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Ahmed Shehzad - A star in the making

He was criticized for his knocks against NZ and SL as well.
 
His innings to day was average given the pitch and the fall of wickets. The way he go out though was awful, especially after doing the hard work
 
zeikz123 said:
yes the current t20 champs are a useless side ... you sir are an epic troll
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That doesn't change the fact that they are a very poor side and too reliant on Gayle and occasional knock from Pollard or Samuels. Think a little before labeling someone a troll.
 
saiyan0312 said:
good innings but i rate umers more... 120 was not enough. his last minute hitting brought the target to 135.... lets see if he is picked for zimbabwe tour.
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Yes. You are Probably right.


But bear in mind in the beginning of the innings is a bit more difficult as you have to think about the rest of the innings.

At the end its a case of just hitting as u have no choice. Look at the WI innings.
 
MR__KHAN__JI said:
Yes. You are Probably right.


But bear in mind in the beginning of the innings is a bit more difficult as you have to think about the rest of the innings.

At the end its a case of just hitting as u have no choice. Look at the WI innings.
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that is why even though the Sr was lower then T20 standards i still say it was a good knock. he has serious issues especially against spin and hopefully he will work them out. even though it was end hitting as you say his knock was still better. he hitted but didnt lose his wicket.

that said i hope he is picked for zimbabwe tour. i want the jamsheed and shezad combination to be given another try. its not a bad combo. hopefully the selectors will persist with them.
 
In the context of the match it wasnt a bad innings, had he failed we would have struggled to bat out 20 overs today
 
saiyan0312 said:
that is why even though the Sr was lower then T20 standards i still say it was a good knock. he has serious issues especially against spin and hopefully he will work them out. even though it was end hitting as you say his knock was still better. he hitted but didnt lose his wicket.

that said i hope he is picked for zimbabwe tour. i want the jamsheed and shezad combination to be given another try. its not a bad combo. hopefully the selectors will persist with them.
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Ones already dropped. ... shezhad might be next! !
 
even the commentators can spot a good batsman , remember tony cozier saying that shahzad and umar are two of the most stylish strokemakers in the pakistani lineup , his innings today was more than decent on a difficult pitch , plus some of his shots were clear indication of his ability .
 
ethan hunt said:
even the commentators can spot a good batsman , remember tony cozier saying that shahzad and umar are two of the most stylish strokemakers in the pakistani lineup , his innings today was more than decent on a difficult pitch , plus some of his shots were clear indication of his ability .
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This is what I usually base my judgement on when assessing a player rather than rely on stats alone. One of the reasons I also like Umar Amin. Amin especially looks a class player potentially, and Shezad has some great shots in his locker as well.
 
Shehzad has talent but he should work on few things

1. Temperament
2. Strike Rotation
3. His game against spinners

He's young if he can work hard in these areas he can become a very good player
 
He need to be given more chances with the team nothing wrong in same team baring few changes like Rehman is may be not needed on odi or t20 rest of the guys need long run with the team.
 
Shehzad is a very fine player, obviously he is young and will mature with age. He just looks the part , played some gorgeous shots. Worth a try and persist with. Alternative is farhat again. Plus he is a superb fielder. Need him in the team. Umar Amin is also a fine player. Good squad.
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
That doesn't change the fact that they are a very poor side and too reliant on Gayle and occasional knock from Pollard or Samuels. Think a little before labeling someone a troll.
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That arguement can be made about any team... you named 3 players from their side i can add narine and bravo as well. they are a good side who is not in form that is all.
 
zeikz123 said:
That arguement can be made about any team... you named 3 players from their side i can add narine and bravo as well. they are a good side who is not in form that is all.
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They are not in form and clearly struggling so their performance shouldn't be used as an indication of the pitch. By no means was it a great pitch but we were still 15-20 runs shot. Played some poor shots. It was always going to be enough against West Indies.
 
MG grow up you know absolutely nothing about cricket. You have your favorites and dislikes and that's all you care about. How can you call this WI t20 team useless, the world T20 champions?
 
WI are a great t20 side but they haven't really performed of late mainly because of the form of key players, but then again credit should be given to Pakistani spinners for making life hell for them.
 
Good player with a decent technique will get better over time , the one flick of Best was sheer class. I see him getting better if he concentrates on his timing instead of muscling the ball or trying to.

Umar Amin looks very good aswell
 
Today he really played very well WI bowlers was bowling at a very low pace around 120 kp/h and ball was not coming to the bat.

