Agreed.....and it is not like Hammad is a complete bacha. He is almost 19 years of age - 18 years and 315 days to be precise! Most of our greats (incl. Imran Khan, Miandad, the two W's) had made their international debuts by then. If Hammad has real talent and is hard-working I am sure he will make an impression in his first few games. He seems mentally strong and it will be a breath of fresh air to have someone with a match-winning attitude in the team as opposed to the defeatist mindset of our current crappy crop
Batsmen typically need more time to mature. Plus the timing of the announcement is unfortunate. PCB could at least have waited until after the final. Now all the poor guy must be thinking of is his promotion, which could affect his performance.