Asad Shafiq as a slip fielder

[Chief Destroyer]

Looking very good. Two fine catches.

Moving well and is a natural athlete. Good hands.

 

[Slog]

wish he had same confidence when doing his primary job

 

[sjahmed23]

Need to have him score runs now. He's had a quiet NZ series.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Was excellent at gully but it's time to move him to the slips. As the person above said he needs to score in this test though

 

[Shafi]

His primary job is batting. Good catch is just a bonus

 

[JaDed]

Was surprised to see him catch those,seeing the other drops in the morning.Looking good.

 

[JaDed]

His primary job is batting. Good catch is just a bonus

In countries like Aus,England,Saffers its almost a primary job considering the pace of the ball,might not matter much in UAE but slip catching is everything in those countries.

 

[static]

His primary job is batting. Good catch is just a bonus

That is exactly the mentality that the Pakistani cricketers have that leads to so many important catches being dropped and losing matches due to those catches. If we change this mentality only then we can succeed.

 

[Shafi]

That is exactly the mentality that the Pakistani cricketers have that leads to so many important catches being dropped and losing matches due to those catches. If we change this mentality only then we can succeed.

Yes but how much he score? We need good batsmen + fielders.

 

[static]

Yes but how much he score? We need good batsmen + fielders.

Yes he needs to score, but just fielding and catching also needs to be a priority. We can't just let fielding be an afterthought.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Sharp reflexes. Looked good.

 

[JibranAnsari]

only if his reflexes are equally good in batting.

 

[hussain.r97]

Did an excellent job in the field, unfortunately the same can't be said for his batting. Really hope he comes good this tour, he's going through some rough form.

 

[aloo paratha]

Great catch today.

 

[nam]

great catch today.. only if posters here can stick to the topic of 'catching' but i guess its too much to ask

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

I believe any other guy (barring Shadab maybe) would've dropped that 1st catch 9 times out of 10. That ball was travelling fast!!

 

[hadi123]

What a catch it was. I was upstairs getting ready for work and I just heard the commentators on TV shouting about how good the catch was. Hopefully it gives Shafiq confidence to bat well. Did anyone else see the ball hit Shadab once Shafiq threw it out of his hands, think it bounced off someone's foot and smacked Shadab right in the face

 

[Hasan123]

Solid fielder.

 

[Asch Ali]

Glimpse of Younis Khan!!
I hope he goes on for another 15 years and catching 500 more wickets.

 

[Greenstorm]

He is way better than Azhar who should be kept away from slips.

 

[IAJ]

He is way better than Azhar who should be kept away from slips.

I say bring back Imran Farhat just so he can field in slips, still remember his amazing drops.

 

[TQ89]

That was an awesome catch

 

[Chief Destroyer]

bump

 

[Abdul]

 

[Ab Fan]

The only place where he can fit in is no. 12 when carrying drinks.

 

[Abdullah719]

Specialist slip fielder.

 

[Haroon786]

Looking very good. Two fine catches.

Moving well and is a natural athlete. Good hands.

When he gets dropped, can he be kept as a specialist slip fielder to be used in matches?

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

He is crucial in slips.


First it was Younis now it's Shafique.


Hope he scores in this series. He is in form and it's just a confidence thing atm.


Crucial series for him as despite those hundreds here and there he hasn't been consistent.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

When he gets dropped, can he be kept as a specialist slip fielder to be used in matches?

No, we have capable replacements. Haris slides in naturally.

 

[ManFan]

Seems to be the only thing he’s capable of doing without being a complete coward.

 

[Dark_Horse]

I only remembered him Playing the game when he took a catch else he was never a highlight in field or batting

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

Rahul and Asad need to be specualist slips, no use as a batsman.