Could a good PSL see Sohaib Maqsood back in the Pakistan squad?

[Hasan123]

Hasn't played for Pakistan in over a year. He is a power hitter who is capable of clearing the boundaries with ease. He's a clear upgrade of Imad ,Rizwan, and Nawaz in terms of power hitting. I haven't seen him in recently in domestic cricket, will definitely be keeping an eye on him to see if he has improved enough to get back in th Pakistan side as the middle order places are up for grabs.

So do you guys think a good PSL will get him back in the fold or not? Or is he finished as an international player?

Discuss......

 

[Syed1]

Maxi and Harry are both in the Zalmi squad. If they both have good PSLs then Zalmi will most likely win the title and we will have them back in the Pak side.

 

[Sub-Zero]

if Sami can make a comeback, anyone can
let's hope the boys perform well

 

[hailian]

Hoping for a good PSL for Sohaib and Harris. Our middle order will be great!

 

[Markhor]

He'd have to be one of the very top performers. He looked completely out of sorts last time he played internationals - flat footed, unfit, lazy and irresponsible shot selection and short of runs.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Yes it can. I liked the guy a lot but recently he has looked out of his depth. If he has a good PSL then he could be that hitter we desperately need at 5 or 6

 

[Chief Destroyer]

If he hasn't fixed his technical issues, it does not matter.

 

[Rayyman]

He hasn't been that good in the past and I doubt that he will do well in the PSL.

 

[Officer Barbrady]

He has to learn to play spin before he gets anywhere.

 

[Officer Barbrady]

I do think he's one of the better players of fast bowling in Pakistan.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

I think both will fail, and that's good for Pakistan t20 squad

Maqsood is a much better LO player than Azhar even with his flaws. Hell I'd have him opening over Azhar in ODIs. Would rather go in with 10 players than have Azhar opening in ODIs

 

[Sub-Zero]

Hell I'd have him opening over Azhar in ODIs. Would rather go in with 10 players than have Azhar opening in ODIs

Fakhar Zaman deserves a go as an opener, I'm not a Lahore supporter but I want him to succeed here

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Fakhar Zaman deserves a go as an opener, I'm not a Lahore supporter but I want him to succeed here

Not good enough. You will see why in the PSL. Would obviously have him over Azhar though in LOIs

 

[Syed1]

Not good enough. You will see why in the PSL. Would obviously have him over Azhar though in LOIs

T20 batsmen don't need immaculate techniques. As long as he can put bat to ball and and find the boundaries consistently he would be a good addition to our side.

 

[Abdul]

T20 batsmen don't need immaculate techniques. As long as he can put bat to ball and and find the boundaries consistently he would be a good addition to our side.

I believe he was talking about ODIs.

 

[Brilliance]

Liked him a lot. But he's become terrible.

 

[hadi123]

I liked him a lot. He has been doing well in domestic recently but hope he does well in this PSL so we can see how he actually plays because simply seeing his runs scored in the Regional One Day Cup gives us no idea of how is he playing. Want him to improve vs spin and hopefully he gets recalled. Definitely better than Rizwan

 

[Mamoon]

He can certainly hit the ball long and play some breathtaking shots, but he doesn't have a batting brain and has been technically all over the place lately. In addition, his lazy attitude in the field doesn't help either.

However, a few notable performances in the PSL might interest Mickey and Inzi because he can potentially play modern day cricket and might find a place in the middle/lower-order.

 

[Madplayer]

If he can be used at number 6 and perform well there, he should be brought in.

Not as a top order player now because of his tendency to slog every now and then.

 

[Stallion__]

He is one of the lesser delinquents among TTFs. Plus his attitude issues are not infectious. His challenge is to find enough self motivation to refine his own game. Also, he needs to learn to pick a delivery from bowler's hand than picking it off the pitch.

 

[mhraja]

if Sami can make a comeback, anyone can
let's hope the boys perform well

Sami is unique, no one can beat him at comebacks. Btw he still can make a comeback.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Given our lack of hitters he will always have a chance.

