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Asif Ali announces retirement from international cricket

The guy indirectly invented one of the best memes that is recognized worldwide.

A good domestic finisher, but sucked in international cricket.

However, when it came to hitting sixes i do found him to be as good as Afridi. I wonder who do posters see as the better six hitter, Asif or Afridi? Asif had more strength than Afridi as he was able to swing his bat even to yorkers. Afridi had more shots selection that aidded his six hitting.
 
Thank you Asif for your service to Pak national team. ‘Asif Ali, you beauty’.
 
Afghanistan will be relieved to hear this

Asif a good hitter, however, did not justify his potential with the bat
 
Major said:
The guy indirectly invented one of the best memes that is recognized worldwide.

A good domestic finisher, but sucked in international cricket.

However, when it came to hitting sixes i do found him to be as good as Afridi. I wonder who do posters see as the better six hitter, Asif or Afridi? Asif had more strength than Afridi as he was able to swing his bat even to yorkers. Afridi had more shots selection that aidded his six hitting.
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Afridi vs spin and asif vs fast maybe..

Overall Afridi
 
Good luck asif with your career post international cricket. Humility and word work, keep up the spirit.
 
AZulfi said:
Afghanistan will be relieved to hear this

Asif a good hitter, however, did not justify his potential with the bat
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Naa, he did live up to his potential, where he was not able to bat and was only needed to strike the ball.

He had the ability to strike the ball from ball 1 and not need an over to warm over..

But he couldnt bat. He didnt know how to play ground shots or take 1s or 2s.

Players like him are only beneficial if they can bowl aswell. That is why Afridi ended up playing 200plus games while asif manage 70 games (still a feat).
 
Major said:
Naa, he did live up to his potential, where he was not able to bat and was only needed to strike the ball.

He had the ability to strike the ball from ball 1 and not need an over to warm over..

But he couldnt bat. He didnt know how to play ground shots or take 1s or 2s.

Players like him are only beneficial if they can bowl aswell. That is why Afridi ended up playing 200plus games while asif manage 70 games (still a feat).
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I think Afridi had more potential with the bat as much as he was prone to brainless hitting sometimes.

He has 5 test hundreds including one in India
 
Asif Ali would had made his debut much earlier, i think back in 2012 or 2013. Misbah was fed up with Umar Akmal, and in limited overs, he was recommending Asif be added in place of Umar. I think it was Iqbal Qasim that than stopped the move and went with Umar Akmal, which is why Asif had to wait further years for his debut.

Than in Islamabad United, they were very reluctant to select him in the squad. Misbah kept pressing that this is the guy you need to get. At the end IU caved in, i think it was Rehan who shared this story, and than after that Asif played a pivotal role in helping IU win. Later Asif would also captain IU in ther other seasons.
 
A story of triumph over so much adversity.

Best of luck Asif. The way he worked his way from poverty to finding success at domestic level, to then go through the trauma of his daughter and come back to hit sixes on the biggest stage in cricket is one of the great stories of Pakistan cricket.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
A story of triumph over so much adversity.

Best of luck Asif. The way he worked his way from poverty to finding success at domestic level, to then go through the trauma of his daughter and come back to hit sixes on the biggest stage in cricket is one of the great stories of Pakistan cricket.
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I think he used to work as a welder. No wonder he had soo much strength and just launched those for sixes.

Really felt bad for him and his wife for what happened to their daughter and was a really tough time for them.
 
Imo a pretty avg player for Pakistan. An avg of 15 and Sr of 133 is extremely poor for any international team.

His ODI stats are much better though since a 25 avg and 121 SR isn't too bad for a no 7 specilaist Batsmen.

However his shining moment is 2021 world cup. Say what you wish about Asif he took Pakistan into the semi's with wins from lost positions vs Afg and NZ and those 2 knocks are worth mentioning.

But otherwise he isn't a great player by any means.

