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Did Pakistan take the right decision to rest Shaheen Shah Afridi for the 3rd Test against Australia at the SCG?

Did Pakistan taken the right decision to rest Shaheen Shah Afridi for the 3rd Test against Australi

  • Yes, he needed a rest

    Votes: 42 54.5%

  • No, he was crucial for Pakistan's chances of winning a Test in Australia

    Votes: 35 45.5%
  • Total voters
    77
Looks like he saw a dead flat pitch and said ... no thanks. Poor attitude TBH. I know few tough Test captains who would have given him a proper earful.
 
Suleiman said:
The people complaining are the same dudes who then complain about us having trundlers, 125 kph phenoms etc.

This man used to average 140-145 kph pre injury. This is how you preserve genuine fast bowlers. Through rotation and cycles.

Yes, had he been rotated sensibly the last 2 years, he’d be playing the test rn. But PCB gave him freedom of choice, and he chose awfully wrong about which games to prioritize.
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Please tell me the last time Australia rested either of Starc, Hazlewood or Cummins in a test match? If he requires rest he could have easily taken the t20 series off. I believe Cummins is the current T20 captain for Australia and yet he never plays a T20 outside the IPL and the WC. Just because your captain doesn't mean you have to play every game.
 
Chip32 said:
Please tell me the last time Australia rested either of Starc, Hazlewood or Cummins in a test match? If he requires rest he could have easily taken the t20 series off. I believe Cummins is the current T20 captain for Australia and yet he never plays a T20 outside the IPL and the WC. Just because your captain doesn't mean you have to play every game.
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Please tell me which of the above had a botched knee surgery within the last 1.5 years?
 
Called it when he bowled a marathon spell in the first innings of the 2nd test. He was overloaded at the MCG. Not using salman agha enough led to su h overload.
 
Shaheen could have rested for NZ series. But I think it is fine to give him a rest in the 3rd test as it is also a dead beat test without much hope.
 
I couldn’t imagine any other Test playing country resting their premier bowler in what you would imagine to be among their most important Test series against a top cricketing nation!
I don’t know how in the year 2024 can a nation have decision makers with such low IQ and still surprisingly remain competitive in the overall scheme of things!! Unbelievable!!
 
It will be fun to see them manage his workload in the semifinals or final of a world cup … oh wait … you gotta get there first 🤣🤣
 
'Shocker': Pakistan greats slam resting of Shaheen

Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram have slammed Pakistan's decision to rest pace weapon and spiritual leader Shaheen Afridi from the final Test of the series with Australia at the SCG.

With victory in the three-match series now out of reach, Pakistan omitted Afridi at the toss on Wednesday, hoping to keep him fresh for their upcoming Twenty20 series with New Zealand.

Afridi will captain that five-match series, which begins on January 12.

The selection call has also allowed Pakistan to play specialist tweaker Sajid Khan on an SCG wicket that has traditionally favoured spin.

But the towering Afridi, 12th in the ICC's Test bowling rankings, has provided valuable experience to a green Pakistani pace attack this series.

After a slow start to the series in Perth, Afridi masterminded an Australian collapse of 4-16 in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test as the tourists threatened to stage an almighty upset.

"(Resting Afridi) makes me laugh, to be honest," former pace ace Younis told Channel 7.

"Because that's what we play for, we play for Test match cricket. We don't play for T20s or one-day cricket.

"If you're missing Test match cricket purely because you are being rested, I do not understand.

"That's a real shocker for me because ... he looked good in the previous match.

"He started feeling like the old Shaheen Afridi and started to swing the ball, and the pace was getting better."

The call comes despite captain Shan Masood declaring before the Perth Test that Pakistan hoped to use the series with Australia to prove Test cricket remained the playing group's priority.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has favoured white-ball fixtures in recent times, scheduling only two-match Test series for teams other than Australia and England in the current four-year future tours program.

"(Resting) is solely his decision, nothing to do with management," Akram, Pakistan's greatest ever paceman, told Channel 7.

