What's new

Asad Shafiq cannot handle pressure - this is a fact

He will fail tomorrow again and hopefully that will be the last of him in a Pakistan shirt. Ideally, the rain would prevent him the chance of saving his career anyway.
 
Firebat said:
He will fail tomorrow again and hopefully that will be the last of him in a Pakistan shirt. Ideally, the rain would prevent him the chance of saving his career anyway.
Click to expand...
Don't know if I would be so certain. This is the perfect situation for a classic 60 odd from the youngsta.
 
Firebat said:
He will fail tomorrow again and hopefully that will be the last of him in a Pakistan shirt. Ideally, the rain would prevent him the chance of saving his career anyway.
Click to expand...

What surprises me is that his dismissal has been pretty consistent i.e. the edge to slip. I've seen him get out to this dismissal in the practice game, the last test match and now this one as well. I expect and would hope Asad gets dropped and accommodated for someone else.

I think they really need to rethink the series for NZ, Azhar has bought himself a lifeline which sucks as i feel he should've been permanently dropped after this series.

Next series drop Asad, Wahab and possibly Naseem just based on him getting an injury.
 
Shoaibbtt said:
What surprises me is that his dismissal has been pretty consistent i.e. the edge to slip. I've seen him get out to this dismissal in the practice game, the last test match and now this one as well. I expect and would hope Asad gets dropped and accommodated for someone else.

I think they really need to rethink the series for NZ, Azhar has bought himself a lifeline which sucks as i feel he should've been permanently dropped after this series.

Next series drop Asad, Wahab and possibly Naseem just based on him getting an injury.
Click to expand...

It's not even the fact that he always edges to slip, that's generally the most common way for people to get out in Tests. It's more HOW he edges to slip that is so mind-numbingly consistent.

It's never a brute of a delivery that squares him up that he can do nothing about (like Broad to Babar last match). Instead, every single innings without fail, he will gently waft his bat at a ball way outside off, the definition of a nothing shot, as if he's impersonating the opposition's fielding coach in a slips practise session:

<div style="width: 100%; height: 0px; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.250%;"><iframe src="https://streamable.com/e/5tzbk1" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;"></iframe></div>
 
Firebat said:
It's not even the fact that he always edges to slip, that's generally the most common way for people to get out in Tests. It's more HOW he edges to slip that is so mind-numbingly consistent.

It's never a brute of a delivery that squares him up that he can do nothing about (like Broad to Babar last match). Instead, every single innings without fail, he will gently waft his bat at a ball way outside off, the definition of a nothing shot, as if he's impersonating the opposition's fielding coach in a slips practise session:

<div style="width: 100%; height: 0px; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.250%;"><iframe src="https://streamable.com/e/5tzbk1" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;"></iframe></div>
Click to expand...

Exactly Its like the shot you would play to give catching practice pre match

Its a nothing shot and a gift wicket to the opposition repeatedly
 
Firebat said:
It's not even the fact that he always edges to slip, that's generally the most common way for people to get out in Tests. It's more HOW he edges to slip that is so mind-numbingly consistent.

It's never a brute of a delivery that squares him up that he can do nothing about (like Broad to Babar last match). Instead, every single innings without fail, he will gently waft his bat at a ball way outside off, the definition of a nothing shot, as if he's impersonating the opposition's fielding coach in a slips practise session:

<div style="width: 100%; height: 0px; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.250%;"><iframe src="https://streamable.com/e/5tzbk1" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;"></iframe></div>
Click to expand...

He's been nothing more than mediocre, how he's gotten a long run is beyond me.

Fawad though i think should still get a bit of run until you drop him, his dismissal was unlucky as it was a no ball.

Naseem i think still very talented but just worried he will get an injury. Definite candidate for the short format.

Sohail Khan looks jacked and would not mind seeing him again.

In place of Asad Shafiq i would like to see Kashif Bhatti (dependent on conditions on the day)
 
Firebat said:
It's not even the fact that he always edges to slip, that's generally the most common way for people to get out in Tests. It's more HOW he edges to slip that is so mind-numbingly consistent.

It's never a brute of a delivery that squares him up that he can do nothing about (like Broad to Babar last match). Instead, every single innings without fail, he will gently waft his bat at a ball way outside off, the definition of a nothing shot, as if he's impersonating the opposition's fielding coach in a slips practise session:

<div style="width: 100%; height: 0px; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.250%;"><iframe src="https://streamable.com/e/5tzbk1" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;"></iframe></div>
Click to expand...

For a senior player who is a veteran of 75 test matches and is on his 4th tour of England, such a mode of dismissal is disgraceful and sums up why our senior batsmen are average compared to the top big 4 batsmen. Kohli improved dramatically after cashing in on the experience he gained from his first tour of Australia, England but Shafiq on the other hand will eternally be a debutant.
 
