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Ahmed Shehzad - A star in the making

Wait a second, I don't rate him like I've said but why the outrage?

He's on 39* (68) at the moment, and can make it to 124 (110) for all you know. Bottomline? He's not out - give him the chance.
 
Well today he scored about 51 at a SR of 63.... In his comeback he has two over 50 scores both at SR of 60 and Amazingly both at the last ODI.
 
Pathetic batsman ! Always tries to score a selfish 100 ball 50 in the last match of a series to secure his place !

Both Nasir & Shehzad have completely spoilt that opening stand !
 
Openers lost it for us again.

96 in 26 overs :O

With more slow batting by Misbah and Shehzad
 
Cant blame him if he was under threat of being dropped after scoring close to 250 runs in 5 matches.
 
Another selfish innings.
Just wants to get a spot against SA. But I am not too sure captain would see anything bad in 54 (85).
 
Bashira_taeli said:
Another selfish innings.
Just wants to get a spot against SA. But I am not too sure captain would see anything bad in 54 (85).
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Nah that's too fast. Misbah himself is going at an optimum pace of 19 (48).
 
This guy is over-rated. He should just play in the T20s - He doesn't look ready for OD yet.

I reckon we have better prospects then him in the opening department.
 
Have followed him since U19 level and never understood the massive hype on PP, no idea how to pace an innings atm. He should approach ODI batting as he plays in T20s.
 
WTH is with the hate? Today was an amazing innings, a half century is nothing to sneeze at. Some of the shots he played reminded me of :sachin.
 
He played a selfish innings, yes! But don't blame him for getting out because he was only trying to do what Misbah failed to.

The constant flaming of the lad is embarrassing and from some very established users too.
 
Sledger said:
Have followed him since U19 level and never understood the massive hype on PP, no idea how to pace an innings atm. He should approach ODI batting as he plays in T20s.
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He actually can bat with a good SR but hasn't for some reason. Just look at how he played against NZ in NZ.
 
Sherlock said:
He played a selfish innings, yes! But don't blame him for getting out because he was only trying to do what Misbah failed to.

The constant flaming of the lad is embarrassing and from some very established users too.
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I don't know how criticizing someone who has been playing selfishly for a lot of matches now is embarrassing , even playing selfishly he has not been able to perform well like misbah does. The spanking he gets is well deserved.
 
Sherlock said:
He actually can bat with a good SR but hasn't for some reason. Just look at how he played against NZ in NZ.
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You see sometimes you have to look at such innings and think are they regular or 'exceptions' and going by the fact that apart from that innings he hasn't played ANY such fluent knocks (even his other century), you can take it as an anomaly. Jamshed on the other hand has played several fluent innings, against various opposition.

A strike rate of less than 65 with an average in the mid 20s after playing the majority of his matches against minnows/weak oppositon is extremely poor.
 
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Mamoon_ said:
He can't average like Misbah regardless of how selfish he gets. Only in his dreams maybe.

He is the next Farhat for me.
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At 21 he probably will not , but misbah is older and saner. He probably will average 50 if he comes in the middle order with 25% of his innings are not out.
 
endymion248 said:
People have their favourites and want to seperate LOIs like a player scoring big in T20s can't score big in ODIs with the proper captain.
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Define proper captain. Who was a proper captain before Misbah? Was Afridi?

Well, Shehzad had a strike rate of 67 under Afridi. next excuse please!

The only one doing favoritism and fan boyism is you and Bullet Drive.

Stop defending rubbish players like Shehzad.
 
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JibranAnsari said:
At 21 he probably will not , but misbah is older and saner. He probably will average 50 if he comes in the middle order with 25% of his innings are not out.
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Not everyone can average like Misbah even if they replicate his approach. Credit where it is due, he can probably bat forever if he wants.

Shehzad can't and neither can a lot of others who'd love to inflate their averages like Misbah.
 
battler said:
Yes off-course he is the next sachin.i completely forgot.
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Take that as a compliment, Sachin wuld be proud to be compared to someline like Ahmed.

Anyways lol at the usual hate by Mamoon, Shehzad played an amazing knock of 50 today and he still takes shots at him. Biased individual he is.
 
Mamoon_ said:
Define proper captain. Who was a proper captain before Misbah? Was Afridi?

Well, Shehzad had a strike rate of 67 under Afridi. next excuse please!

The only one doing favoritism and fan boyism is you and Bullet Drive.

Stop defending rubbish players like Shehzad.
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Everybody knows that Afridi was a defensive captain and Shezza was only 19 at the time.

In this case, Hafeez is the only one who doesnt mess up the performance of young batsmen. See Umars for a proof.
 
Mamoon_ said:
Not everyone can average like Misbah even if they replicate his approach. Credit where it is due, he can probably bat forever if he wants.

Shehzad can't and neither can a lot of others who'd love to inflate their averages like Misbah.
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With his approach it definitely looks like that he can , it is only his age and his immaturity at the moment which is not allowing him. People expected him to be aggressive but he definitely has changed his image and soon enough if he is not dropped we will see him averaging around 35 as an opener with SR around 70.
 
Mamoon_ said:
Not everyone can average like Misbah even if they replicate his approach. Credit where it is due, he can probably bat forever if he wants.

Shehzad can't and neither can a lot of others who'd love to inflate their averages like Misbah.
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Everybody can bat forever when their approach serves the opposing team. Where is Misbah's forever batting in tests?
 
endymion248 said:
Everybody knows that Afridi was a defensive captain and Shezza was only 19 at the time.