I think Asif Ali was over glorified because his replacement was Chacha and Good Lord have Mercy on us all. Misbah replacing Asif for Chacha has to be an equivalent gut wrench = to promoting rizzu to open.
 
Major said:
The guy indirectly invented one of the best memes that is recognized worldwide.

A good domestic finisher, but sucked in international cricket.

However, when it came to hitting sixes i do found him to be as good as Afridi. I wonder who do posters see as the better six hitter, Asif or Afridi? Asif had more strength than Afridi as he was able to swing his bat even to yorkers. Afridi had more shots selection that aidded his six hitting.
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Afridi is day and night in comparison to Asif. Anyone worthy of taking Afridi's mantle albeit even being better than him as a batter is Hassan Nawaz.
 
AZulfi said:
Afghanistan will be relieved to hear this

Asif a good hitter, however, did not justify his potential with the bat
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Gone are the days when you had to rely on your last batsman or a bowler like Naseem to save you from losing against Afghanistan. Now the actual batters will take care of that since the selfish failure duo is out.
 
Slim said:
Afridi is day and night in comparison to Asif. Anyone worthy of taking Afridi's mantle albeit even being better than him as a batter is Hassan Nawaz.
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@Major Was referring to 6 hitting ability only, not player vs Player comparison

Asif Ali in t20 six hitting ratio = 0.63%
Afrid In t20 six hitting ratio 0.73%

Asif Ali in odi six hitting ratio = 1%
Afridi in odi six hitting ratio = 0.88%

Longest six by Afridi = 153M
Longest six by Asif = 133M

Their not too far apart in six hitting albeit Afridi is still ahead obviously.

as a player yes, Afridi is Leagues > Asif no question
 
A mediocre player, and best wishes to him. He has made good money from PSL and Pakistan cricket. Now he can play in leagues all over the world and hopefully invest that money into something.
 
mominsaigol said:
@Major Was referring to 6 hitting ability only, not player vs Player comparison

Asif Ali in t20 six hitting ratio = 0.63%
Afrid In t20 six hitting ratio 0.73%

Asif Ali in odi six hitting ratio = 1%
Afridi in odi six hitting ratio = 0.88%

Longest six by Afridi = 153M
Longest six by Asif = 133M

Their not too far apart in six hitting albeit Afridi is still ahead obviously.

as a player yes, Afridi is Leagues > Asif no question
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Beautiful post, i love seeing stats like these. And in that case, i agree with you and major on six hitting ability. But that being said Afridi's sample size however is way bigger and i am curious how would the stats look if you limit Afridi's number of matches equal to Asif's and then see how the six hitting ratio looks?

Also, can you do the same for Hassan Nawaz?
 
Slim said:
Beautiful post, i love seeing stats like these. And in that case, i agree with you and major on six hitting ability. But that being said Afridi's sample size however is way bigger and i am curious how would the stats look if you limit Afridi's number of matches equal to Asif's and then see how the six hitting ratio looks?

Also, can you do the same for Hassan Nawaz?
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The reason afridi is lower in odi is due to 398 games obviously while asif had 21. Its easy to pull ahead.

But their domestic sample sizes are similar. Amd yield similar ratios of asif sitting at 0.6 to 0.7 and afridi at 0.7 to 0.8.

So not too far apart in terms of pure six hitting.
 
Slim said:
Beautiful post, i love seeing stats like these. And in that case, i agree with you and major on six hitting ability. But that being said Afridi's sample size however is way bigger and i am curious how would the stats look if you limit Afridi's number of matches equal to Asif's and then see how the six hitting ratio looks?

Also, can you do the same for Hassan Nawaz?
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I actually enjoyed Asifs six hitting ability more. Because Asif was pure muscle. He dint extend his legs or anything. He was whacking deliveries from yorker lengths.
 
mominsaigol said:
The reason afridi is lower in odi is due to 398 games obviously while asif had 21. Its easy to pull ahead.

