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If everything clicks Shan Masood, Saud Shakeel, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam can usher in the Fab 4 era for Pakistan

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The talent is there.

It’s about perseverance, discipline and execution now for these 4 and if they crack the code it could mean 4-8 years of Fab 4 batting excellence era for Pakistan. 🇵🇰

Wishing them the best.

I hope one day i see them posting totals like 600/4 , 570/3 for fun.
 
Saud and Shan have a fine technique but Babar somehow has become a shadow of his prior self.
 
Pakistan team scoreboard at the peak of SSSB Fab 4 era :-

Shan Masood c Smith B Cummins 126
Abdullah Shafiq b Starc 14
Saim Ayub not out 275*
Babar Azam c & b Hazzlewood 166
Saud Shaqeel c Starc b Lyon 112
Mohd Rizwan b Starc 0
Shaheen Shah Afridi not out 24*

Team Total 735/5 declared
 
Bhaijaan said:
Pakistan team scoreboard at the peak of SSSB Fab 4 era :-

Shan Masood c Smith B Cummins 126
Abdullah Shafiq b Starc 14
Saim Ayub not out 275*
Babar Azam c & b Hazzlewood 166
Saud Shaqeel c Starc b Lyon 112
Mohd Rizwan b Starc 0
Shaheen Shah Afridi not out 24*

Team Total 735/5 declared
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lol...You are just doing this for fun
 
The Bald Eagle said:
lol...You are just doing this for fun
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Mark my words bro.

My predictions have come true many times. Foresight is my greatest gift. But this will need a lot of things going pitch perfect richt from a Pakistani fan’s perspective.
 
My message to Pakistani fans is that just be humble and keep saying your prayers on time because you never know what you have until it is gone. This batting line up can be special.
 
Shan masood in Fab 4????

This is something I would never ever even think about saying.

Shan is currently the worst batter in the side brother.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Fab 4 can’t score against Bangladeshi bowling attack on a flat track lol
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They’re proving me right in this test match already where only 2/4 Potential Fabs have clicked.

One hell of a counter attack and fight back
 
I am a big supporter of Shan Masood but he has simply got scored runs with the bat. He has a great technique and a very positive approach towards his batting but at the end of the day, the proof is in the pudding. He has to score runs. Its 2024, you can't have a specialist captain in your team. I don't care if you are the second coming of Mike Brearly. A batting average of 28 after 30+ tests is quite poor. We are playing a long home season, he needs to score some daddy hundreds. Otherwise I can't see him hanging onto the captaincy regardless of how Pakistan does.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
I am a big supporter of Shan Masood but he has simply got scored runs with the bat. He has a great technique and a very positive approach towards his batting but at the end of the day, the proof is in the pudding. He has to score runs. Its 2024, you can't have a specialist captain in your team. I don't care if you are the second coming of Mike Brearly. A batting average of 28 after 30+ tests is quite poor. We are playing a long home season, he needs to score some daddy hundreds. Otherwise I can't see him hanging onto the captaincy regardless of how Pakistan does.
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Mike Brearly in terms of tactics was ahead of his time as a test captain, So much so that many succesful test captains like Misbah emulated his methods or applied their own unique spin to it.

And to top it off the eras were conpletly different where such a method of having g a specialist captain was considered unique and novel.

Shan lost 3 games on the dot at home and so far has no input on how saud and rizwan play, that credit goes entirely to saud and rizwan for playing.

I always found the comparison and the thread comparing those 2 weird and non sensical
 
Bhaijaan said:
Pakistan team scoreboard at the peak of SSSB Fab 4 era :-

Shan Masood c Smith B Cummins 126
Abdullah Shafiq b Starc 14
Saim Ayub not out 275*
Babar Azam c & b Hazzlewood 166
Saud Shaqeel c Starc b Lyon 112
Mohd Rizwan b Starc 0
Shaheen Shah Afridi not out 24*

Team Total 735/5 declared
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Just replace shan masood with Rizwan . Rest is perfect
 
mominsaigol said:
Mike Brearly in terms of tactics was ahead of his time as a test captain, So much so that many succesful test captains like Misbah emulated his methods or applied their own unique spin to it.

And to top it off the eras were conpletly different where such a method of having g a specialist captain was considered unique and novel.

Shan lost 3 games on the dot at home and so far has no input on how saud and rizwan play, that credit goes entirely to saud and rizwan for playing.

I always found the comparison and the thread comparing those 2 weird and non sensical
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Which games 3 games on the dot did Shan lose at home as captain?
 
Bhaijaan said:
My message to Pakistani fans is that just be humble and keep saying your prayers on time because you never know what you have until it is gone. This batting line up can be special.
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Already gone.
 
BouncerGuy said:
Shan masood in Fab 4????

This is something I would never ever even think about saying.

Shan is currently the worst batter in the side brother.
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Maybe even Test cricket. Was there not some stat validating this for the no. of games played or something?
 
Shafique, Ayub, Ghulam, Babar, Shakeel, Rizwan is probably our best top 6 for test cricket, Hurraira should be considered if any of the top 5 struggle, I believe Masood is struggling already with little credit in the bank.