In this case, Hafeez is the only one who doesnt mess up the performance of young batsmen. See Umars for a proof.
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Excuses excuses excuses.

If a player is so dependent on the captain, why is Umar so good under everyone?
 
He is not so good under everyone. Misbah makes him bat too low and it has lead to him being dropped. It took him years to adapt at the stupid position Misbah sends him in.
 
If you have seen my posts in other threads, I have criticized Misbah's test batting. he is very overrated and incapable of scoring hundreds.
 
I'm sorry but I still fail to see the hype around this man.
 
Saqs said:
I'm sorry but I still fail to see the hype around this man.
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I agree, very limited technique and zero temperament. All my years of watching cricket and playing club cricket those are the only things which result in runs. Supposed talent and showmanshp doesn't do jack.
 
So far Umar Amin has looked far more talented than Shehzad with his range of strokes.
 
Little Master said:
I agree, very limited technique and zero temperament. All my years of watching cricket and playing club cricket those are the only things which result in runs. Supposed talent and showmanshp doesn't do jack.
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Talent does matter a lot but so far what talent has he shown? Has always looked very average.
 
^ A lot of people on PP think if your young and can play a cover drive you're the most gifted player ever.
 
Shehzad hasn't been upto the mark in ODIs on his comeback, but you can understand why he is playing such a way, to secure his spot. Can't blame him considering Farhat is around the corner. Should be persisted with against SA & SL in UAE, if he doesn't produce then by all means he should be dropped from ODI team for another opener.
 
Hitman said:
Talent does matter a lot but so far what talent has he shown? Has always looked very average.
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In my opinion he is not even talented, I have seen him to be afraid of genuine pace bowling. Timing the ball well every now and then is not talent.
 
KB-24 said:
Shehzad hasn't been upto the mark in ODIs on his comeback, but you can understand why he is playing such a way, to secure his spot. Can't blame him considering Farhat is around the corner. Should be persisted with against SA & SL in UAE, if he doesn't produce then by all means he should be dropped from ODI team for another opener.
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If as a batsman you're worried that farhat will replace you in the team then you must really be crap. Just saying... :taufeeq
 
KB-24 said:
Shehzad hasn't been upto the mark in ODIs on his comeback, but you can understand why he is playing such a way, to secure his spot. Can't blame him considering Farhat is around the corner. Should be persisted with against SA & SL in UAE, if he doesn't produce then by all means he should be dropped from ODI team for another opener.
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He was playing his 8th consecutive ODI Match a quality player would have at least played 1 quality innings, shehzad has played none.
 
Think this is what happens when you put two inexperienced batsmen opening together.

They both look lost and look at the other to do something, neither of them tend to step up.

The only senior openers we have are Hafeez and Farhat, so the teams going to be lost for some time.
 
Statistics375 said:
He was playing his 8th consecutive ODI Match a quality player would have at least played 1 quality innings, shehzad has played none.
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2 50+ scores in those 8 matches, runs are runs. I agree there's room for improvement but the one good thing he has shown is the willingness to bat for long period of time. That is a valuable quality in him. Just needs to open up and look to dominate early. Give him 2 more series against SA & SL, if he doesn't produce, should be dropped from ODI team and be asked to improve his ODI game in domestic.
 
Looking better but will this approach always work?. start of with a SR of 36 and allowing the opposition 5 maidens in the first ten overs. A dangerous approach by both openers.
 
So are we going to have to wait 50 million years before he starts shining too? :ahmed
 
Not sure why Shehzad gets all the criticism he gets.. He's delivering the goods, alright?
 
What an ugly innings. Very lucky to survive and get a lucky 50.

Was too edgy, survived many chances. Poor stroke-making, pre-meditation, rarely timed well.

And a poor pull shot to get out as well.
 
would you all who are criticizing him prefer the usual 10/2.. 15/3 scorecard.. where our openers are gone and someone like younis khan and misbah are doing a mending job. atleast he stays in crease and attacks when necessary. he is a top notch opener in t-20s and hits the boundaries when necessary.
 
zeikz123 said:
would you all who are criticizing him prefer the usual 10/2.. 15/3 scorecard.. where our openers are gone and someone like younis khan and misbah are doing a mending job. atleast he stays in crease and attacks when necessary. he is a top notch opener in t-20s and hits the boundaries when necessary.
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younis khan never did a mending job in ODIS in past 3 years, in fact he is one the biggest reasons that caused a mending job to happen in the first place
 
ha ha ha people calling this horrible?

Its actually a slap on the face of all you haters.

None of you understand cricket if you think this was bad.
 
Horrible or not the scorecard says 58 runs which in the context of the game and the slowness of the pitch was a very good effort
 
Shahzad

100 in NZ - we won
100 in WI - we won
50+ in WI - we won
50+ in ZIM - we won
50+ vs SA - we won.

MATCH WINNER. Add his fielding to it and you have a classy young batsman.
 
Bullet Drive said:
Classy knock. Sensible and match winning.

Every time he scores, we win.
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classy knock? no he was really struggling at the start but got much better later on. needs to work at this.

Sensible? half of it was. The start again was questionable and its his biggest problem.

matchwinning? yes it was a matchwinning knock. would love it if you would give the same name to some of misbah,s slow knocks.
 
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