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"I want to be recognised and accepted as Imam-ul-Haq first and then Inzamam's nephew after that"

Mamoon said:
Test cricket is not about playing pretty for 50 deliveries; it is about showing guts to survive even when you are batting crappy.

As [MENTION=142162]Napa[/MENTION] pointed out, Imam's innings was more significant than Babar and Sarfraz's. A beautiful 49 (55) and a flashy, streaky 50 (45) does not win you Test matches especially in these conditions.

Babar and Sarfraz's innings did nothing for the team in the grand scheme of things. They did not score enough runs to cut down South Africa's lead significantly, and they did not spent enough time at the crease to make South Africa force the pace in the second innings.

They threw their wickets away in the 43rd and 44th overs when the ball was getting old and scoring runs was becoming easy, and had either of the gritted it out for over a hundred deliveries like Imam, we would have been in a significantly stronger position.

Imam's innings was not one for the highlight reels, but he survived the first session against the new ball and played 105 deliveries when the team was reduced to 6/2 with a nightwatchman at the crease.

In his brief international career so far, with less than 30 games and less than 15 months of experience, Imam has shown signs of having grit and a cool head. His output has been reasonable so far, and most of his best performances have come when other batsmen have gone bonkers, e.g. the Ireland chase, the Asia Cup, this innings etc.

During this whole period, he also has had to deal with relentless criticism and abuse on social media for nepotism, something that his very well aware of. A lesser character could have had his confidence shattered, but he is prepared to fight and prove people wrong.

Inzamam may have picked him because he is his nephew, but the boy has heart and wants to make a name for himself and not just be a legend's nephew.

The way people go after him is as if he is blocking the path of the Cooks and Warners in domestic cricket. The latest saviour in the opening department these days is that Abid Ali guy. A 32 year old going through the last purple patch of his career, who would be a spent force by the time he finds his feet in international cricket.

For a country with deplorable batting resources, Imam has done enough to keep his place in the team. He is here to stay and people need to accept the reality.
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Regarding that innings (43), I would have completely agreed had it been a proper innings - 43 by opener in 3 hours is gold. But, have really watched that innings? One of the ugliest innings by an opener, which was mostly built on luck rather than skill. He was dropped, poked & missed countless times, missed line for close LBW shouts few times, and most of his runs came from edges. Today, he was lucky to survive 100+ balls, another day he will be out 4-5 times in those 100 balls. I have seen openers making less mistake in an entire series & yet got drooped.
 
kingusama92 said:
1 missed stumping
2 dropped catches
1 missed runout
Multiple LBW shouts.

He was horribly awful and there's no other way to put it.
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MMHS said:
Regarding that innings (43), I would have completely agreed had it been a proper innings - 43 by opener in 3 hours is gold. But, have really watched that innings? One of the ugliest innings by an opener, which was mostly built on luck rather than skill. He was dropped, poked & missed countless times, missed line for close LBW shouts few times, and most of his runs came from edges. Today, he was lucky to survive 100+ balls, another day he will be out 4-5 times in those 100 balls. I have seen openers making less mistake in an entire series & yet got drooped.
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Yes it was ugly and lucky, but he still managed to survive. An Asian opener, that too a Pakistani opener in the current landscape of Pakistan cricket, will always need considerable luck to survive Steyn, Rabada, Philander and co. against the new ball in South Africa when the team is two done for nothing, and there is a nightwatchman on the other end.

This is not the first or the last time that he has dug his heels and played a gritty innings, and it surely won't be the last time. Imam is not a top tier player, but considering our batting resources and the state of our cricket at this point, we could do a lot worse. There is not a long queue of openers coming through who would make Imam look like a tail-ender.
 
Mamoon said:
Test cricket is not about playing pretty for 50 deliveries; it is about showing guts to survive even when you are batting crappy.

As [MENTION=142162]Napa[/MENTION] pointed out, Imam's innings was more significant than Babar and Sarfraz's. A beautiful 49 (55) and a flashy, streaky 50 (45) does not win you Test matches especially in these conditions.

Babar and Sarfraz's innings did nothing for the team in the grand scheme of things. They did not score enough runs to cut down South Africa's lead significantly, and they did not spent enough time at the crease to make South Africa force the pace in the second innings.

They threw their wickets away in the 43rd and 44th overs when the ball was getting old and scoring runs was becoming easy, and had either of the gritted it out for over a hundred deliveries like Imam, we would have been in a significantly stronger position.

