Asad Shafiq's worrying numbers

[aukhan]

Scored a hundred and got out immediately. Just what you expect from him. His job is done...

 

[Abdullah Rabbani]

Scored a hundred and got out immediately. Just what you expect from him. His job is done...

This guy is artist know how to stay in team failed in full series now scored in last match to save his place he will play next 8 year with this art.

 

[Barragan]

Scored a hundred and got out immediately. Just what you expect from him. His job is done...

Ofc, his job is done and what else more was he meant to do?

It's not like Pak need to take a good lead and make sure to not leave too much on a torn pitch on the final few days or something.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

the test will be later, will he go on to do nothing for the next 10 innings?

the only positive was that this 100 wasn't made in a no pressure situation

 

[Suleiman]

He's the kid in class who does just enough to pass.

 

[Amjid Javed]

place saving 100, another 10 poor inns after this one probably.

 

[Ab Fan]

Here is a problem with Shafiq. Azhar saved the team from collapse and put them into a good position and then got out.

When Shafiq came to bat, it was 50-50 and he made a great partnership with Azhar but with the latter's wicket, it was his responsibility to take Pakistan to a 100+ run lead but he threw it after he got a hundred. I appreciate him for his inning in Brisbane, albeit in losing cause but outside that, he has never done justice to his ability and has done nothing else in his long career worth remembering.

Pakistan could have ended all hopes of Kiwis here but it seems they are giving a bit of chance to New Zealand for fightback.

 

[arehaan]

Seriously hate this guy. If only we had invested so much time in someone like Fawad Alam when he was at his peak. Keeps on playing these few innings to keep his engine running but never able to finish. Difference between a good and mediocre player.

 

[Ab Fan]

Shafiq getting out at 100 today would have been fine had he got runs in other games as well. But he fails in 7 innings and then hits one hundred in last one, and that also is not a complete inning. This is the issue. Neither consistency nor any impact.

 

[Xoib]

Shafiq getting out at 100 today would have been fine had he got runs in other games as well. But he fails in 7 innings and then hits one hundred in last one, and that also is not a complete inning. This is the issue. Neither consistency nor any impact.

To be fair he has been decent without being excellent this UAE season

 

[Savak]

When Asad Shafiq scores runs, Pakistan usually ends up losing. Not a good sign in this test match

 

[mastersaan10]

South Africa should be his last series

 

[Ab Fan]

To be fair he has been decent without being excellent this UAE season

He has been mostly decent or he fails. Below is the breakup for his last few series performance: -

Pak vs SL: - Avg 45
Ire vs Pak: - Avg 31
Eng vs Pak: - Avg 30
Pak vs Aus: - Avg 41
Pak vs NZ: - Avg 51

Pak vs SL was a hopeless situation we all remember, did nothing all through series and got a hundred in losing cause in last inning.

Vs Ireland, he scored a 50.

Vs England, 1 50 in 3 innings.

Vs Australia, 1 50 in 4 innings.

Vs NZ, gets a 100 in 4 inning.

These are decent performance but you expect a lot more for someone who has played 65 tests and didn't do much in his first 50 tests. Another thing is he wasnt far off from getting dropped before that Pak vs SL series as well. His performance was average even before that as well.But he just manages to score a hundred when about to get dropped. He does almost the same which Dhawan did for India in tests. Performs when about to get dropped for a goodwill.

 

[waqar goraya]

Not many Asad fans here.

I believe after Hafeez's retirement from test cricket Asad has assumed the charge of most disliked cricketer in Pakistan these days.

He has been so mediocre lately that not even a 100 could bring any praise for him.

 

[Zaz]

It was a good innings but he needs to be more consistent, a score of between 50-100 every 4 innings isn’t good enough for someone who doesn’t score daddy hundreds and for someone who’s played 60plus tests

This is where he trails azhar They’ve played a similar number of games but azhar record is far more accomplished than shafiqs in terms of runs, hundreds and average

 

[Syed1]

Lots of children on PP now or people whose minds stopped growing when they were kids, throwing around childish arguments and thinking their opinions even matter.


