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Asad Shafiq - The man of crisis

Average of 25.. Strike rate of 68.. After 51 matches.. How is he a specialist batsmen.. I have seen all rounders with better averages and strike rates.. How is he even in the team?? I don't understand.. Even if he makes 100 today.. He's still pathetic... He needs to be dropped from the ODI's
 
23 off 40 and bowled between bat and pad again

Awful technique n performance from someone who supposedly has got a great technique
 
Well as far as ODI cricket is concerned... "Asad Shafiq - The man that puts Pakistan in crisis"
 
A very uninspiring innings today.

He had scored a 100 in his last test innings which should have helped him in this format. This is not a case of being out of form but being out of place in national side.

A regular member of the test squad, has been given a chance in 50 plus ODIs and now he featured in consecutive 6 matches as well. Those who complain that he has not been given a fair chance are absolutely wrong because you have to contribute at least a little to get consistence opportunities.
 
Is [MENTION=107807]Pete Rose[/MENTION] still on PP. I want to hear some great predictions.
 
Shafiq is not doing well in ODI at all. We need to bench him and find alternatives.
 
Pete Rose said:
Still here. An improvement today.
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That's true he could only improve from the last match. Overal career average and SR still going down. You provide some good comedy on the forum. Lol I appreciate it
 
salman24 said:
That's true he could only improve from the last match. Overal career average and SR still going down. You provide some good comedy on the forum. Lol I appreciate it
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Comedy gold is asking for a Razzaq comeback before every tournament. This is a prediction. I am happy to provide you small mercies.
 
Gollum said:
Shafiq is not doing well in ODI at all. We need to bench him and find alternatives.
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what do you mean "find alternatives", we have Maqsood, Haris, Umar, Fawad and even Babar Azam can bat anywhere, it's more of a case how can we accommodate them all!
 
Cricket_Engineer said:
what do you mean "find alternatives", we have Maqsood, Haris, Umar, Fawad and even Babar Azam can bat anywhere, it's more of a case how can we accommodate them all!
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He is head and shoulders above than the players you mentioned barring Haris and I haven't seen Babar Azam so can't say about him.
 
clean bowled twice in a row on a flat wicket. Not what you would expect from a player touted for his technique.
 
Pete Rose said:
Comedy gold is asking for a Razzaq comeback before every tournament. This is a prediction. I am happy to provide you small mercies.
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Lol I think I hit a nerve. Anyway at least he has some sort of record and actually won us the 2009 T20 WC. I had asked for his comeback then too. We haven't had of him playing that many world cups unfortunately :). "Small mercies," you really crack me up man. I'm sure you have that effect on the rest of PP too.
 
He tried to play a selfish 50 knock but instead, he got found out and humiliated by Haris Sohail.
 
Another day another failure. Shehzad coming back strong, Harris playing well, Sarfraz batting well (needs to work on the keeping). These are the guys you need to persist with. I will give Umar a rain check because it was just a dumb play all around as it was Afridi's call, but great day when Pak win and the people you should actually build around do well, and the TTF's continuously falter.
 
Awful, truly awful. He's really the worst batsman to represent us in 50+ ODIs. Makes Imran Farhat's career look like Brian Lara's.
 
I had some hope when he was picked that he may up his game after his 1 or 2 test innings recently but he's horrible.Can't rotate the strike can't time the ball.Everytime he hits the ball the bat twists is in hand & his technique is way overrated getting bowled like that on phattas :facepalm:
 
Shafiq's a big loss to pak cricket in current 11 ! Should be back after world cup as soon as possible


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fahadshah said:
Shafiq's a big loss to pak cricket in current 11 ! Should be back after world cup as soon as possible


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Agreed. He alone would have scored more runs than all TTF of current II had scored in this WC.
 
Good batsman, put his head down and keeps plugging. His test form will warrant another recall. It's a mental switch, his success in odis is inevitable.
 
A good for nothing player who will be kicked out of the Test squad as well in the next 2 years.
 
Nasir Jamshed is not 0.01% the fielder Asad Shafiq is.

And Asad can't do any worse in batting than what YK and Nasir Jamshed have done combined so far in this WC.


We blundered and flunked pretty badly for not selecting Asad in this team.
 