Imam's innings was not one for the highlight reels, but he survived the first session against the new ball and played 105 deliveries when the team was reduced to 6/2 with a nightwatchman at the crease.

In his brief international career so far, with less than 30 games and less than 15 months of experience, Imam has shown signs of having grit and a cool head. His output has been reasonable so far, and most of his best performances have come when other batsmen have gone bonkers, e.g. the Ireland chase, the Asia Cup, this innings etc.

During this whole period, he also has had to deal with relentless criticism and abuse on social media for nepotism, something that his very well aware of. A lesser character could have had his confidence shattered, but he is prepared to fight and prove people wrong.

Inzamam may have picked him because he is his nephew, but the boy has heart and wants to make a name for himself and not just be a legend's nephew.

The way people go after him is as if he is blocking the path of the Cooks and Warners in domestic cricket. The latest saviour in the opening department these days is that Abid Ali guy. A 32 year old going through the last purple patch of his career, who would be a spent force by the time he finds his feet in international cricket.

For a country with deplorable batting resources, Imam has done enough to keep his place in the team. He is here to stay and people need to accept the reality.
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Agree with you.
 
Mamoon said:
The way people go after him is as if he is blocking the path of the Cooks and Warners in domestic cricket. The latest saviour in the opening department these days is that Abid Ali guy. A 32 year old going through the last purple patch of his career, who would be a spent force by the time he finds his feet in international cricket.

For a country with deplorable batting resources, Imam has done enough to keep his place in the team. He is here to stay and people need to accept the reality.
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Imam has several glaring technical issues which Fahdi has pointed out making him susceptible to LBWs and short pitched bowling. If he's to forge a successful career, he needs to work on these flaws.

Another problem with Imam is his inability to score big after making a start. To only score 4 hundreds in 45 FC matches is concerning in a team that has the worst conversion rate in Test cricket in the last two years.
 
Not a terrible series from Imam. Averaged 25 on his first tour to SA. I think he should be persisisted with in Tests, but he needs to cash in in UAE.
 
Iman's problem is his record in UAE. You can't expect more from any Pakistan openers in SA against such quality pacers.


Even Hafeez averaged 46+ in UAE
 
A horrible batsman who lacks the basics to succeed in international cricket. He should be nowhere near the team. He is an embarrassment.
 
Rayyman said:
Not a terrible series from Imam. Averaged 25 on his first tour to SA. I think he should be persisisted with in Tests, but he needs to cash in in UAE.
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So not really a failure but then our standards are pretty low!
 
I see potential in Imam, his stroke play is pleasing to the eye. Will do him a world of good to take a leaf out of Shan Masoods books and work hard as he did on his batting behind the scenes
 
Don't rate this imam he's not a modern day opener and will cost pakistan of reaching the semi's at the world cup we urgently need to bring back umar akmal
 
He's shown clearly he has potential for Tests. He's cemented his place for the next series, he has ability to play some nice shots, puts value on his wicket, I agree with others he just has a few technical issues to work on and I'd like to think he has a good attitude and will be keen to work on them with his coaches. One thing I will say though is that he was a huge let down in the NZ series we lost, expected more from him there, especially as Colin de Grandhomme was opening bowler :facepalm:
 
I think imam and shan should be our opening pair for the next 2 years. Babar at 3, haris at 4, shafiq or azhar at 5, saad Ali or Hammad Azam at 6.
Imam may have some technical issues but he has shown courage. Especially after getting knocked out by a hit on the head in the UAE he has stood up to the SAf bowlers as well as any Pakistani batsmen and certainly better than our so called stalwarts azhar and Asad.
 
Imam currently has a 33.73 average in 45 FC matches. His Test average stands at 27 and yet, "he needs to be persisted with".

It's unbelievable how low the standards are in Pakistan where mediocrity is not only accepted but also persisted with. He has shown very little in domestic and yet people believe he needs to stick on the roster for some baffling reason.

I think there's potential in him to be better for sure but he's not there yet. Why is that such a hard truth to accept? Let him dominate in domestic for a bit and if he's consistently scoring a lot of runs then sure, consider him for a recall then.

