Saim Ayub Psl 2023 – Saim Biography And Domestic Stats
Saim Ayub who has been in very much limelight of Pakistan cricket fans because of his impressive stroke play and classy shots, he was not the same from the start but he has improved himself big time from last year and has now emerged as one of the future batters, there is always room for improvement in every field but he can be the one who can could serve Pakistan in future if he keeps his focus on his cricket.
SAIM AYUB DOMESTIC CRICKET:
Saim Ayub is a Pakistani U-19 cricketer who plays for Sindh Cricket Team in domestic as their opener in all competitions, everyone saw his classy batting in the Pakistan Cup 2022 as well as his attacking cricket in the FC games which impressed everyone, cricket fans were impressed with his improvements and all eyes were on PSL draft that which team will pick this upcoming batting talent.
SHADAB KHAN ON SAIM AYUB:
The vice-captain of the Pakistan cricket team, Shadab Khan watched Saim Ayub closely and took social media to praise Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan named the youngster as a class player and the future of Pakistan cricket, he tweeted from his account ‘’ Saim is class, Future superstar ‘’ which tell us even the current superstar of the Pakistan cricket love to see him bat and are impressed with his technique and his batting abilities who rate him as a player for the future.
SAIM AYUB’S INSPIRATION:
Saim Ayub once gave an interview in which he was asked about a player who is his inspiration to play cricket, the future star of Pakistan cricket replied that he has many favorite players to take inspiration from but the one he will mention is ‘’ SAEED ANWAR ‘’ who is the inspiration of Saim Ayub.
Saeed Anwar is a former test player of Pakistan, he was also a left-hander and was ahead of his time because he used to take oppositions bowler down under pressure with his attacking batting that time, his shots used to have a different fan base when on song.
SAIM AYUB’S HOMETOWN:
Saim Ayub is a classy and talented player from Karachi, he is also named as the 360-degree player of Pakistan and is expected to be the player from Karachi who will make his cut into the Pakistan team very soon.
SAIM AYUB’S INCLUSION IN NT20 CUP:
Saim Ayub is actually from Karachi but he plays cricket at domestic level with Sindh Cricket Team, he made his mark in Pakistan cricket playing for Sindh but what if I tell you that he was not the first choice player for Sindh Team in Pakistan T20 Cup and he was included because of a batsman of Sindh team was injured just before the start of the tournament.
Saim Ayub impressed everyone in nets and was given a chance in the team where he scored more than 400 runs as opener with an average of 35 and SR of 155 which gained attention from all the cricket fans as he also won the award of the player of the tournament with his magnificent batting.
COACH OF SAIM AYUB:
Like many other young players from Karachi, Saim Ayub’s career is also very much supported by coach Muhammad Sarwar, if we talk more about him then Muhammad Sarwar is a coach from Karachi and he is associated with Sindh Cricket Team as well from where Saim Ayub got a chance to showcase his talent, he will definitely had a great influence on giving Pakistan another future superstar.
SAIM AYUB ABOUT HIS NO-LOOK SHOT:
The most talked about thing about Saim Ayub is the shot that he plays without even looking at the ball after the impact point, he was asked many times about this shot because fans are in awe of this shot and are now named the no-look shots that whether it’s been done by sheer practice or it’s naturally on which Saim Ayub replied ‘’ it’s only that he practices this shot to make his head still while playing any shot and he was not thinking of any no-look shot or something, it just comes into him naturally because of the practice of keeping his head still ‘’ and which is very important thing while striking a cricket ball.
SAIM AYUB PSL DETAILS:
Saim Ayub has played for two different PSL teams till now, he was once picked by Quetta Gladiators back in 2021 and now Zalmi picked him for the 2023 PSL season, Saim wasn’t at his very best for Quetta in previous season when he played and his stats in 2021 season for Quetta were as follow;
INNINGS – 7
RUNS – 114
AVERAGE – 16
STRIKE RATE – 109
| INNINGS | RUNS | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE |
| 7 | 114 | 16 | 109 |
PSL 2023 PERFORMANCES:
After that poor season with Quetta Gladiators, Saim didn’t stopped believing in his dreams and continued to work more harder in domestic cricket where he won many awards for his brilliant batting and in result Saim Ayub was the pick of Peshawar Zalmi using Wild-Card in PSL 2023 draft, he got a chance to bat under the captaincy of National Captain BABAR AZAM and he impressed everyone with his impressive shots range and his sound technique was the talk of town in the Pakistan Super League 2023 Season, his stats in the season are as follow;
INNINGS – 9
RUNS – 309
AVERAGE – 32
STRIKE RATE – 169
FIFTIES – 5
| INNINGS | RUNS | AVERAGE | FIFTIES | STRIKE RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 309 | 32 | 5 | 169 |
HIGH PRAISE FOR SAIM AYUB:
Saim Ayub made everyone his fan because of his control over his shots and the range that he possesses when he is in mood to play his shots, commentators praised him highly during his batting in Pakistan Super League comparing him with the great Brian Lara as well as Saeed Anwar and some of those words are as follows;
- Saim has a bit of BRIAN LARA in him.
- Those wrists of Saim remind us of Saeed Anwar.
- These Extra-Cover drives of Saim are a sight to watch.
- Saim Ayub is a special boy, he is a rare talent.
- He’s got style, he’s got swag but most important is that he has a great talent.
- I have to admit, I have become a fan of Saim Ayub.
- This boy has immense talent and class written all over him.
PUNJAB’S SPORTS MINISTER ON SAIM AYUB:
Wahab Riaz who is the teammate of Saim Ayub in this Pakistan Super League and is also the caretaker Sport’s Minister of Punjab Cabinet highly praised Saim Ayub for his impressive batting and said that: “ the way he puts the opposition bowlers under pressure, I think in upcoming future he can represent Pakistan but for that, he has to continue working hard on his batting “ and he has a great potential to do that.
