement on Zia because domestic cricket is far from competitive. Seen a few video's on YouTube where he looks impressive, but then again YouTube videos can make Iran farhat look like a world beater.
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    Bring him in the squad in the 5th ODI!
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    Are you watching this series on calculator ??

    this is a 4 match ODI series by the way :) CHeeeeersss
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    ^oops. my mistake.
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    Passionate Pakistani

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    They should draft him immediately into the odi squaf and play him in the final odi.
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    Idea is not bad but Misblock ul haq with his his defensive approach as usual will never allow it happen :mad:
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    Doubt it that they'll play him in the final ODI of the series...Seems like it'll have to be the the T20's for him!
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    He cant be worse than farhat...also he is a youngster.
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    First T20 match is tomorrow, so excited to watch Awais Zia, another local Pindi player.. come on guys where is the support
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    Passionate Pakistani

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    You are such a regionalist lol

    You and your other friend...sharukh
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    how am i regionalist?? If i was regionalist, i would be supporting Hammad Azam.. Sos top making up stuff..

    I'm just saying that i'm happy for another local Pindi player to be selected because Pindi players are quite talented but they rarely get selected.
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    Passionate Pakistani

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    Yes, you are..don't deny it.

    Everyone likes players of their area to play and you are no different lol

    I can smell it from some of ya posts here and there lol
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    I've heard a lot about him and I hope that if he does poorly in this series we dont throw him in the trash without giving him a bit of a run.
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    Facing 1st ball of his international career and having a go at Finn, totally loved it
    He looked fearless and ruthless and it was only his debut Hahahahaaa ....was giving me a heart attack on every delivery,No fear, great positivity !!!!!!!!!!
    Loved the fearless approach. You need this for T20s. Wished he had lasted longer. :rolleyes:
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    What a debut, the look on the England teams face was one of terror. I havent seen that since the heyday of Imran Nazir, Abdul Razzaq and Shahid Afridi
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    This guy made Finn and Dernbach look like laluus!!!

    WOnderful perforamnce, one might say only 18 runs? well those 18 runs got us oof a good start!

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