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Four lefties eagerly waiting for a chance to end Ahmed Shehzad's career

Sami aslam should work on his game a bit more but deffo deserves a chance
Sharjeel if teams ball outside the off stump he could struggle also he can be hit nd miss but I think he deserves a series or 2.
Fakhar haven't seen him play, but heard mixed reports about him but will reserve judgment till I have seen him play
Butt well some may not feel comfortable with him in the team, but I have a feeling he will represent Pakistan again. He can play some lovely shots but his record is not that great sooo he shouldn't be tested before sharjeel Sami nd fakhar
 
Ahson8 said:
You have any evidence to back that claim ?
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No one has seen him play. Those who have, do not rate him.

Don't forget that such players who no one has seen and they end up bullying in domestic, often turn out to be the opposite of that in internationals.

I don't have any hope, but won't mind if he's good.
 
Hawkeye said:
No one has seen him play. Those who have, do not rate him.

Don't forget that such players who no one has seen and they end up bullying in domestic, often turn out to be the opposite of that in internationals.

I don't have any hope, but won't mind if he's good.
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May be he is not your personal favourite.
 
The Last Of The Stars said:
May be he is not your personal favourite.
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Yeah, he's my phuppo ka larka who used to steal my lunch.

He's a mystery domestic bully who no one has seen, I know the history of such players from domestics.

Who knows what he'll turn out to be. Better to stay pessimist. If he's good, we'll get to see .

He's batsman version of Sadaf hussain.
 
Hawkeye said:
Yeah, he's my phuppo ka larka who used to steal my lunch.

He's a mystery domestic bully who no one has seen, I know the history of such players from domestics.

Who knows what he'll turn out to be. Better to stay pessimist. If he's good, we'll get to see .

He's batsman version of Sadaf hussain.
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I see, so that's why the resistance :13:
 
Hawkeye said:
No one has seen him play. Those who have, do not rate him.

Don't forget that such players who no one has seen and they end up bullying in domestic, often turn out to be the opposite of that in internationals.

I don't have any hope, but won't mind if he's good.
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The closest thing he's played to international is vs England Lions where he scored 3 fifties in 5 games. Think it's pretty harsh to say he won't cut it at the International stage.
 
F zaman and shahzad playing for same team in Pakistan cup...and both will play together as openers..

I doubt since fakhar is fighting for t spot wit shahzad, shahzad will run out him at least once in 4 matches:ahmed
 
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Sindh:s aslam, punjab: s butt , kpk:fakhar ,federal united:k akmal ,sharjeel, nasir, balochistan: BABAR might be tested as opener by azhar(captain of ODIS)as only azhar is there as an opener...will b competing
 
Fakhar zaman..making his case stronger even before t beginning of Pakistan cup..

Scored brilliant 153* from jus 68 balls wit 9 4s and thirteen 6s in kaun banega kpk ka champion..
 
Poor shahzad :ahmedfor sure will lose his place..but I m scared he might run out fakhar in Pakistan cup as they play for same team as openers..
 
Hopefully fakhar has ended the assault on our eyeballs which is watching shehzad in LOI
 
Sharjeel and salman under performed...but fakhar was going good on 45 until he got run out and today Sami aslam making his case stronger to t selectors wit a century
 
And he scores a 50 at a SR of 109. LOL. Like i have predicted; Shehzad and Hafeez are going nowhere. I would love to see Fakhar included as well. Impressing me and hopefully would continue his good form.

Fakhar
Shehzad
Hafeez

Our top 3 opening options in future. God willing.
 
Butt and Sharjeel are pathetic players. Its an absolute joke they are taken seriously with former being a match fixer. One match fixer is enough. Dont need more back.
 
ZaynM said:
And he scores a 50 at a SR of 109. LOL. Like i have predicted; Shehzad and Hafeez are going nowhere. I would love to see Fakhar included as well. Impressing me and hopefully would continue his good form.

