Babar Azam is trying to destroy some careers

[gazza619]

Honestly how more obvious can it be.

1. Not giving Imad the new ball and sending him to bat too high in the presence of specialist batters and preparing him to fail.
2. Ihsanullah was too hot to handle and was on a roll in the Afghanistan series. What was the reason to not play him in the first 3 T20s? Now when he comes back the pressure will be on him again.
3. Sending Chacha to bat at no.8. Iftimania still rocked though!
4. Saim Ayub is not a number 4 batter. Babar does not want to leave his own comfort zone and is on the verge of destroying the next big thing in Pakistan cricket.
5. Zaman Khan was super awesome in the first two T20s but I guess Babar was keen to get back his buddy clown Naseem Shah back in the XI

I urge Najam Sethi to take notice. I will not be silent in this process where Babar Azam destroys the careers of his fellow mates.

 

[moghul]

I agree, he is messing up with Saim and Imad in particular and whats the reason for not playing Ihsanullah , its ridiculous .

 

[moghul]

Looks like someone has some personal issue with him, otherwise doesn't make any sense.

 

[The_KING]

He wants to play his boy Naseem Shah who is very mediocre.

 

[Ali Active]

no way saim should play at no4 they are ruining him just like haider ali

 

[Asif321]

Fakhar has already been destroyed since misbah made him bat at 6 and then rest made him bat at 3 and 4 . He is opener so is saim . Also it’s ridiculous how ifti is playing below all rounders and even below shaheen . Ifti is your proper middle order batter . Some idiotic mistakes there .

 

[hitthestump]

These are all subjective views and there is no proof regarding any point you've made. We don't know why Babar and the management have made these decisions (and they don't need to share it) but i'm puzzled why you automatically assume the worst.

You might think Babar is destroying careers, but it's noted that seemingly every player raves about playing under Babar. Maybe we should listen to what they're telling us? Babar has presided over a united Pakistan side and we are certainly not used to that.

I also think it's pretty funny that Saim is being 'messed up' because he can't open. Boo hoo. Next we'll hear about a cricketer that can't score runs because Babar didn't fetch him his blanket beforehand.

 

[gazza619]

These are all subjective views and there is no proof regarding any point you've made

Please read the opening post, will help.

 

[shamaan]

If Naseem plays then he has to open the bowling hence why Imad doesn't bowl in the first couple overs.

 

[Saj]

The question is though, does Babar have that much authority to make all these decisions?

Surely he cannot make all these calls on his own.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Fakhar has already been destroyed since misbah made him bat at 6 and then rest made him bat at 3 and 4 . He is opener so is saim . Also it’s ridiculous how ifti is playing below all rounders and even below shaheen . Ifti is your proper middle order batter . Some idiotic mistakes there .

Saim and Fakhar must open. More often than not, Pak will get rapid starts. Then Babar and Rizwan can play their natural game more. It's easy to see what is not right with Pak batting lineup.

 

[PakPremi]

They all funny assumptions but the funniest one is that Imad gets opportunity to bat lots of overs to make a mark. If Babar was batting him high to fail then why he batted Shadab even higher than him, to also fail him especially when Shadab is not bowling that well recently so he will also get highlighted for non performances if batting at top is difficult. Btw Imad bowled the first over in second ODI and guess who was the captain.

 

[Barragan]

Babar the captain is a curse on Pak cricket.

No way Zaman deserved to be dropped, he has been excellent and has done nothing wrong.

Don't know why Saim was playing at 4 and Ifti at 8.

 

[ethan hunt]

He wants to play his boy Naseem Shah who is very mediocre.

Zaman and Ihsanullah should play these t20s . Although Naseem has been pakistans best pacer in the past year and a half across formats and to call him mediocre is ridiculous. Please compare his recent record to others.
This is worldcup year and he is pakistans top ODI pacer, with 5 overs at the front and three overs of reverse swing. He bowls the perfect length for ODI’s and will be pakistans most important bowler.

 

[ethan hunt]

There is a reason they stopped opening the bowling with Imad. He bullies weak teams with his predictable bowling and wastes the new ball.
Agree about the team selections and batting order though and selection of guys like faheem ashraf.