Asad Shafiq has the third best average in our top 6 this year, BEFORE THIS TEST MATCH. Shafiq averaged 36 this year, Haris with 42 and Babar with 67 had a better average, again BEFORE THIS TEST MATCH. With the century in this match Shafiq's average for the year jumps to 41 and almost caught up with Haris whose dropped a little due to his exploits in this match so far. So that address Shafiq's "worrying numbers". Perhaps people would be better served to worry about the numbers of Imam, Hafeez and Azhar (who btw until this test match was averaging in the 20s in the year Mashallah)


Now let's come to the other childish argument that Shafiq can only score cheap, easy runs. Again people's immaturity showing here. Asad Shafiq came in when the score was 85/3 and Pakistan was trailing by 189 runs in the SERIES DECIDING TEST MATCH. He then stitched a 200 run partnership with Azhar that not only stabilized Pakistan's rocking boat but took it past NZ's first innings. So much for cheap, easy runs.

Then another childish argument thrown about was that Shafiq looked to get out as soon as he hit his ton, perhaps people need to watch the match with their eyes open. Had Shafiq started swinging for the fences as soon as he got his ton then there would be some validity to the argument, but his dismissal was a classic left armers dismissal. The ball shaped to turn but carried straight on with the arm missing Shafiq's bat which was held straight IN DEFENSE. So can any expert explain to me how was Shafiq looking to get out as soon as he crossed the hundred mark?

 

[Ilan Bluestone]

Lots of children on PP now or people whose minds stopped growing when they were kids, throwing around childish arguments and thinking their opinions even matter.


Asad Shafiq has the third best average in our top 6 this year, BEFORE THIS TEST MATCH. Shafiq averaged 36 this year, Haris with 42 and Babar with 67 had a better average, again BEFORE THIS TEST MATCH. With the century in this match Shafiq's average for the year jumps to 41 and almost caught up with Haris whose dropped a little due to his exploits in this match so far. So that address Shafiq's "worrying numbers". Perhaps people would be better served to worry about the numbers of Imam, Hafeez and Azhar (who btw until this test match was averaging in the 20s in the year Mashallah)


Now let's come to the other childish argument that Shafiq can only score cheap, easy runs. Again people's immaturity showing here. Asad Shafiq came in when the score was 85/3 and Pakistan was trailing by 189 runs in the SERIES DECIDING TEST MATCH. He then stitched a 200 run partnership with Azhar that not only stabilized Pakistan's rocking boat but took it past NZ's first innings. So much for cheap, easy runs.

Then another childish argument thrown about was that Shafiq looked to get out as soon as he hit his ton, perhaps people need to watch the match with their eyes open. Had Shafiq started swinging for the fences as soon as he got his ton then there would be some validity to the argument, but his dismissal was a classic left armers dismissal. The ball shaped to turn but carried straight on with the arm missing Shafiq's bat which was held straight IN DEFENSE. So can any expert explain to me how was Shafiq looking to get out as soon as he crossed the hundred mark?

Asad Shafiq is pathetic.

He's played 8 years and as a senior his average somehow is getting worse year by year.

If Shafiq played anywhere else, he wouldn't be on the team for any top level team.

So he got his average this year to 41, what about last year? 25.82. Year before that? 36.65.

So this veteran batsmen can't even get to a 40 average in the last 3 full seasons of test cricket? After the retirement of Misbah and YK he showed he doesn't have any mettle whatsoever to be better.

4 centuries in his last 45 innings, 2 in the last 24.

Yes, there are plenty of players who deserve criticism, and Shafiq is at the top of the list.

Unbelievable that this mediocre sub 40 player who has 110 test innings that was actually in the mid 40s, gets so much protection even now. Don't give me this nonsense of where he bats in his past, he's 5 now and a pathetic 5 at that.

Coddling this mediocrity. Unbelievable.