But their domestic sample sizes are similar. Amd yield similar ratios of asif sitting at 0.6 to 0.7 and afridi at 0.7 to 0.8.

So not too far apart in terms of pure six hitting.
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Gotcha, what about Hassan Nawaz tho?
 
Slim said:
Gotcha, what about Hassan Nawaz tho?
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Hasan Nawaz in international due to his 44 ball 100 currently had his ratio skyrocketing through the roof. At 2.2.

Aka he hits 2 sixes every t20 international game as compared to afridi who hit 0.7.

However keep in mind the no is inflated due to his 44 ball 100.

However so far with the exception of FC, in LIST A and T20 ues consistently maintained a ratio of 1.6 in both whiteball formats.

He hits atleast 1 six per game and his avg is significantly higher then both afridi and Asif.

Very solid talent.
 
Asif Ali was the Rocky Balboa of Pakistan cricket, he didn’t hear no bell till the end and kept going for it despite all odds on and off the pitch, he wasn’t perfect but he wasn’t a fraud masquerading as a cricketer
:rizwan
 
Obviously a players stats and overall career are important, but as a fan you remember the big moments. The moments where the game felt lost and something happened that left you speechless, and then jumping around with joy.

Asif gave us that with his takedown of Afghanistan. It is one of the great ICC tournament moments for a Pakistani.

And his batting in that pressure cooker situation earned plaudits from all around the world. Those that remember Asif from his cricinfo stats are missing what sport is all about.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1454139861372448769

https://twitter.com/x/status/1454140141350576139
 
Why has as guy who is still a proper T20 player retired at the age of 34-35

But two guys who have no business playing this format still have not retired?
 
Major said:
this is the same match where Arshdeep dropped him right and than was seen laughing and Indians started to attack Arshs religion on twitter? Or was that some other game?
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Yeah thats the one.

They called him a Khalistani and ignited Hindu/sikh tensions

Asif Ali brutalised them so much that Indians started communal violence
:ROFLMAO:

Cricinfo statsguru doesn't record that
 
Thank you for playing. You will be remembered for winning a WT20 game for Pakistan by hitting 4 sixes vs Karim Jannat.
 
mominsaigol said:
Hasan Nawaz in international due to his 44 ball 100 currently had his ratio skyrocketing through the roof. At 2.2.

Aka he hits 2 sixes every t20 international game as compared to afridi who hit 0.7.

However keep in mind the no is inflated due to his 44 ball 100.

However so far with the exception of FC, in LIST A and T20 ues consistently maintained a ratio of 1.6 in both whiteball formats.

He hits atleast 1 six per game and his avg is significantly higher then both afridi and Asif.

Very solid talent.
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Why are you discounting his 100? Is that not a part of his career? Did that knock came against Uganda in Pindi?
 
RidiculousMan said:
Why are you discounting his 100? Is that not a part of his career? Did that knock came against Uganda in Pindi?
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I'm not discounting it, I'm claiming that six hitting ratio will cone down as his career progresses.

No cricketer with a long career has a 2.2 six hitting ratio in any format lol.

2 Sixes every game? Not possible as failures, low scores and bad games are inevitable as your career progresses.
 
mominsaigol said:
I'm not discounting it, I'm claiming that six hitting ratio will cone down as his career progresses.

No cricketer with a long career has a 2.2 six hitting ratio in any format lol.

2 Sixes every game? Not possible as failures, low scores and bad games are inevitable as your career progresses.
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Which player has the highest ratio after playing 50 T20I games?
 
ok, another medal in Asifs record. His match winning performance started communal violence in India.

That itself is up there with an ICC trophy.
 
Remember him hitting Bhuvneshwar Kumar for 2 consecutive sixes in 2018 Asia cup followed by Chahal clean bowled him.

Good striker against military medium bowling but cant play spin. WT20 2021 was his only moment of glory.