 

[Rana]

“You might think Babar is destroying careers, but it's noted that seemingly every player raves about playing under Babar. Maybe we should listen to what they're telling us? Babar has presided over a united Pakistan side and we are certainly not used to that. “

Must be great playing Test cricket at home under Babar

 

[topspin]

As I've mentioned before, Shakil Sheikh is has the right idea to dismantle this clique. It's become more than just that. It's turning out to be a cult.

I won't mention names but there was someone who speculated about these gatherings in restaurants, shopping malls and designer stores. There is something going on which we don't know about. That's all I'm going to say.

To add to OP's list, Babar's preference for Shadab Khan over Usama Mir even though the former is the inferior spinner and is a glorified tail ender with the bat.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Not playing ehsanullah at all in first three doesnt make any sense, why shaheen afridi has to play each t20 match? He is an all format player, should be able to rest in a meaningless series like this after a long psl. Why not play fringe against the NZ b side.

 

[offstump]

As I've mentioned before, Shakil Sheikh is has the right idea to dismantle this clique. It's become more than just that. It's turning out to be a cult.

I won't mention names but there was someone who speculated about these gatherings in restaurants, shopping malls and designer stores. There is something going on which we don't know about. That's all I'm going to say.

To add to OP's list, Babar's preference for Shadab Khan over Usama Mir even though the former is the inferior spinner and is a glorified tail ender with the bat.

Shakil Sheikh can dismantle the clique overnight if he wants. The board holds unprecedented power over the players, and these dinosaurs are even more about pushing back on players. They’ve now installed their own hand picked coaching staff so I just can’t see any reason why Babar is still running wild.

 

[muqarrab]

Honestly how more obvious can it be.

1. Not giving Imad the new ball and sending him to bat too high in the presence of specialist batters and preparing him to fail.
2. Ihsanullah was too hot to handle and was on a roll in the Afghanistan series. What was the reason to not play him in the first 3 T20s? Now when he comes back the pressure will be on him again.
3. Sending Chacha to bat at no.8. Iftimania still rocked though!
4. Saim Ayub is not a number 4 batter. Babar does not want to leave his own comfort zone and is on the verge of destroying the next big thing in Pakistan cricket.
5. Zaman Khan was super awesome in the first two T20s but I guess Babar was keen to get back his buddy clown Naseem Shah back in the XI

I urge Najam Sethi to take notice. I will not be silent in this process where Babar Azam destroys the careers of his fellow mates.

Imad doesn't merit a spot in the squad, let alone playing XI.

 

[MenInG]

Imad doesn't merit a spot in the squad, let alone playing XI.

Why do you say that? He had a good PSL so deserves a place.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Not playing Ihsanullah till now may be merited if he gets to play atleast 3 ODIs and the remaining 2 t20is.

Shaheen should ideally be resting tomorrow.

Imad did well at 6 for KK. And that's where he should be batting for Pak going forwards. Shadab has shown he is not good enough yet with the bat even with all the time he gets to get behind the ball. Imad's bowling hasn't been utilized.

As much as I want Usama Mir in the eleven, he certainly isn't a better spinner than Shadab. Shadab has good domestic and international t20 record while Usama has just started to do well in last 7-8 months.

When you have 5 pacers in the squad, it's difficult really to get all of them in the eleven especially in Asia. If it was Australia or SA, would have been a different case. Almost everyone wants to see Shaheen, Ihsan, Haris and Zaman play. Naseem seems fatigued after playing non stop.

 

[shamaan]

Babar the captain is a curse on Pak cricket.

No way Zaman deserved to be dropped, he has been excellent and has done nothing wrong.

Don't know why Saim was playing at 4 and Ifti at 8.

Definitely Zaman should still have played the third t20.

 

[shamaan]

Zaman and Ihsanullah should play these t20s . Although Naseem has been pakistans best pacer in the past year and a half across formats and to call him mediocre is ridiculous. Please compare his recent record to others.
This is worldcup year and he is pakistans top ODI pacer, with 5 overs at the front and three overs of reverse swing. He bowls the perfect length for ODI’s and will be pakistans most important bowler.

