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lol all it takes is the reasoned decision to rest a player for an insignificant T20 series and the Amlaistas are out crowing in force. Hilarious to watch
 
Lol I love these nicknames Sachinistas, Ajmalistas, Amlaistas. Atleast they have earned it.

What's up with Akmalistas and Malikistas?
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
If you think fielding is all about catching, I would like you to watch some cricket before taking shots at me.

He is slow, doesn't hit the stumps often or save enough runs. He isn't as poor as Kaneria in the field, but easily among the worst in SA.

He is talented enough to improve as a T20 batsman but does he have to ? absolutely not. SA have enough young talent to replace him in this format.

His strength lies in Tests and ODIs, no need to force him to become a T20 specialist as well. SA have a very strong T20 competition with a lot of explosive batsmen.
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Seriously watch some cricket, he is a good fielder.
 
Amla just keeps getting better, a bit like wine ...bad analogy. He'll be queing up against NZ C side
 
Jo_Don said:
- He's a very good fielder, on par with the rest of the team bar AB and Faf. Smith doesn't put him at short leg for nothing.
- He's not being rested because he can't handle the load, he's being rested because he hasn't been in the country all year. Every team has had a home series except for us, we've been on tour basically since the NZ tour in Feb/March.
- give the man some space to be with his family, he's earned it :)

The main guys are often rested from bilateral T20s and even ODIs sometimes. The selectors usually use these to introduce new players to international cricket. It's how guys like Faf were introduced to test cricket, and it's worked well for us so far.
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Is he better fielder than Duminy, Kallis, Smith?
 
James said:
lol all it takes is the reasoned decision to rest a player for an insignificant T20 series and the Amlaistas are out crowing in force. Hilarious to watch
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Man these fanboys are darn sensitive.
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
Is he better fielder than Duminy, Kallis, Smith?
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Maybe not Duminy, but he's certainly on par with the likes of the two Petersons and Philander. They're not brilliant, but they are good. Smith and Kallis field in the slips, so it's hard to draw a comparison with them. But he is very good at short leg.
 
Jo_Don said:
Maybe not Duminy, but he's certainly on par with the likes of the two Petersons and Philander. They're not brilliant, but they are good. Smith and Kallis field in the slips, so it's hard to draw a comparison with them. But he is very good at short leg.
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He's a decent catcher, but he isn't very agile.
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
If you think fielding is all about catching, I would like you to watch some cricket before taking shots at me.

He is slow, doesn't hit the stumps often or save enough runs. He isn't as poor as Kaneria in the field, but easily among the worst in SA.

He is talented enough to improve as a T20 batsman but does he have to ? absolutely not. SA have enough young talent to replace him in this format.

His strength lies in Tests and ODIs, no need to force him to become a T20 specialist as well. SA have a very strong T20 competition with a lot of explosive batsmen.
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Your argument is illogical even though Amla should not play T20i as it would just increase his workload.

You should go and watch where Amla fields before saying anything.
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
You make less sense in most threads than your username does.
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Youre making a fool of yourself with every post you make. Fact is Amla is a decent fielder even by SA standards, accept this and move on. Cricinfo and statsguru are not enough to make you seem knowledgeable and intelligent. Start watching cricket.
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
He's a decent catcher, but he isn't very agile.
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I thought he was 'on par with Morkel'

Wonder why Smith would place him at short leg if he wasn't agile? You need some quick reflexes to be fielding at that crucial position.
 
This is the "worst" fielder in South Africa, one who has almost always been placed at short leg. Here he is folks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKJjxDHpLI0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Here is how un agile and slow he is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noqYxL2VTK8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Also the captain must be retarded to place this horrible fielder at the crucial position of gully with Philander bowling:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es7i3Kzr8aU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Such a bad fielder he is.
 
Bilal7 said:
I thought he was 'on par with Morkel'

Wonder why Smith would place him at short leg if he wasn't agile? You need some quick reflexes to be fielding at that crucial position.
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Agree with Bilal. Would Morkel be fielding at short leg?

Mamoon is losing it. You'll look back at the posts you have made in the last month month, in a few months and you'll think to your self what was I thinking.
 
IQS basically killed Mamoon's argument of 'Amla being on par with Morkel'
Wonder if he'll have the class to admit how awfully wrong he was.
 
James said:
lol all it takes is the reasoned decision to rest a player for an insignificant T20 series and the Amlaistas are out crowing in force. Hilarious to watch
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Ditto marks
 
Man these South Africans really don't have a clue about captaincy. Placing a poor fielder like Amla at first slip to a guy bowling 90mph+.

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^ lol. Still can't get over the 'on par with Morkel' comment. These videos prove that not only is Amla a good fielder, he's a pretty versatile one too.
 
