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During the game today - my uncle was whatapping me and he mentioned that Fakhar "ne Saeed Anwar ki yaad deladi"

It had me thinking that are they similar in terms of style and strokes?

Is Fakhar reminiscent of Saeed Anwar in any way?
 
saeed anwar was special, he is once in a life time kind of player, its a pity that he could not translate such immense talent into average with exceptional talent he had
 
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When it comes to left handers, Syed anwar's timing is only rivaled by Brian lara. No Fakhar doesnt remind me of anwar.
 
Sharjeel, not Fakhar. Ignoring the difference in quality, Fakhar hacks quite a lot which Anwar never did.
 
He Personally reminds me of an Afridi type opener back in the 90s.

Saeed Anwar there is no comparison, the great man was such a skilled batsmen and made every shot look like an expensive piece of art captured on film.
 
Not really. Anwar was ahead of his time and actually better than all the openers playing right now. Zaman is a modern player who plays with his heart on his sleeves. Very very good player but Anwar was a different beast.
 
Nothing like Saeed anwar who was pure timing and grace. Fakhar has limitations is is a bit of a bludgeonor.

I have to admit though I haven't been this impressed with a Pakistan opener in years
 
lol no.

Saeed was poetry in batting

Reminds me of a left handed Ijaz Ahmed
 
He a grade ahead of Shahzaib Hassan Mukhtar Ahmed n Awais Zia and prolly on par with Imran Nazir and slightly inferior to Sharjeel Khan
 
Sawed Anwar was always timing. So, no.
To me he is a cross between Aamir Sohail and Awais Zia.
 
msb314 said:
During the game today - my uncle was whatapping me and he mentioned that Fakhar "ne Saeed Anwar ki yaad deladi"

It had me thinking that are they similar in terms of style and strokes?

Is Fakhar reminiscent of Saeed Anwar in any way?
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He was probably referring to the positive approach, a feature long missing from our opening (barring Sharjeel). Otherwise there is no similarity at all in terms of style or strokeplay.
 
Saeed Anwar was a pure timer of the ball and an incredible talent.

Zaman is more of a hard-hitting batsman who likes crunching it through or over fielders. There is a massive difference between the two.

Similar mindset though. Positive and filled with intent.
 
Anwar was much more elegant, wristy and a better timer of the ball.
 
more of a amir sohail type player..anwar was poetry in motion..I think fakhar is going to add to his game and youll see a more complete player in the years to come if he isnt dropped for some stupid reason.
 
Not at all. Saeed Anwar had majestic timing, think Muhammad Hafeez in full flow against Zimbabwe: that's the closest I have seen a Pakistani batsman come to Saeed Anwar since his retirement. Sharjeel also has that brilliant timing and can execute his shots against good quality bowling but he doesn't have the range of shots all around the ground like Anwar.
 
Lol no Saeed Anwar was pure class he was in the league of Mark Waugh in terms of elegance.. Fakhar is a different type of player no where near saeed Anwar..
 
No. Butt and Jamshed had more in common with Anwar than Fakhar.

Fakhar reminds of of Ganguly and Ijaz Ahmed (however he has different strengths and weaknesses).
 
msb314 said:
During the game today - my uncle was whatapping me and he mentioned that Fakhar "ne Saeed Anwar ki yaad deladi"

It had me thinking that are they similar in terms of style and strokes?

Is Fakhar reminiscent of Saeed Anwar in any way?
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No disrespect intended but you probably never watched Saeed Anwar bat because he had sublime timing.

Fakhar is nothing like him.
 
no butt was closer to anwar. Anwar never hacked at balls. Anwar was a pure artist who relied on his wrists n timing unlike Fakhar who is more of a dasher.

Fakhar can be seen more like Sanath in that way
 
Saeed Anwar was batting personified. Arguably one of the most glorious batsmen to have played the game. Fakhar is a smaller Sharjeel Khan.
 
Anwar was class. His foot movement was sublime.

Zaman is a slimmer version of Sharjeel. Zaman is a stand and deliver player. Not much feet movement.
 
Growing up as a kid Saeed Anwar was my favorite batsman. When he was at the crease I felt at ease as if was holding my favorite teddy bear.

Now as a grown up watching zaman play I am on the edge of my seat feeling excitement and nervous. I get the feeling he could get out at every delivery. Smiling at every boundary.

No similarity from my perspective.
 
This is too much... lets be honest he is a slogger like sherjeel

Won't look much into it.. will do for odis and t20s for pak
 
Fakhar is not like Anwar.

Although he can def. play against the best! Hopefully we see a great performance from him against India!
 
India will need to get Fakhar Zaman out early. He has been the difference for Pakistan in the last 3 games, but especially against SA and SL. His quick start puts Pakistan in situation that even after their customary middle order collapse, Pakistan is ahead of the 4 ball. Even if he scores a quick 40, it gives Pakistan that extra cushion and allows Azhar to consolidate. So Pakistan do no lose too many early wickets.

We need to get him out early. Within the first 3-4 overs.
 