Rauf,Shaheen and even Wasim jnr have better stats than Naseem in t20s.In odis Naseem has been good and that's a case for him to rest so he's fit for the world cup.

 

[PakPremi]

So Babar is rotating players, Naseem for Zaman to give them games to keep testing them, and he is still being criticised.

 

[Rana]

So babar is rotating players,Naseem for Zaman to give them games to keep testing them, and he is still criticised.

Why not rotate himself and Rizwan too?

 

[Titan24]

Lets discuss one by one;

1) Imad not being given much bowling in PP has been an issue in Shadab's captaincy as well which we saw against Afghanistan. Him coming up the order is based upon him scoring runs in PSL in top 5,6 alongside using him to maintain that left right combo.

2) Ihsanuallah has been playing non stop cricket for months now. Starting from National T20, then playing 7 matches in QAE, then Playing Pakistan Cup, then playing every single match of PSL, then playing all 3 matches of Afghanistan series. This is a lot of workload, at his pace and height if his workload is not managed he will be injured more often than not.

3) Ifti at 8 is definitely questionable. However, I have heard the term data and matchups from a lot of fans now, I also believe that they should be part of decision making in some way. Now who define the boundaries and how? Shaheen showed batting skills in PSL, NZ had a slow left arm spinner in Ravindra and a leggy in Ish Sodhi, data wise a good matchup for a lefty and a low value wicket in Shaheen.

4) Ofcourse Saim is not a number 4 batter, Fakhar is also not a no 3 batter. Its a team game and players have to adjust and adapt. Babar imo should come in at 3 and one of Saim or Fakhar should open with Rizwan to have that left right combo as well. Still that would put either Saim or Fakhar at no 4, so someone will have to adapt whatever the combination is unless we just want to change the whole structure of the team which in terms of T20Is numbers has been doing decently.

5) Zaman was good but, dont forget its a 50 overs world cup year and Naseem is one of the key pacers Pakistan have for 50 overs format with the new ball. Its a 5 match T20I series, Pak won 2 of the. It was only rational to try Naseem to get his confidence and rhythm going in few of the matches after disappointment against Afghanistan.

So every decision can be discussed and reason can be found if we dig a little deeper in my opinion. Yes not everyone will agree with rationales but most of the times rationales do exist if we look for them.

 

[Marooned]

Zaman and Ihsanullah should play these t20s . Although Naseem has been pakistans best pacer in the past year and a half across formats and to call him mediocre is ridiculous. Please compare his recent record to others.
This is worldcup year and he is pakistans top ODI pacer, with 5 overs at the front and three overs of reverse swing. He bowls the perfect length for ODI’s and will be pakistans most important bowler.

Agree about Naseem. He is comfortably Pakistan's best reverse swing bowler and used it beautifully in last 2 odis.

Imo, he's much better with the old ball than new. Contrary to popular perception, imo he isn't a great new ball bowler (even though he has the tools to be one) because he just keeps missing his lines.

But with the old ball reversing, he gets very late movement and is very accurate.

 

[Marooned]

Lets discuss one by one;

1) Imad not being given much bowling in PP has been an issue in Shadab's captaincy as well which we saw against Afghanistan. Him coming up the order is based upon him scoring runs in PSL in top 5,6 alongside using him to maintain that left right combo.

2) Ihsanuallah has been playing non stop cricket for months now. Starting from National T20, then playing 7 matches in QAE, then Playing Pakistan Cup, then playing every single match of PSL, then playing all 3 matches of Afghanistan series. This is a lot of workload, at his pace and height if his workload is not managed he will be injured more often than not.

3) Ifti at 8 is definitely questionable. However, I have heard the term data and matchups from a lot of fans now, I also believe that they should be part of decision making in some way. Now who define the boundaries and how? Shaheen showed batting skills in PSL, NZ had a slow left arm spinner in Ravindra and a leggy in Ish Sodhi, data wise a good matchup for a lefty and a low value wicket in Shaheen.