Will Pakistan miss him? I have my doubts.
 
Major said:
ok, another medal in Asifs record. His match winning performance started communal violence in India.

That itself is up there with an ICC trophy.
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Tu rehnde.

You can’t snake players who have put Pakistan first throughout their careers by mocking them when they are playing,

Only to then act like they are heroes when they retire. You are not one of us.
 
Rana said:
Tu rehnde.

You can’t snake players who have put Pakistan first throughout their careers by mocking them when they are playing,

Only to then act like they are heroes when they retire. You are not one of us.
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oh noooo, im not accepted by rana of all the people around here.
 
Rajdeep said:
Remember him hitting Bhuvneshwar Kumar for 2 consecutive sixes in 2018 Asia cup followed by Chahal clean bowled him.

Good striker against military medium bowling but cant play spin. WT20 2021 was his only moment of glory.

Will Pakistan miss him? I have my doubts.
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well they wont miss him, but the impact he had was much much much bigger.

His drop catch led to that sarim meme being a global meme. Mr. Sarim should give a statement on his retirement.

And than, he matching winning knock caused communal violence in India.
 
Rana said:
Tu rehnde.

You can’t snake players who have put Pakistan first throughout their careers by mocking them when they are playing,

Only to then act like they are heroes when they retire. You are not one of us.
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Such a freshy thing to do
 
Think he had a lot of potential. He just was discovered too late and not properly developed his game. Had his talent been recognised at 19, I think he could have developed into a really good Loi batsman.

Wish him the best, had some good moments in internationals and was a very impactful player in PSL contributing to his team winning trophies. All in all a good career for Asif Ali.
 
ads101 said:
Think he had a lot of potential. He just was discovered too late and not properly developed his game. Had his talent been recognised at 19, I think he could have developed into a really good Loi batsman.

Wish him the best, had some good moments in internationals and was a very impactful player in PSL contributing to his team winning trophies. All in all a good career for Asif Ali.
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Yes. He had an ex-factor.

I feel like Pakistan didn't give him enough chances. He could've been a Maxwell-type player.
 
Defied all odds stacked against him to become an international cricketer. He was never meant to be a Buttler or a Miller. But he did well. Went through a lot in his personal life as well. Lost his infant daughter to a life ending malignancy.
 
Rajdeep said:
Remember him hitting Bhuvneshwar Kumar for 2 consecutive sixes in 2018 Asia cup followed by Chahal clean bowled him.

Good striker against military medium bowling but cant play spin. WT20 2021 was his only moment of glory.

Will Pakistan miss him? I have my doubts.
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Will we miss you? I have my doubts.
 
Is he moving to the US, Canada? No other reason why he will chose to retire from international cricket this early
 
Whilst I appreciate those sixes in the 2021 World T20 against Afg - I cannot ignore the fact that he lost interest in cricket after the death of his daughter…

Just like Saeed Anwar and Junaid Khan.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
A true power hitter.. someone Pakistan will struggle to find again. I believe we didn’t utilize him to his full potential.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1962559773192192334
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He lost so many matches (like the match against Australia in World cup 2019, he dropped that famous meme catch and then got out without doing much ), he won only a couple of matches like that one against Afghanistan. Sorry, he was just a hack who lacked ability to play a proper innings.
 
msb314 said:
Whilst I appreciate those sixes in the 2021 World T20 against Afg - I cannot ignore the fact that he lost interest in cricket after the death of his daughter…

Just like Saeed Anwar and Junaid Khan.
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His daughter passed away in 2019. He was blessed with a son in 2020 or 2021 and had said he was doing better (he said it in an interview around 2021)
 
Major said:
well they wont miss him, but the impact he had was much much much bigger.

His drop catch led to that sarim meme being a global meme. Mr. Sarim should give a statement on his retirement.