All credits for this win should be given to Ahmed and Umar :) YOUNGSTER BEAUTIES
 
MR__KHAN__JI said:
Ones already dropped. ... shezhad might be next! !
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i really hope not... In the ODI series shezad didnt impress me but i want both of them to continue. however i get the feeling we will be in for a surprise when we go to zimbabwe. you never know with our selectors. he has potential and should be given a run.
 
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saiyan0312 said:
i really hope not... In the ODI series shezad didnt impress me but i want both of them to continue. however i get the feeling we will be in for a surprise when we go to zimbabwe. you never know with our selectors. he has potential and should be given a run.
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The only thing you can predict is the unpredictability.
 
Bullet Drive said:
MG grow up you know absolutely nothing about cricket. You have your favorites and dislikes and that's all you care about. How can you call this WI t20 team useless, the world T20 champions?
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ICC trophies don't reflect your ability to do well in bilaterals.

We won the 2009 World T20 but we declined after that. Hardly played like champions.

India won it in 2007 and they didn't show their worth afterwards.

Matter of fact is that WI is a very ordinary team dependant on once in a blue moon match winnings performances by Gayle and Pollard.

They will lose 90% of the T20 bilaterals around the world. Not a big deal beating them but I guess the champions tag makes it look more special than it really was.

Not sure why we are arguing over WI. Fact remains that Shehzad is a very ordinary batsman who would really struggle to take his average beyond 30 in ODIs and SR above 70. That is not good enough. So what if he is young? not all players get better with age. If that is the case then why are their mediocre 30 year old cricketers? Why didn't Hafeez and Farhat get better with age?

Bullet Drives of the previous generation would have hyped up Farhat as well.

He is not good enough to be the first choice opener. He should be a backup. We need to find a new opener who can partner Jamshed.
 
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Windies have all the ingredients for a champion t20 side. It is no surprise that they won.

Explosive opener - check.
Two or three big hitting all rounders. Check.
Mystery spinner - check.
Two economical fast bowlers - check.

They were rightly crowned. Highest percentage of runs scored in sixes means the team is born to play this format.
 
A tried and tested failure in the making.

Average player with limited potential, shouldn't be persisted with unless we are interested in grooming the next Farhat/Hafeez.
 
Lala's Chaila doing what the guru does this best!

Lol.... at Lala trying to "coach" Shehzad! Afridi for batting coach after retirment in 5-10 to years! :P


Mamoon_ said:
A tried and tested failure in the making.

Average player with limited potential, shouldn't be persisted with unless we are interested in grooming the next Farhat/Hafeez.
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Egggjjjjakkktttly!!!
 
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Monster talent. One of the best T20 innings I've ever seen at the international level
 
good innings but hopefully it wont be an innings followed by ten failures... hopefully he has found his mojo.
 
What an innings. Played well under pressure. Rotated strike well and Dav is a huge huge fan of him :)
 
Shahzad, Shafiq, Azhar, Nasir, Haris...the amount of talent we've got across all formats is ridiculous. Does any other country even come close?

And batting is relatively not even our stronger suit! In terms of natural talent we are by far the no.1 cricket nation on the planet.
 
Umar Akmal, Umar Amin, Shahzad, Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Haris, Babar Azam, Nasir, Hammad, Junaid & Raza Hassan - wow wow wow
 
cars112 said:
Not at all. Huge difference between domestic and international T20. You won't see innings of this quality at intl level very often. IPL and those other rubbish leagues, sure.
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it was a good innings, yes. But not one of the best ever seen at international level.
 
London_Lahori said:
it was a good innings, yes. But not one of the best ever seen at international level.
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Let's agree to disagree. The next highest score in the innings was 26, which gives some idea of how brilliant Shehzad was today.

From CricIndia:

"When afridi scores only 23 after facing 16 balls, you can understand its not easy to bat on." The ball was stopping a bit at times as it's a slow pitch and was not coming on to the bat that easily, Sumit.
 
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Very nice innings today, but scoring runs against arguably the most embarrassing bowling attack seen in years is not gonna cut it unless he wants to become something more than the next generation Farhat or Hafeez.

Can't be faulted today because he was one of the handful of batsmen today who feasted on this bowling attack and you can only eat from what is served to you.

Since the start of his career, he has looked a lot better in this format compared to ODIs where he has been shambolic.

IMO, he should be axed from the ODI team for now.
 
Mamoon_ said:
Very nice innings today, but scoring runs against arguably the most embarrassing bowling attack seen in years is not gonna cut it unless he wants to become something more than the next generation Farhat or Hafeez.

Can't be faulted today because he was one of the handful of batsmen today who feasted on this bowling attack and you can only eat from what is served to you.

