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"I am ready to lay my life down for Pakistan" : Ahmed Shehzad

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Some recent Ahmed Shehzad quotes

"I am ready to lay my life down for Pakistan"

"I wanted to reply to many statements about me but don't want to cause controversy "

"I found out a lot about some people in the last year and half"

"I am hopeful about returning to the national team based on my performance"

"Misbah-ul-Haq gave me a lot of guidance and encouragement during my career"

"Pitches were flat in Australia and we made lots of mistakes"

"The environment and players in Islamabad team is very good"
 
OK, go and do that.

But you're not needed in Pak team, it doesn't select players based on who can lay his life for the country.

It selects players on who can do great in cricket and perform against the top sides, according to modern standards. You woefully fail there.
 
Although I support his return to national side due his form, but suggest him to talk less and perform more on the field . Even I get annoyed when he issues any statement.
 
Poor choice of words...you're just playing cricket, not fighting wars.
 
But, can you give up your spot in the team to more deserving candidate? :kp
 
:)))

when it comes to dramaybaazi, you could never beat Younis khan , Shoaib Akhtar and Ahmed shezad to it.

even afridi can't beat the trio
 
The boy is still desperate to play for national team, still positive. that's good. At least he hasn't given up like a lot of other top performers in domestic cricket.
 
Imagine if he had scored as many runs as Babar Azam in AUS, I wonder how posters would react :yk
 
shaz619 said:
Imagine if he had scored as many runs as Babar Azam in AUS, I wonder how posters would react :yk
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Prolly same way but naturally more extreme

Because this is one of Babars first time with this run of scores

For Shehzad this would have been 250th time
 
Shehzad performed exceptionally well in Domestic Odi cup UNLIKE OTHER OPENERS.
His QeA performance was good too, although he just played the final only due to BPL.

He should shut his mouth and keep on performing like this. Thats the best way of answering critics.
 
If someone can perform he should be in the team .

Whether it is Shehzad or salman Butt.

Performance should be criteria.
 
Slog said:
Prolly same way but naturally more extreme

Because this is one of Babars first time with this run of scores

For Shehzad this would have been 250th time
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True Sloggy.

I did expect more from him with the Bat though, he has played in AUS previously and Junaids made a big deal out of his prowess in such conditions
 
He should shut his mouth, improve his batting technique and score of tons in domestic cricket.

Then he may comeback. But till then he shouldn't be even considered.
 
I love this passion and josh from Shehzad.:shezzy

Pakistan needs more such passionate cricketers in their team. Need players who will give it their all for the country and not just go through the motions.:shehzad
 
TBF he didn't give an interview right away after ODI team selection unlike one of the Akmals ,more power to the MAN!
 
No need to lay down your life for Pakistan, instead just improve your attitude, your technique and your running between the wickets for Pakistan.
 
Gabbar Singh said:
No need to lay down your life for Pakistan, instead just improve your attitude, your technique and your running between the wickets for Pakistan.
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think in Pakistan cricket, that is known as laying down your life!
 
Emotional dialogue for us emotional peeps. Emotional blackmailing at its best. It will make his fans drool over him even more.

Such jazba, He should think about joining the army.

Lagay raho yaar
 
Shezzy should think about improving his slips catching. That way even if he's not among the runs, he will always have something to offer. A safe pair of hands in the cordon is a prized resource.

Ultimately learning some new skills or at least improving batting skills, is how he gets back into the fold; not through meaningless platitudes issued in the media.
 
Willing to lay down his life for the nation yet can't be bothered to pay his taxes on time. Mmm what was it Samuel Johnson said about patriotism?

LAHORE (Staff Report) – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday issued notices to as many as three national cricketers for not filing the tax returns.

According to a statement, notices have been served to Umar Akmal, Ahmad Shehzad and Zulfiqar Babar. The three cricketers had not filed tax returns for fiscal year 2014-15 despite previous warnings.