Umar probably just saved himself from being dropped ( or handscomb saved him), after him maqsood seems to be the obvious number 6.

We still probably need another player like that at 7. Hammad sadly seems out of the picture. I remember hussain talat being a good tonker, but all of his list A succes has come at 3 or 4. Remains to be seen if he can do that at 6 or 7.

Plus i doubt he will get much of a chance at United

 

[Rayyman]

Good innings today.

Please bring him back, I am tired of TTFs like Hafeez and Malik. Even if Maqsood is TTF, at least he is a youngster and has something to prove.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Good innings today.

Please bring him back, I am tired of TTFs like Hafeez and Malik. Even if Maqsood is TTF, at least he is a youngster and has something to prove.

he's almost 30 yaar kuch lehaaz krlay :

his innings wasn't good anyway, 30 from 25 is not good, and he failed in the last 2 domestic one day cups as well, he 'll have to score a 100 in PSL to be considered for selection.

 

[Syed1]

Good innings today. I'd rather have Maqsood in my side than Azhar, Asad or Hafeez.

Atleast you know that once he is in he has the ability to go big and hit sixes. With the trio mentioned above when they are set their SR goes from 50 to 70 or 80 max.

 

[Rayyman]

he's almost 30 yaar kuch lehaaz krlay :

his innings wasn't good anyway, 30 from 25 is not good, and he failed in the last 2 domestic one day cups as well, he 'll have to score a 100 in PSL to be considered for selection.

Says the same guy who wants Khurram Manzoor in the team.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Why not?! Many spots to fill in.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Says the same guy who wants Khurram Manzoor in the team.

jokes on you, Khurram's performances have been much better than Maqsood's in the last year or so
he's won his team several matches

 

[Rayyman]

jokes on you, Khurram's performances have been much better than Maqsood's in the last year or so
he's won his team several matches

Yeah so has Kamran Akmal's. That doesn't mean he should be in your team.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Yeah so has Kamran Akmal's. That doesn't mean he should be in your team.

oh please ! he was the top scorer in first class season not some t20 tournament, he'll be useful in the test side, he deserve it after the domestic perfromances

 

[Rayyman]

oh please ! he was the top scorer in first class not some t20 tournament, he'll be useful in the test side, he deserve it after the domestic perfromances

No. You remind me of a lot of the Indian posters. Just blindly look at stats.

 

[Sub-Zero]

No. You remind me of a lot of the Indian posters. Just blindly look at stats.

I've seen him play, he looks ready for the challenge, it's not like we have Miandads waiting to get selected in the first class circuit , he can be short term solution when Misbah and YK leave (hopefully this year)

 

[Rayyman]

I've seen him play, he looks ready for the challenge, it's not like we have Miandads waiting to get selected in the first class circuit , he can be short term solution when Misbah and YK leave (hopefully this year)

Kami is 35 and unfit. He is a total liability in the field. Good batsman, but not a professional athlete. Maqsood can be called back and play 7-8 years.

 

[Syed1]

I've seen him play, he looks ready for the challenge, it's not like we have Miandads waiting to get selected in the first class circuit , he can be short term solution when Misbah and YK leave (hopefully this year)

Sorry Kamran is not good enough for international cricket.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Kami is 35 and unfit. He is a total liability in the field. Good batsman, but not a professional athlete. Maqsood can be called back and play 7-8 years.

how is he unfit? he's been playing and keeping for years, he can be a slip fielder
Maqsood have not performed in any format to impress the selectors, there are at least 10 players better than him, and he's not a consistent big hitter so he's not reliable in the lower order

 

[Sub-Zero]

Sorry Kamran is not good enough for international cricket.

we'll let Inzi decide that, we're not short of options for the test side, problem is ODI,and Maqsood is bang average btw

 

[Rayyman]

how is he unfit? he's been playing and keeping for years, he can be a slip fielder
Maqsood have not performed in any format to impress the selectors, there are at least 10 players better than him, and he's not a consistent big hitter so he's not reliable in the lower order

Bro we already have a lot of slip fielders. Don't need another. LOL. He's been playing and keeping, but is one of the worse keepers of all time. We all saw what he did with the gloves. I don't even want to imagine what he would do without them. Bro if you want consistency then keep Shafiq. I will have Maqsood in my team because I want Pakistan to play modern cricket and not 80's cricket like you are suggesting.

