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"I want to return to the Pakistan team as a better player" : Sohaib Maqsood

Hes having a very good tournament top 3 scorer and top 10 in strike rates in pakistan cup.
 
Just saw his stats in the Pakistan Cup.

Sohaib is actually the highest six hitter in the tournament with 27 sixes. That is 7 more than Asif Ali.

He scored 455 runs with an average of 46 and strike rate of 127.

Surely if Asif Ali deserved a recall then so did Sohaib who has shown better temperament then Asif in the past.
 
Square Drive said:
Definitely would have picked him over Asif Ali.
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Mohd Wasim has said that sohaib has given most good performances at no. Three and there is not slot available there as they want to play new or comeback players at same positions where they performed in domestics.
 
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Oh man.

Seems to never change his ways.

Poor shot selection, seems to only know one way to play.
 
Saj said:
Oh man.

Seems to never change his ways.

Poor shot selection, seems to only know one way to play.
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Rinse and repeat

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Playing a much better innings today. Coming in the 11th over, with a good platform set, a perfect chance for him to explode. 26 from 15 already
 
Maqsood falls for a well-made 36 from 21 balls
 
He should learn from Hafeez. Hafeez has realised what strengths he has in terms of shot range and is executing them. Maqsood can play shame good shots and has power as well. It’s too late to turn him around technically but he should concentrate on his strengths and not try to worry about his weakness. He can be brutal on his day.
 
Superb innings by Maqsood today. Part of the 110 run partnership with Rizwan, and now brings up his 50 from 34 balls
 
The ability has always been there, it's just the shot selection and the lack of patience that has been the problem.

Even today he could have been caught by LQ earlier in his innings.
 
A much improved player. Should be preferred over hacks like khushdil and Talat in Pak side
 
Saj said:
The ability has always been there, it's just the shot selection and the lack of patience that has been the problem.

Even today he could have been caught by LQ earlier in his innings.
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Still think he makes a welcome addition to our limited overs team over Haider (yes you heard me right)
 
Looks so graceful when on song. Just times the ball smoothly in his drives. Was a big fan, but after he got exposed years ago, looking good again these days.
 
Pretty painful watching Maqsood trying to finish the innings today. Missed full tosses, edges, miscued hits. He finishes on 34* from 27, with Multan scoring just 3 boundaries in their last 6 overs
 
He has been doing pretty good for past few months in limited overs cricket. He can be one of the solutions to the number 4-5 position for the next T20 world cup.
 
Mobashir said:
He has been doing pretty good for past few months in limited overs cricket. He can be one of the solutions to the number 4-5 position for the next T20 world cup.
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I would give him a full series at no.3 in ODIs.

In my view he would do well in test cricket as well.
 
That was a poor innings today.

He came in and struggled and slowed the run-rate down and MS never recovered from that.

He scratched around for 27 balls and even his boundaries seemed to be miss-hits.
 
Ahmed216 said:
A much improved player. Should be preferred over hacks like khushdil and Talat in Pak side
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Probelm with Sohaib Maqsood is that his performance declines as the tournament moves forward. Khushdil OTOH starts batting well in second half.

Talat is very good when he plays conventional cricket but he keeps on finding bizarre ways of getting dismissed. Exactly like Umar Akmal.
 
He could have gone some way to repairing the damage to his reputation he suffered in the ODI World Cup if he'd gone on to finish the innings well yesterday. He didn't, and his failure to fire from a great base probably cost Multan the game.
 
He’s just not international material. He will get exposed badly against quality bowling.
 
Garbage batting again today, three straight hack shots and out on the third attempt. Keep this guys way from the international team.
 
I seriously seriously feel even a blind cricket player could and would have played a better innings than Shaib Maqsood..

i have no clue who are the idiots who keep promoting him
 
I really think those 4 balls from Maqsood were the worst 4 balls I've watched in a long while.
 
Even if bowlers dont expose his shoddy technique, he lacks toughness to perform under pressure.
I hope Maqsood fans have seen what he is all about today.
 
He is not serious about his career. He has no ambition and work ethic and it is disappointing because he is educated.

