Praise from Shaun Tait is another feather in the cap of prodigious Naseem Shah. He has captured the cricketing world’s attention since he entered the white ball format and this is just a continuation of admiration for his skills and proficiency.
With a bowling arm that puts forth both pace and precision, his ability to induce venomous pace while retaining impeccable line and length showcases a mastery of his craft beyond his years. With the ball in his hand, he becomes an artist, painting the pitch with unplayable swings and devilish seam movement.
Shaun Tait has seen the Abrupt Rise of Naseem Shah
In February 2022, the former Australian fast bowler took on the role of Pakistan’s fast bowling coach. During Tait’s tenure, Naseem successfully transitioned to the ODI and T20I formats, commemorating a substantial evolution in his already impressive career trajectory.
Since his debut, Naseem has established himself as one of the leaders of the Pakistan bowling team in all formats. The way he has amended himself in the one-day format speaks a lot about his sheer work. His numbers in this format are quite astounding and mind-boggling (23 wickets from just eight games at an average of 15.04). He has got all the guts to be the next superstar.
There’s no such thing as the perfect bowler, but he’s nearly there, Huge words in Praise from Shaun Tait
Providing his all-around skills as a bowler, both technical and cognitive, Tait senses that Naseem is near to the ideal fast bowler.
While speaking to Saj Sadiq for Wisden Cricket Monthly, the former Aussie said “His ability, his brain, his desire, his competitiveness… he’s almost the perfect package. He swings the new ball both ways, he can reverse swing the old ball, he takes pace off well, and he has good Yorkers. I realize there’s no such thing as the perfect bowler, but he’s almost there”.
‘He is the best fast bowler I have seen at this age ‘ Praise from Shaun Tait will surely make Pakistani Speedster confident
An integral part of the national bowling unit would be feeling immense confidence from the Praise of a former Australian fast bowler.
He said, I just thought he [Naseem Shah] was fantastic. I loved working with him. I think at his age now, early 20s, he is probably the best, and it is a big call, but I am going to say he is nearly the best fast bowler I have ever seen at that age,”.
With the Asia Cup and World Cup coming around, the real test of Naseem Shah will be in these tournaments as he has not played in the ODI World Cup ever before.