 

[Syed1]

we'll let Inzi decide that, we're not short of options for the test side, problem is ODI,and Maqsood is bang average btw

Glad you brought up averages:

Kamraan Akmal averages 26 at a SR of 83 in ODIs

Sohaib Maqsood averages 32 at a SR of 83 in ODIs

 

[Sub-Zero]

Bro we already have a lot of slip fielders. Don't need another. LOL. He's been playing and keeping, but is one of the worse keepers of all time. We all saw what he did with the gloves. I don't even want to imagine what he would do without them. Bro if you want consistency then keep Shafiq. I will have Maqsood in my team because I want Pakistan to play modern cricket and not 80's cricket like you are suggesting.

Shafiq is the guy who bagged the record most 5 ducks last year (including 2 pairs, one in England, one against the mighty West Indies in UAE) he's nowhere near a consistent batsman
I don't care if Kamran fails or score a 100, he was the top scorer and he deserve a shot
Maqsood is not an aggressive batsman his strike rate rarely goes over 100, he does not deserve to be selected on merit, it will be Umar Akmal situation all over again

 

[Sub-Zero]

Glad you brought up averages:

Kamraan Akmal averages 26 at a SR of 83 in ODIs

Sohaib Maqsood averages 32 at a SR of 83 in ODIs

:
where have I said that select Kamran for ODI? I said he performed in the first class season so he deserves a shot in the test side not ODI, Rayyman brought his name up anyway.
At least read the posts before posting stats

 

[Syed1]

Shafiq is the guy who bagged the record most 5 ducks last year (including 2 pairs, one in England, one against the mighty West Indies in UAE) he's nowhere near a consistent batsman
I don't care if Kamran fails or score a 100, he was the top scorer and he deserve a shot
Maqsood is not an aggressive batsman his strike rate rarely goes over 100, he does not deserve to be selected on merit, it will be Umar Akmal situation all over again

Yet he has the same strike rate as K Akmal and averages considerably more. You know in this day and age every statement you make can be verified with numbers? No point mouthing off just for the sake off it.

 

[Syed1]

:
where have I said that select Kamran for ODI? I said he performed in the first class season so he deserves a shot in the test side not ODI, Rayyman brought his name up anyway.
At least read the posts before posting stats

"we'll let Inzi decide that, we're not short of options for the test side, problem is ODI,and Maqsood is bang average btw"


Are you suffering from short-term memory loss? The above is what you posted and I responded with both players ODI stats. You clearly said we don't have a problem with the test side, the problem is with the ODI side and no you are going back on your word.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Yet he has the same strike rate as K Akmal and averages considerably more. You know in this day and age every statement you make can be verified with numbers? No point mouthing off just for the sake off it.

haha I like how you are mouthing off without reading m posts and taking the rest out of context

 

[Sub-Zero]

"we'll let Inzi decide that, we're not short of options for the test side, problem is ODI,and Maqsood is bang average btw"


Are you suffering from short-term memory loss? The above is what you posted and I responded with both players ODI stats. You clearly said we don't have a problem with the test side, the problem is with the ODI side and no you are going back on your word.

haha you are assuming that I want Kamran for ODI however in reality I never said that
I only meant that domestic performers deserves a shot in the national side, Maqsood in bang average I'll stand by my statement

 

[Syed1]

haha you are assuming that I want Kamran for ODI however in reality I never said that
I only meant that domestic performers deserves a shot in the national side, Maqsood in bang average I'll stand by my statement

Oh God you just said we don't have a problem with the test side but need Kamraan in the ODIs.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Oh God you just said we don't have a problem with the test side but need Kamraan in the ODIs.