With his natural ability and power, he should have achieved a lot more. His first few innings in international cricket in 2013-2014 showed what he was capable of.

For me, he is as big a wasted talent as Umar Akmal. Some of the shots he plays are outrageous and right of the top-drawer.

The lack of mental application is almost heartbreaking. One can only hope that the likes of Azam and Haider don’t follow their career trajectory.
 
Pacy with wisdom said:
Still the same player he was 10 years ago. The same lack of balance and foot movement. Just has no self analysing ability, which is hard to understand given he has a sports science degree from the UK, if I am not wrong.
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This is what I said when he was racking up the runs in the Pakistan cups, and sadly enough, it stands true.
 
Chief Destroyer said:
Seems like the book smart type. I've seen plenty of dummies get degrees that have very little awareness of their surroundings.
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As a batsman, he isnt any better than U Akmal when it comes to IQ. In fact the latter was better at accumulating runs and playing the field.
 
The men’s national selection committee has invited Azam Khan and Sohaib Maqsood at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore as the selectors continue to reward the top domestic performers and expand the pool of players. The pair will work with the world-renowned NHPC coaches.
 
Firebat said:
The men’s national selection committee has invited Azam Khan and Sohaib Maqsood at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore as the selectors continue to reward the top domestic performers and expand the pool of players. The pair will work with the world-renowned NHPC coaches.
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That's good news, both are talented. Moqsood obviously has a point to prove and would be a great lower order batsman same case with Azam Khan.
 
I'm not sure even Mohammad Yousuf can change the way he bats.

I hope something can be done about his shot selection and patience, but I fear it's too little, too late.
 
When he first burst on the scene, some of his shots were like prime Inzy. But as usual he didn't develop after international bowlers found him out and has struggled ever since.
 
Maqsood was among the most talented (naturally gifted) batsmen produced by Pakistan during previous decade. I will rank them as,

Umar Akmal
Harris Sohail
Sohaib Maqsood
Babar Azam
Sharjeel Khan

Its a pity that all of them except Babar weren't mentally strong enough for international cricket.
 
Ive no hope for him Hes just a hack these days

From a talented bat hes become a hit and miss glorifed slogger

His intnl career is done
 
Firebat said:
The men’s national selection committee has invited Azam Khan and Sohaib Maqsood at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore as the selectors continue to reward the top domestic performers and expand the pool of players. The pair will work with the world-renowned NHPC coaches.
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I know the player not in the team is always thought of as the saviour, but I have always admired Sohaib’s back foot play. He did well in SA last time and on the back of Pakistan Cup performance should have been in side ahead of Danish Aziz and Asif Ali.
 
gazza619 said:
I know the player not in the team is always thought of as the saviour, but I have always admired Sohaib’s back foot play. He did well in SA last time and on the back of Pakistan Cup performance should have been in side ahead of Danish Aziz and Asif Ali.
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Asif ali shouldnt be anywere near the team he will give u 1 performance in 20.maqsood had alot of potential when he first arrived at the scene but wasnt willing to work on his game which is a shame
 
Maqsood had potential but he did not improve his game over time.I don't know if it was due to poor coaching or lack of hard work.He is a strong player and can hit the ball to all parts but his shot selection and temperament did not improve.
 
So unfair to all these guys like Maqsood, Umar Amin, Hussain Talat/ Hammad Azam etc who are not even selected and players like Asif Ali and Danish Aziz are playing at 5 and 6 for Pakistan.
 
There’s no way he doesn’t get selected. Has looked way better than most Pakistani batsmen
 
Still some crazy shot selection, but to me it seems that those mad shots aren't as frequent in this PSL.
 
A fantastic half century from just 27 balls today in a must-win against Lahore
 
Maqsood absolutely on fire again in PSL 6. Finishes the powerplay against Islamabad today on 33 from 17.
 
I think after the tours of England and WI we might see a few recalls ahead of the T20 World Cup and a few being eased out of the picture.
 
shujaatraza said:
I have a feeling he might be picked up for the tours to Eng and WI.
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If he is picked and played at no.5 he will fail with trying to strike every ball..