Bilal7 said:
^ lol. Still can't get over the 'on par with Morkel' comment. These videos prove that not only is Amla a good fielder, he's a pretty versatile one too.
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Such comments are inevitable when someone hasn't actually watched the action live yet wants to make sure they have a smartass opinion, however inaccurate it is.
 
mamoon ghaffar doesn't know anything about cricket...

just look at that troll thread he made :ajmal
 
Inziquicksingle said:
Such comments are inevitable when someone hasn't actually watched the action live yet wants to make sure they have a smartass opinion, however inaccurate it is.
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Yeah, the beard probably reminds them of another world-class batsman who wasn't such a good fielder. :moyo
 
He has been rested from the t20 series which I feel is a good decision. Why play a useless t20 series anyway.
 
Those misfields by Amla couldn't have been helped. He slipped in the first video and that second chance was a tough one. Those videos are just examples, Amla has generally been pretty good in the field

Point remains: Amla is a good fielder.
 
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Bilal7 said:
Those misfields by Amla couldn't have been helped. He slipped in the first video and that second chance was a tough one. Those videos are just examples, Amla has generally been pretty good in the field

Point remains: Amla is a good fielder.
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Yeah, Afridi has got a duck farm because he misses deliveries completely or skies them. Captain Obvious.


You got cornered. Don't escape now.


Point is, you can't base an opinion on two catches which weren't special by any means.
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
Yeah, Afridi has got a duck farm because he misses deliveries completely or skies them. Captain Obvious.


You got cornered. Don't escape now.


Point is, you can't base an opinion on two catches which weren't special by any means.
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What?! The guy slipped just like anyone else would have on a slippery out-field.

Ronaldo and Messi have slipped quite a few times in their footballing careers, is that enough to label them un-athletic and slow?

You made the claim about him being 'on par with Morkel' you are the one who has to provide concrete evidence.
 
Concrete evidence? You'll have to watch a SA match and not just bump into cricinfo once in a while and reading c Amla b X, c Amla b Y, basing your opinions on that.
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
Concrete evidence? You'll have to watch a SA match and not just bump into cricinfo once in a while and reading c Amla b X, c Amla b Y, basing your opinions on that.
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I'm an Amla fan, I watch matches involving South Africa quite a lot. Have seen nothing at all which would even remotely suggest that Amla is 'on par with Morkel'
 
Bilal7 said:
I'm an Amla fan, I watch matches involving South Africa quite a lot. Have seen nothing at all which would even remotely suggest that Amla is 'on par with Morkel'
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Fine, that is why opinions exist :)

and there are so many different colors and flavors in the world :yk
 
I dont why you guys are wasting time arguing with Mammon Ghaffar. Just look at his post history and it becomes obvious he is a troll account
 
Lets first define what TROLL means. Because it is obvious you don't know its meaning and are using just because others do.

The art of deliberately, cleverly, and secretly pissing people off, usually via the internet.

When do I do that?

I give my opinions which are clearly based on something and I provide my case. However, since they don't mix with your opinion, you label me as a troll.

If someone doesn't agree with you, respect his opinion.
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
Yeah, Afridi has got a duck farm because he misses deliveries completely or skies them. Captain Obvious.


You got cornered. Don't escape now.


Point is, you can't base an opinion on two catches which weren't special by any means.
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LOL at he got "cornered"

In case you missed it - which you obviously did (or rather you ignored it because it doesnt fit your bogus argument) - the point of those videos was not to show how great those catches were. The point was that SA captains, who are a lot more knowledgeable than you and I (unless you wanna argue that, which wouldn't really surprise me) trusted Amla in key positions like gully, first slip, and short leg, even long off in an ODI. These positions usually require good fielders.

Stop making goofball arguments like Amla is on par with Morkel fielding wise.
 
Inziquicksingle said:
LOL at he got "cornered"

In case you missed it - which you obviously did (or rather you ignored it because it doesnt fit your bogus argument) - the point of those videos was not to show how great those catches were. The point was that SA captains, who are a lot more knowledgeable than you and I (unless you wanna argue that, which wouldn't really surprise me) trusted Amla in key positions like gully, first slip, and short leg, even long off in an ODI. These positions usually require good fielders.

Stop making goofball arguments like Amla is on par with Morkel fielding wise.
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Not really. Saeed Ajmal fielded on mid on which is a important position and dropped various catches. Fielding positions are relevant more to match situations, sometimes you have to deploy a fielder in a certain position even if he isn't particularly exceptional and mind you Amla isn't a first choice slip fielder anyway.
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
Not really. Saeed Ajmal fielded on mid on which is a important position and dropped various catches. Fielding positions are relevant more to match situations, sometimes you have to deploy a fielder in a certain position even if he isn't particularly exceptional and mind you Amla isn't a first choice slip fielder anyway.
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All right. Just one last question for you, do you believe Amla and Morkel are on par fielding wise?
 
Probably not, maybe got carried away a bit with that particular comparison to prove my point but yeah I firmly believe he is an average fielder and one of the worst in SA.

In a poor fielding side, he would be between average to decent but for SA, he is average.
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
Probably not, maybe got carried away a bit with that particular comparison to prove my point but yeah I firmly believe he is an average fielder and one of the worst in SA.