Bhai you are saying "will do" as if we have so many dynamic left handed openers in domestic averaging 50.


We either overestimate players who never live up to their potential or underestimate the solid performers who are scoring but aren't big superstars
 
Lol dude.

Saeed Anwar was poetry in motion indeed.. the most elegant batsman to play cricket.
 
That seems like a really odd comparison, anwar was a classy batsman and fakher is more the modern aggressor. I don't think they're similar in any regards other than they have both given pakistan a good start at the top of the order, long may it continue for fakhar.
 
Seriously your uncle said that!!

There is no and i mean absolutely no similarity between their game play. Anwar was a pure stroke player who would hit sixes and fours just by using his wrist & indeed the best timer of all Pak batsmen i have seen from 1990's to present.
 
msb314 said:
During the game today - my uncle was whatapping me and he mentioned that Fakhar "ne Saeed Anwar ki yaad deladi"

It had me thinking that are they similar in terms of style and strokes?

Is Fakhar reminiscent of Saeed Anwar in any way?
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No he doesn't, saeed anwar was slik. Fakhar zaman is similar to amir sohail.
 
Not even near to Anwar.Anwar was a special player,aggressive but class.I miss himself.Pakistan spoiled at least 5 years of his career.
 
Please stop comparison right now.I have seen so many Pakistani Tendulkar,Anwar,Injamam just vanished after 15 to 20 matches.This lad has just played 3.
 
Saeed anwar is way waay ahead of him.
Fakhar's batting style is like awais zia but quality is way more than zia.

Btw faheem's batting style is similar to sharjeel.
 
I remember Saeed Anwar depositing Terry Alderman over the deep square leg boundary with just a flick of the wrist. The bat didn't even swing the full arc. The ball ended up on the rooftop, I believe it was MCC or WACA so long boundaries.
Ahhh... brings back good memories.
 
Not at all. He is a very refined version of Awais Zia because although he has the tendency to hack, he can also play orthodox shots which the former cannot. Also, unlike traditional hacks, he is very keen to rotate the strike. Nonetheless, he is not defensively assured; looks quite ungainly while playing the forward-defense.

Saeed Anwar was a player of different class. One of the greatest timers of all time who was capable of getting on top of every bowler on his day. However, he was a victim of his laziness and casual approach. Should have ended as an ATG, but he lacked the drive and commitment.
 
faulty technique. His backfoot does'nt even move most of the times and his torso collapses for no reason. He likes to swing his bat away from the body. He wont last long until some very technical batting coach work with him. He is a level below sharjeel in terms of technique who himself was never sound.

comparing fakhar to Anwer is a joke.
 
Here we go another youngster being compared with an accomplished player just after 3 games...
 
Technique is overrated :shafiq

Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Its the intent which already puts him ahead of the other openers Pakistan have tried recently. Sure he will fail sometimes, but he also seems to use his head (no pun intended) when batting and not get carried away after a few boundaries.
 
Saeed Anwar did have a lot of grace and timing but Fakhar bats like most modern day openers who like to charge down the track and drive/pull the pace bowlers during the PP overs.

He definitely has the capability to play orthodox shots and time the ball on merit as well.
 
Saeed anwar was probably the most gifted Pakistani batsman ever. Fakhar zaman looks like a tailender so far
 
While it's difficult to compare players belonging to different eras, I am still curious about what fellow posters feel about this.

Saeed anwar had great stats for his era and was a throne in the flesh for the Indians but Fakhar has played some of the most incredible innings ever by a pakistani batsman - ct final 100, 193 in sa and ton against nz in the last wc.

Discuss
 
Purely from astethics, technique and flair saeed anwar .

Fakhar is decent enough has more power but something about saeed anwar in full flow was just simply elegance and finesse and something beautiful to watch.

I would add salman butt and nazir into the mix

But saeed anwar for me is the number 1
 
msb314 said:
During the game today - my uncle was whatapping me and he mentioned that Fakhar "ne Saeed Anwar ki yaad deladi"

It had me thinking that are they similar in terms of style and strokes?

Is Fakhar reminiscent of Saeed Anwar in any way?
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Hahaha is this for real?
 
Sidilicious said:
India will need to get Fakhar Zaman out early. He has been the difference for Pakistan in the last 3 games, but especially against SA and SL. His quick start puts Pakistan in situation that even after their customary middle order collapse, Pakistan is ahead of the 4 ball. Even if he scores a quick 40, it gives Pakistan that extra cushion and allows Azhar to consolidate. So Pakistan do no lose too many early wickets.

We need to get him out early. Within the first 3-4 overs.
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Prophetic words !
 
Fakhar and saeed Anwar both have different playstyles.

Their similar in the sense of both being able to get monster totals.
 
Both amazing openers but Saed Anwar was far more pleasing to watch.

Fakhar Zaman is extremely effective but some of his shots look like he’s just muscling the ball over the boundary. Anwar’s shots were class.
 
Fakhar is a great player with little glimpses of Saeed but toufeeq umer copied him the most.
 
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