"Straight after this there are five T20s in New Zealand, he's the captain. But T20 cricket, who cares?

"I understand, it's there for entertainment and it's there for financial gain for cricket boards, for players, but cricketers should know that Test cricket is the ultimate.

"If we talk about what happened 20 years ago in this Test in Sydney, nobody knows what happened last night in T20. That's the difference."

SOURCE: CANBERRA TIMES​
 
BouncerGuy said:
'Shocker': Pakistan greats slam resting of Shaheen

Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram have slammed Pakistan's decision to rest pace weapon and spiritual leader Shaheen Afridi from the final Test of the series with Australia at the SCG.

With victory in the three-match series now out of reach, Pakistan omitted Afridi at the toss on Wednesday, hoping to keep him fresh for their upcoming Twenty20 series with New Zealand.

Afridi will captain that five-match series, which begins on January 12.

The selection call has also allowed Pakistan to play specialist tweaker Sajid Khan on an SCG wicket that has traditionally favoured spin.

But the towering Afridi, 12th in the ICC's Test bowling rankings, has provided valuable experience to a green Pakistani pace attack this series.

After a slow start to the series in Perth, Afridi masterminded an Australian collapse of 4-16 in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test as the tourists threatened to stage an almighty upset.

"(Resting Afridi) makes me laugh, to be honest," former pace ace Younis told Channel 7.

"Because that's what we play for, we play for Test match cricket. We don't play for T20s or one-day cricket.

"If you're missing Test match cricket purely because you are being rested, I do not understand.

"That's a real shocker for me because ... he looked good in the previous match.

"He started feeling like the old Shaheen Afridi and started to swing the ball, and the pace was getting better."

The call comes despite captain Shan Masood declaring before the Perth Test that Pakistan hoped to use the series with Australia to prove Test cricket remained the playing group's priority.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has favoured white-ball fixtures in recent times, scheduling only two-match Test series for teams other than Australia and England in the current four-year future tours program.

"(Resting) is solely his decision, nothing to do with management," Akram, Pakistan's greatest ever paceman, told Channel 7.

"Straight after this there are five T20s in New Zealand, he's the captain. But T20 cricket, who cares?

"I understand, it's there for entertainment and it's there for financial gain for cricket boards, for players, but cricketers should know that Test cricket is the ultimate.

"If we talk about what happened 20 years ago in this Test in Sydney, nobody knows what happened last night in T20. That's the difference."

SOURCE: CANBERRA TIMES​
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The same Waqar Younis who blew his back by overbowling in county and even missing international commitments is now having a go at a bowler for doing pretty much the same.
 
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BouncerGuy said:
'Shocker': Pakistan greats slam resting of Shaheen

Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram have slammed Pakistan's decision to rest pace weapon and spiritual leader Shaheen Afridi from the final Test of the series with Australia at the SCG.

With victory in the three-match series now out of reach, Pakistan omitted Afridi at the toss on Wednesday, hoping to keep him fresh for their upcoming Twenty20 series with New Zealand.

Afridi will captain that five-match series, which begins on January 12.

The selection call has also allowed Pakistan to play specialist tweaker Sajid Khan on an SCG wicket that has traditionally favoured spin.

But the towering Afridi, 12th in the ICC's Test bowling rankings, has provided valuable experience to a green Pakistani pace attack this series.

After a slow start to the series in Perth, Afridi masterminded an Australian collapse of 4-16 in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test as the tourists threatened to stage an almighty upset.

"(Resting Afridi) makes me laugh, to be honest," former pace ace Younis told Channel 7.

"Because that's what we play for, we play for Test match cricket. We don't play for T20s or one-day cricket.

"If you're missing Test match cricket purely because you are being rested, I do not understand.

"That's a real shocker for me because ... he looked good in the previous match.

"He started feeling like the old Shaheen Afridi and started to swing the ball, and the pace was getting better."

The call comes despite captain Shan Masood declaring before the Perth Test that Pakistan hoped to use the series with Australia to prove Test cricket remained the playing group's priority.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has favoured white-ball fixtures in recent times, scheduling only two-match Test series for teams other than Australia and England in the current four-year future tours program.