4) Ofcourse Saim is not a number 4 batter, Fakhar is also not a no 3 batter. Its a team game and players have to adjust and adapt. Babar imo should come in at 3 and one of Saim or Fakhar should open with Rizwan to have that left right combo as well. Still that would put either Saim or Fakhar at no 4, so someone will have to adapt whatever the combination is unless we just want to change the whole structure of the team which in terms of T20Is numbers has been doing decently.

5) Zaman was good but, dont forget its a 50 overs world cup year and Naseem is one of the key pacers Pakistan have for 50 overs format with the new ball. Its a 5 match T20I series, Pak won 2 of the. It was only rational to try Naseem to get his confidence and rhythm going in few of the matches after disappointment against Afghanistan.

So every decision can be discussed and reason can be found if we dig a little deeper in my opinion. Yes not everyone will agree with rationales but most of the times rationales do exist if we look for them.

We didn't get any indication about Ihsanullah's benching being workload related. Given their history of managing pacers, I very much doubt it. What I don't doubt is Ihsanullah showed enough talent to be given a continuous run in this series.

Naseem hopefully should be a key figure of wc team but then we have full 5 odis fir that. Why play him in t20s?

 

[Rana]

Lets discuss one by one;

1) Imad not being given much bowling in PP has been an issue in Shadab's captaincy as well which we saw against Afghanistan. Him coming up the order is based upon him scoring runs in PSL in top 5,6 alongside using him to maintain that left right combo.

2) Ihsanuallah has been playing non stop cricket for months now. Starting from National T20, then playing 7 matches in QAE, then Playing Pakistan Cup, then playing every single match of PSL, then playing all 3 matches of Afghanistan series. This is a lot of workload, at his pace and height if his workload is not managed he will be injured more often than not.

3) Ifti at 8 is definitely questionable. However, I have heard the term data and matchups from a lot of fans now, I also believe that they should be part of decision making in some way. Now who define the boundaries and how? Shaheen showed batting skills in PSL, NZ had a slow left arm spinner in Ravindra and a leggy in Ish Sodhi, data wise a good matchup for a lefty and a low value wicket in Shaheen.

4) Ofcourse Saim is not a number 4 batter, Fakhar is also not a no 3 batter. Its a team game and players have to adjust and adapt. Babar imo should come in at 3 and one of Saim or Fakhar should open with Rizwan to have that left right combo as well. Still that would put either Saim or Fakhar at no 4, so someone will have to adapt whatever the combination is unless we just want to change the whole structure of the team which in terms of T20Is numbers has been doing decently.

5) Zaman was good but, dont forget its a 50 overs world cup year and Naseem is one of the key pacers Pakistan have for 50 overs format with the new ball. Its a 5 match T20I series, Pak won 2 of the. It was only rational to try Naseem to get his confidence and rhythm going in few of the matches after disappointment against Afghanistan.

So every decision can be discussed and reason can be found if we dig a little deeper in my opinion. Yes not everyone will agree with rationales but most of the times rationales do exist if we look for them.

If one of Saim or Fakhar opens

Pakistan need to pick a proper number 4 and not shift one of the two in those positions

This is why it made no sense to drop Tayyab, Azam Khan or even Shan Masood because they are not the worst players to play in those positions for Pakistan.

 

[daytrader]

Saim debuted at #4 for Peshawar Zalmi, he obviously has potential to play in the middle order.

And Imad used to bowl in PP when we didn't have the pace bowling resources that we have now.

 

[Rana]

Saim debuted at #4 for Peshawar Zalmi, he obviously has potential to play in the middle order.

And Imad used to bowl in PP when we didn't have the pace bowling resources that we have now.

Coincidentally the captain of PZ was Babar Azam

He had no business picking him for PZ if the plan wasn’t to open with him.

 

[daytrader]

Coincidentally the captain of PZ was Babar Azam

He had no business picking him for PZ if the plan wasn’t to open with him.

Sorry I meant Quetta Gladiators, Saim debuted for them under Sarfraz and Viv Richards at 4.