I think you are daydreaming

 

[Abdullah719]

This thread is not about Kamran Akmal.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Always seems the players outside of the team are better than the ones inside.

Need to actually give such regurgitating thoughts some time before deciding.

Our selectors also follow the same principle and that's why the recycling process never stops.

 

[spade]

Pathetic player his fitness is worse than anyone i have seen, perhaps would compete with his countryman rahat ali. Unless there is a dramatic change in his attitude he should be nowhere near the team.

 

[Sub-Zero]

got a wonderful duck today
Maqsood is a joke of a player
deserve a call up for ODI team on Sir Umar Akmal Quota

 

[Markhor]

Christ, what a hack. Needs to stay in domestic for the foreseeable future.

 

[waleed88]

When was he pushed back???

http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerPositions_ODI.asp?PlayerID=4230

here's some stats for you buddy, him playing as a no.4 batsman, 1 50 in 12 innings..

http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerYears_ODI.asp?PlayerID=4230

and how his form dipped from 2014
[MENTION=137698]ask_analyse_act[/MENTION]

 

[ask_analyse_act]

When was he pushed back???

http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerPositions_ODI.asp?PlayerID=4230

here's some stats for you buddy, him playing as a no.4 batsman, 1 50 in 12 innings..

http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerYears_ODI.asp?PlayerID=4230

and how his form dipped from 2014
[MENTION=137698]ask_analyse_act[/MENTION]

it is simple some players take confidence in their game... if u keep wobbling them here and there they will lose the plot completely which is what happend with maqsood..

Same scenario happened with babar in the AUS series ... arthur quickly realized it and pushed azam back to no.3 and he scored a 100 in the last match in AUS.....arthur looked for the future as he didnt see any future with hafeez.. These things are small but very valuable which is where a role of a captain and coach is that important...

u, me , misbah and all his fans have no answer why he was moved from no.3 to no.4 at the first place except the reason to accommodate hafeez

 

[Big Mac]

it is simple some players take confidence in their game... if u keep wobbling them here and there they will lose the plot completely which is what happend with maqsood..

Same scenario happened with babar in the AUS series ... arthur quickly realized it and pushed azam back to no.3 and he scored a 100 in the last match in AUS.....arthur looked for the future as he didnt see any future with hafeez.. These things are small but very valuable which is where a role of a captain and coach is that important...

I'll just quote what I said in the match thread when you tried to pretend as though Maqsood was shunted from 3 to 7 after his first two games.

Unsurprisingly, you have posted a bunch of complete nonsense.

After the first couple of knocks he moved all the down to no. 4, where he batted for the next 10 games.

He didn't bat at 7 until his 15th match for Pakistan and he's only batted in that spot for 3 out of his 25 ODI innings for Pakistan.

For someone with "analyse" in his username you seem to have this odd aversion to facts.

 

[waleed88]

it is simple some players take confidence in their game... if u keep wobbling them here and there they will lose the plot completely which is what happend with maqsood..

Same scenario happened with babar in the AUS series ... arthur quickly realized it and pushed azam back to no.3 and he scored a 100 in the last match in AUS.....arthur looked for the future as he didnt see any future with hafeez.. These things are small but very valuable which is where a role of a captain and coach is that important...

u, me , misbah and all his fans have no answer why he was moved from no.3 to no.4 at the first place except the reason to accommodate hafeez

He has no technique to play as a no.3 batsman, and even if he did, he should've succeeded at 4... and if he didn't succeed at 4, then he has no chance of doing it at 3, because it is even more difficult to do that when you play as a semi-opener...