He makes some good 50s at 120-130 SR batting at 3 ... Any no. lower than 4 he will fail with his crazy shot selection, always looking to play aerial shots...

He cannot play along the ground.. But in this PSL 6 he seems to play much better, less aerial shots
 
ask_analyse_act said:
If he is picked and played at no.5 he will fail with trying to strike every ball..

He makes some good 50s at 120-130 SR batting at 3 ... Any no. lower than 4 he will fail with his crazy shot selection, always looking to play aerial shots...

He cannot play along the ground.. But in this PSL 6 he seems to play much better, less aerial shots
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All you are doing is make assumptions that he can't find anywhere else other than 3, it would be fair to have him ahead of Fakhar at 3 in t20s seeing as Babar & Rizwan are the set openers.

By far he's the most reliable batsman i can see thus far and his PSL form has just been something else.
 
He needs to gain weight and look more like Azam Khan or Sharjeel, otherwise he has no chance.
 
He may have improved but international cricket is completely different ball game although he is much much better than these pathetic such as asif Ali iftikhar chacha khushdil Shah Danish Aziz talat.
He should definitely be tried in middle order ahead of all these useless batsmen.
 
ask_analyse_act said:
If he is picked and played at no.5 he will fail with trying to strike every ball..

He makes some good 50s at 120-130 SR batting at 3 ... Any no. lower than 4 he will fail with his crazy shot selection, always looking to play aerial shots...

He cannot play along the ground.. But in this PSL 6 he seems to play much better, less aerial shots
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He has played at 5 for Pakistan in odis
 
I think he can do a job at 5 he has to bat in the lower order if he is to make the team.
 
Has easily looked the best Pakistani batsman in the PSL and hasn’t been playing for his stats like some. He has to be in the team for the World Cup
 
Unreal batting in the final. So far on 49(24)*. But the shots he’s hitting are so un-Pakistani.
 
Brings up his 50 from 26 balls, his 5th half-century of PSL 6. A dream tournament
 
According to reports US Cricket aggressively tried to recruit Sohaib earlier this year...before he became part of Pakistan squad. The minimum offer was reportedly $70K a year with a house and a car. The deal also allowed opportunities for other third-tier T20 tournaments like the US Open T20 which would have allowed him to make another 15-20K.

And ofcourse this deal would have opened the door for future US citizenship, improved chances of getting work visas in UK, Australia, rest of the world. Made him eligible for IPL. CPL would have been more or less a guarantee.

Important to note three things:

1. Pak Category A cricketers make $90-100K a year. This deal would have put Sohaib on-par with them
2. Sami Aslam likely took a similar deal
3. And most importantly, all this happened with Sohaib was out of the team. What's impressive is that he bet on himself. Did not take the easy way out and DID NOT blame everyone but himself like Sami Aslam.


If I was Sohaib I would have taken the deal. But just goes to show the difference between people like him and people like Sami Aslam. And let's not forget that he is about 8 odd years older than Aslam. And it makes a heck of alot more sense for him to actually take this deal. And yet he still didn't.
 
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RedwoodOriginal said:
According to journalist Peter Della Penna, US Cricket aggressively tried to recruit Sohaib earlier this year...before he became part of Pakistan squad. The minimum offer was reportedly $70K a year with a house and a car. The deal also allowed opportunities for other third-tier T20 tournaments like the US Open T20 which would have allowed him to make another 15-20K.

And ofcourse this deal would have opened the door for future US citizenship, improved chances of getting work visas in UK, Australia, rest of the world. Made him eligible for IPL. CPL would have been more or less a guarantee.

Important to note three things:

1. Pak Category A cricketers make $90-100K a year. This deal would have put Sohaib on-par with them
2. Sami Aslam likely took a similar deal
3. And most importantly, all this happened with Sohaib was out of the team. What's impressive is that he bet on himself. Did not take the easy way out and DID NOT blame everyone but himself like Sami Aslam.


If I was Sohaib I would have taken the deal. But just goes to show the difference between people like him and people like Sami Aslam. And let's not forget that he is about 8 odd years older than Aslam. And it makes a heck of alot more sense for him to actually take this deal. And yet he still didn't.
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Looking at his abysmal fitness he should have taken the deal he is not at all upto international standard.
 