"(Resting) is solely his decision, nothing to do with management," Akram, Pakistan's greatest ever paceman, told Channel 7.

"Straight after this there are five T20s in New Zealand, he's the captain. But T20 cricket, who cares?

"I understand, it's there for entertainment and it's there for financial gain for cricket boards, for players, but cricketers should know that Test cricket is the ultimate.

"If we talk about what happened 20 years ago in this Test in Sydney, nobody knows what happened last night in T20. That's the difference."

SOURCE: CANBERRA TIMES​
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Wasim would have probably picked franchise cricket if he was in this age.
 
The way Shaheen has hobbled, it was looking like he would have broken down any time if he bowled more in this series.
Even though I feel resting him for the 3rd test is a correct decision, I would have sent him back to Pakistan for strength training rather than taking him to NZ.
 
wrongun said:
Shaheen has bowled 100 overs in the series. Next closest is Lyon with only 70!

If any bowler needs the rotation, it is Shaheen. Aussie quicks haven't had large workloads.
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exactly , this is why Amir left tests early and even retired... PCB has no clue about rotation of fast bowlers, will play them even against Nepal Canada and in every single format and match....

Haris rauf rightly withdrew from this madness , look what they have done to Shaheen 100 overs in 2 tests and closest to that is Lyon a spinner with 70+ overs..
 
He was over bowled in the second test.
 
Another lame excuse that Shaheen has bowled 100 overs and needs a rest. 100 overs over 4 innings is absolutely nothing. That's just 25 overs per innings. You are expected to bowl 20 overs in a day in a Test match anyways.

James Anderson at 35 years of age in 2017 Ashes series down under bowled 223 overs in 8 innings. He bowled more on average than Shaheen. Don't think Anderson needed any rest despite his age.

Also comparing the next best to Lyon is also lame. Australian bowlers will always bowl less overs because Pakistani batsmen will always roll over under 70/80 overs in the innings. So nobody gets to bowl long.
 
shariqnoor said:
Another lame excuse that Shaheen has bowled 100 overs and needs a rest. 100 overs over 4 innings is absolutely nothing. That's just 25 overs per innings. You are expected to bowl 20 overs in a day in a Test match anyways.

James Anderson at 35 years of age in 2017 Ashes series down under bowled 223 overs in 8 innings. He bowled more on average than Shaheen. Don't think Anderson needed any rest despite his age.

Also comparing the next best to Lyon is also lame. Australian bowlers will always bowl less overs because Pakistani batsmen will always roll over under 70/80 overs in the innings. So nobody gets to bowl long.
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Anderson is paid well by the ECB. He doesn't play T-20 Leagues and ODI cricket like Shaheen. It is very hard for pacers today to play all three formats and then the T-20 leagues around the world. Our Cricket Economy is not big enough to compensate our players to sit out of the T-20 leagues.
 
PCB could have avoided all this drama by just saying Shaheen had a niggle like a groin or shoulder sprain and so Shaheen was ruled out . Simple
 
Good decision, he has done enough. Likes of Abdullah Shafique could have held more chances to give us a fighting chance to win the series. Not in Shaheen's hands.
 
Savak said:
Anderson is paid well by the ECB. He doesn't play T-20 Leagues and ODI cricket like Shaheen. It is very hard for pacers today to play all three formats and then the T-20 leagues around the world. Our Cricket Economy is not big enough to compensate our players to sit out of the T-20 leagues.
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So where does the money that PCB claims to make from PSL goes?
 
BunnyRabbit said:
The way Shaheen has hobbled, it was looking like he would have broken down any time if he bowled more in this series.
Even though I feel resting him for the 3rd test is a correct decision, I would have sent him back to Pakistan for strength training rather than taking him to NZ.
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When he hurriedly came back for the WT20 2022 and then broke down in the Final. He shouldn't have played unnecessary cricket or even most games, if not all of the Asia Cup.

World Cup and this Test series was important for Pakistan than anything else after the T20 WC.
 