Hafeez was at his top game as a no.3, with Shehzad and Sharjeel opening at that time, Hafeez was the highest run getter against Srilanka, scored 3 triple centuires in that game... there is no way Maqsood was gonna replace him after that

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Quote Originally Posted by ask_analyse_act

that is rubbish... after first couple knocks at no.3 why u need to push him back till no.7...just to accommodate struggling opener hafeez, why not push hafeez to no.6 when he is clearly not an opener struggling to get runs even against domestic swing bowling...It is 100% because of MISBAH and WAQAR only... Atleast till DAVE was there Maqsood played at no.4

Unsurprisingly, you have posted a bunch of complete nonsense.

After the first couple of knocks he moved all the down to no. 4, where he batted for the next 10 games.

He didn't bat at 7 until his 15th match for Pakistan and he's only batted in that spot for 3 out of his 25 ODI innings for Pakistan.

For someone with "analyse" in his username you seem to have this odd aversion to facts.

[MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION]

read it again..i say till no.7 which means he was tried in between 3-7 too...that is what i meant to say...

do u have an answer why he was moved from no.3 to no.4 after scoring 2 50s against quality SA bowling attack when all the other batsmen where including MISBAH are struggling...And i remember in his first year of career he still did well even after moving to no.4... Dave gone and maqsood vanished from the batting lineup and batted with afridi,safraz and co..

just tell me why he was moved from no.3 to no.4 when he did well and scored 2 50s..then tell why he was moved from no.4 - no.7 ... remind u pak dont have a lineup of gilly, warner, KP, ponting in the top4 then why u move a modern day player from no.3 to no.4 at the first place for a struggling opener because he is an easy target and he is a newbie...

im not saying bring him back, he is worse than UA now... but he had a promising start which was also crushed brutally by his fellow seniors at the start itself...

 

[Big Mac]

[MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION]

read it again..i say till no.7 which means he was tried in between 3-7 too...that is what i meant to say...

do u have an answer why he was moved from no.3 to no.4 after scoring 2 50s against quality SA bowling attack when all the other batsmen where including MISBAH are struggling...And i remember in his first year of career he still did well even after moving to no.4... Dave gone and maqsood vanished from the batting lineup and batted with afridi,safraz and co..

just tell me why he was moved from no.3 to no.4 when he did well and scored 2 50s..then tell why he was moved from no.4 - no.7 ... remind u pak dont have a lineup of gilly, warner, KP, ponting in the top4 then why u move a modern day player from no.3 to no.4 at the first place for a struggling opener because he is an easy target and he is a newbie...

im not saying bring him back, he is worse than UA now... but he had a promising start which was also crushed brutally by his fellow seniors at the start itself...

You need to go back and watch his second fifty. I didn't see his first innings but I did watch his second game and I was excited to see the kid that was getting all the hype.

That fifty was lucky as hell, Maqsood simply wasn't good enough and bowlers worked him out. Limited players don't last long at international level without a great deal of mental strength and discipline, and that's something that Maqsood doesn't have.

You can keep crying like an Umar Akmal fan and blaming everybody and everything else but the fact of the matter is this, Maqsood wasn't good enough.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

He has no technique to play as a no.3 batsman, and even if he did, he should've succeeded at 4... and if he didn't succeed at 4, then he has no chance of doing it at 3, because it is even more difficult to do that when you play as a semi-opener...

Hafeez was at his top game as a no.3, with Shehzad and Sharjeel opening at that time, Hafeez was the highest run getter against Srilanka, scored 3 triple centuires in that game... there is no way Maqsood was gonna replace him after that

the same 3 century series hafeez ran maqsood out who was going to get his maiden hundred , as he was batting at that pace...eventually hafeez made a 100 in that match and maqsood made a 73...

hafeez can score hundreds every game if u play in sharjah , play him in any pitch that can swing a little bit he is no less than a tailender..hafeez career was enlightened by losing butt to fixing and playing 5 -6 years of home cricket in UAE only...

without giving enough chances labelled a batsman "He has no technique to play as a no.3 batsman" is not a fair judgement..did hafeez started scoring from the word go when he moved to no.3 from opening..