With the likes of Salman and Jamal at 7/8, we have a decent/good test batting line-up.
 
Bhaijaan said:
And he became just that which is why he is out of contention just like Gill.
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shamaan said:
Why what's Gill done Barring 1 or 2 good Innings?
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Gill is 24 years old and very much in contention. He found his form back in the home series vs England. In ODIs, he averages 57 at strike rate of 101. Ofcourse he still remains one to look for in the coming years.
 
Ab Fan said:
Gill is 24 years old and very much in contention. He found his form back in the home series vs England. In ODIs, he averages 57 at strike rate of 101. Ofcourse he still remains one to look for in the coming years.
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Gill is nobody in front of Saim Ayub.
 
I hope Pakistani fans will show humility after having a Fab 4. I hope this success won’t make them arrogant so much so that they won’t like to debate with us considering us not worthy of talking about batting excellence as we once did with them.
 
The first psychological test of the mental strength of the Fab 4.
 
It’s safe to say the Fab 4 let us all down in second innings.
 
The fab 4 will bounce back in 2nd test. Bookmark this
 
Bhaijaan said:
My message to Pakistani fans is that just be humble and keep saying your prayers on time because you never know what you have until it is gone. This batting line up can be special.
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Judging by their performance, the lads and fans need to eat their "vitamins" in addition to prayers to Hulk Hogan their way to wins :inti
 
Babar is Pakistani Tendulkar and Masood is Pakistani Ganguly.

This will be a revolutionary phase for Pakistan cricket.

Under Masood captaincy, Pakistan will learn to fight and win while Babar will leave his ego aside and alongwith Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan and Saim Ayub will form a formidable batting lineup which will go down as one of the landmark phases in Pakistan cricket team.
 
Ab Fan said:
Babar is Pakistani Tendulkar and Masood is Pakistani Ganguly.

This will be a revolutionary phase for Pakistan cricket.

Under Masood captaincy, Pakistan will learn to fight and win while Babar will leave his ego aside and alongwith Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan and Saim Ayub will form a formidable batting lineup which will go down as one of the landmark phases in Pakistan cricket team.
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Pakistan is about to enter a golden era of batting excellence.
 
Bhaijaan said:
No jinx bro.
This is just me being happy at my prophecy.
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You prophesied nothing. Pakistan isnplaying rubbish on an easy pitch with a rubbish opposition.

But this is Pakistan where Bangladesh beating Pakistan makes them an atg team and rizwan scoring 171 on a phata makes him an atg player with mushfiqar rahim now in the same league as Sachin Tendulkar for his marvellous 191
 
Big blow to Fab 4.

2/4 Fab 4 gone

Bobsie The King & Saud Shaqeel to the rescue.
 
172 runs scored by the Fab 4 today at a decent average of 43. While it’s not great, it’s not terrible either. Pakistan will continuously score 300 runs per inning even at this rate which will serve them well abroad but in Pakistan while playing at home they need more productivity from the Fabs individually.


It’s to be be noted that Non Fab 4 contributed at an average of 14.5 today which shows the gulf in class between them. Fabs are in a different league.
 
Bhaijaan said:
Bobsie bhai playing the inning of his life.

Home test series at stake against a minnow.

Only real champions deliver when it matters the most
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It wasn’t his day completely.
He was playing well.
 
Tomorrow will be the biggest test of the Fab 4 so far.

If they played to their averages, they would have ensured a win for Pakistan.

Collectively the Fabs must score 160 runs tomorrow.
 
Bhaijaan said:
Tomorrow will be the biggest test of the Fab 4 so far.

If they played to their averages, they would have ensured a win for Pakistan.

Collectively the Fabs must score 160 runs tomorrow.
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Babar will do the rescue act and claim his throne back. This too shall pass again response will be sent to kohli after scoring a match winning 100
 
Fabs showing positive intent today.

Big day for The Fours
 
Shan Masood has arrived at the ground with an attacking mindset. This could take the game away from Bangladesh very quickly who cannot chase anything beyond 150.
 
Fabulous Saim gone.

Now it’s down to 3 Fabs.
This partnership is important with Pakistan’s two most important batters at the crease.
 
I feel like this thread started off as a serious prediction but as things unfolded in real time it has now morphed into parody. Only the OP knows the real truth 😉
 
offstump said:
I feel like this thread started off as a serious prediction but as things unfolded in real time it has now morphed into parody. Only the OP knows the real truth 😉
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My biggest secret is that i have no secrets. I’m the most genuinely truthful posters ever on PP. For years posters have alleged that i am playing a character when in fact its just been all this time.

Hence the best way to ever understand my intent is just to read my post thoroughly and with an open heart and reply truthfully.
 
Shan gone.

Huge blow. The two fallen Fabs have contributed just 48 runs.

This means that Bobsie and Saud must contribute minimum 120 here
 
Today was an unsuccessful day for the Fab 4. They could only contribute 61 runs at an average of 15.25 which is well below their career average. They need to really get it together before it’s too late.
 
Hopefully the PCB will not break apart the Fab 4.
 
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