 

[Rana]

Sorry I meant Quetta Gladiators, Saim debuted for them under Sarfraz and Viv Richards

But Saim’s big breakout season came after impressing as an “opener” for Sindh. There are others who impressed in the number 3/4 positions that have not been picked but Saim has been shifted into their position

This is clearly Babar Azam’s selfishness at play. Nothing else

 

[Rana]

If Pakistan really plan on Saim and Fakhar to be the middle order

Then Saim must but at 4 for Sindh and Fakhar must bat at 3 for KPK and LQ

Let’s see if this actually goes ahead lol

 

[daytrader]

If Pakistan really plan on Saim and Fakhar to be the middle order

Then Saim must but at 4 for Sindh and Fakhar must bat at 3 for KPK and LQ

Let’s see if this actually goes ahead lol

National team requirements aren't the same as franchises. Any team that wants to be competitive in t20s plays its best batters at the top. Saim and Fakhar maybe the best for their respective franchises but they aren't yet for PCT

 

[Rana]

National team requirements aren't the same as franchises. Any team that wants to be competitive in t20s plays its best batters at the top. Saim and Fakhar maybe the best for their respective franchises but they aren't yet for PCT

So why are Pakistan picking them?

Why are they not picking players who perform in the positions that you need players in?

 

[daytrader]

So why are Pakistan picking them?

Why are they not picking players who perform in the positions that you need players in?

Aside from naming Babar and Rizwan, who do you suggest should be our 3 and 4 in PCT?

 

[daytrader]

But Saim’s big breakout season came after impressing as an “opener” for Sindh. There are others who impressed in the number 3/4 positions that have not been picked but Saim has been shifted into their position

This is clearly Babar Azam’s selfishness at play. Nothing else

The same reasoning can be applied to Babar and Rizwan, who've not only impressed but performed as openers at the highest level. And they open for their respective franchises as well

 

[Rana]

Aside from naming Babar and Rizwan, who do you suggest should be our 3 and 4 in PCT?

Not even Babar or Rizwan actually. What work have they put in to play in those positions? But that being said, they bat at 3 and 4 in ODI and 4 and 5 in Test. So they are decent middle order batsmen

You should pick the Pakistani players who have to bat in those positions and have scored runs even if they strike at 120, they put in the work and not the openers like Saim and Fakhar who scored their runs as openers

It was stupid to drop Abdullah Shafique, it was unjust to not give Azam Khan a fair chance at home. These two put in the work in those positions and were fairly successful

 

[hitthestump]

Lets discuss one by one;

1) Imad not being given much bowling in PP has been an issue in Shadab's captaincy as well which we saw against Afghanistan. Him coming up the order is based upon him scoring runs in PSL in top 5,6 alongside using him to maintain that left right combo.

2) Ihsanuallah has been playing non stop cricket for months now. Starting from National T20, then playing 7 matches in QAE, then Playing Pakistan Cup, then playing every single match of PSL, then playing all 3 matches of Afghanistan series. This is a lot of workload, at his pace and height if his workload is not managed he will be injured more often than not.

3) Ifti at 8 is definitely questionable. However, I have heard the term data and matchups from a lot of fans now, I also believe that they should be part of decision making in some way. Now who define the boundaries and how? Shaheen showed batting skills in PSL, NZ had a slow left arm spinner in Ravindra and a leggy in Ish Sodhi, data wise a good matchup for a lefty and a low value wicket in Shaheen.

4) Ofcourse Saim is not a number 4 batter, Fakhar is also not a no 3 batter. Its a team game and players have to adjust and adapt. Babar imo should come in at 3 and one of Saim or Fakhar should open with Rizwan to have that left right combo as well. Still that would put either Saim or Fakhar at no 4, so someone will have to adapt whatever the combination is unless we just want to change the whole structure of the team which in terms of T20Is numbers has been doing decently.

5) Zaman was good but, dont forget its a 50 overs world cup year and Naseem is one of the key pacers Pakistan have for 50 overs format with the new ball. Its a 5 match T20I series, Pak won 2 of the. It was only rational to try Naseem to get his confidence and rhythm going in few of the matches after disappointment against Afghanistan.