 

[waleed88]

the same 3 century series hafeez ran maqsood out who was going to get his maiden hundred , as he was batting at that pace...eventually hafeez made a 100 in that match and maqsood made a 73...

hafeez can score hundreds every game if u play in sharjah , play him in any pitch that can swing a little bit he is no less than a tailender..hafeez career was enlightened by losing butt to fixing and playing 5 -6 years of home cricket in UAE only...

without giving enough chances labelled a batsman "He has no technique to play as a no.3 batsman" is not a fair judgement..did hafeez started scoring from the word go when he moved to no.3 from opening..

You're talking as if he never got a chance after that? What happened in the Asia Cup? The Srilankan series? Series against Australia, NZ and then the World Cup???

 

[ask_analyse_act]

You need to go back and watch his second fifty. I didn't see his first innings but I did watch his second game and I was excited to see the kid that was getting all the hype.

That fifty was lucky as hell, Maqsood simply wasn't good enough and bowlers worked him out. Limited players don't last long at international level without a great deal of mental strength and discipline, and that's something that Maqsood doesn't have.

You can keep crying like an Umar Akmal fan and blaming everybody and everything else but the fact of the matter is this, Maqsood wasn't good enough.

yes keep running the show with MISBAH and HAFEEZ forever... everything will be good.. MISBAH never had any plan on how to develop his team.. I always see him chop and change the no.3 spot.. During his tenure the no. of no.3 batsmen tried as no.3 where asad, azhar, MYK, hafeez, Maqsood, umer amin (UA 1 or 2 games) finally settled with Haris Sohail...

Same like this Umer Amin opened the batting in SA for one match played better than the other opener shehzad who got out early in that match... never opened again ....after that he was dropped next series, then come back another series and then dropped again.... same to hammad azam he made brilliant debut batting partnership with MISBAH in WI, after that he is in and out every series... didnt even get a regular run of 10 games.. India on the other hand make careers of their u-19 wonders , but pak shatters them to a level where they cant even lift themselves up....In MISBAH's ideology a newbie should perform every game if not go back and wait like him till 33 years of age... I feel he has a personal grudge over youngsters that he got the chance to play the game at the highest level very late..may be

And last thing would be being a UA or shezad fan lol.. im not an UA or AS fan..

 

[ask_analyse_act]

You're talking as if he never got a chance after that? What happened in the Asia Cup? The Srilankan series? Series against Australia, NZ and then the World Cup???

he got chances but where he got them is the question... he never bat at no.3 after his first 2 games and then when Dave left he never got back to bat at no.4...he was silent and his career was crushed...to note after making a match winning knock against SRL batting at no.7 he did say he wants to bat higher up the order... the mgmt literally replied we need him down the order and not in top 4....

 

[proud_pakistani]

Decent player but I dont think he has the right technique for ODIs. At mas I would say T20s. But there are still some better players available.

 

[waleed88]

he got chances but where he got them is the question... he never bat at no.3 after his first 2 games and then when Dave left he never got back to bat at no.4...he was silent and his career was crushed...to note after making a match winning knock against SRL batting at no.7 he did say he wants to bat higher up the order... the mgmt literally replied we need him down the order and not in top 4....

Thats no excuses for averaging in the 20s whether you are a middle order batsman or playing at no.3... 20s is too low for International standards... and Misbah was left to clean up the collpase more often than not because of the mess Maqsood and Akmal left in the middle...

 

[Big Mac]

he got chances but where he got them is the question... he never bat at no.3 after his first 2 games and then when Dave left he never got back to bat at no.4

Man, do you live in an alternate reality or do you just enjoy lying constantly?

Dav Whatmore left after the series against Sri Lanka in Jan 2014.

Maqsood batted at #4 in three of the next four games after Whatmore's departure.