How about giving players who actually have dominated FC cricket with high 40's to low 50's average a deserving chance. That is how you develop players and if you look at professional sports across the world, that is how its done. In baseball and hockey, you literally have to dominate the lower levels for years before playing in the big show but only in Pakistan, players can be mediocre at the domestic levels but somehow can become a regular in International cricket despite horrific results. Heck most players don't even get selected for the correct format which is even more crazy in itself.

Imam for example has a 42+ average in List A and would you look at that, he's done pretty well in ODI so far in his international career. I wonder how that happened. Play players that are actually deserving in their correct format and you will see them do well. Play the likes of Bilal Asif in Tests for no justifiable reason whatsoever then well, expect the poor return. It's a shame because you're setting up the players for failure instead of putting them in positions to succeed.
 
Rana said:
He’s been decent. Not bad, will get better with time
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ONLY, if he is dropped from ODI and given full focus to become a FC/Test opener.

Now, he is confused between attack & defense; also he is not a natural rotator, not a busy player, he loves to hit boundaries - these are not traits on an ODI player. May be after few years he can develop into a good ODI player (provided that he develops game through Test), but Azhar didn't develop into one after 10 years, neither Asad; might not happen for Imam as well. On contrary, Shan has almost doubled his List A stats in last 1-2 seasons, so you never know; but I don't see that happening soon for Imam.
 
Nasty Naz said:
How about giving players who actually have dominated FC cricket with high 40's to low 50's average a deserving chance.
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Names? There are two openers who average 40+ while opening the batting in FC cricket in the past few seasons.

One is on the bench (Fakhar) and does not look like a Test level opener, not in challenging conditions anyway.

The other is 31 years old, and apparently overweight/unfit (Abid Ali).

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Please make him spend time with Shan Masoods coaches
 
I'm willing to give him a chance in ODIs and this SA series will really prove what level of player he is. The only note worthy innings Imam has played is his 80 against Bangladesh and Afghanistan in the Asia cup besides that i'm not going to give him credit for others.
 
Abdullah719 said:
Names? There are two openers who average 40+ while opening the batting in FC cricket in the past few seasons.

One is on the bench (Fakhar) and does not look like a Test level opener, not in challenging conditions anyway.

The other is 31 years old, and apparently overweight/unfit (Abid Ali).

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Thank you!!!! Let's look at the people above him on the list. We all know the situation with Zaman as you have said. Abid Ali deserves a go in the next series but he needs to work on his fitness. Khurram Manzoor is a TTF and Awais Zia is a hack. That just leaves Salman Butt and Sami Aslam as the other 2 ahead of him. I think Aslam was a solid batsman but he lost a lot of form so rightfully has lost his place in the Pakistan team, but he can make his way back if he does good in domestics, heck he may even captain Pakistan one day, as he was skipper of the under 19 team and led the team well. As for Salman Butt, think with all of the damage he done and the spot fixing scandal, he would be a nightmare from a PR point of view, but his recent domestic form does actually merit an international comeback lol.

So as you can see clearly, he is hardly a nepostic pick and there really aren't many alternatives to him. Yet people still blindly hate him and play the nepotism card.
 
Abdullah719 said:
Names? There are two openers who average 40+ while opening the batting in FC cricket in the past few seasons.

One is on the bench (Fakhar) and does not look like a Test level opener, not in challenging conditions anyway.

The other is 31 years old, and apparently overweight/unfit (Abid Ali).

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This is very deceptive.

In the 2017 season (right before his selection), Imam averaged 27.75. It was a complete nepotistic selection because he was heading in the opposite direction as a batsman.

Painting it as anything else is wrong.
 
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kingusama92 said:
This is very deceptive.

In the 2017 season (right before his selection), Imam averaged 27.75. It was a complete nepotistic selection because he was heading in the opposite direction as a batsman.

Painting it as anything else is wrong.
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And that's how he plays as well. Hits a few good boundaries and then can't stop himself to either flash outside off or push at a delivery on the fifth stump.

We criticise Hafeez, but Imam does the exact same. Are these our Test standards?
 
kingusama92 said:
This is very deceptive.

In the 2017 season (right before his selection), Imam averaged 27.75. It was a complete nepotistic selection because he was heading in the opposite direction as a batsman.

Painting it as anything else is wrong.
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This. [MENTION=8]MIG[/MENTION] take note. Imam was selected wrongly.
 
kingusama92 said:
This is very deceptive.

In the 2017 season (right before his selection), Imam averaged 27.75. It was a complete nepotistic selection because he was heading in the opposite direction as a batsman.