Even Akram said resting Shaheen for a Test in Aus so that he can be fresh for T20's against Kiwis where he is the skipper is shocking by PCB & team management . He is spot-on but forgets Afridi's rule the roost now & team management perhaps had no say in the matter . I expect Shaheen to be more of a T20 player in future who will pick & choose which Test matches he wants to play !
 
If shaheen himself has rested from this test match to play the t20 series, just because he is the captain, then he will soon be just a t20 bowler nothing else. But if the management has forced him to rest then blame goes to PCB for this blunder. He could have rested for 2 t20 out of 5.
 
I said it before afridi will start focusing more on white ball cricket , but he has bowled a lot of overs in 2 games so it's understandable he sits out.
bowlers from domestics are getting opportunities
Muhammad ali , khurram shahzad , mir hamza , aamer jamal .
So it's a good thing we are building some depth .

No more of those nonsense talent hunts and speed trials
 
Usman Khawaja during the post-day press conference:

"I don't feel like Pakistan don't value Test Cricket as much as we do I don't, I just.. I don't know Shaheen's personal schedule, his workloads, what's going on etc - you have to look at the bigger plan sometimes. I know our bowlers do it too."

"We're in a good spot right now but Josh Hazelwood, take him for instance. He was injured last couple of summers with a side strain and we had to work with him. We're just lucky that our bowlers have been injury free for a while so they've been able to manage their workload and be able top lay as much of test Cricket as possible. But I mean Shaheen had that injury in the World Cup where he was out for a little while so he's come back from that."

"Test Cricket isn't easy, it's particularly not easy on the body either so before I'd ever comment on anything, I'd probably want to know all the facts as to how they're trying to manage him what they're trying to do."

"I mean when I see something like that happen I don't really think they're doing it because you know they don't care about Test cricket. He's such a valuable bowler to Pakistan and he's Pakistan's best bowler. You need to make sure that he's playing for as long as he can, and for the most amount of Test matches as he can, and sometimes yeah you might have to sacrifice something here and there."​
 
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I think Khawaja is a friend of Shaheen. He is trying to defend him during the press conference for Australia. 😀
 
RidiculousMan said:
When he hurriedly came back for the WT20 2022 and then broke down in the Final. He shouldn't have played unnecessary cricket or even most games, if not all of the Asia Cup.

World Cup and this Test series was important for Pakistan than anything else after the T20 WC.
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There should be a clause in contracts for centrally contracted players regarding their NOCs being subject to clearance with respect to their workloads.

He has still bowled better than our pace leaders in Australia in last 4 tours. But he needs professional rehab.
 
Human786 said:
Even Akram said resting Shaheen for a Test in Aus so that he can be fresh for T20's against Kiwis where he is the skipper is shocking by PCB & team management . He is spot-on but forgets Afridi's rule the roost now & team management perhaps had no say in the matter . I expect Shaheen to be more of a T20 player in future who will pick & choose which Test matches he wants to play !
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PCB must step in here. If Shaheen is going to hold a central contract then he can't run away from tests as per convenience.


zarak said:
I believe so, look it up. Seems like he has withdrawn.
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The Squad still shows his name. No credible outlet has reported his withdrawal.
 
You can give rest to main bowlers if you have equally good bowlers to replace. That luxury isn't available here. Pakistan will struggle to get the wickets here.
 
Shaheen should have been playing this match instead of that t20 series. Maybe he could have skipped 2 matches of that t20 series and it would have been ok.
 
Afridi is the first Pakistani player to take a break from Test matches to concentrate on T20s. He captains both Pakistan and Lahore Qalandars in the PSL. In 2023, among eight fast bowlers who played more than 50 matches, only Afridi and Alzarri Joseph juggled Test cricket with other formats. Over the last five years, Afridi bowled 1,432.4 overs in international cricket (fourth highest globally) and 409.5 overs in T20 leagues and English county cricket.

