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Asad Shafiq vs Ajinkya Rahane

Statsman said:
On what basis is Rahane better than Shafiq?
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At the moment, Rahane is more versatile than Shafiq. Although Asad hasn't toured overseas much and so it doesn't go against him. But since Rahane right now is a proven commodity, people place him higher. Shafiq has this tour and the Australian tour to prove his credentials as well.
 
street cricketer said:
At the moment, Rahane is more versatile than Shafiq. Although Asad hasn't toured overseas much and so it doesn't go against him. But since Rahane right now is a proven commodity, people place him higher. Shafiq has this tour and the Australian tour to prove his credentials as well.
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Very similar record, same age, similar average although Asad has played more and has two more centuries than Rahane also has more fifities but You cannot choose between them. I would not say one is better than the other. Batting at 6 Asad may have a better record.
 
Rudi hater said:
Very similar record, same age, similar average although Asad has played more and has two more centuries than Rahane also has more fifities but You cannot choose between them. I would not say one is better than the other. Batting at 6 Asad may have a better record.
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I said Rahane is ahead mainly for his versatility, he plays better in tough conditions and adapts well to different conditions. He has played some brilliant knocks in his short career overseas. Has a ton in every country he has played overseas except SA where he made a 96. He averages 48.5 away from asia while Shafiq averages 30.5.

Rahane's position is generally no.5, and has played very few matches at no.6. Although he averages a healthy 65 at no.6 as well.

But yeah, I agree both are similar kind of players and I rate Shafiq highly in the Pakistan team.
 
Fair to say Rahane is a better pressure player than Shafiq.
 
shafiq is not even worth an inferior version of AB or clarke.
 
Hard on Shafiq. The feel he is much better than what his performance suggests at Birmingham. Easily the best test batsman of current Pakistan team. Every player goes through these rough innings from time to time. Shafiq is too good to repeat this..
 
This is very insulting for Rahane to be compared with Asad Shafiq. :facepalm:
 
Varun said:
Out: Dhawan In: Sami Aslam
Out: Pujara In: either one of Shafiq/Azhar Ali
Out: Saha In: Sarfraz
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Sami Aslam based on one innings? Dhawan has been good in NZ too.

And anyways it should be Rahul/Vijay who should be opening not Dhawan.
 
geraltofrivia said:
Sami Aslam based on one innings? Dhawan has been good in NZ too.
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Dhawan's lucky knock in NZ was based off two dropped catches and it was just the law of averages catching up. Look at his record everywhere including India - it's deadset below par and a so called batting powerhouse like us should have nothing to do with such a hack.

Sami Aslam is just 20 years of age, got thrown off the deep end and delivered in both innings in a test match in a country where he's never gone before. In fact, it was just his 3rd test match ever. He has the potential to be light years ahead of Dhawan after a couple of series already.
 
Varun said:
Dhawan's lucky knock in NZ was based off two dropped catches and it was just the law of averages catching up. Look at his record everywhere including India - it's deadset below par and a so called batting powerhouse like us should have nothing to do with such a hack.

Sami Aslam is just 20 years of age, got thrown off the deep end and delivered in both innings in a test match in a country where he's never gone before. In fact, it was just his 3rd test match ever. He has the potential to be light years ahead of Dhawan after a couple of series already.
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You forgot KL Rahul who has already scored 3 centuries in 6 innings.
 
Varun said:
Dhawan's lucky knock in NZ was based off two dropped catches and it was just the law of averages catching up. Look at his record everywhere including India - it's deadset below par and a so called batting powerhouse like us should have nothing to do with such a hack.

Sami Aslam is just 20 years of age, got thrown off the deep end and delivered in both innings in a test match in a country where he's never gone before. In fact, it was just his 3rd test match ever. He has the potential to be light years ahead of Dhawan after a couple of series already.
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Yeah but like I said Dhawan should not even be in the team. It should be Rahul/Vijay, both of whom are superior to Sami so far (who btw is NOT 20).
 
Asad is just a good test bat who blows it every time he is under pressure and Rahane is an Excellent performer more so under pressure
 
geraltofrivia said:
Yeah but like I said Dhawan should not even be in the team. It should be Rahul/Vijay, both of whom are superior to Sami so far (who btw is NOT 20).
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Current age 20 years 239 days as per Cricinfo.
 
Rahane by a fair margin..

Both are the best overseas performers for their respective team.

The comparison only shows how much potential Shafiq has.
 
Rahane's stock has dipped after this series.