The cricket enthusiast said:
Looking at his abysmal fitness he should have taken the deal he is not at all upto international standard.
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He is no Virat Kohli, but his fitness is by no means abysmal. It's on the same level as someone like Rohit. Maybe a 19-20 difference.

Whereas, Sharjeel is someone who would fall under the abysmal category.
 
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RedwoodOriginal said:
According to journalist Peter Della Penna, US Cricket aggressively tried to recruit Sohaib earlier this year...before he became part of Pakistan squad. The minimum offer was reportedly $70K a year with a house and a car. The deal also allowed opportunities for other third-tier T20 tournaments like the US Open T20 which would have allowed him to make another 15-20K.

And ofcourse this deal would have opened the door for future US citizenship, improved chances of getting work visas in UK, Australia, rest of the world. Made him eligible for IPL. CPL would have been more or less a guarantee.

Important to note three things:

1. Pak Category A cricketers make $90-100K a year. This deal would have put Sohaib on-par with them
2. Sami Aslam likely took a similar deal
3. And most importantly, all this happened with Sohaib was out of the team. What's impressive is that he bet on himself. Did not take the easy way out and DID NOT blame everyone but himself like Sami Aslam.


If I was Sohaib I would have taken the deal. But just goes to show the difference between people like him and people like Sami Aslam. And let's not forget that he is about 8 odd years older than Aslam. And it makes a heck of alot more sense for him to actually take this deal. And yet he still didn't.
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Sohaib Maqsood trusted his ability because he is good enough to make it as an international quality talent. Sami Aslam was as mediocre as they come. He is being remembered now that he has left, while he was not even an after-thought while he was playing.
 
I think Pakistan made a mistake by sending Maqsood and Azam khan back. Maqsood can actually hit pace and azam can murder spinners. Considering it's in the UAE, kushdil would have been a good option against sla's and wristies.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
According to reports US Cricket aggressively tried to recruit Sohaib earlier this year...before he became part of Pakistan squad. The minimum offer was reportedly $70K a year with a house and a car. The deal also allowed opportunities for other third-tier T20 tournaments like the US Open T20 which would have allowed him to make another 15-20K.

And ofcourse this deal would have opened the door for future US citizenship, improved chances of getting work visas in UK, Australia, rest of the world. Made him eligible for IPL. CPL would have been more or less a guarantee.

Important to note three things:

1. Pak Category A cricketers make $90-100K a year. This deal would have put Sohaib on-par with them
2. Sami Aslam likely took a similar deal
3. And most importantly, all this happened with Sohaib was out of the team. What's impressive is that he bet on himself. Did not take the easy way out and DID NOT blame everyone but himself like Sami Aslam.


If I was Sohaib I would have taken the deal. But just goes to show the difference between people like him and people like Sami Aslam. And let's not forget that he is about 8 odd years older than Aslam. And it makes a heck of alot more sense for him to actually take this deal. And yet he still didn't.
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This would have been great for Sohaib. If it wasn't for the UAE leg of PSL, he might have never played for Pakistan again. If this deal is still available, then he needs to take.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
I think Pakistan made a mistake by sending Maqsood and Azam khan back. Maqsood can actually hit pace and azam can murder spinners. Considering it's in the UAE, kushdil would have been a good option against sla's and wristies.
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Maqsood is hurt.
 
TeymurBlake said:
This would have been great for Sohaib. If it wasn't for the UAE leg of PSL, he might have never played for Pakistan again. If this deal is still available, then he needs to take.
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This is a lame-duck argument because Sohaib has scored loads of runs in NT20 Cup. Last season and this season...until his run was cut short by injury. He was the best batsman of the PSL and that's something no one can take away from him. Additionally, he has one of the best T20 strike-rates among Pakistani batsmen in the last year.

Also feel like you are missing the point. For Sohaib, the chance to play for Pakistan trumped everything else. Eventhough he was out of the team for six years he did not give up hope or blame others. He worked hard, improved his game, scored runs and earned his spot back.