 

[Pete Rose]

Lots of children on PP now or people whose minds stopped growing when they were kids, throwing around childish arguments and thinking their opinions even matter.


Asad Shafiq has the third best average in our top 6 this year, BEFORE THIS TEST MATCH. Shafiq averaged 36 this year, Haris with 42 and Babar with 67 had a better average, again BEFORE THIS TEST MATCH. With the century in this match Shafiq's average for the year jumps to 41 and almost caught up with Haris whose dropped a little due to his exploits in this match so far. So that address Shafiq's "worrying numbers". Perhaps people would be better served to worry about the numbers of Imam, Hafeez and Azhar (who btw until this test match was averaging in the 20s in the year Mashallah)


Now let's come to the other childish argument that Shafiq can only score cheap, easy runs. Again people's immaturity showing here. Asad Shafiq came in when the score was 85/3 and Pakistan was trailing by 189 runs in the SERIES DECIDING TEST MATCH. He then stitched a 200 run partnership with Azhar that not only stabilized Pakistan's rocking boat but took it past NZ's first innings. So much for cheap, easy runs.

Then another childish argument thrown about was that Shafiq looked to get out as soon as he hit his ton, perhaps people need to watch the match with their eyes open. Had Shafiq started swinging for the fences as soon as he got his ton then there would be some validity to the argument, but his dismissal was a classic left armers dismissal. The ball shaped to turn but carried straight on with the arm missing Shafiq's bat which was held straight IN DEFENSE. So can any expert explain to me how was Shafiq looking to get out as soon as he crossed the hundred mark?

I dont think people under-appreciate his effort this game, but his record should come in for deserved blame. So many games played to average barely 40, no big innings, and just too much of a nervous starter. Pakistan will bat tomorrow I guess and if it gets to him being at the crease, I am afraid I dont have the confidence that he can see it through. I am a big fan and he looks sublime while batting, but he just doesnt inspire confidence. He has it all to do, to regain the fans' respect

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Asad Shafiq has the third best average in our top 6 this year, BEFORE THIS TEST MATCH. Shafiq averaged 36 this year, Haris with 42 and Babar with 67 had a better average, again BEFORE THIS TEST MATCH.

The sad reality is had Shafiq hailed from another part of the country he wouldn't have to cope half the criticism that he does around here.

These are terrible arguments to support Shafiq with.

Can you imagine saying the same for say YK or Misbah, in terms of his average? He's one of the two senior batsmen in the team. He still plays and acts like a newbie.

As far as where he is from, that is another bad argument. No one cares.

 

[Syed1]

These are terrible arguments to support Shafiq with.

Can you imagine saying the same for say YK or Misbah, in terms of his average? He's one of the two senior batsmen in the team. He still plays and acts like a newbie.

As far as where he is from, that is another bad argument. No one cares.

The other senior batsman is averaging 20 odd in the year before his ton yesterday. He has now bumped his average to mid 30s. I'll get round to criticizing Shafiq once we have criticized all the folks doing worse than him. Try and wrap your head around that concept.

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

The other senior batsman is averaging 20 odd in the year before his ton yesterday. He has now bumped his average to mid 30s. I'll get round to criticizing Shafiq once we have criticized all the folks doing worse than him. Try and wrap your head around that concept.

The other senior batsman has been far more consistent throughout his career, which I'm sure you know already. Don't even go there.

 

[Osman]

Kane and Nicholls today proving how impactless and useless Shafiq’s runs were yesterday. Did nothing to put Pakistan ahead. Most useless 100 ever

 

[BreadPakoda]

Good innings but somehow feel he stopped caring once he got a 100. As if his job was done. He looked content and at times lost in his own world when Kane and Nicolls were batting.

 

[Muhammad10]

Asad still has a long way to go before proving himself to be worthy of the long-term investment selectors have made in him. Good for him that he has played an impressive knock, but the gaps between such knocks have generally been too long over the course of his career. Especially considering he is now regularly batting at #5, a crucial position in the lineup where consistent run scoring is an absolute must.