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It is very difficult for fast bowlers to be all format bowlers now. Unfortunately we don't have the cricket economy to compensate our players to sit out of non IPL leagues and the luxury of playing in the IPL that the likes of Starc, Cummins, Hazelwood, Bhumra, Shami have.

Pakistan need to play the likes of Shaheen, Naseem in select test matches and mostly look to utilize their domestic stock for test matches.
 
if people use sense he's a t20 captain its obvious he will prioritise t20 over tests, its not really a big deal
if that's the route he's want s to go then that's fine.
 
Mohammad Hafeez during the post-match presser:

Talking about Shaheen Shah Afridi:

"When it comes to management, I asked him after the two test matches. He had obviously bowled really well in those two games, delivering the most overs from the Pakistan side, and I believe, possibly even from the Australian side too. However, when I asked him before the third test, he mentioned that his body was sore. I believe it’s crucial to look after a player better than anything else. If someone feels that their body is sore and they cannot deliver their best, we need to prioritize the player’s career. I would never make a decision that could potentially jeopardize a player’s career for 6 months or a year. So, when this issue was brought to my attention, I consulted with the medical team. That’s where the decision originated from."
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Are people seriously complaining about Shaheen taking a rest and not playing in a meaningless Test match. Personally all Test cricket is meaningless but that's another debate. With the T20 world cup to come, of course he should prioritise T20 games. He's also the captain so needs to lead from the front in these games and be fully fit for this purpose.
 
BouncerGuy said:
Mohammad Hafeez during the post-match presser:

Talking about Shaheen Shah Afridi:

"When it comes to management, I asked him after the two test matches. He had obviously bowled really well in those two games, delivering the most overs from the Pakistan side, and I believe, possibly even from the Australian side too. However, when I asked him before the third test, he mentioned that his body was sore. I believe it’s crucial to look after a player better than anything else. If someone feels that their body is sore and they cannot deliver their best, we need to prioritize the player’s career. I would never make a decision that could potentially jeopardize a player’s career for 6 months or a year. So, when this issue was brought to my attention, I consulted with the medical team. That’s where the decision originated from."
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Will Shaheen's body be sore in PSL? Let's see
 
Shaka81 said:
Are people seriously complaining about Shaheen taking a rest and not playing in a meaningless Test match. Personally all Test cricket is meaningless but that's another debate. With the T20 world cup to come, of course he should prioritise T20 games. He's also the captain so needs to lead from the front in these games and be fully fit for this purpose.
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And there we have it.

A chance to get some WTC points, a chance for Pakistan to win ONE Test on Aussie soil.

Guess if this is meaningless then fine.
 
MenInG said:
And there we have it.

A chance to get some WTC points, a chance for Pakistan to win ONE Test on Aussie soil.

Guess if this is meaningless then fine.
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we are not playing a wtc final until and unless we have a proper system in place

There is no strategy or anything in place. Wait for elections in feb, and this whole set up will be gone. New set up will come with its new players and captain.

They first need to decide the set of players they want to carry forward. Hassan Ali and Mir Hamza will be dropped after this series, we currently dont have a core of players identified for test.
 
cricketjoshila said:
PCB must step in here. If Shaheen is going to hold a central contract then he can't run away from tests as per convenience.




The Squad still shows his name. No credible outlet has reported his withdrawal.
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Afridi's have lot o say in PCB perhaps ...
 
With Afridi in the team, Pakistan could have given Aus a bigger scare at SCG. No two ways about it.
 
I have a feeling it’s Shahid Afridi who is manipulating Shaheen behind the scenes.

The father in law needs to be kept far away from his son in law. They should only be allowed to meet on family occasions.
 
Rana said:
I have a feeling it’s Shahid Afridi who is manipulating Shaheen behind the scenes.

The father in law needs to be kept far away from his son in law. They should only be allowed to meet on family occasions.
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And I'm sure about it that Shahid Afridi is influencing Shaheen Afridi's career.
 
FearlessRoar said:
And I'm sure about it that Shahid Afridi is influencing Shaheen Afridi's career.
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It is no coincidence that Shahid was at Melbourne and Shaheen suddenly asked for a rest for the next Test match.