Fakhar
Shehzad
Hafeez

Our top 3 opening options in future. God willing.
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In that innings in which he had the SR of 109 he had six 4's and three 6's. That is 42 runs right there in 9 deliveries. Assuming the rest of the runs he got in singles he would need a furthur 15 balls to get to his eventual score of 57. So 9+ 15 = 24 scoring shots of 52 balls faced. A minimum dot ball percentage of 54%.

Absolutely pathetic batting in this day and age an international side will not let a batsman of his level to get 9 boundaries and hence we will get his usual 20(40) innings.
 
Syed1 said:
In that innings in which he had the SR of 109 he had six 4's and three 6's. That is 42 runs right there in 9 deliveries. Assuming the rest of the runs he got in singles he would need a furthur 15 balls to get to his eventual score of 57. So 9+ 15 = 24 scoring shots of 52 balls faced. A minimum dot ball percentage of 54%.

Absolutely pathetic batting in this day and age an international side will not let a batsman of his level to get 9 boundaries and hence we will get his usual 20(40) innings.
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Uh, i personally dont care about such silly stats when the batsmen are playing at SR of 85+ and score a 30+ score.

Fakhar had an even worse dot ball per cent age. Around 65 per cent i reckon? But this doesnt matter until they are scoring and scoring at a healthy SR. These stats that you pulled are when you have a luxury of Kohlis and Kanes.
 
Syed1 said:
In that innings in which he had the SR of 109 he had six 4's and three 6's. That is 42 runs right there in 9 deliveries. Assuming the rest of the runs he got in singles he would need a furthur 15 balls to get to his eventual score of 57. So 9+ 15 = 24 scoring shots of 52 balls faced. A minimum dot ball percentage of 54%.

Absolutely pathetic batting in this day and age an international side will not let a batsman of his level to get 9 boundaries and hence we will get his usual 20(40) innings.
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Adding to the above comment:

I just checked the highlights. And your 20 (40) is either an awful mis-reading of the stats or just gross exaggeration. The score was 24 on 21 balls. Dont know where you got that 'usual' 20 (40) from.
 
[MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] My name is what? My name is who? My name is slim.....
 
Atlast shahzad has been knocked out... out of 4 lefties sami and fakhar were impressive... whereas Sharjeel and salman failed..

Out of sami and fakhar...fakhar was much reliable and consistent..

1.Fakhar scored at 59.40(almost 60 avg)
2.str.rate of almost 90
3.Totally 5 innings-2 60+ scores,1 score of 45(run out),1 century
4.Century in the final

Before this 3 50's in five innings against England lions

Now if he performs against lions again IA he'll be accompanying Azhar
 
Another leftie trying to grab the empty opener's spot...IMAM UL HAQ...

Scored brilliant century in Pakistan cup 1match he played..nd today batted with tail and scored 181* from 143 balls I guess at str.rate of 124..

If he keeps performing then he even he'll be in contention....moreover he's inzi's nephew
 
I don't care if you are left or right handed if you can end ahmed shehzad international career you are welcome
 
If Shehzad can come back more focused and committed he can be a world class test bat. He will naturally come back to form in LOI cricket. He just needs get more serious about his work.

2013 Shehzad is what we need back.
 
Flat_Track_Bully said:
If Shehzad can come back more focused and committed he can be a world class test bat. He will naturally come back to form in LOI cricket. He just needs get more serious about his work.



2013 Shehzad is what we need back.
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But I highly doubt it happening...bcoz for sure..he has to play one full domestic season..sep-t20.oct,nov,dec FC.jan-List A and Feb PSL

and by that time we'll be having 4 series(eng,wi,nz, aus) and 5 if Afghanistan accepts.

So in these five series

Anyone among sami,fakhar,khurram,sharjeel,imam would have taken his place...nd wen HARIS comes back there is a chance even BABAR or Hafeez might open with azhar...to accommodate HARIS

So line up would be

1.Azhar(as he is captain)
2.Babar
3.hafeez(snr)
4.haris
5.shoaib(snr)
6.rizwan
7.sarfraz

So I see no place left for him...