Perhaps the injury came at the right time, he was becoming a bunny of the English spinners.
 
Varun said:
Rahane's stock has dipped after this series.

Perhaps the injury came at the right time, he was becoming a bunny of the English spinners.
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Yes he missed out on boosting his tally. May be he needs some more work against spin bowlers at home. He is more comfortable against pacers abroad than spinners at home.
 
Asad Shafiq vs Ajinkya Rahane : Who is the better Test batsman?

Analyze who is better bat in test matches keeping all conditions in mind?:kohli2
 
Already a thread on this. Rahane is much better. He's indias second best Test batsman and one of the best in the world. Asad is a good Test batsman but not at that level
 
I don't know what to think of Rahane now.

Quite confused.
 
Asad is more well rounded however he is very weird should be averaging 50 in test cricket but he is horribly inconsistent
 
Technically Asad looks better overall batsman. Rahane obviously has caught spin virus. But if he counters this he would be back to being much better batsman than Asad.
 
Both are of the same caliber. Maybe Asad edges over him a little because of his performances everywhere he's played.
 
Thank you!

Asad and Azhar vs Kohli turned it around for Kohli, now lets hope this thread does the same :yk

On a serious note, Rahane potentially is a much better batsman but Shafiq has made the most of his skill so far and is more consistent out of the two.
 
People questioning Rahane's spin game, don't forget he did score twin centuries on a turner where batsmen struggled big time from both sides.

Problem with him is he is just too inconsistent. It's probably more mental than technical.
 
Cricfan4eva said:
People questioning Rahane's spin game, don't forget he did score twin centuries on a turner where batsmen struggled big time from both sides.

Problem with him is he is just too inconsistent. It's probably more mental than technical.
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Rahane is best test bat currently in the world
 
Cricfan4eva said:
Thank you!

Asad and Azhar vs Kohli turned it around for Kohli, now lets hope this thread does the same :yk

On a serious note, Rahane potentially is a much better batsman but Shafiq has made the most of his skill so far and is more consistent out of the two.
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Thats one if the worst asessment of asad he has not at all made of his abilities infact he is a major underachiever
 
Rahane is an amazing player on pace friendly tracks and flat tracks.

But his game against spin is dodgy as hell.

Valid comparison but Rahane will win for the sole reason Asad is way too inconsistent.

Asad is the more complete bat for now.
 
Rahane is a disgrace against spin. If he fails next match he will go into wilderness like pujara did for 1 yr.

He never looked comfortable from his debut against spin.

He might be responsible for india losing this series if he plays full series against aus
 
Rahane. Indian batsmen will always be better than their Pakistani counterparts, something that hasn't changed over the course of 50 years. Unfortunately, the reverse is not true for bowlers anymore. We are inferior in all three departments.
 
They're both in the same league, along with Pujara. I'd put Azhar, Faf, Khawaja and Bairstow in there as well. A step above these guys are the "Fab Four".

Personally, I'd take Rahane outside of Asia and Shafiq in it.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
Rahane is an amazing player on pace friendly tracks and flat tracks.

But his game against spin is dodgy as hell.

Valid comparison but Rahane will win for the sole reason Asad is way too inconsistent.

Asad is the more complete bat for now.
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Any Shafiq innings on a true turners?
 
Cricfan4eva said:
People questioning Rahane's spin game, don't forget he did score twin centuries on a turner where batsmen struggled big time from both sides.

Problem with him is he is just too inconsistent. It's probably more mental than technical.
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The problem with the test was no pressure in the game,his pressure game and technical ones both are sadly "in progress".

We really needed him to perform this match.Him Pujara Vijay will always remain level-2 batsmen if this is how it will be (Dravid was not level-2),Kohli has managed to outperform them based on impact.

Multiple times we have discussed these issues but its just exploding on ur faces right now.
 
Shafiq won't last on rank-turners either. He is an overrated player of spin, doesn't look sound in defense. Plays the cut better than most though, but it is not the best option on a rank-turner.

Younis and Sarfraz are the only two high quality players of spin in our team, but the latter is prone to throwing it away and overdoing it.
 
Bilal7 said:
They're both in the same league, along with Pujara. I'd put Azhar, Faf, Khawaja and Bairstow in there as well. A step above these guys are the "Fab Four".

Personally, I'd take Rahane outside of Asia and Shafiq in it.
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Williamson is no fab 4, are u Sleeping last year, Azhar ali and rahane are fab 4
 
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Rahane is in terrible form and also his batting average drop to 45. its baffle me his inability to score in india
 
Rahane played a crucial knock in Bangalore supporting Pujara, but about time he buckles down and really goes big.
 
both are similar, good players but both are inconsistent.