Pete Rose said:
Good batsman, put his head down and keeps plugging. His test form will warrant another recall. It's a mental switch, his success in odis is inevitable.
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There was another player who played well in tests but was horrid in ODI's, I wonder what happened with him.
 
One of the reasons we suck so bad is because we wasted time on this guy and didn't give the people that actually are playing in the world cup a chance
 
I just hope they don't bring back this pathetic player after the WC in place of Misbah/Younis/Afridi who will be gone... because otherwise we are just > again
 
He has great potential, but was rightly dropped for the World Cup. The problem with him is more mental. The day he makes a big score in ODIs, he'll be a changed player.
 
hussain.r97 said:
He has great potential, but was rightly dropped for the World Cup. The problem with him is more mental. The day he makes a big score in ODIs, he'll be a changed player.
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he is almost 30

time is almost up

fawad, sarfraz and babar are all smashing down the door when it comes to selection
 
Frank Underwood said:
Brilliant minds do not access deaf ears.
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sarfraz will be in the squad

Babar Azam played for Pak A in warm up tests even when he used to have a horrible first class record. He is clearly being prepared

fawad is the dodgy scenario i concede, but that doesnt change the fact that things wont get easy for shaifq, and i havent even mentioned in the inveitable return of Professor and Malik
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
sarfraz will be in the squad

Babar Azam played for Pak A in warm up tests even when he used to have a horrible first class record. He is clearly being prepared

fawad is the dodgy scenario i concede, but that doesnt change the fact that things wont get easy for shaifq, and i havent even mentioned in the inveitable return of Professor and Malik
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Alas you and I both know that common logic defeats our board, so to believe Shafiq will not be back would be foolish of both of us.
 
Asad Shafiq will always be in reckoning for ODI selection because of his amazing domestic List A stats. Its really unfortunate for Pakistan that he has not been able to translate those amazing domestic List A stats to international cricket yet in ODIs. Otherwise he would be gun player for Pakistan in ODIs.
 
I have been hearing Asad shafiq is "almost 30" for you about 3 years now.
Sounds strangely like he is past marrying again equivalent of cricket.
His selection and general standing will remain unchanged in a post misbah world.
 
Pete Rose said:
I have been hearing Asad shafiq is "almost 30" for you about 3 years now.
Sounds strangely like he is past marrying again equivalent of cricket.
His selection and general standing will remain unchanged in a post misbah world.
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its a time when batsman should be reaching there peak, in tests he is probably close but honestly you would want something at least half decent after a 50 odi investment. I know those games arent consecutive and its been chaotic, but honestly speaking what new player isnt treated like that or any worse?
 
we don't have decent young batsman coming up so that means Shafiq wil be reckoning
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
its a time when batsman should be reaching there peak, in tests he is probably close but honestly you would want something at least half decent after a 50 odi investment. I know those games arent consecutive and its been chaotic, but honestly speaking what new player isnt treated like that or any worse?
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i dont think anyone would fault why he is not at the world cup.
with him...its just a matter of time, despite the wasted chances so far.
 
Shafiq better worry about his test team spot. Still has not established himself as a player despite what his fanboys like to claim.

He is not getting anywhere near the ODI team and rightly do. The worst batsman ever to play 50 or so games. Even more so than YK.

An average of 26 at a SR of 64 and people still want him the team. :facepalm:
 
Been saying all along, he is much better batsman than these top order hacks, Its a shame he couldn't make it to WC because he would have been a handful in these conditions which tests the technique and temperament of a player and shafiq is by far the most sound technically correct batsman in Pakistan after MoYo.
 
DarkKnightRisesAgain said:
Been saying all along, he is much better batsman than these top order hacks, Its a shame he couldn't make it to WC because he would have been a handful in these conditions which tests the technique and temperament of a player and shafiq is by far the most sound technically correct batsman in Pakistan after MoYo.
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Technique? Is that what these conditions with 300+ scores have shown you?

Do people create a fake narrative to try and prove a point that doesn't exist?

In NZ Shafiq averages 15, hell he averages 22 in UAE. This man is and will never be anything at the international level in ODI's.
 
Alamgeer said:
How old is Fawad? Shafiq is younger than fawad and 100 times better batsman than fawad.
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He is also 29 and unlike shafiq has done something of note in Odis in less than half the games, it's not like shafiq hasn't had his chance on flat tracks or vs minnows
 
DarkKnightRisesAgain said:
Been saying all along, he is much better batsman than these top order hacks, Its a shame he couldn't make it to WC because he would have been a handful in these conditions which tests the technique and temperament of a player and shafiq is by far the most sound technically correct batsman in Pakistan after MoYo.
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Lol.

