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Ahmed Shehzad - A star in the making

Good knock from the youngster today but just as its unfair to write off players after a bad knock its unfair to unnecessarily hype them after a good one.

At the very least he should be given a sustained run in the LOI sides before we pass judgement however he looks to have a lot of talent, its the mental aspect of his game that needs worked on.
 
Ahmed Shehzad - What A Stylish Batsman!

He looks stylish, he stood up tall against bouncer pulling every short ball, loved his lofted cover drive for six against Morris and amazing fielder of point area aswell , umer akmal wuld have been feeling jealous as it is his fielding area. Ahmed might take umer's place in odis in future.
 
He was always one of the most talented pakistan have, unfortunately got run out, but he should be retained, he plays fast bowler beautifully.
 
Pathetic selectors kept him away from the team for so long even though he had done well in WI series..he should be part of ODI team as well..
 
Needs to be retained for ODIs, we'll realise when farhat plays how much we need shehzad, against good fast bowlers.
 
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He was developing well, had decent tours of New Zealand and West Indies with the LoI line-ups but as usual you dumped him on the back of a failure or two.
 
I think he needs to be averaging in mid 30s as an opener at least , otherwise he will be another Nazir.
 
YA an excellent innnings and fielding today.....pity he was run out.......should have been in ODi's instead of farhat
 
Justcrazy said:
I think he needs to be averaging in mid 30s as an opener at least , otherwise he will be another Nazir.
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oooooooooooooooh no, nazir again. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzz

forget about good quality bowler, he can not play even half of that.
 
good enough for all 3 formats for pakistan


i feel hafeez is threatened by his presence, looked like hafeez was a bit jealous of him today telling him off a bit, a few close run out calls, and it was hafeez who stuffed him at the end.

i think hafeez knows shahzad is a better opener than him and is a much better player of the new ball and pace.

shahzad and jamshed are good enough for all 3 formats for pakistan opening the innings they naturally are attacking batsmen who like to play their strokes.


theres no point comparing shahzad to afridi or nazir

shahzad has a decent technique and looks a proper batsmen and looks good against pace.

afridi and nazir are sloggers pure and simple so i don't know why people are lumping ahmad shahzad into that category.

he is also a gun fielder and can bowl some semi decent leg spin.

chris gayle also rated ahmad shahzad highly, as well as simon doull of new zealand.
 
Too much knee jerk reactions lol.

Difference between bcci and pcb, even pcb has the same knee jerk instead of professionalism lol.
 
MMHS said:
Didn't see his batting today, but hitting 20 FOURs in 56 ball is something incredible; it's often easier to hit SIX than FOUR. It shows the array or shots available to the batsman, his skill level, his timing & most importantly his placements. For a National SF level game, it's an outstanding innings.

First I came to know this boy from one of my UK based friend, who saw him at 15, smashing ENG U19 bowlers to a match winning 167 (That ENG team had Finn & Saker) on 4th innings. Since then, I had been following this boy for the last 5/6 years in junior cricket, PAK A team tour to BD & for Dhaka clubs (actually long ago suggested one of my League scout friend to hire this boy). Shehzad is an outstanding talent, had I not seen him won't have believed such a mercurial batting talent can come out of recent PAK set up.

He is a near perfect LO opener - converts his starts. What amazes me is his range of shots, for every ball he seems to have multiple options, often it's becoming his main down fall - unfortunately he is mentored by some hacks & struggling for his shot selections. While batting, his balance is very good & since Inzi, I haven't seen any PAK player having so much time to play a shot. He identifies the length very early & can go to a suitable position much earlier. He 'll hardly be cramped playing shots & has a very good swing of the high back lift.

If a batsman can both pull & cover drive on either foot well , it's really difficult to restrict him, the last best right-hander that I have seen with such strengths was Panta (best ever was Viv) & no comparison, but somehow, Shehzad'z batting reminds me of a young Panta. & I think, he is a better player of spin than many of his contemporary PAK regulars. In every innings, he can definitely maintain a very high strike rate - but for how long depends whom he chooses as guide & mentor.

In WC, he failed but was a bit unlucky - PAK initial matches were in Lanka & honestly speaking those were not good ODI tracks - too much seam movement & batting at 1,2 3 anyone would have struggled. When your National selector mentions about the potential selection of a bowler playing only 3 FC matches in the season & then you find that the player is out injured for few months, indicates the competence level of the man - I don't expect much from the PCB selection team, but any given day, he would have been first name in my any LO squad - batting at No. 1.