Even fakhar sharjeel sami and imam doesn't hav place then hw can tat SELFIEsh Shahzad wil play
 
Imam ul haq again scored well, got 85 from 103 ballsat str.rate of 82.5..when total score was just 219...Hope he performs in upcoming domestic season in FC and LIST A
 
Sami Aslam a threat to Ahmed Shehzad?

Can imagine Ahmed Shehzad getting anxious after Sami Aslam's twin halfies in the Edgbaston test. Not gonna lie, if I were him I'd kind of wanted him to flop there to give myself an opening to comeback.

However the doors are beginning to close on Shehzad if Sami continues to turn the door knob and finally lock it shut, which is to say, if he continues to perform in ODIs and tests namely the WI series.

A lot of people were worried that after the England series with Masood and/or Hafeez flopping as openers that Shehzad would be back, and I think Shehzad sensed it too with chipping in with the push-up celebration of his own via twitter after the Lord's victory, an ideal for him given the openers failed but we won.

However as the series went on, the anxiety increased and tweets decreased.

Worth noting, nobody is the bad guy here. This a part of team sports. Sometimes you are competing for one spot so it's only natural to look for your own interests to break in.

Though remember, Shehzad is still very much on and about. Will only take few failures by Sami/Azhar for him to stage yet another exhilarating comeback.
 
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i hope sami shuts the door for shehzad forever as asad did for UA in tests...LOIs sami is a threat to azhar ali..
 
Sooner or later azhar will get sacked as ODI captain and will be kicked out of the team, I can already see it coming. With sharjeel being inconsistent shahzad will find his back into the other opening slot and not through the one Sami aslam will occupy.

In tests if azhar plays as the opener then sami and he himself have the best temperament for test openers and no future for shahzad. But I think once we return to UAE azhar will drop back down no 3. Our team doesnt have it in them to try such courageous stuff. I hope azhar somehow stay at the opener position. We will have to wait and see
 
sami looks to have a pretty awful technique. shehzad should really be there if u are evaluating players purely on their skill level.
 
Once Shehzad was an opener in all 3 formats.

But now,
TESTS:SAMI and AZHAR
ODI:SHARJEEL and AZHAR
T20'S: SHARJEEL and KHALID

In line
Tests:Salman, Hafeez(though I don't like him)
Odis:Fakhar, hafeez
T20's: Fakhar, hafeez, shahzaib

Poor Shezi... Can keep playing bpl and psl
 
Shezi fighting for his spot.

Sharjeel has cemented his place.

With azhar living on thin ice,
Sami, Shehzad, Fakhar, Hafeez and Salman are the other options to replace azhar

U need 3 openers in a squad

1.Sharjeel
2.Hafeez(As he's a senior, that's Pakistan cricket board )
3.Shezi/ Salman/ Sami/ Fakhar

Sami and Salman are not cut out for the ODIs

So it's a clash between Shehzad and Fakhar..

Both Shehzad and Fakhar has been scoring loads of runs, off late.

the changes would take place for the CT squad.

Shehzad and Fakhar has 2 major tournaments to prove

1.PSL 2
2.Pakistan Cup

The one who plays well, AGAINST PACE, should be brought in.

Pakistan shouldn't select the ones who keep tuk-tuking against pace and boosts their stats against SPIN

IF SHEZI DOES WELL IN THESE 2 TOURNAMENTS, HE CAN BE BROUGHT IN.
MERIT SHOULD PREVAIL
 
Chief Destroyer said:
Expect Shehzad to come back next series.
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I personally would want him to be selected post PSL and Pakistan cup.

Because we know the quality of these domestics.

Yes he was outstanding, no doubt.

Still they need to monitor him and Fakhar in the PSL and Pakistan cup, and bring in the one who has better all round game.
 
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