Ahmed Shehzad vs Ajinkya Rahane : The better future prospect?

[Bilal7]

Is Shehzad better in any format? I don't think so.

 

[rhony]

I feel offended that an extremely mediocre LOI player like Rahane is being compared to Shehzad. Its equal to Kohli vs Umar Akmal thread.

Did you watch the world cup? How about Shezi's innings? If you are still talking about his ODI process, good luck to you then

 

[rhony]

*prowess

 

[Acricketfan]

And my boy Rahane wins the MOTM award.

 

[Pete Rose]

I think this guy is the real deal. A more fluent and perhaps modern version of VVS Laxman.
For some reason, I have this impression of him as a gun batsman. He wont deliver every time, but he will deliver when it matters.

I think a more apt question in test is Rahane vs. Shafiq.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

And my boy Rahane wins the MOTM award.

Well deserved.

 

[leg-side-flick]

I think this guy is the real deal. A more fluent and perhaps modern version of VVS Laxman.
For some reason, I have this impression of him as a gun batsman. He wont deliver every time, but he will deliver when it matters.

I think a more apt question in test is Rahane vs. Shafiq.

Rahane will be India's test captain after Kohli

 

[BeautifulGame]

Rahane will be India's test captain after Kohli

They are almost the same age so that's very unlikely.

 

[Acricketfan]

Well deserved.

Thanks bhai.

 

[Scrolln]

I think this guy is the real deal. A more fluent and perhaps modern version of VVS Laxman.
For some reason, I have this impression of him as a gun batsman. He wont deliver every time, but he will deliver when it matters.

I think a more apt question in test is Rahane vs. Shafiq.

I don't think Rahane delivered when it mattered in the series, it was a Pujara/Vijay show till the dead rubber. Rahane played very well but i think people are forgetting the contributions by the other batsmen when the series was alive.

On topic, its extremely rare in test history that a player scores a ton or looks very comfortable in his first overseas tour to every country. Rahane is among those rare breed of batsmen, who's here for the long haul. Even in ODI's i would bank on him to improve his game soon. His IPL exploits have shown that he has that extra gear.

Shehzad looks OK, i had high expectations from him when he scored a brilliant ODI ton in SA to win the series for Pakistan , but he seems to have declined since. Nowadays , he just comes across as someone who has the swagger of Viv Richards but is a slightly inferior version of Aamer Sohail in reality.

 

[Pete Rose]

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I don't think Rahane delivered when it mattered in the series, it was a Pujara/Vijay show till the dead rubber. Rahane played very well but i think people are forgetting the contributions by the other batsmen when the series was alive.

On topic, its extremely rare in test history that a player scores a ton or looks very comfortable in his first overseas tour to every country. Rahane is among those rare breed of batsmen, who's here for the long haul. Even in ODI's i would bank on him to improve his game soon. His IPL exploits have shown that he has that extra gear.

Shehzad looks OK, i had high expectations from him when he scored a brilliant ODI ton in SA to win the series for Pakistan , but he seems to have declined since. Nowadays , he just comes across as someone who has the swagger of Viv Richards but is a slightly inferior version of Aamer Sohail in reality.

Yeah, but he is big part of this win. him and to a lesser extent ensured that the talk in this test would not be about the pitch.

 

[WC-Passion]

This thread is perhaps worse than the

Imran Nazir vs Sehwag

Akmal vs Kohli

and such other threads.

It is worse. I remember seeing [MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION] putting up a graph where in 2009 Umar was better than Kohli and Shehzad but after Kohli just got like 10X better. Shehzad has to be the worst of the lot because he wasn't doing ground breaking things in the first place and is now averaging around 30-35 mark with a SR of 72 in ODI's

 

[Slog]

It is worse. I remember seeing [MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION] putting up a graph where in 2009 Umar was better than Kohli and Shehzad but after Kohli just got like 10X better. Shehzad has to be the worst of the lot because he wasn't doing ground breaking things in the first place and is now averaging around 30-35 mark with a SR of 72 in ODI's

Shehzads greatest achievement is to rally enough support among deewanis that people somehow even include him in the conversation.