The notices read that seemingly the cricketers enjoy elite lifestyles but their paid property tax amount is very low, raising a question if they have declared their original sources of income with FBR or not.
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https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/spo...-umar-akmal-ahmad-shehzad-and-zulfiqar-babar/
 
JaDed said:
TBF he didn't give an interview right away after ODI team selection unlike one of the Akmals ,more power to the MAN!
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Well Akmal hasn't been in team for 3 years now

Shehzad it has not been a year

Every month he is getting more desperate

If he does well in PSL id be tempted to give him another chance

Where he really made a bad call was missing Pak QEA season
 
Every couple of days he comes out and prattles out some iffy statements in the media, is he playing cricket of any standard at all? Or is he hoping like many around him that being loud in the media when the team is failing will get him a slot?
 
Varun said:
Every couple of days he comes out and prattles out some iffy statements in the media, is he playing cricket of any standard at all? Or is he hoping like many around him that being loud in the media when the team is failing will get him a slot?
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He has learnt well from his mentor.

Only him and his mentor can come out with such pathetic statements.
 
Pantani said:
Shezzy should think about improving his slips catching. That way even if he's not among the runs, he will always have something to offer. A safe pair of hands in the cordon is a prized resource.

Ultimately learning some new skills or at least improving batting skills, is how he gets back into the fold; not through meaningless platitudes issued in the media.
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Shehzad fielded at point and was damn good at it.
 
He should join the army to lay his life down for Pakistan. We have seen his cricket in past several years. Never a game that he won for the team. Always a surrender.
 
msb314 said:
Shehzad fielded at point and was damn good at it.
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He would dive over the ball just to show off that he can dive. He wasn't actually that good. Poor at catching and mediocre at ground fielding
 
Join the army then.

In all seriousness

He should be selected in the test format, he's ahead of Sharjeel.

He's a no for odi/t20
 
good, join army mate...

he still hasent gotten over his attitude issues from the sound of his statements...
 
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Comment shows that his mental side is not very strong and he is prone to emotional outburst.


Contrast this to Azhar Ali's response to PCB Chairman which was very mature and well thought out
 
msb314 said:
Shehzad fielded at point and was damn good at it.
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Point is not often used in test matches. Three slips, gully, catching cover, mid off, mid on, short leg, deep fine leg - that's your standard field and if Shehzad wants to make himself undroppable he should work at being a slipper not a point.

Look at Mark Waugh for instance. He was a decent test match bat and a handy off spinner, but Australia must have had at least half a dozen guys who would have scored more heavily than Waugh. But because he was insanely good in the slips in addition to being a capable batsman and useful part timer, he stayed in the side despite a mediocre career average below 45 and an inability to get big hundreds, as well as a habit of getting out to soft dismissals. It was his slips fielding that made him indispensable.
 
Such words of bravery from a man who can't cross a SR of 75 in ODI cricket.

:ibutt
 
Your junoon is commendable but please learn to channel it in performance like Lala does.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ahmed Shehzad's last 11 innings:<br>163*<br>32<br>14<br>68<br>166<br>112*<br>24<br>43*<br>56<br>102<br>71<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/820263142685081603">January 14, 2017</a></blockquote>
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sensible-indian-fan said:
[MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION] ji - Look at Shezzy boy scores.
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Sif ji, with the same cemented feet, ugly stance, and against 4th grade bowlers.

Don't belong in intls, especially when we have much better folks playing now. He can be considered after 2 or 3 years if our openers end up very poor and he's doing great in domestics at that time.

I'd even take Kami over him as an opener. And Kami is on fire.
 
Hawkeye said:
Sif ji, with the same cemented feet, ugly stance, and against 4th grade bowlers.

Don't belong in intls, especially when we have much better folks playing now. He can be considered after 2 or 3 years if our openers end up very poor and he's doing great in domestics at that time.

I'd even take Kami over him as an opener. And Kami is on fire.
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Yeah he has issues but he is indeed letting his bat do the talking.

Earlier he used to be all talk and no performance.
 
Those are some phenomenal numbers. If he's performing, then he deserves a chance. I'd take him over Butt any day of the week.
 