If he utilizes Dav's availability to his benefit, he has the potential to break MoYo's PAK record of 39 International 100s, off-course other option is to replace Nazir & Afridi as a "popular crowd puller" (he bowls a bit leggi as well). & for the last time - he had absolutely no "attitude problem" for the days he stayed at Dhaka clubs. He is to play cricket & score runs, not to be "mama's good boy" & I am not going for baptism of "Pious Musllim" to him.
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Saw a glimpses of those 2 para today. Extra bonus, he probably is the best fielder in PAK & can bowl decent leg spin. Only in PAK it seems possible that this boy is not an integral part of LO squad; may be "Attitude Problem"
 
No way! Imran nazir is not even close to shehzad, shehzad plays proper shots cut, pull, drives, he doesnt slog sweep every ball unlike nazir
 
MMHS said:
Saw a glimpses of those 2 para today. Extra bonus, he probably is the best fielder in PAK & can bowl decent leg spin. Only in PAK it seems possible that this boy is not an integral part of LO squad; may be "Attitude Problem"
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What attitude.

He's a little angel!!
 
Ppl comparing him wiv imran nazir!!!! Wow guys, he is a lot better than that!!
He should reaaaaaalllllyyyy be retained for ODIs, lets see wat the management , misbah and co think.
If he isn't retained and our opening fails in the ODIs then he's back in the next tour against Ireland Scotland, if he impresses further then, he can say hello to the champions trophy.
 
Ppl r gonna hate me for sayin this, but tbh his wicket was sort of hafeez's fault, shehzad was running to the danger end, and hafeez had reached the striker end way before shehzad, hafeez sort of forced that run.
Sorry it came out, its wat I've been thinking since his dismissal.
 
Excuse me but I still cant find anything impressive about his batting, his leg side mows can work against these nobodys or club level bowlers in NZ, he just simply cant do that against better bowlers.

he is class fielder thou, his catching is top class !
 
Shehzad was dropped very unfairly after the WI tour in 2011 where he scored a century. All thanks to an ex coach who didnt like his headstrong ways.
 
Lets hold our horses for a second chaps.. two consecutive failures and all of you would be calling for his head..


be moderate in praise and criticism..
 
Front Foot said:
Lets hold our horses for a second chaps.. two consecutive failures and all of you would be calling for his head..


be moderate in praise and criticism..
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Funny thing is ppl who were really criticising before today, are showering him with praises.
I always knew he was talented and I wish I could say-'in your face!' To ppl.
 
Stylish indeed, but needs to learn to run between wickets properly
 
how he'll be in lower middle order where we need a quality finisher and speed up the run rate, !??
 
Ahmed Shehzad waattaa stylish batsman!

Stylish but inconsistent. Lets hope he is given a PROPER run.
 
Ahmed Shehzad waattaa stylish batsman!

carbon11 said:
good enough for all 3 formats for pakistan


i feel hafeez is threatened by his presence, looked like hafeez was a bit jealous of him today telling him off a bit, a few close run out calls, and it was hafeez who stuffed him at the end.

i think hafeez knows shahzad is a better opener than him and is a much better player of the new ball and pace.

shahzad and jamshed are good enough for all 3 formats for pakistan opening the innings they naturally are attacking batsmen who like to play their strokes.


theres no point comparing shahzad to afridi or nazir

shahzad has a decent technique and looks a proper batsmen and looks good against pace.

afridi and nazir are sloggers pure and simple so i don't know why people are lumping ahmad shahzad into that category.

he is also a gun fielder and can bowl some semi decent leg spin.

chris gayle also rated ahmad shahzad highly, as well as simon doull of new zealand.
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Why would Hafeea be jelous he made 80odd!!
 
I am not convinced, whether he has stardom capabilities or not....

But definately can be handy for us in limited overs cricket
 
waqar goraya said:
I am not convinced, whether he has stardom capabilities or not....

But definately can be handy for us in limited overs cricket
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Thread title was amended by mods...

Shezza the little Angel was the original title....

In honour of his second ODI Ton at 19!!

Seems a long time ago.


I want to see him play an innings without premeditating all the time before I get too excited
 
MR__KHAN__JI said:
Thread title was amended by mods...

Shezza the little Angel was the original title....

In honour of his second ODI Ton at 19!!

Seems a long time ago.


I want to see him play an innings without premeditating all the time before I get too excited
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In T20 its common for batsmen to premeditate.

He's a brilliant young batsmen who deserves a long long run in the team. So many pundits and ex cricketers see the talent within him.

I've spoken to many young domestic cricketers to e.g. Umar Amin & Shan Masood and they both rate Shehzad as the number 1 young cricketer in PAK.

He truly is special and I believe if he didn't get run out today, he would have had a ton as he usually scores big once set.
 
Bullet Drive said:
In T20 its common for batsmen to premeditate.

He's a brilliant young batsmen who deserves a long long run in the team. So many pundits and ex cricketers see the talent within him.

I've spoken to many young domestic cricketers to e.g. Umar Amin & Shan Masood and they both rate Shehzad as the number 1 young cricketer in PAK.

