WATCH: Naseem Shah troubles Australia A batsmen with extreme pace in Perth

Naseem Shah troubles Australia A batsmen: The 16-year old Pakistani fast bowler bowled serious pace in the warm-up match.

During the third day of the first warm-up match of the ongoing Pakistan’s tour of Australia between Australia A and Pakistan at the Perth Stadium, 16-year old Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah allured eyeballs with his extreme pace which saw him bowling a brutal bouncer to Australia A batsman Usman Khawaja.

Having not bowled in the first innings, Naseem was introduced into the attack as a first-change bowler on the final day today. On the penultimate delivery of the 22nd over, Naseem dismissed Australia A opening batsman Marcus Harris (20) after he edged a delivery to substitute wicket-keeper Abid Ali.

Had it not been for a dropped catch by Pakistan batsman Haris Sohail, Naseem would have got his first wicket pretty earlier. While bowling figures of 8-3-21-1 might not justify how well he bowled today, appreciation in the cricketing fraternity speaks highly about Naseem.

In what came as an unfortunate development, Naseem lost his mother yesterday but didn’t return to Pakistan after consultation with his family.

“Nasim [Shah] was to miss his mother’s funeral even if he left for Pakistan at the earliest. Therefore, after consultation with his family, he has decided to stay back,” a PCB spokesperson was quoted as saying by Dawn.com.

While the match ended in a draw, the visitors must have gained a lot of confidence after scoring 428/10 in 118 overs and bundling out Australia A for 122 in 56.4 overs.

Naseem Shah troubles Australia A batsmen:

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16-year-old Naseem Shah impressed with his serious pace against the Australia A top order. #AUSAvPAK pic.twitter.com/tHx9XEK9BS

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 13, 2019

How Twitter reacted:

Blessing your timeline with a talent that is Naseem Shah. Masha’Allah nazar na lage iss bowling action ko ❤️ pic.twitter.com/dZZgOM8g1a

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) November 13, 2019

Naseem Shah says he’s been told his action is similar to that of former NZ quick Shane Bond.#AUSAvPAK pic.twitter.com/PCKQ7jHWId

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 13, 2019

Naseem Shah the real deal. Can’t wait for the GABBA Test. Face bowling at its best. #AUSvPAK #cricket

— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) November 13, 2019

Naseem Shah looks a serious prospect. 16 years old, just lost his mum two days ago, has spent the last few overs giving Usman Khawaja a serious working over in the Australia A v Pakistan match https://t.co/SxnnhqYOWE

— Ali Martin (@Cricket_Ali) November 13, 2019

Pace ✅ Action ✅ Attitude ✅ what’s not to love about Naseem Shah? https://t.co/jjGG0gSc5s

— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) November 13, 2019

We like😯😯😯😯 https://t.co/eM1kwDC2gE

— Ian bishop (@irbishi) November 13, 2019

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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