 

[Abdullah719]

Asad Shafiq has played 61 consecutive Tests for Pakistan since 2011, i.e. he hasn't missed a single Test.

That's the most for any Pakistani player.

 

[Saj]

And the decline continues.

He's looked awful in the first Test against South Africa.

 

[Saj]

His Test batting average now stands at 38.78 compared with nearly 44 in October 2016.........that is one heck of a decline.

 

[Savak]

Thank you Misbah ul Haq for backing such a mental midget

 

[Saj]

Thank you Misbah ul Haq for backing such a mental midget

Asad has declined since Misbah retired.

Misbah actually did him a favour by shielding him and taking the pressure off him.

Now that Misbah and YK aren't around........we are seeing what the current lot are made of.

 

[topspin]

Thank you Misbah ul Haq for backing such a mental midget

It's important that his followers are made aware of this again and again, so maybe one day they realise the harm he's done for Pakistan cricket.

 

[waleed88]

This guy will never stand up for the team when we want him to count. Never in 10 years.

 

[Usman]

Asad has declined since Misbah retired.

Misbah actually did him a favour by shielding him and taking the pressure off him.

Now that Misbah and YK aren't around........we are seeing what the current lot are made of.

He did just score a century against NZ I believe, albeit he wasn't able to convert it into a massive one.

I think Asad's problem is quite simple - not enough cricket. You look at India, England, Aus and they start a tour with no less than three warm ups and by the time they start a test, they've been in the country a month.

Pakistan arrives a matter of days before a test match. They play one side game where the players aren't really tested and before you know it, the players are thrown into a test match.

It's a problem which affects all our batsmen, but Asad and Azhar in particular because they go from playing no cricket to full throttle test match in no time.

It seems to be a trend in Shafiq's career - poor performances at the start of a tour and good ones towards the end. I can only put it down to lack of practice games and not being able to acclimatise quickly enough.

 

[Rayyman]

He did just score a century against NZ I believe, albeit he wasn't able to convert it into a massive one.

I think Asad's problem is quite simple - not enough cricket. You look at India, England, Aus and they start a tour with no less than three warm ups and by the time they start a test, they've been in the country a month.

Pakistan arrives a matter of days before a test match. They play one side game where the players aren't really tested and before you know it, the players are thrown into a test match.

It's a problem which affects all our batsmen, but Asad and Azhar in particular because they go from playing no cricket to full throttle test match in no time.

It seems to be a trend in Shafiq's career - poor performances at the start of a tour and good ones towards the end. I can only put it down to lack of practice games and not being able to acclimatise quickly enough.

That doesn't explain his dismissals in this match. Missing a straight ball and flaying through to the keeper. It shows a lack of application and effort on his part.

 

[Usman]

That doesn't explain his dismissals in this match. Missing a straight ball and flaying through to the keeper. It shows a lack of application and effort on his part.

I don't think he was intentionally being reckless, despite how bad his shots might look. All the greats say that there is nothing which compares to time in the middle. Once Shafiq has had time in the middle, he'll probably play a gem of an innings. The problem for Pakistan is that by the time Shafiq's had time in the middle, the series will probably have been lost and we'll be looking for a consolation win/draw.

If you're hoping to see Asad (or in fact Azhar) transform into a Younus Khan, then I'm afraid that you're going to be bitterly disappointed. Asad Shafiq is a good batsman at best. To expect him to score hundreds at will like Younus is delusional.

If you want to pin your hopes on someone, it should be Barber Azam. If Harris Sohail can sort out his knee (which is now a massive question mark), he too is capable of greatness. Azhar and Asad are not. That's why I think the decision to keep Barber at 6 is so stupid. Put you're best batsman at 3 or 4. At 6 he is wasted, trying to save the inevitable collapse of those above him!

 

[Jabo]

should be booted out.

mentally weak individual

why invest in him after he fails and has no consistency

 

[Saj]

Perhaps it would have been better to have left him at the number 6 position.