He truly is special and I believe if he didn't get run out today, he would have had a ton as he usually scores big once set.
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Lets hope he's the real deal
 
Ahmed Shehzad waattaa stylish batsman!

carbon11 said:
good enough for all 3 formats for pakistan


i feel hafeez is threatened by his presence, looked like hafeez was a bit jealous of him today telling him off a bit, a few close run out calls, and it was hafeez who stuffed him at the end.

i think hafeez knows shahzad is a better opener than him and is a much better player of the new ball and pace.
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Good bit of humour that
 
He has a bit of problem with his brain , thinks too highly of himself already .
 
Looney said:
He has a bit of problem with his brain , thinks too highly of himself already .
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Correction, he used to think too highly of himself. I can seriously see some improvement from before, he's realised his attitude is in the way of his cricket.
 
We tried lobbying the mods a while back to no effect...

Hopefully they'll be more welcoming this time...?
 
Has he been overhyped yet ? I'd go for new Ponting. :umarakmal

Just need to sort out his temperament and learn to rotate the strike v spin (not try to go too 'hard'), otherwise has all the shots and should be persisted with.
 
akheR said:
Has he been overhyped yet ? I'd go for new Ponting. :umarakmal

Just need to sort out his temperament and learn to rotate the strike v spin (not try to go too 'hard'), otherwise has all the shots and should be persisted with.
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Congrats, ur the first one!
 
some fans as expected getting over-excited by one T20 inns against some mediocre T20 bowlers.
 
Amjid Javed said:
some fans as expected getting over-excited by one T20 inns against some mediocre T20 bowlers.
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The same Kyle Abbott who got 11 wickets against us, the same Peterson who was troubling our batsman, the same kleintveld who our batsman were struggling to face, only difference was the pitch, but if gul can get 5-6, then either our batsman were brilliant or their bowlers were pathetically rubbish. Tbh, some of the bowling wasn't that bad, yes there were real lose bowls but some credit needs to be given to our batsman, they utilised them well.
 
Some really fine shots and excellent catches.

But like most of young pakistanis he gets carried away and starts playing for the crowd. When you have those lovely straight shots why try to get cute with these reverse sweeps? Especially when you are not comfortable with it. He has tried them in domestic and against Afghanistan as well but failed to connect.

Just play straight and do not think your job is done after reaching a quick 40. Good luck.
 
PAK_SAR_ZAMEEN said:
Correction, he used to think too highly of himself. I can seriously see some improvement from before, he's realised his attitude is in the way of his cricket.
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Good for him but I will wait for him to become a more regular member of the side . Umar Akmal also needs to stop thinking he is a superhero .
 
Looney said:
Good for him but I will wait for him to become a more regular member of the side . Umar Akmal also needs to stop thinking he is a superhero .
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Lol at umar akmal, he snatches the trophy at every presentation including today like he was the hero of the day.
 
This is the best I've seen him in international cricket but let's be honest, he historically scores against weaker attacks - there were no big names in this SA side and the wicket was absolutely dead. I'm not wanting to take too much credit away but will wait to see how he looks against the challenges ahead before joining the bandwagon.
 
Sledger said:
This is the best I've seen him in international cricket but let's be honest, he historically scores against weaker attacks - there were no big names in this SA side and the wicket was absolutely dead. I'm not wanting to take too much credit away but will wait to see how he looks against the challenges ahead before joining the bandwagon.
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yeah since 1906, give him a break his just starting his career..
 
supersix said:
yeah like no ones had a bad patch in their career before..:hafeez
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I'm a fan, but it was about the previous on/off comment... as much as he was compact v NZ in 2011, the same year during the WC he didn't even look like a club cricketer, let's be honest, still remember his ugly innings against Zimbabwe, at sea against the mighty spin of the legendary Ray Price and then getting stumped like a newbie... :facepalm:
 
Different rules for different people.

Guys like Malik and Younnus are rubbish in ODI, but keep on getting back into the team.

Other guys faile once or twice and its bye bye
 
His reverse sweeps had no place in his inning. It was like he wanted to throw away his wkt.
Its good to see talent like Nasir Jamshed, Umer Akmal, Asad Shafiq and Ahmed Shezad emerging but they all (except Asad) need a lesson on shot selection from Miandad, Inzi and Saeed Anwar.
 
Varun said:
He was developing well, had decent tours of New Zealand and West Indies with the LoI line-ups but as usual you dumped him on the back of a failure or two.
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Apparently he dropped due to Attitude issues, and whille Ahmed hasn't admitted it specifically he does say he made mistakes when it came to discipline
 
Aamir Sohail was once talking to dr. nauman niaz he told that shehzad has overcome his temprament problem, you remember our last series with srilanka in 1st t20 he played his inninngs being cautious when we had lost early wickets!
 
looked good.
hope he gets a run in the odi side.
i would pick chris martin over imran farhat...as things stand
 
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