I think Asad is likeable character and does not indulge in team politics. Perhaps likely to continue playing for Pakistan sometime.
 
Asad facing the part timer as the day draws to a close and the game is about to be drawn - still fails :)))
 
Hmm, I'd have thought he would at least surpass the 29 highest score he's had this series.
 
Firebat said:
He will fail tomorrow again and hopefully that will be the last of him in a Pakistan shirt. Ideally, the rain would prevent him the chance of saving his career anyway.
Click to expand...

It was inevitable.
 
Forget pressure, he cant seem to handle anything now.
 
Firebat said:
Asad facing the part timer as the day draws to a close and the game is about to be drawn - still fails :)))
Click to expand...
Or, with three balls from a part-timer left before the new ball is due he lacks the concentration to see the job through.

This is rock-bottom. Absolute rock-bottom.
 
If Pakistan lose this it will be asad's fault he was batting comfortably with babar and he gives it away to a part timer.

He should consider retirement, he just succumbs to pressure, hopefully we never see him again in the test arena.
 
Asad Shafiq is one of the most pathetic batsmen I've seen in my life. Apart from that one run chase in Australia, I've never felt happy to see his name on the scoreboard.

This guy has always done JUST enough to stay in the team and that has really hurt us in the long run.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Horrible series for Asad Shafiq and there has to be question marks about his international future.<br><br>Innings 5<br>Runs 67<br>Average 13.40<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1298302569207521281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Really good looking 21 from Shafiq. He looked in control and played some very stylish drives for singles/doubles
 
Slim said:
Lets hope he does not because his compatriot Azhar has already bought another life.
Click to expand...

Azhar is better than shafiq atleast he has scored hundreds before but how many has shafiq got I think 2
 
This guy is mediocre as it comes only 2 hundreds no match winning runs gets out to a part time his time is up !
 
Back to domestic cricket for Asad and some long days at the NCA.

Footwork looks suspect, mentally fragile at the moment too.
 
Saj said:
Back to domestic cricket for Asad and some long days at the NCA.

Footwork looks suspect, mentally fragile at the moment too.
Click to expand...

I’m hoping the new first class structure will weed away the mediocre players and bring out the best talent in Pakistan...
 
IMMY69 said:
I’m hoping the new first class structure will weed away the mediocre players and bring out the best talent in Pakistan...
Click to expand...

Hopefully less teams means more competition only the best can survive unless they related to the coaches
 
shamaan said:
Hopefully less teams means more competition only the best can survive unless they related to the coaches
Click to expand...

It could also mean "sifarish" gets to have a greater say? The issue with lesser team concept is that its dependent upon select few.

This whole domestic change will bring result if done with transparency and genuine people having power, in all honesty I'm looking forward to it as well to see how it works in a Desi country.
 
Last edited:
JaDed said:
It could also mean "sifarish" gets to have a greater say? The issue with lesser team concept is that its dependent upon select few.

This whole domestic change will bring result if done with transparency and genuine people having power, in all honesty I'm looking forward to it as well to see how it works in a Desi country.
Click to expand...

It's a good thing only the best can survive and if they ain't good enough they should play in second xI the youngsters need to given a chance in the first xI
 
IMMY69 said:
I’m hoping the new first class structure will weed away the mediocre players and bring out the best talent in Pakistan...
Click to expand...

But are the coaches good enough in the qaid e azam will they promote the youngsters
 
He always looks in control when batting and 90% of the times gets out on a mediocre score. He needs to be dropped
 
Three words to describe his demeanour, runs and impact

Soft Soft and Soft
 
The problem with stating that Shafiq fails under pressure is the assumption that he doesn’t fail when there is no pressure.

That is strictly not true. Throughout his underwhelming career, he has struggled to score consistently - pressure or no pressure.

In fact, if you look at the list of hundreds that he has scored, you would find that more than half of his hundreds have become in what can be described as pressure situations.

The issue with Shafiq is that does not have the ability to perform consistently. He is as likely to fail when Pakistan are 500/3 as he is when Pakistan are 50/3.

Up until now Shafiq was a 39-40 averaging batsman, but now that he is getting older, he has been reduced to a 33-34 averaging batsman.
 
MenInG said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Horrible series for Asad Shafiq and there has to be question marks about his international future.<br><br>Innings 5<br>Runs 67<br>Average 13.40<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1298302569207521281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Click to expand...

This was exactly Kohli's average in England 2014 - except Kohli achieved it over 10 innings!

Watch Asad beast the next Pak tour of England now. :batman:
 
Younis Khan is saying that he is working on Asad's weak areas but not enough time to fix issues.
 
MenInG said:
Younis Khan is saying that he is working on Asad's weak areas but not enough time to fix issues.
Click to expand...

I think what YK means is that he will be long gone from this world before being able to fix Asad's weak areas.
 