So every decision can be discussed and reason can be found if we dig a little deeper in my opinion. Yes not everyone will agree with rationales but most of the times rationales do exist if we look for them.

Good post, i agree with you.

Ihsanullah's workload is an interesting one. We had no issue running Shaheen into the ground during his developmental phase and it has worked out well for his ability. Ihsanullah is being treated differently - maybe on account of perception of his 'real age'?

 

[zarak]

Lets discuss one by one;

1) Imad not being given much bowling in PP has been an issue in Shadab's captaincy as well which we saw against Afghanistan. Him coming up the order is based upon him scoring runs in PSL in top 5,6 alongside using him to maintain that left right combo.

2) Ihsanuallah has been playing non stop cricket for months now. Starting from National T20, then playing 7 matches in QAE, then Playing Pakistan Cup, then playing every single match of PSL, then playing all 3 matches of Afghanistan series. This is a lot of workload, at his pace and height if his workload is not managed he will be injured more often than not.

3) Ifti at 8 is definitely questionable. However, I have heard the term data and matchups from a lot of fans now, I also believe that they should be part of decision making in some way. Now who define the boundaries and how? Shaheen showed batting skills in PSL, NZ had a slow left arm spinner in Ravindra and a leggy in Ish Sodhi, data wise a good matchup for a lefty and a low value wicket in Shaheen.

4) Ofcourse Saim is not a number 4 batter, Fakhar is also not a no 3 batter. Its a team game and players have to adjust and adapt. Babar imo should come in at 3 and one of Saim or Fakhar should open with Rizwan to have that left right combo as well. Still that would put either Saim or Fakhar at no 4, so someone will have to adapt whatever the combination is unless we just want to change the whole structure of the team which in terms of T20Is numbers has been doing decently.

5) Zaman was good but, dont forget its a 50 overs world cup year and Naseem is one of the key pacers Pakistan have for 50 overs format with the new ball. Its a 5 match T20I series, Pak won 2 of the. It was only rational to try Naseem to get his confidence and rhythm going in few of the matches after disappointment against Afghanistan.

So every decision can be discussed and reason can be found if we dig a little deeper in my opinion. Yes not everyone will agree with rationales but most of the times rationales do exist if we look for them.

Well balanced post. But Fakhar for all his aggression does not have any legs to stand on as an opener. Why give the best position to someone who did not perform as well as the current openers when he had a chance. Saim can open, Fakhar needs the boot.

 

[PakPremi]

Why not rotate himself and Rizwan too?

They did not play Afghanistan series and Pakistan is not experimenting for their positions.

 

[Rana]

They did not play Afghanistan series and Pakistan is not experimenting for their positions.

Fair enough

Let them continue to dig their own graves.

 

[muqarrab]

Why do you say that? He had a good PSL so deserves a place.

He is taking Nawaz's spot who did not need replacing, imad is a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. His batting isn't good enough for internationals due to his limited range and with Shadab in the team already we don't need another spinner who can just bat. Nawaz is a better selection than him.

 

[IMMY69]

The same reasoning can be applied to Babar and Rizwan, who've not only impressed but performed as openers at the highest level. And they open for their respective franchises as well

If you want to break into any national side you have to bat where you are told.
If you're good enough you succeed and you usually end up batting in the position that's more productive for you and the team, unless another batter is in that position who is doing really well.

In twenty overs cricket far too much fuss is being made about batting positions.
Butler opens in T20's but not in ODI cricket...
Barstow opens in ODI's but not in test cricket.


The list goes on and on

People just have a huge dislike of certain players and will keep arguing for the sake of it. A complete waste of time...

 

[hamzi]

The fact that some people here think that Babar has the authority to make these decisions in comical. Anyone who knows Pakistan and PCB in particular knows these decisions are not made by the Captain or even the Coach.

 

[hamzi]

As for positions if you cant play at a position that suits you then you have no business playing international cricket...Almost every cricketer starts down the order before going up based on their performances...Babar started his career at number 6, so did Kohli, So did Rohit and so did Smith and so did most of your current stars.