Since the start of his career, he has looked a lot better in this format compared to ODIs where he has been shambolic.

IMO, he should be axed from the ODI team for now.
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IMO, he should be given all 3 games against Zimbabwe. If he fails there, then axe him, otherwise keep him.
 
good innings from him today, played the ball on merit, ran hard and produced a vital knock.

really don't get why he cannot apply himself in ODI cricket as well, he looks a class apart in T20 cricket without resorting to slogs.
 
Mamoon_ said:
Very nice innings today, but scoring runs against arguably the most embarrassing bowling attack seen in years is not gonna cut it unless he wants to become something more than the next generation Farhat or Hafeez.

Can't be faulted today because he was one of the handful of batsmen today who feasted on this bowling attack and you can only eat from what is served to you.

Since the start of his career, he has looked a lot better in this format compared to ODIs where he has been shambolic.

IMO, he should be axed from the ODI team for now.
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He can transpose his T20 form to ODIs if we stick with him. If we had any remotely decent openers, I would agree with you. But Shehzad is much better than Hafeez, Jamshed and, for now, Babar Azam.

The only one who could pretend to the spot is Afaq Raheem who is more of a test player. Other than that, Azhar Ali has to wait for Misbah to retire and develop his leg spin, while Sharjeel is a complete hack.
 
In the start of the innings, he was horrible, played some of the poorest shots you can imagine, that too against a bowling attack like Zimbabwe.

Got settled later which is good. Still he has to perform consistently and against better bowling attacks to be considered as a permanent part of the team.
 
endymion248 said:
But Shehzad is much better than Hafeez, Jamshed
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Seriously? Jamshed? One performance against ZIM and he's suddenly better than Jamshed? :S

Please compare their technique, CONSISTENCY, AVERAGES, SR, before saying that.
 
Haven't seen him bat, but 70 of 50 batting first is impressive. Both Zimbabwe wickets tend to favor the seam bowlers early in the innings. Even Indian top order struggled in recent odi series. Must have batted well, it's not easy to clear the boundary so many times on those slow wickets with lash green & long out fields of Harare & Bullawayo.

Shehzad is one of the best ever PAK limited over batsmen in making. Since Anwar, PAK has always tried to hide their best players at 4,5 or 6 & has opened with two extrems - stonewallers to take the shine of the ball or hacks to go for mindless swing. Shehzad is probably the first batsman with proper technique & aggressive attitude, who if survives the early overs can bat for long & unlike Hafeez or Farhat, if he stays 60%+ of the overs, almost certainly 'll win the game.

Might sound surprising, but I feel he can be a better odi opener than T20. Shehzad needs a bit time to settle & dominate. I feel in ODI, he bats under immense pressure for his spot & struggles to perform at his best level. It's probably established & he also is relieved that his T20 spot is secured, but in odi he plays with always looking behind (from the threat of Farhat & Hafeez, so pathetically ironic). Confidence is a key in his game (for ever bodies) & he needs to be involved more into the game. He is among very few Pak player with better IQ, aggressive & positive attitude. If he is given few overs to bowl in between, I think it ll help his confidence & perform better with bat. In terms of mentality, he is closest to Kohli among Pak young players.
 
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runs will go in the records for sure.
I would discount them by about 90% though.
 
Hawkeye said:
In the start of the innings, he was horrible, played some of the poorest shots you can imagine, that too against a bowling attack like Zimbabwe.

Got settled later which is good. Still he has to perform consistently and against better bowling attacks to be considered as a permanent part of the team.
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I agree with this post.

Zimbawbe's bowling was horrible to say the least.
 
srh said:
Khan Ji is one happy man today.
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Just a small step in his development..... still a long way to go though. ....

I want to see him stop premeditating.

Haven't seen today's innings. .. is it on YouTube?
 
I missed the whole Pak inning as well. Looks like Ahmed Shehzad played a responsible inning today. I think he is a shoe-in for Pakistan T20 team.
 
good knock, was only v Zimbabwe, but pak were under early pressure
 
hadi123 said:
scored 2 centuries v India, he is a class player, just needs 1 good innings and should be persisted with for a whole series and he will be back into form IA
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Let go of those two hundreds in India for Nasir's sake please. Let him move on and achieve more. The way things are going, looks like those two hundreds are going to be the talking points of his career.
 
Ahmed Shehzad in T20I's in 2013

46(25) vs SA
3 (6) vs WI
44 (46) vs WI
70 (50) vs Zim
And now currently on 56*(43) vs Zim
 
Can he become the first Pakistani to score a T20I century?
Currnetly on 74* with 4 overs to go
 
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