Painting it as anything else is wrong.
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Look at the full picture. His maiden call up IIRC was for the tour of Ireland and England.

What was our last test series before that? It was the home series against SL. Our openers in that series? Sami Aslam and Shan Masood, who averaged 23.25 and 25.75 in that series respectively. So neither of those deserved to be picked for the UK tour. So that meant we needed an opener. If you look at the QEA trophy 2017-18, the other openers who done better than him were mainly TTF's such as Imran Farhat and Yasir Hameed. No one wants them back surely, and the same can be said for Salman Butt. Abid Ali done good that season too but he has fitness issues too and is not so young, so I guess it was between him and Imam really, but as Imam showed in the ODI series against SL he is international standard, I think he just got the nod.

Also Imam has experience playing in England from his under 19 days. So the only other opener who you could have picked ahead of him was Abid Ali, and tbf not many had heard of him back then either, only this season he has got his name floating around for an international call up, when the squad for the UK tour was named, not many people were even aware of him. Since Imam debuted, he hasn't set the world alight but he has shown glimpses of his potential and hasn't done bad enough to be dropped. I think Abid Ali can be in the next Pakistan test squad too if he works on his fitness issues, but Imam needs to be persisted with and I don't believe he is a nepotistic selection at all, but having a few openers in a squad never hurt anyone, and if one does bad the other can replace him in the XI for the next match.
 
One thing I have noticed also is that Imam is a pretty average fielder. Several misfields today and rather lazy in the outfield.
 
Imam isn't a very likeable cricketer. He is very lazy in the field and timid with the bat. Shan at least gives 200 percent in the field and genuinely looks interested in helping the team.
 
Doing really well today in ODI format. Good to see him score runs and answer his critics.
 
MenInG said:
Doing really well today in ODI format. Good to see him score runs and answer his critics.
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Yes good to see an opener to score runs with proper cricket shots. He has an odi avg of 63 with 4 hundreds which is very good. Wish him a good series.
 
ask_analyse_act said:
Yes good to see an opener to score runs with proper cricket shots. He has an odi avg of 63 with 4 hundreds which is very good. Wish him a good series.
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And apparently still some people say he’s only in the team because of his uncle, and write off his 100s as having come against minnows ignoring that he’s only played against minnows till this series. In any case it’s not like the legendary opener (Hafeez) who was there before Imam and opening for the last 15 years has scored 100s against all the top teams, or has he?
 
Always happy to see him score and frustrate people. He has always been good enough for this pitiful team.
 
Its a subcontinent type bowl is not going above knee and batsman are on front foot driving freely , don't get too happy get to durban and you will see
 
ask_analyse_act said:
Yes good to see an opener to score runs with proper cricket shots. He has an odi avg of 63 with 4 hundreds which is very good. Wish him a good series.
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Against minnows. This is first time he is playing well against a decent opposition but then again it's a flat pitch and SA aren't playing their full strength side.
 
MRSN said:
Against minnows. This is first time he is playing well against a decent opposition but then again it's a flat pitch and SA aren't playing their full strength side.
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Not a flat pitch. You clearly need an education in how to read a track
 
My cricketing hero Hafeez is at the crease now, we will find out about the true nature of this pitch now :)
 
Imam I have to say is playing a splendid knock, really surprising as I would have liked to see Shan Masood play but nonetheless good to see Imam playing well.
 
How much hate does one man deserve?

The pitch it flat

There’s nothing in it for the bowlers

Only scored against minnows

SA are not playing a full strength team

He has a magic bat

The ball has been dipped in a magic potion which stops it hitting the wicket

How about just give the guy some credit for showing grit. This is not the first time, there’s been plenty of times where he has shown grit and played much better than the other batsmen in this team.
 
Majid Khan said:
Salam and hope all is well, I’ve always enjoyed your views and thoughts on Pakistan cricket, straight to the point and hit the nail on the head.. good to see you around.
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Thanks.Will stay here for long long time Hopefully.
 
Happy he is doing well and like the guy, but shaan would be better for our team. His cut and pull is miles better, which gives more options for scoring
 
MRSN said:
There is really nothing in the pitch for bowlers.
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Track is slow and hasn’t come on- you can tell from the puffs of dust it has been leaving. Average score at this ground is 250 and teams batting first usually win.

It’s not a horrible pitch but not some road either. Imams been super.
 