And than, he matching winning knock caused communal violence in India.
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Good riddance. He was a hack, who lacked basics of batting. Pakistan's obsession with Shahid Afridi like players (he was called a poor man's Afridi) has generated a whole breed of nonsensical batters, who just throw away their wicket for a few moments of thrill.
 
Savak said:
Is he moving to the US, Canada? No other reason why he will chose to retire from international cricket this early
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Legend and oldie leagues.

One of the best things that these WCL kind of leagues have provided us is that, now players take timely retirement to feature in these leagues, as i think some of these leagues have a requirement that player should be retirement to feature, so that the odds dont have a team with a fit and current member.
 
cricketAXEpert said:
Good riddance. He was a hack, who lacked basics of batting. Pakistan's obsession with Shahid Afridi like players (he was called a poor man's Afridi) has generated a whole breed of nonsensical batters, who just throw away their wicket for a few moments of thrill.
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Well he was limited. But to be fair, Asif never pretended to be someone else. He was like from the first day he started playing first class.

I actually watched his debut t20 game for Faisalabad Wolves where he scored a debut 100. He got into the team and Pakistan required him to hit like he used to.

Its true, he ended up playing too many games and didnt deserve, but Asif never complained. We had similar garbage players like Umar Akmal, Ahmad Shezad, Imran Nazir, Azam Khan etc that complained during their whole careers about batting numbers whenever they didnt perform, or would blame their captains.

Asif was a team player, and thats why he ended up playing more than 70 games. You send him at no.7 or 8, guy didnt complain, waited for his turn. He knew he was a 2 over player.

He came from poverty, so a guy like that ended up representing Pakistan and that to with dignity is an achievement.

So saying good riddance doesnt seem right. He represented Pakistan with dignity, did not spot fix like Amir, or took drugs like Akhtar, or have pedophilia cases like Yasir. No showsha, he would quietly come in, bat his way and just like that has quietly hanged his boots.
 
Farewell Asif... Will be remembered for only few positives and many negatives in his career.

His performance against Afghanistan and india were the only noticeables in his career.
 
Major said:
Well he was limited. But to be fair, Asif never pretended to be someone else. He was like from the first day he started playing first class.

I actually watched his debut t20 game for Faisalabad Wolves where he scored a debut 100. He got into the team and Pakistan required him to hit like he used to.

Its true, he ended up playing too many games and didnt deserve, but Asif never complained. We had similar garbage players like Umar Akmal, Ahmad Shezad, Imran Nazir, Azam Khan etc that complained during their whole careers about batting numbers whenever they didnt perform, or would blame their captains.

Asif was a team player, and thats why he ended up playing more than 70 games. You send him at no.7 or 8, guy didnt complain, waited for his turn. He knew he was a 2 over player.

He came from poverty, so a guy like that ended up representing Pakistan and that to with dignity is an achievement.

So saying good riddance doesnt seem right. He represented Pakistan with dignity, did not spot fix like Amir, or took drugs like Akhtar, or have pedophilia cases like Yasir. No showsha, he would quietly come in, bat his way and just like that has quietly hanged his boots.
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You forgot Misbah, who once threatened to burn his kit after being dropped but returned to win another World Cup for India. After that, he destroyed the Pakistan limited overs side with his cowardly approach.
 
Best of luck in retirement Asif "Captain" Ali.

I will miss his "captaincy" the most. Greatest captain not to have led his national side. Bit like Shane Warne.

On a serious note, the guy did win a couple of matches for the team at the biggest stage so deserves some appreciation.
 
Major said:
Well he was limited. But to be fair, Asif never pretended to be someone else. He was like from the first day he started playing first class.

I actually watched his debut t20 game for Faisalabad Wolves where he scored a debut 100. He got into the team and Pakistan required him to hit like he used to.

Its true, he ended up playing too many games and didnt deserve, but Asif never complained. We had similar garbage players like Umar Akmal, Ahmad Shezad, Imran Nazir, Azam Khan etc that complained during their whole careers about batting numbers whenever they didnt perform, or would blame their captains.