At no point did he have great stats and apart from a NZ innings 2 years after his debut even in his early years he didnt show much

 

[in_cutter]

Not even a comparison at this stage

 

[WC-Passion]

Shehzads greatest achievement is to rally enough support among deewanis that people somehow even include him in the conversation.

At no point did he have great stats and apart from a NZ innings 2 years after his debut even in his early years he didnt show much

Yeah, never understood the hype with this guy. To be fair, I followed Umar and Kohli more as I'm a big fan of those two.

 

[Slog]

Yeah, never understood the hype with this guy. To be fair, I followed Umar and Kohli more as I'm a big fan of those two.

I'm not a fan of any of the three to be fair.

But Kohli is class. And at some point Umar looked special but sadly his own failing meant he was never able to achieve his potential. Shehzad I never thought would amount to a great player ever and I certainly didn't think he was comparable to Kohli at any point in his career.

 

[Hawkeye]

With shady gone, this thread won't be fun anymore. No one to defend Shehzad, he was the only guy. :/

Embarrassing, let's close this thread please.

 

[in_cutter]

Shady banned?!

 

[leg-side-flick]

They are almost the same age so that's very unlikely.

When did Age become the only factor

 

[WC-Passion]

I'm not a fan of any of the three to be fair.

But Kohli is class. And at some point Umar looked special but sadly his own failing meant he was never able to achieve his potential. Shehzad I never thought would amount to a great player ever and I certainly didn't think he was comparable to Kohli at any point in his career.

Agreed.

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[Acricketfan]

With shady gone, this thread won't be fun anymore. No one to defend Shehzad, he was the only guy. :/

Embarrassing, let's close this thread please.

Ummm , how about no ?

 

[Acricketfan]

With shady gone, this thread won't be fun anymore. ll

Embarrassing, let's close this thread please.

Bullet Drive is still here.

 

[Hawkeye]

Bullet Drive is still here.

Oh yeah, [MENTION=56866]Bullet Drive[/MENTION] is the man who is still loyal to his boy Shehzad.

 

[LastManstanding]

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[cricketjoshila]

Rahane playing really well in Australia in ODIs.Hence the Bump.
[MENTION=140018]Relapse[/MENTION] bhai what do you have to say?

 

[Relapse]

Rahane playing really well in Australia in ODIs.Hence the Bump.
[MENTION=140018]Relapse[/MENTION] bhai what do you have to say?

Good for you.

 

[Slog]

Shehzad can't tie his shoelaces. Garbage cricketer who is in the team just because of his shady relationship with Afridi

 

[carrom_ball]

Shehzad can't tie his shoelaces. Garbage cricketer who is in the team just because of his shady relationship with Afridi

Shady relationship, I see what you did there..... [MENTION=140018]Relapse[/MENTION]


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[cricketjoshila]

Good for you.

You still think Shehzad is better than Rahane?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Shehzad can't tie his shoelaces. Garbage cricketer who is in the team just because of his shady relationship with Afridi

LOL man.Interesting post!

 

[LastManstanding]

Yeah this hack shehzad is definitely better.

 

[in_cutter]

Joke of a comparison this. Rahane anytime.

 

[JaDed]

Both look pretty pathetic in ODI but tbh Rahane might do tad bit better than him if he opened as well.Tests its Rahane for me.

 

[JaDed]

Joke of a comparison this. Rahane anytime.

I think it was pretty close for a long time but last one year Shezzi hasn't been consistent and looks out of it.

 

[Sandeep]

At least wait for the end of the series. Bump after each failure of Rahane/SHehzad..

 

[Acricketfan]

At least wait for the end of the series. Bump after each failure of Rahane/SHehzad..

Do you still have to wait to see who is the better batsman?

 

[Ankit007]

Jadeja is the only one less better than shahzad in indian team.

 

[samplepiece]

Jadeja is the only one less better than shahzad in indian team.