Averaging 46.75 which isn't too bad in the QeA Trophy but a highest score of 72 with just 1 fifty and 0 hundreds.
 
Asad Shafiq fined for code of conduct breach

Karachi, 9 November 2020:

Sindh batsman Asad Shafiq has been fined 20 per cent match fee for a level 1 offence relating to showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during his side’s first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match against Northern at the UBL Sports Complex.

The incident happened on Sunday (third day of the match) when Asad showed obvious disappointment and verbally questioned the umpiring decision when he was given out LBW in the 15th over of Sindh’s second innings.

Asad was reported by on-field umpires Faisal Afridi and Saqib Khan at the end of third day’s play for violating article 2.8 of the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Player support Personnel.

Asad accepted the charge and the sanction handed out by match referee Mohammad Anees hence there was no need of a formal hearing.
 
From Round 8, Day 3, QeA20 report:

Sindh captain Asad Shafiq lifted his side to a mammoth 514 for eight (declared) with a classy century before Northern, batting for the second time in the match, were reduced to 126 for four.

Asad converted his overnight score of 46 to 117 not out – his 25th first-class century. The 34-year-old smashed 13 fours in the 191 balls he faced.
 
The match was over well before Asad came out to bat, so it does little to change the relevance of the title of this thread.

I don't know why Asad is hiding down at number 6 in domestic cricket.
 
MenInG said:
From Round 8, Day 3, QeA20 report:

Sindh captain Asad Shafiq lifted his side to a mammoth 514 for eight (declared) with a classy century before Northern, batting for the second time in the match, were reduced to 126 for four.

Asad converted his overnight score of 46 to 117 not out – his 25th first-class century. The 34-year-old smashed 13 fours in the 191 balls he faced.
Click to expand...

PCB Video

<div style="width: 100%; height: 0px; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.250%;"><iframe src="https://streamable.com/e/8n41uu" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;"></iframe></div>
 
Way to go. Another century when the team didn’t need it but Asad did.

Misbah is probably on the phone with him discussing Babar Azam replacement.
 
hitthestump said:
The match was over well before Asad came out to bat, so it does little to change the relevance of the title of this thread.

I don't know why Asad is hiding down at number 6 in domestic cricket.
Click to expand...

OMG I knew he was a mental midget in internationals but it seems he's obviously no different in domestics if he's a regular no.6.
 
Scores a 100 in KPL as captain for Overseas Warriors

FabGCVKXoAATiYf


394w8xE.png


Highlights of his innings

<div style="width: 100%; height: 0px; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.250%;"><iframe src="https://streamable.com/e/vupg3w" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;"></iframe></div>
 
Last edited:
QeA22:

At the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Test batter Asad Shafiq scored his first century of the season and 26th overall, to help Balochistan score 346 against ATF Southern Punjab. Balochistan had started the day at 225-4 with Asad Shafiq batting on 70. Asad struck 16 fours in a 183-ball innings.
 
This is his level

He was a massive failed investment. Azhar had his moments, won us games.

I cant think of Asad ever winnings us a game, at best he was a sidekick to a more dominant performance (like YK’s double at the oval)


Asad was a specalist in making defeats more respectable, the king of soft runs
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
This is his level

He was a massive failed investment. Azhar had his moments, won us games.

I cant think of Asad ever winnings us a game, at best he was a sidekick to a more dominant performance (like YK’s double at the oval)


Asad was a specalist in making defeats more respectable, the king of soft runs
Click to expand...

Yep, he’s like the guy who arrived at the party too late when everyone else is already leaving.

Had he somehow completed the 490 chase Vs Australia in Australia he would’ve gone down as a hero. The confidence from a win like that may have given him a career resurgence. So close..
 
Asad Shafiq makes 105 against Sindh at the LCCA Ground, scoring his 28th first-class 100

FiPRnUTWQAAqA8X
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Devadwal
  • Poll Poll
"When it's 13-0 or 10-1, it's not a rivalry anymore": Suryakumar Yadav
3 4 5
Replies
369
Views
9K
bunda_bindaas
B
Savak
The myth that Pakistani senior cricketers have been mistreated by the PCB
Replies
5
Views
591
Varun
Varun
BouncerGuy
“This is our last Test series in the current ICC World Test Championship cycle, and we would like to finish it on a winning note”: Shan Masood
Replies
12
Views
859
The Bald Eagle
The Bald Eagle
The Bald Eagle
Beyond the Boundary: From kings to beggars, how Pakistan cricket is falling into the same path as Pakistan hockey and squash?
2
Replies
90
Views
5K
hoshiarpurexpress
H
MenInG
Pakistan cannot win the ICC World Cup 2023 as they are not mentally and physically strong enough to defeat India, England, Australia and New Zealand
2
Replies
145
Views
10K
FearlessRoar
FearlessRoar
Back
Top