Asif was a team player, and thats why he ended up playing more than 70 games. You send him at no.7 or 8, guy didnt complain, waited for his turn. He knew he was a 2 over player.

He came from poverty, so a guy like that ended up representing Pakistan and that to with dignity is an achievement.

So saying good riddance doesnt seem right. He represented Pakistan with dignity, did not spot fix like Amir, or took drugs like Akhtar, or have pedophilia cases like Yasir. No showsha, he would quietly come in, bat his way and just like that has quietly hanged his boots.
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As much as I detest Umar Akmal, he was pretty consistent till 2014. Would be scoring a fifty every 3rd match or so (ODIs). It was his brain fades and deteriorating fitness levels and unwillingness to improve starting in 2014 that led to his steep decline. Till 2014, I believe he was averaging around 38 at a SR of 87.
 
Was terrible player, he had only two match winning innings in his whole career. Also he was terrible against shot ball.
 
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T20i Tournaments Avg
• Asif Ali - 29.50
• Babar Azam - 27.5

T20i Tournaments Strike Rate
• Asif Ali - 218
• Babar Azam - 114

POTM Awards in T20i Tournaments
• Asif Ali - 1 5 innings
• Babar Azam - 0 in 19 innings

Impactful innings in T20i Tournaments
• Asif Ali 2 in 5 Innings
• Babar Azam 0 in 19 innings

One Announced Retirement for the sake of Youngsters and Another one is still Trying to Snatch youngsters spot💔.
 
Major said:
ok, another medal in Asifs record. His match winning performance started communal violence in India.

That itself is up there with an ICC trophy.
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Are ICC medals valued all of a sudden, I know a Pakistani who has more ICC medals then Imran Khan & Wasim Akram 🙊
 
Should be inducted in the PCB HOF for managing the rare achievement of averaging less than 25 in all formats of the game at all levels.
 
shariqnoor said:
Best of luck in retirement Asif "Captain" Ali.

I will miss his "captaincy" the most. Greatest captain not to have led his national side. Bit like Shane Warne.

On a serious note, the guy did win a couple of matches for the team at the biggest stage so deserves some appreciation.
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You forget the bloke Mak36 or something, who claimed that he was Pakistan’s answer to Buttler.
 
Pakistan never gave players like Asif room to breath while the frauds took the team hostage, everyone and their has been criticising Hassan Nawaz and even Saim Ayub outside myself and a few others, we back these players because you recognise the upside and the players understanding of how modern cricket should be played, then by giving such individuals a long rope, you can work with them to iron out any major flaws and potentially bring them into the ODI side as well down the line. The initiative we are seeing now with the flexibility of the T20I batting line up & players we are looking at has been delayed by at least a few years minimum.
 
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Don’t smile that it is over. Cry that it happened.

One of the worst players to ever play for Pakistan. The clowns who are glorifying him based on 2-3 knocks are conveniently forgetting that he has lost Pakistan at least 10x more matches with his pathetic batting.
 
Mamoon said:
Don’t smile that it is over. Cry that it happened.

One of the worst players to ever play for Pakistan. The clowns who are glorifying him based on 2-3 knocks are conveniently forgetting that he has lost Pakistan at least 10x more matches with his pathetic batting.
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bro, he was one of the worst offcourse, but unlike Shezad, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Harris, he never cried about the spot he would play at. He was a team player.

When these others guys dont perform, they have their excuses ready before hand.

His role was abit stupid, but thats what he did in domestic and it got him 70 matches in international cricket.
 
Mamoon said:
Don’t smile that it is over. Cry that it happened.

One of the worst players to ever play for Pakistan. The clowns who are glorifying him based on 2-3 knocks are conveniently forgetting that he has lost Pakistan at least 10x more matches with his pathetic batting.
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whom you find worse among Asif Ali and M Haris? And why?
 
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