Even he knows how to rotate strikes. : anti-shehzad-brigade

 

[Varun]

So one has been booted out of the team while the other goes from strength to strength in the test arena.

 

[Hasan123]

Joke of a thread. Rahane all day and every day. Rahane would get into our team in all formats. Shehzad would barely make it into Indias A team.

We shouldn't compare any of our young batters to young Indian batters. There structure is much better than ours.

 

[Hawkeye]

So one has been booted out of the team while the other goes from strength to strength in the test arena.

I see why you bumped this.

You want us to feel embarrassed. Come on now. It's like comparing Imran Farhat to Rahul Dravid.

 

[Varun]

I see why you bumped this.

You want us to feel embarrassed. Come on now. It's like comparing Imran Farhat to Rahul Dravid.

Scroll back to page 1 - this thread was created when both were at the same level.

And who knows, Shehzad may yet return and score bountiful runs.

 

[JaDed]

It wasn't unfair comparison initially but Rahane has done well in tests,nothing major in LOI imo both are at same level there.

 

[Hawkeye]

It wasn't unfair comparison initially but Rahane has done well in tests,nothing major in LOI imo both are at same level there.

9/10 times I'd take Rahane over the static feet pre-meditator in ODIs.

and obviously, no comparison in Tests.

 

[Mamoon]

One can always go back to pages 1,2,3 etc. for some laughs.

 

[JaDed]

9/10 times I'd take Rahane over the static feet pre-meditator in ODIs.

and obviously, no comparison in Tests.

Maybe for Pak team he might do well,as Pak bowlers can defend lower scores for Indian team would defn prefer someone younger -Karun/Rahul

 

[JibranAnsari]

played brilliantly yesterday , shehzad can never judge the swing and trajectory of the ball in a million years like rahane did yesterday against holder.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Joke of a thread. Rahane all day and every day. Rahane would get into our team in all formats. Shehzad would barely make it into Indias A team.

We shouldn't compare any of our young batters to young Indian batters. There structure is much better than ours.

And Twice on Sundays

 

[Slog]

Rohit Sharma is a tried and test failure. A garbage player. A champions trophy and a tri series after so many years won't change my mind. Sorry.

same opinion?

 

[Mamoon]

same opinion?

No, he has done a lot more since.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

the year is 2040. Somewhere on a cold foggy park in DHA Lahore, there sits a lonely man on a small wooden bench.

A single tear rolls down his eyes. I was once compared with Ajinkya Rahane, he'd say.

 

[geraltofrivia]

the year is 2040. Somewhere on a cold foggy park in DHA Lahore, there sits a lonely man on a small wooden bench.

A single tear rolls down his eyes. I was once compared with Ajinkya Rahane, he'd say.

And then he'll take a selfie.

 

[Prince_]

One got numerous chances even after having hardly any Natural talent while the other was unfairly booted out even after scoring the highest number of runs in a domestic tournament.

 

[Muhammad10]

Currently, Shehzad is more worthy of a comparison with Anamul Haque. Eerily similar records. :ahmed

 

[marlonbrowndo]

And then he'll take a selfie.

This just killed me

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Lol Rahane in all formats easily. Not even a comparison.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Rahane has more class and ability in his pinky finger.

Thread shouldve been closed roght here on post #2. Wouldve saved a couple of pages of Shehzad fans vs the rest of the world

 

[Sandeep]

Shehzad can be successful for Pakistan. Can't understand how he struggles to find gaps on field. The dude also has some good shots to his credit. As they say, you can have all talent in this world, but temperament comes only with hard work..

 

[big_gamer007]

aww bashing on poor shehzad wish he comes back to your team...He's quite entertaining and off the field antics are pretty funny!! Then seeing fans here blast him for every failure and posting epic quotes like the one below is fun..

"Rahane has more class and ability in his pinky finger."

 

[anuk]

Hard to do a comparison now because one guy is being kept out of the team due to non Cricket reasons. I'd say it's very close in terms of skill tho... Maybe rahane is slightly in front.