Would say he is repaying the faith chachu,Micky and saifi have put on him
 
Imam haters deserve this humiliation. They should be questioned now.
 
Truely a dreadfull player even if he has faced 100 balls looks like getting out any ball.

If he bats for 40 overs his the type of player that is the 12th player for the opposition. (Bit like Amlas innings today)..
 
adzzy786 said:
How much hate does one man deserve?

The pitch it flat

There’s nothing in it for the bowlers

Only scored against minnows

SA are not playing a full strength team

He has a magic bat

The ball has been dipped in a magic potion which stops it hitting the wicket

How about just give the guy some credit for showing grit. This is not the first time, there’s been plenty of times where he has shown grit and played much better than the other batsmen in this team.
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Haters gone a show their hate. May be they are waiting for the return of shehzad and UA
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Imam-ul-Haq in ODIs:<br><br>Innings 17<br>Runs 905<br>Hundreds 4<br>Fifties 4<br>Average 64.64<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvPAK</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1086682369497669632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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YousafTheBeast said:
Lol, it’s only the first game. What happens if he gets 4 ducks in the next game?
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It’s not about that. He is not a world beater, but he has always been good enough for this mediocre team.

People act like he is blocking some world class openers from breaking into the team. That has never been the case.
 
Great innings today. Some great shots. Let's hope he performs in the rest of the series
 
Fantastic talent. Anyone bringing up nepotism from here on out should not be taken seriously.
 
Mamoon said:
It’s not about that. He is not a world beater, but he has always been good enough for this mediocre team.

People act like he is blocking some world class openers from breaking into the team. That has never been the case.
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He is blocking other players from receiving chances in the Test squad.

He's been good in ODI but that also goes hand in hand as he does possess a good track in List A. He does not in FC, hence why he keeps failing in Test matches.
 
Quality knock yesterday.

Some people just have their own picture and narrative of a player in their head and will go to great depths to make sure that narrative doesnt fall flat on its face. I still remember some of the vitriol that was being posted about Babar Azam less than a year ago.

I like Imam. He has some technical flaws no doubt, but one thing he has for sure is great temperament. Seems like a confident guy as well and I hope he goes from strength to strength.

If this guy wasn't related to Inzy, he would be hyped to the moon right now. All the hyperbole about him being the worst batsman ever and him taking the spot of more deserving players is blown way out of proportion. He was fast-tracked into international cricket due to the absolute dearth of quality top order batters in Pakistan at the moment. If guys like Fakhar and Khurram Manzoor are topping the domestic charts, using statistics as the sole metric for selection will more often than not lead to further disappointment. Sometimes you need to look between the lines when identifying talent and I'm glad Mickey Arthur is doing that with Imam.
 
MeanAndGreen said:
Quality knock yesterday.

Some people just have their own picture and narrative of a player in their head and will go to great depths to make sure that narrative doesnt fall flat on its face. I still remember some of the vitriol that was being posted about Babar Azam less than a year ago.

I like Imam. He has some technical flaws no doubt, but one thing he has for sure is great temperament. Seems like a confident guy as well and I hope he goes from strength to strength.

If this guy wasn't related to Inzy, he would be hyped to the moon right now. All the hyperbole about him being the worst batsman ever and him taking the spot of more deserving players is blown way out of proportion. He was fast-tracked into international cricket due to the absolute dearth of quality top order batters in Pakistan at the moment. If guys like Fakhar and Khurram Manzoor are topping the domestic charts, using statistics as the sole metric for selection will more often than not lead to further disappointment. Sometimes you need to look between the lines when identifying talent and I'm glad Mickey Arthur is doing that with Imam.
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EXACTLY.

That's what I find so hypocritical of our fans, love to imply nepotism whenever there is a chance but let's not pretend if it was another #PPDarling like Saad Ali who played this innings we'd be seeing all types of threads.
 
Credit to Imam, hands down his best innings in internationals and I believe it was a chanceless one. PE wicket suited his game, but still he had to score the runs. Next is to repeat it at other venues.
 
MMHS said:
Credit to Imam, hands down his best innings in internationals and I believe it was a chanceless one. PE wicket suited his game, but still he had to score the runs. Next is to repeat it at other venues.
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Yep if he does follow up with a nice knock then more people will start to believe in him.
 
Mamoon said:
Test cricket is not about playing pretty for 50 deliveries; it is about showing guts to survive even when you are batting crappy.