Shahid can see the writing on the wall…Shaheen is on the brink of burning out mentally as a bowler. The physical element is not Shahid’s expertise but he definitely can sense when a pacer or even a spinner is not mentally at the place where they should be in order to execute the best of their skill-set.

He must have told him to skip this next Test match knowing the placid nature of the track at Sydney and knowing Shaheen will not bowl as well as he could at supporting tracks like MCG and Gabba.

Another match figures of 2-200 in 50 overs would be career threatening and brand damaging for Shaheen.
 
Wouldn’t have made a difference if he played… lost the game in the 2nd and 3rd tests with the bat.
 
Rana said:
It is no coincidence that Shahid was at Melbourne and Shaheen suddenly asked for a rest for the next Test match.

Shahid can see the writing on the wall…Shaheen is on the brink of burning out mentally as a bowler. The physical element is not Shahid’s expertise but he definitely can sense when a pacer or even a spinner is not mentally at the place where they should be in order to execute the best of their skill-set.

He must have told him to skip this next Test match knowing the placid nature of the track at Sydney and knowing Shaheen will not bowl as well as he could at supporting tracks like MCG and Gabba.

Another match figures of 2-200 in 50 overs would be career threatening and brand damaging for Shaheen.
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Currently, Shaheen is the only one with the opportunity to take 300 Test wickets for Pakistan. But Shahid Afridi wants to transform him into a white-ball cricket star, Actually franchise cricket star
 
FearlessRoar said:
Currently, Shaheen is the only one with the opportunity to take 300 Test wickets for Pakistan. But Shahid Afridi wants to transform him into a white-ball cricket star, Actually franchise cricket star
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All part of the business, he doesn’t want his investment going to waste.
 
If he was bowling at 100% then it was absolutely the wrong decision.

But bowling in the low 130s, he’s no better than anyone else so if resting him (more longer term) is what the plan is, then this was a sound decision.

But we all know he’ll be back injuring himself in Mickey Mouse leagues….
 
If I were drawing up the PCB central contract, I would write in Shaheen’s the stipulation that:

“You cannot interact with your father in law Shahid Afridi through social media, WhatsApp or other forms of communication that is physical also.

You will be permitted to interact with him physically on religious and family related social gatherings”.
 
I think in retrospect, we lost the match with the bat and in the field, not so much with the ball. All-in-all, his absence didn't really change anything
 
FearlessRoar said:
Currently, Shaheen is the only one with the opportunity to take 300 Test wickets for Pakistan. But Shahid Afridi wants to transform him into a white-ball cricket star, Actually franchise cricket star
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Because that's what he did to himself.

Problem is that Shahid Afridi was a mediocre cricketer who by sheer PR and occasional performance played white ball cricket for 2 decades.

SSA has far more ability.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Because that's what he did to himself.

Problem is that Shahid Afridi was a mediocre cricketer who by sheer PR and occasional performance played white ball cricket for 2 decades.

SSA has far more ability.
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Exactly this.
A man who wasted what talent he had in the pursuit of self publicity.
There was a period when he was an effective bowler with his leggies, top spinners etc but became a sad parody with the bat.

Still he became very rich and got the adoration of a particularly dim section of Pakistani fans— I guess he is teeing the same up for his son-in-law…..
A star of meaningless Mickey Mouse leagues
 
gibsyhesperis said:
Exactly this.
A man who wasted what talent he had in the pursuit of self publicity.
There was a period when he was an effective bowler with his leggies, top spinners etc but became a sad parody with the bat.

Still he became very rich and got the adoration of a particularly dim section of Pakistani fans— I guess he is teeing the same up for his son-in-law…..
A star of meaningless Mickey Mouse leagues
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Is Afridi a legend?
 
shariqnoor said:
Another lame excuse that Shaheen has bowled 100 overs and needs a rest. 100 overs over 4 innings is absolutely nothing. That's just 25 overs per innings. You are expected to bowl 20 overs in a day in a Test match anyways.