 

[Sandeep]

Finally, a batting comparison thread in which Pakistan has come out on top. Maybe time for a Jamshed, Rahane comparison thread?

How times have changed!

 

[EliteCynical]

the year is 2040. Somewhere on a cold foggy park in DHA Lahore, there sits a lonely man on a small wooden bench.

A single tear rolls down his eyes. I was once compared with Ajinkya Rahane, he'd say.

But the truth is that the year was 1980 and somewhere in a worn our chaarpai, outside a Dhaaba on a cold morning in Ludhiana, a gentleman, with a kambal wrapped around him, started writing a letter to the editor of Pakpassion, explaining how he believed Madan lal was a better all rounder than Imran Khan. Somewhere, that Tau must have read this thread, removed his dentures and quietly smiled himself to sleep.

 

[Surf]

Ahmed Shehzad is miles better than Rahane
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In Taking Selfies

 

[big_gamer007]

It's still very early to tell.

lol doesn't Mamoon get tired of 95% of his predictions being wrong.

LOL is the OP serious!? Shehzad any day!

Mamoon, can you please tell me how much class and ability Rahane has overall as he has more than Shehzad in hi pinky finger?

Shehzad is vastly superior or Rahane. What a silly comparison.

Sheezy all the way Rahane Who?

Umar Akmal and Shehzad are on a par with any Indian batsman. I do not consider Rahane a good batsman, he is comparable to Shafiq.

If you notice Asia cup performances both Umar and Shehzad scored centuries and good scores all round, if they get these home games on SC pitches in Pak their averages would be well into the 40s.

Rahane doesnt impress me at all and nothing about him suggests he is world class material.Shahzad is comfortably better at the moment though we can never be sure of our openers. They start as world beaters and then some magic strikes them...

lol. Rahane is Awful. I wonder how he got rated in the first place. Shehzad is miles better in every department

What a joke.

Shehzad is a better test, ODI and T20 batsman then Rahane and I actually rate Rahane.

Shehzad is on course to becoming a world wide legend.

Its tough on Rahane to compare him with our legends.

Shehzad didn't even raise his bat when he scored a ton

Indians jealous as usual, nothing new.

You were jealous of Umar Akmal first, then Nasir Jamshed & now its Ahmed Shehzad. Stop your hate.

Shehzad is better in tests, odis and t20s.
Rahane is better in first class.

Umar Akmal aevrages 38-39, which is just under 40. Shehzad's average is on the lower side because he had a poor start to his career. The way he's going, though, I can see him touching 40 at least. Jamshed averaged way more than 40, but that went down due to a dip in form. He can still get to 40.

The fact that you think averaging 40 is 'nothing special at ALL' shows how much you know about cricket.

Stick to the sport the guy in your avatar plays.

OK, he has batted well so far for his 50, but how does it prove he's better than Shehzad? He seems to have a good defense though.

Shehzad has played ONLY 3 tests so far that too in UAE, and has scored Tons there. With his good ODI record in hostile conditions of SA against best bowling attack, he has scored tons.

Nothing suggests he won't perform the same when he plays more Tests. So far, nothing can be 100% said about both Rahane and Shehzad when it comes to Tests as they haven't played much.

Why is that so? Who do you have? Do you have any opener more consistent than Shehzad? You Indians are the only ones that wouldn't call Pakistani openers better than Indian openers. And what's ironic is that you think I'm deluded. You Indians need to get over the delusions that Indians openers/batsman are way better than those of Pakistan's.

Such Gems!! Beauty!!

 

[LowKiiSavage]

When a man is down, beat him down further. We will revisit this squad once Shehzad gets back into the team. Till then the neighbours should enjoy finding solace in this.

 

[sshakir411]

recently watched one of Shehzad's innings in the cpl. what a waste of my 7 minutes that was..probably 3 proper cricketing shots that went straight to the fielder...one ugly hoick for six and a really terrible slog that somehow crawled to the ropes. Then he got out chasing a score of like 190 something

 

[Stark]

Such Gems!!