Shafiq for all his technique is the worst ODI bat of all time.(50 ODI's or more).

An average of 25 with a SR of 64. What marvellous technique.
 
seems to always be the one with his head on the chopping block with pakistan fans but an excellent inns today under pressure.
 
3 hundreds and an 80 in his last 5 innings, but should still be dropped.

Time for some to lick their wounds. His selection in Tests is totally on merit and he's here to stay.
 
I think, PAK is wasting Asad at 6, he 'll be a much better player at 3. Batting at 6, sometimes I feel Asad is batting within himself or in a shell as PAK doesn't have much in the tail. Whenever he has formed a big partnership, there is hardly anyone in PAK as fluent as him, which indicates that he should bat in 3/4.

I would have dropped one of the openers in this series & play Azhar/Asad at 2/3 & debut Haris at 6. MoHa should stay as he is in form & bowling well - SRL team has few lefties, which makes not much sense to play a left-armer & a leggi; rather they should play 3 seemers, one of the slow bowlers (Babar) & MoHa as back-up spinner, therefore Ahmad misses out (though I think he is better Test opener than MoHa, who is basically a sitting duck against moving ball).
 
MMHS said:
I think, PAK is wasting Asad at 6, he 'll be a much better player at 3. Batting at 6, sometimes I feel Asad is batting within himself or in a shell as PAK doesn't have much in the tail. Whenever he has formed a big partnership, there is hardly anyone in PAK as fluent as him, which indicates that he should bat in 3/4.

I would have dropped one of the openers in this series & play Azhar/Asad at 2/3 & debut Haris at 6. MoHa should stay as he is in form & bowling well - SRL team has few lefties, which makes not much sense to play a left-armer & a leggi; rather they should play 3 seemers, one of the slow bowlers (Babar) & MoHa as back-up spinner, therefore Ahmad misses out (though I think he is better Test opener than MoHa, who is basically a sitting duck against moving ball).
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Azhar is a perfectly fine gritty batsman to have in the lower middle order.

Younus and Azhar aren't as dynamic and need to be played at 3/4 and once Younus is out of the picture, Babar Azam/Haris Sohail will be first in line for the number 3 spot.

Don't fix what's not broken and I think Shafiq is perfectly fine at 5/6 - has gotten us out of sticky situations a handful of times and is a perfect counter weight to someone like Sarfraz on the other end or to keep the tail wagging.
 
MMHS said:
I think, PAK is wasting Asad at 6, he 'll be a much better player at 3. Batting at 6, sometimes I feel Asad is batting within himself or in a shell as PAK doesn't have much in the tail. Whenever he has formed a big partnership, there is hardly anyone in PAK as fluent as him, which indicates that he should bat in 3/4.

I would have dropped one of the openers in this series & play Azhar/Asad at 2/3 & debut Haris at 6. MoHa should stay as he is in form & bowling well - SRL team has few lefties, which makes not much sense to play a left-armer & a leggi; rather they should play 3 seemers, one of the slow bowlers (Babar) & MoHa as back-up spinner, therefore Ahmad misses out (though I think he is better Test opener than MoHa, who is basically a sitting duck against moving ball).
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I agree completely. Asad is a number 3 batsman, and number 3 is where he bats in FC cricket. He should be promoted, with Haris slotting in at 6.

Asad is being completely wasted at 6.
 
Bump!

Say what you want about him and his average these days, this guy has the knack of stepping up and rescuing Pakistan in crisis situations. Playing a very good innings in Brisbane today.
 
hussain.r97 said:
Bump!

Say what you want about him and his average these days, this guy has the knack of stepping up and rescuing Pakistan in crisis situations. Playing a very good innings in Brisbane today.
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It's been the story of his career. Has time and again played good innings under pressure. That was why I never understood the accusations of him being a failure under. The problem is that he has never been consistent and he never piles up these performances. Following the usual trend of his career he will have one more 50+ score in the next 2 tests with the rest being 15s and 20s.
 
He is not good enough to be consistent. Pressure or not, he will fail most of the time.
 
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