James Anderson at 35 years of age in 2017 Ashes series down under bowled 223 overs in 8 innings. He bowled more on average than Shaheen. Don't think Anderson needed any rest despite his age.

Also comparing the next best to Lyon is also lame. Australian bowlers will always bowl less overs because Pakistani batsmen will always roll over under 70/80 overs in the innings. So nobody gets to bowl long.
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Anderson plays test cricket only for a decade now
 
That decision of rest was somewhat shaky. Hafeez was saying that his body was sore, but we saw shaheen taking catches during a practice session, Mid-game. I don't understand why these types of controversies rise. Shaheen is injured then rest him from NZ series too now.
 
Maybe could’ve made a difference with the ball over Hasan but doubt he’d make a difference at the end because it’s with the batting where we lost
 
Suleiman said:
Maybe could’ve made a difference with the ball over Hasan but doubt he’d make a difference at the end because it’s with the batting where we lost
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Yep. Bowling was not the problem this time. Pakistan managed to take 20 wickets a couple of times and it never felt like shaheen is missing in the third test and that is why Pakistan lost. Shaheen should prioritize red ball format if he wants to be an all format bowler.
 
Chip32 said:
Please tell me the last time Australia rested either of Starc, Hazlewood or Cummins in a test match? If he requires rest he could have easily taken the t20 series off. I believe Cummins is the current T20 captain for Australia and yet he never plays a T20 outside the IPL and the WC. Just because your captain doesn't mean you have to play every game.
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How much test had he played in last 3 years and in comparison how much t20 he played .I think individual should also preserve himself but in last 3 years our top players are playing almost every t20 league.After his comeback from injury he played 04 test matches and he almost played 60 plus t20s so is it just managements duty look over his workload?
I think it's high time to analyze it with both management and players because every body knows players want to earn money a lot through franchise cricket
I have an example when Mitchel starc refuses to play IPL back in 2016 he says he want to preserve his body to focus more in test cricket.Now he is one of the all formats complete bowler because he proves himself in test cricket.But is Shaheen complete fast bowlers ideal for almost all conditions
 
A terrible decision by SSA and Hafeez. A test was missed to play totally pointless matches that have a legacy of 24 hours.
 
It's not important missing o test match but what's the mindset is I think it matters alot we cannot become worlds best team until our approach is not changed
 
W akram is having a mad moment with a statement like that about shaheen for missing this Test.

He is a multi format player who is being mismanaged along with the other premier assets.

What he should of said was playing shaheen, naseem, rauf and co in needless series like the afghan and asia cup before the WC was a catastrophe.

Those are opportunities to try out up and coming talent.

If Shaheen and the others were rested for those to series he could of played all 3 Tests.
 
Savak said:
Anderson is paid well by the ECB. He doesn't play T-20 Leagues and ODI cricket like Shaheen. It is very hard for pacers today to play all three formats and then the T-20 leagues around the world. Our Cricket Economy is not big enough to compensate our players to sit out of the T-20 leagues.
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Our Board has plenty of money to waste on the 200 plus useless "admin" people who are friends of the So called "govt" running the country.

The money should be reinvested in to the mens and womens senior team aswell as the younger ages and grass roots.

No chairman, selector etc should be on any tour period like the rest of the nations.

If they want a holiday they should pay for it like everyone else.
 
If he really needed rest, they should have rested him for the T20Is against NZ.
 
Saj said:
If he really needed rest, they should have rested him for the T20Is against NZ.
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Some Twitter sources saying that Shaheen is considering test retirement because of workload issues. Seems like mere rumours to me. Any truth to this that you know of?
 
Savak said:
Anderson is paid well by the ECB. He doesn't play T-20 Leagues and ODI cricket like Shaheen. It is very hard for pacers today to play all three formats and then the T-20 leagues around the world. Our Cricket Economy is not big enough to compensate our players to sit out of the T-20 leagues.
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You will be surprised to know that PCB makes almost same money as ECB. If you consider purchasing power as factor then Shaheen should have been in better financial situation than Anderson.
 
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