In a poor fielding side, he would be between average to decent but for SA, he is average.
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I firmly believe that he is a good fielder and in a poor fielding side would be a really good one. So do most of the people who posted in this thread.

End Discussion.
 
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Poor fielder folks
 
Best all round batsman in the world by far. Only batsman to be averaging over 50 in tests and odi's. Best test batsman in the world along with Clarke. It's hard to describe how good Amla has been in the last 3/4 years. LOL at those saying he is a poor fielder, he is a very good fielder but he is in a team that has some of the best fielders in the world (Kallis, Faf)
 
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vandokkum said:
Best all round batsman in the world by far. Only batsman to be averaging over 50 in tests and odi's. Best test batsman in the world along with Clarke. It's hard to describe how good Amla has been in the last 3/4 years. LOL at those saying he is a poor fielder, he is a very good fielder but he is in a team that has some of the best fielders in the world (Kallis, Faf)
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Good Post. Totally agree. Also he's one great role model for upcoming cricketers, a great person.

I just hope that he goes through a semi-bad run of form against us.
 
Bilal7 said:
Good Post. Totally agree. Also he's one great role model for upcoming cricketers, a great person.

I just hope that he goes through a semi-bad run of form against us.
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Definitely, probably the nicest cricketer you will ever see. Sort of the anti Virat Kohli.
 
I feel proud to know that Hash is not only model cricketer but a model Muslim and a good example on how WE should conduct ourselves as Muslims.If you ask me Rahul Dravid is the non-Muslim equivalent of Hash but Hash will be more special since we share the bond of Islam.I feel there there is nothing wrong with it.Its human nature to support those of their similar vies and opinions.
 
Bilal1947 said:
I feel proud to know that Hash is not only model cricketer but a model Muslim and a good example on how WE should conduct ourselves as Muslims.If you ask me Rahul Dravid is the non-Muslim equivalent of Hash but Hash will be more special since we share the bond of Islam.I feel there there is nothing wrong with it.Its human nature to support those of their similar vies and opinions.
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here pak's hash :butt oppps sorry




ajmal
 
Well have to say his batting has become bradmanesque... He is so much in control every time he plays.

First we all tought it was a just a good patch and he was in great form.

I am starting to think that is normal routine for him to score so heavily. I hope it continues a long long time. And as most have signaled, a likable cricketer who doesn't want you to push off your tv like Kholi, Dilshan and company...

Imagine the guy keep on scoring and he finished with an average around 60 hahaha!
 
SA Cricket is in a great position they have the best bowler in the world along with the best batsman and also the best all rounder in the world.
 
Mobashir said:
Well have to say his batting has become bradmanesque... He is so much in control every time he plays.

First we all tought it was a just a good patch and he was in great form.

I am starting to think that is normal routine for him to score so heavily. I hope it continues a long long time. And as most have signaled, a likable cricketer who doesn't want you to push off your tv like Kholi, Dilshan and company...

Imagine the guy keep on scoring and he finished with an average around 60 hahaha!
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I hope so, but also hope that he fails against Pakistan(praying),and keep scoring against others as much as he can.
 
Magic of hard work folks! No one rated him. He was flopping like crazy. But now he is on fire. Scoring runs for fun everywhere. He is a very few steps shy of being an ATG.
 
Best in the world at the moment. Always happy for his success. Won't want him to do well against us though.

I predict him having a not so fruitful series against Pakistan. Will average in the 30's
 
Hindsight suggests that whenever someone claims something and says mark my words, that claim suffers an epic fail :malik
 
as good as Amla is and as much as i like him

but still, Junaid's inswinger will get Amla everytime...

there's always huge gap between AMLA's bat-pad.......Junaid's gonna get in there :junaid
 
sure amla has always had a lil bit of a problem with da inswingin deliveries at pace...but he has managed to overcome dat problem as well pretty well for most part of da last 3 years or so....he has tightened his game a hell lot...dat is y da guy averages 71 ish in 29 tests last 3 years.....and has 12 hundreds in 45 innings....iam pretty sure he has enuf class to handle junaid...but junaid is a wonderfull new talent...so it ll be a good challenge dis amla vs junaid....but iam more interested in ajmal vs amla....
 
I'd be happy if Amla averages in the low forties against us, his career average won't suffer but our bowling won't either! Provided every other South African batsmen averages in the low thirties.

After that he can fulfill his hunger for runs against the ever-generous Indian trundlers.
 
What a guy!
 

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He can do well after the Pakistan series. I want him to have an average less than 5 against us.
 
Bilal7 said:
I'd be happy if Amla averages in the low forties against us, his career average won't suffer but our bowling won't either! Provided every other South African batsmen averages in the low thirties.

After that he can fulfill his hunger for runs against the ever-generous Indian trundlers.
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i think that resolve the problem for fans like me who are supporters of team pakistan but are at the same time fan of amla.
 
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