 

[emranabbas]

Babar is a very faithful friend no way he will drop one of his friends for ihsanullah

 

[Asif321]

Strange Ihsanullah didn’t get a game . Totally shocked

 

[gazza619]

Thanks Babar. Saim Ayub’s confidence has been destroyed at no.4, yet Babar feels he has the right himself to score run a ball in the powerplay.

M Haris got a chance in the last game of the series, Haris needs to take ownership but Babar did set him up to fail!

Babar has single handedly destroyed the only two genuine quality T20 batters we had in the country.

 

[daytrader]

Imad getting to bowl in the PP today

 

[Major]

So where are the posters that wanted ihsanullah to play aloing with harris.

There you go.

 

[gazza619]

So where are the posters that wanted ihsanullah to play aloing with harris.

There you go.

So poor Insanullah and Haris get one out of 5 games, and yet joker like Faheem gets every game. No thank you.

 

[Markhor]

What kind of braindead captain says the best time to introduce two rookies to the XI is a series decider ?

Oh that's right, Babar Azam.

 

[muqarrab]

Strange selections from Babar. Surely his position as T20 captain is untenable.

 

[Suleiman]

What kind of braindead captain says the best time to introduce two rookies to the XI is a series decider ?

Oh that's right, Babar Azam.

Nothing he does surprises me anymore as captain. My surprise peaked at the insane declaration Vs NZ followed by a cheeky smile at the presser

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Selection of bowlere gone wrong. Ihsanullah is a undercooked brainless bowler and Haris Rauf is almost the same

 

[YousafTheBeast]

So where are the posters that wanted ihsanullah to play aloing with harris.

There you go.

What, one game has convinced you that Ihsanullah and Harris shouldn’t have been playing? You’re not a supporter of the team if you’re writing players off after 1 game.

 

[Major]

What, one game has convinced you that Ihsanullah and Harris shouldn’t have been playing? You’re not a supporter of the team if you’re writing players off after 1 game.

im not writing off the players, i am saying there was no need to play them in a decider

 

[KyoOne]

Faheem who bats worse than Shaheen/Rauf and bowls rubbish was continuously included in 11 (Zaman/Nawaz are far better choices) and poor captaincy (not giving Ifti a single over despite two left handers were smashing every corner).

He just had to reverse top 4 and the results would have been drastically different. 40 (15) or 30(12) is far far better in a T20 than a 19 (18) or 98 (62) which the current openers gave today.

Zaman Khan is the best death bowler in Pakistan, yet he was dropped for a youngster. Bhai Rauf ko nahi drop karna to Faheem ko hi bench pe bitha dete. On a flat batting track, you need a luxury of extra bowler far more than a fake allrounder, who plays throughout the series due to being a good friend and good food decider for Babar.

Babar has cost us the match and series against another C team. The sooner he's removed as captain and opener the better it would be for the team

 

[KyoOne]

Babar thinks too big of himself. He had the audacity to not take the field on second day in the Karachi test against England only because he wanted to visit restaurants with friends for fast food in middle of a test but was not allowed because he did not follow the security protocols before stepping out of the team Hotel.

He should be put in place to keep a check on his ego

 

[hitthestump]

Babar thinks too big of himself. He had the audacity to not take the field on second day in the Karachi test against England only because he wanted to visit restaurants with friends for fast food in middle of a test but was not allowed because he did not follow the security protocols before stepping out of the team Hotel.

He should be put in place to keep a check on his ego

Sorry, what?

Do you have a source for this claim?

 

[moghul]

So where are the posters that wanted ihsanullah to play aloing with harris.

There you go.

Babar broke Ihsanuulah's rhythm by benching him .

 

[Asif321]

Welcome ihsanullah as latest victim of babar . Playing him in series decider while making him sit on bench for rest of games . Wow what a strategy

 

[Major]

Babar broke Ihsanuulah's rhythm by benching him .

lol no he did not. That is an illogical thing to say.

Point is, there was no need to try bench when the series had not been won.

 

[Major]

Welcome ihsanullah as latest victim of babar . Playing him in series decider while making him sit on bench for rest of games . Wow what a strategy

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