Red Devil said:
Those are some phenomenal numbers. If he's performing, then he deserves a chance. I'd take him over Butt any day of the week.
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He'll return to his favorite binary number sequences after recall to international cricket
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
Yeah he has issues but he is indeed letting his bat do the talking.

Earlier he used to be all talk and no performance.
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Yeah. But if selectors have any sense, theyd know the type of opposition, pitches and the way he's scoring. But then again you know how Inzi has been, anything can be expected.

Slog said:
He'll return to his favorite binary number sequences after recall to international cricket
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Yes. But apart from that, we have better options already in the national team.

If we're looking for backup Kami can be effective against pace as an opener. Or even Butt would be a bit decent but not as explosive and a fast scorer as Kamran.
 
You know he is not going to survive against even minimum lateral movement but it's just a matter of time he will be back in the team. My ranking for the three TTF superstars would be Kami>Shezzy>Butt.
 
Stallion__ said:
You know he is not going to survive against even minimum lateral movement but it's just a matter of time he will be back in the team. My ranking for the three TTF superstars would be Kami>Shezzy>Butt.
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Pretty much this. However Butt is slightly better than Shehzad.

Kami is much much better than these 2 as an opener. Can score fast so has a role to play in modern cricket.

Both Butt and Shehzad are outdated articles who cant even manage decent bowling at their slow pace.
 
Shehzad is man on a mission , to embarrass the selectors for dropping him. Inzimam, even with his personal disliking for Shehzad will be hard pressed to take him to WI.
 
Shehzad is on fire. Won't mind him back in side if he is able to replicate his domestic performances in international. Surely an upgrade over Azhar.
(Heard from different sources that he is a very good captain too.)
 
moghul said:
Shehzad is man on a mission , to embarrass the selectors for dropping him. Inzimam, even with his personal disliking for Shehzad will be hard pressed to take him to WI.
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He should be worried about his embarrassing stats first(33 at 73) after an uninterrupted run for 4-5 years.
 
The problem with these departmental and regional attacks is that they'll have 1 or 2 good bowlers(due to the talent pool being spread out) supported by garbage which makes it very easy to score.
 
Chief Destroyer said:
The problem with these departmental and regional attacks is that they'll have 1 or 2 good bowlers(due to the talent pool being spread out) supported by garbage which makes it very easy to score.
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When Shehzad scores, the bowling is garbage , when Hafeez fails in domestic cricket, bowling must be world class.
 
the problem with shehzad before was 2 things.

1) attitude and approach towards the game
2) no strike rotation.

Shehzad positives he will score runs make hundreds but at snails rate which is not suitable for the modern day cricket..

If he has fixed problem 2 then he holds half a chance, if he has fixed both then bring him in...
 
Lay down your life for Pakistan.. atleast learn to find gaps first
 
He wants to lay down his life for Pakistan.

But does not want to play above snail level strike rate. This guy will not even get into Zimbabwe's team.

Inzi LOVES him though.
 
I am amazed how his strokes always find a fielder inside circle. Still so poor at strike rotation.
 
"I am ready to lay my life down for Pakistan"

That great. Please join the Pakistani army :)
 
Poor technique, bad temperament, terrible match.

Maybe [MENTION=139150]aliasad1998[/MENTION] was right about him.
 
His job is to score runs. Can't do that if he lays down his life for the country. Stupid comment by him.
 
I'm ready to pick up a 2nd team to support, as long as this joke is in the team.
 
How about learning to rotate the strike and not eat up millions of dot balls, if such players focused on improving basics of game rather then talking all the time they would be world beaters as players.
 
Hawkeye said:
OK, go and do that.

But you're not needed in Pak team, it doesn't select players based on who can lay his life for the country.

It selects players on who can do great in cricket and perform against the top sides, according to modern standards. You woefully fail there.
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this kind of militaristic language does seem misplaced doesn't it. but let's not forget this is a team that not so long ago could get enough of military salutes and boot camp push ups. the fanbase of which will perennially blame disastrous results on the players' lack of patriotism.
 
dunno about life but he sure has no problem in laying down his wicket :p
 
"I am ready to lay my life down for Pakistan"

Maybe he should join the Pakistani defence force
 
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