Thanks for the compilation

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

But the truth is that the year was 1980 and somewhere in a worn our chaarpai, outside a Dhaaba on a cold morning in Ludhiana, a gentleman, with a kambal wrapped around him, started writing a letter to the editor of Pakpassion, explaining how he believed Madan lal was a better all rounder than Imran Khan. Somewhere, that Tau must have read this thread, removed his dentures and quietly smiled himself to sleep.

The next morning, his two sons find a letter outside their door. Anxious at first, they'd open it thinking what their distant father had to say to them. With nervous fingers, and with an air of tension, they'd slowly open the letter.

Kids, dear kids, forgive me for I've never been the father you deserved. Take this letter to your Uncle, he'll give you the keys of all my savings that I've collected for you. My life is done now, I'm heading to the asharm to spend the rest of my years there. I've been vindicated; forgive me for my insolence, now I give you a chance to start afresh. Namaste

Slowly the boys would peek in their father's room, an empty bed, a picture of Kapil on the pillow, and a printed last page of this thread before this reply. A little extra side note by the print - a hand note - in all caps

HOPEFULLY ELITECYNIC AND GOUGANDACRANES WILL GET BANNED.

 

[Moiza]

Shehzad can be successful for Pakistan. Can't understand how he struggles to find gaps on field. The dude also has some good shots to his credit. As they say, you can have all talent in this world, but temperament comes only with hard work..

His ability to pick out fielders is world class. Always hits the ball directly into the hands, not an inch on the side.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Shehzad is still ahead. 10 centuries > 9 centuries

 

[Abdul]

Ajinkya Rahane has reached heights! On the other hand... a reject... the less said, the better!

 

[Hasan123]

And Twice on Sundays

Cannot believe some of the comments on this thread!!!!

 

[Hasan123]

recently watched one of Shehzad's innings in the cpl. what a waste of my 7 minutes that was..probably 3 proper cricketing shots that went straight to the fielder...one ugly hoick for six and a really terrible slog that somehow crawled to the ropes. Then he got out chasing a score of like 190 something

Now imagine watching that for a year or so, than you have people saying he is unfairly dropped when he bats like that.

 

[Hasan123]

Kohli
Ab
Smith
Younis
Michael Clarke
Mahela
Rogers
Warner
Pointing
Sachin
Laxman
Amla


Just some of the names i havs seen Broad and Anderson have hoping and dancing around on some dead wickets, yet we have some of our fans thinking Shehzad will make a difference.

 

[Buffet]

Another 15 tests outside Asia with the same performance may even land a place in all time Asian Test XI for Rahane. It's not fair for Shehzad to be compared with Rahane.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Shehzad is still ahead. 10 centuries > 9 centuries

When a man is down, beat him down further. We will revisit this squad once Shehzad gets back into the team. Till then the neighbours should enjoy finding solace in this.

This was missing.

 

[LastManstanding]

After the last test, shezzy boy seems to have narrowed the gap.

 

[big_gamer007]

Hahaha forgot about this thread, had some good laughs reading the posts..

 

[JaDed]

But the truth is that the year was 1980 and somewhere in a worn our chaarpai, outside a Dhaaba on a cold morning in Ludhiana, a gentleman, with a kambal wrapped around him, started writing a letter to the editor of Pakpassion, explaining how he believed Madan lal was a better all rounder than Imran Khan. Somewhere, that Tau must have read this thread, removed his dentures and quietly smiled himself to sleep.

) Well done bro

 

[EliteCynical]

) Well done bro

Ha ha. All fun and games with [MENTION=133726]GoUgandaCranes[/MENTION]

In all seriousness, some of the comments are clearly ranging from disbelief to delusion. If Ahmed Shehzad is the best opening partner to Azhar Ali, that PAkistan can serve at the moment, then surely something is not right at grass root levels.

At this moment, he is no where near Rahane IMO. He may have to work really hard on this game and hopefully he can turn it around. Steve Smith is the greatest example to any batsman going around, i suppose.