Meanwhile Sami Aslam was out of the team for half that time before he started blaming everyone but himself, rather than taking responsibility for his own mediocrity.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Sohaib Maqsood trusted his ability because he is good enough to make it as an international quality talent. Sami Aslam was as mediocre as they come. He is being remembered now that he has left, while he was not even an after-thought while he was playing.
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Absolutely. Had Sami just admitted that he wanted a comfy life in the US, where he wouldn't have to work as hard or play at the level he was playing at in Domestic, I would have actually respected him for being honest.

Instead he chose to blame external forces for his shortcomings. And used that as an excuse to go to US. When the reality was that he simply wasn't good enough and going to the US was the perfect out for a mediocre player like him who was never going to amount had he stayed here.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
According to reports US Cricket aggressively tried to recruit Sohaib earlier this year...before he became part of Pakistan squad. The minimum offer was reportedly $70K a year with a house and a car. The deal also allowed opportunities for other third-tier T20 tournaments like the US Open T20 which would have allowed him to make another 15-20K.

And ofcourse this deal would have opened the door for future US citizenship, improved chances of getting work visas in UK, Australia, rest of the world. Made him eligible for IPL. CPL would have been more or less a guarantee.

Important to note three things:

1. Pak Category A cricketers make $90-100K a year. This deal would have put Sohaib on-par with them
2. Sami Aslam likely took a similar deal
3. And most importantly, all this happened with Sohaib was out of the team. What's impressive is that he bet on himself. Did not take the easy way out and DID NOT blame everyone but himself like Sami Aslam.


If I was Sohaib I would have taken the deal. But just goes to show the difference between people like him and people like Sami Aslam. And let's not forget that he is about 8 odd years older than Aslam. And it makes a heck of alot more sense for him to actually take this deal. And yet he still didn't.
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Man, money and these deals are not every thing in life. For some people, these things are big, and for some people, there are some other bigger things that they need to care about in life. We Pakistanis should stop judging players on this matter. Why don't we just say that Maqsood made a good decision and it would be understandable if he decided to move to USA. And Sami Aslam made a good decision too considering his circumstances. I would say that Amir made the right decision too. If a player does not want to play in some game (or test cricket), then no one has a right to force that player or taunt that player.
 
cricketerB94 said:
Man, money and these deals are not every thing in life. For some people, these things are big, and for some people, there are some other bigger things that they need to care about in life. We Pakistanis should stop judging players on this matter. Why don't we just say that Maqsood made a good decision and it would be understandable if he decided to move to USA. And Sami Aslam made a good decision too considering his circumstances. I would say that Amir made the right decision too. If a player does not want to play in some game (or test cricket), then no one has a right to force that player or taunt that player.
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You're missing the point completely.

The problem is not that Sami went to US. He is free to do as he pleases. The problem is that he did not take responsibility for his own failures or his own mediocrity and blamed the system for forcing him to go to the US. When in reality he likely knew deep down that he simply wasn't good enough to succeed at the top level while the US would bring him a comfortable life and not nearly as much hardwork.

Like I said, he is more than welcome to do whatever he wants to do. If he would have just said I'm doing I think is best for me, I would have actually respected him for being honest. But instead he decided to scapegoat the system and blamed everyone he could, without taking any ownership for his own failures. And for that he deserves to be taunted.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
You're missing the point completely.

The problem is not that Sami went to US. He is free to do as he pleases. The problem is that he did not take responsibility for his own failures or his own mediocrity and blamed the system for forcing him to go to the US. When in reality he likely knew deep down that he simply wasn't good enough to succeed at the top level while the US would bring him a comfortable life and not nearly as much hardwork.

Like I said, he is more than welcome to do whatever he wants to do. If he would have just said I'm doing I think is best for me, I would have actually respected him for being honest. But instead he decided to scapegoat the system and blamed everyone he could, without taking any ownership for his own failures. And for that he deserves to be taunted.
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You are out of that system, how can you be so sure that the system is right in PCB? What if the system is actually not right in PCB and Sami has just been honest about this? Do you really believe that the PCB system is right when you see all the recent happenings in PCB?
 
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