As [MENTION=142162]Napa[/MENTION] pointed out, Imam's innings was more significant than Babar and Sarfraz's. A beautiful 49 (55) and a flashy, streaky 50 (45) does not win you Test matches especially in these conditions.
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Bravo showing how Test matches should mostly be played. His innings of 33 (165) is doing the maximum damage to the possibility of an England win. Infrequently there is value in a innings played with a high S/R, but mostly in Test matches, wearing down the bowling with a long innings is very valuable.
 
Napa said:
Bravo showing how Test matches should mostly be played. His innings of 33 (165) is doing the maximum damage to the possibility of an England win. Infrequently there is value in a innings played with a high S/R, but mostly in Test matches, wearing down the bowling with a long innings is very valuable.
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A truly great batsman should have the ability to bat at a SR of 35 as well as a SR of 75 depending on the situation. Batsmen on the extreme ends of the spectrum are always limited, and that is why most of the great batsmen have a career SR of 50+.

Imam definitely has the ability to maintain a career SR in that range, but someone like Azhar clearly doesn't.
 
[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

I don't agree with your assessment of Imam.
 
Hamza_ said:
[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

I don't agree with your assessment of Imam.
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I have never claimed that Imam is a world beater who will get into the top teams. My point is that he is more than good enough to get into our mediocre side. His MoS performance in South Africa has vindicated my assessment - he is the best opener we have at the moment, but of course he is not on the same playing field as the likes of Rohit, Dhawan, Bairstow, Roy, Guptill, de Kock etc.
 
[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

Imam has the case for Test Matches.

But in my opinion, We can even try some make shift openers or middle order players to open in ODIs if we lack options for the opening spot.

Mohammad Nawaz, Nasir Nawaz or even someone like Umar Amin can be tried as ODI Opener.

Imam is an extremely limited player with poor balance, shot array and pick-up.

Shan Masood would be actually a much better option than Imam.

This is my humble opinion and you are free to disagree with it.
 
Hamza_ said:
[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

Imam has the case for Test Matches.

But in my opinion, We can even try some make shift openers or middle order players to open in ODIs if we lack options for the opening spot.

Mohammad Nawaz, Nasir Nawaz or even someone like Umar Amin can be tried as ODI Opener.

Imam is an extremely limited player with poor balance, shot array and pick-up.

Shan Masood would be actually a much better option than Imam.

This is my humble opinion and you are free to disagree with it.
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Nawaz will never work as an opener. He should compete with Shadab. Umar Amin is another accumulator who will maintain a SR of 80-85 at best. He is also mentally weak and cannot grind like Imam, so he will be an inferior version at best. I haven't seen much of Nasir Nawaz so I can't say, but like with all our players, there is a 99.99% chance that he will also be a failure. Thankfully that Sahibzada hype is done and dusted.

Shan Masood should be given a go in ODIs at some point, but I would prefer to give a chance over Fakhar rather than Imam, who is quite frankly not going anywhere regardless of what people think of him. He has more than justified his selection.

Fakhar's hack ways are getting exposed now. He is technically too flawed to succeed against good bowlers or when bowlers to him with a plan. He fails 8/10 times against tight bowling. He is Mickey's blue eyed boy, but if the former leaves after the World Cup which is a possibility, I expect Fakhar to be out of the team.
 
[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

I suggested Mohd. Nawaz because he has opened in domestics and early career, I think his 187* was while batting in top order. :)

Umar Amin has more shot array as compared to Imam who is very limited player.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Question: What are the advantages and disadvantages of being Inzamam-Ul-Haq's nephew?<br><br>Imam-Ul-Haq: I am here due to the Almighty and I have belief in my own ability.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/sVdu4vJimQ">pic.twitter.com/sVdu4vJimQ</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1148573107386572806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2019</a></blockquote>
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100* and retired hurt in practice game during pre-season camp - continues to excel.


Two-Day practice match Day One Score

Sarfaraz XI: 355-7 in 90 overs

Iftikhar Ahmed 104*
Imam ul Haq 100 retired out
Haris Sohail 69 retired out,

Bilal Asif 2-57
Zafar Gohar 2-94
Mir Hamza 1-67
Mohammad Zahid 1-32
 
Surprised he's been shunted off to Balochistan. Thought he'd get a gig for one of the Punjab teams.

He and Haris must fire for Balochistan to give the likes of Yasir and co enough runs to play with.
 
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