However, I would rate Rahane slightly more because of Shafiq's habit of getting out on ducks.
 
Shafiq got 5 ducks last year, that's record most for a Pakistani test batsman.
 
Gunner85 said:
Just another Indo-Pakistani Young batsmen Comparison thread.Whom you people think will be a better batsman 5 years from now and the reasons
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Asad is a mediocre test player and a garbage ODI player while while Rahane is a decenr batsman in both forms. No way we should compare Asad with Rahane. Asad could be be compared to Tom Latham only.
 
The worst Indian batsman to have played 65 tests and will captain the side in a few days time from now.
 
Softest Indian cricketer to have played the game and will captain the team in a few days.

While the worst Pakistani batsman to have played 65 tests gets dropped, the worst Indian batsman gets to captain this time.

If he has any shame, he should hit atleast two centuries in this series. :inti
 
They both represent everything that is wrong with test cricket.

Very average batsman that should never have played that many matches.

Thinngs going even worst for Indian fans as at least we have get rid of Asad Shafiq but they will see Rahane captain them in the next match.
 
Mobashir said:
They both represent everything that is wrong with test cricket.

Very average batsman that should never have played that many matches.

Thinngs going even worst for Indian fans as at least we have get rid of Asad Shafiq but they will see Rahane captain them in the next match.
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A 4-0 with poor batting will be curtail for Rahane. He can’t comeback as he don’t play IPL. I can’t wait him to go. But Shafiq will be back in the team for next series especially if pak loose 2-0.
 
Rahane is a superior batsmen. But I expect him to have a similar cycle which Shafiq has experienced. Score 1 big score to keep his place in the team for the next series, maybe because he is the better player he will have a series or 2 where he really stands out.

Long term, I think India need to move on from him.
 
No Indian batsman with over 75 tests has a worse average than Rahane. Not one in the history of Indian cricket.

He averages 32 in his last 50 tests. This year he is averaging 19 after 12 tests.

While Shafiq was thrown out of the Pakistan test team, Rahane is made captain of his. Joke of the century.
 
One of the thing that hurted me the most in cricket was how we can afford to give Shafiq 77 test matches when he is that average.
Well done to India for being even more pathetic and giving the as bad Rahane 79 test matches. May he play many more for you.
 
Rahane is an absolute deadweight and is bringing down Indian batsmanship.
 
I'm ashamed that I kept his picture as dp when I first joined the forum:sree

Both of these players are leeches for their respective teams. At least Shafiq has been dropped.
 
Rahane is a much better player, however, I feel his time is up now. India should give chance to KL at no.5 or they could also stick with Shreyas. But Shreyas will be a burden in SENA. So, KL would be a better option.
 
Asad Shafiq should actually be also dropped from Sindh now. Underperforming there as well for 2 complete seasons now.
 
Since Shafiq couldn't win Pakistan the Brisbane test and Rahane did won the Melbourne test, it is Rahane for me but both have arguably been the worst batters to play those many tests for their respective nations.

It seems that 2020 series win has allowed Rahane to enjoy all the government jobs privileges even though it might be true that it was a win to remember for ages.
 
Rahane is a good leader and a competent batter but again his time is done. I will still prefer Rahane over Shafiq though. Both are okayish Test batters but Rahane led Indian team to a series win in Australia which puts him slightly ahead.
 
Asad Shafiq:
Test: 77
Inning: 128
runs: 4660
avg 38.19
SR 48
100:12
50:27

Rahane
Test: 81
Innings: 138
Runs: 4921
Avg: 39.05
SR:49
100:12
50:25
 
Major said:
Asad Shafiq:
Test: 77
Inning: 128
runs: 4660
avg 38.19
SR 48
100:12
50:27

Rahane
Test: 81
Innings: 138
Runs: 4921
Avg: 39.05
SR:49
100:12
50:25
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Almost similar stats, but I'll take Rahane over Shafique every time.
Shafique has done justice to his talent but Rahane is a massive underachiever.
 
Unbiased-Fan said:
Almost similar stats, but I'll take Rahane over Shafique every time.
Shafique has done justice to his talent but Rahane is a massive underachiever.
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Tbh, both are not good enough to be in anyone top 5, for me I would pick shafiq ahead for number 6, as he's has a very good record at that position only
 
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