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He is a better ODI batsman than all those young taluunt that we have.
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"Imad Wasim has some limitations which he needs to improve upon" : Mohammad Wasim
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“Besides, the exclusion of Imad Wasim has also left Babar thoroughly disappointed,” they said. “He wanted Imad in the T20 Squad but selectors replaced him with Mohamamd Nawaz in all three formats while talented spinner Zahid Mehmood was also dro*pped from the T20 Squad despite his fine performance against South Africa in home series which has irked Babar no end.”
Can totally understand Babar's frustration. Both exclusions are absolutely senseless.
Can totally understand Babar's frustration. Both exclusions are absolutely senseless.
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Imad Wasim - not that bad is he?
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Imad became a passenger. No room for passengers.
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so PP has gone from calling Imad, fat dart thrower to the next asian bradman..lol
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Don't think he will be such a big miss. Nawaz is a more than adequate replacement. Imad's batting is slightly overrated in my opinion, he gets pushed down the order so far for Pakistan and KK that he barely bats, and even when he does, he's not done much of note (aside from that brilliant one over of batting vs Afghanistan in WC 2019, but even then he was quite lucky with poor bowling and fielding).
He's certainly a solid, economical bowler in the powerplay, but not much of a wicket-taking threat, and hardly bowls outside of the powerplay. I'd rather strike bowlers in the powerplay.
Nawaz can pretty much do the same thing, so not too fussed on the Imad vs Nawaz debate. There are more pressing matters in terms of the personnel our T20 side.
He's certainly a solid, economical bowler in the powerplay, but not much of a wicket-taking threat, and hardly bowls outside of the powerplay. I'd rather strike bowlers in the powerplay.
Nawaz can pretty much do the same thing, so not too fussed on the Imad vs Nawaz debate. There are more pressing matters in terms of the personnel our T20 side.
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Looking ahead, Imad has PSL 6 to prove himself - plenty of cricket to be played in that tournament. Hopefully he will rise up to the challenge and not indulge in another Amir like episode.
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How does Imad not walk into this batting lineup
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LOL this is the guy who is supposed to replace Imad?
What an absolutely useless innings.
What an absolutely useless innings.
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I don't recall any contributions from Nawaz for so many games he has played already
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If Misbah has to play Asif Ali and Nawaz
then play Hasan Ali and Amir
at least these 2 willl score better than the former
then play Hasan Ali and Amir
at least these 2 willl score better than the former
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He has one fifty and a batting average of 22. And he's replacing a guy averaging over 40 with a SR of 100+
But ofcourse Mohammad Wasim will tell you its a 'like for like' replacement.
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Seems really stupid not at least including Imad in the squad. Batting alone, he's the only middle order batsman with a decent record, the rest are unproven or plain bad. And at 7 especially, the rest of the options, Shadab, Faheem, Nawaz etc. do extremely bad.
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Imad was clearly not left out on cricketing reasons, somewhere he has rubbed up the wrong person and Mo Wasim is 'teaching him a lesson'.
Only in Pakistan can a gun LOI player be replaced by a club cricketer like Nawaz.
Only in Pakistan can a gun LOI player be replaced by a club cricketer like Nawaz.
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Yet another reminder how deluded Mohammad Wasim is and how poorly he understands the game.
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Hes far and away a better batsman than nawaz Theres no contest
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Mohammad Wasim wasn't happy with Imad's rigidity of his bowling. He wanted him to get better at bowling in different situations, in different parts of the innings, instead of just bowling with the new ball.
In the 22nd and 24th overs, Mohammad Nawaz claimed the wickets of both participants of the 50-run partnership between Malan and Bavuma. Crucial breakthrough as SA were getting back into the game. I am not confident that Imad can do the same.
Batting is a different story, but bowling-wise, Imad has his limitations.
In the 22nd and 24th overs, Mohammad Nawaz claimed the wickets of both participants of the 50-run partnership between Malan and Bavuma. Crucial breakthrough as SA were getting back into the game. I am not confident that Imad can do the same.
Batting is a different story, but bowling-wise, Imad has his limitations.
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Credit to Nawaz. He bowled very well in this match and justified his selection.
Doesn't change the fact that Imad is good enough to make the side as a batsman. And that Nawaz can't bat.
Doesn't change the fact that Imad is good enough to make the side as a batsman. And that Nawaz can't bat.
Exactly which is why Wasim has been such a good selector.
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Leaving his bowling to one side On batting alone imad should be in the team You cant say the likes of asif safraz and nawaz are better batsmen than him in the late middle order
Still think M. Wasim is understanding the game poorly?
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He never understood it to begin with
Who did before him, Inzamam?
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Hmm let's see, who selected Fakhar Zaman, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Rumman Raees for the CT when everyone was calling for TTFs to be brought back?
Who selected Hasan Ali? Who brought back Haris Sohail? Who gave that tainted snake Amir chance after chance until he finally repaid the debt at the World Cup?
Who is responsible for Pakistan having an established top-order in ODIs today?
Who's responsible for giving Usman Salhuddin and Saad Ali 1 test match and then dropping them like a bad habit?
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I guess you are joking. Times and again we have seen Misbah and Waqar start with wrong combination and only select the better choice after failures.
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Lol that's all you got after I wrote 5 lines? You could have just mentioned how he didn't select Fawad Alam.
At any rate, Inzamam with all his shortcomings understood the game better than Wasim ever will. For one thing he understood that inorder to build a team you need to identify a select number of guys and give them consistent chances. He didn't select like 9 new players every series
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I am being 100% serious
Still i like the fact Wasim has given a weighting to domestic cricket and can't argue with results thus far.
Heck i'll be honest i'm just happy some of my favourites are getting a go but am also happy with some players grabbing chances.
I don't like the consistent run stuff that people do, I mean Azhar Ali did nothing for 12 innings and he was retained anybody else would've dropped him tomorrow.
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Can you name one successful team that was successful without giving a select group of players consistent chances? Just name one.
And no, they wouldn't have. Look at your team. Azhar Ali is a world-class batsman who is the 5th leading run-scorer in Tests for Pakistan ever. 12 innings can't wash away everything he has accomplished for Pakistan.
When I hear your arguments I don't think you seem to understand cricket at all. I mean I was accusing Wasim of not understanding cricket but he is pretty high on the bar compared to you. Because your arguments are juvenile and lacking in basic logic, and not to mention completely false. Wasim is not the first chief-selector who selected players based on their domestic performances. Literally every chief-selector in history has given weightage to domestic cricket. Even more so before the advent of PSL.
Also its quite ridiculous that you are attributing the results to the chief-selector, as if the coach, management and captain don't matter at all. When in reality they have had the biggest role to play in a team's success.
Whatever you say Mamoon 2.0
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Nawaz has vindicated M Wasim.
Imad Wasim had taken his place for granted in the national side and needed this drop. He will be there in next T20 squad and hopefully we will see improvement.
Imad Wasim had taken his place for granted in the national side and needed this drop. He will be there in next T20 squad and hopefully we will see improvement.
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Hahaha. The fact that you don't have any answers validates everything I said. So good on you for admitting that, even if it was through a passive-aggressive way
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Imad is not a world beater by any means. I’m not even saying we wouldn’t have lost today if it wasn’t for him. But you cannot drop him, say he has some limitations, and then go and pick Mohammad Nawaz as your all rounder. Terrible decision to drop him by Mohammad Wasim and clearly reeks of personal bias and favouritism. Imad is a must for Pakistan in T20Is and is even the 7th ranked ODI all rounder in the world. Wasim clearly tried to make some sort of statement by dropping him, but it’s backfired completely.
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I don't think he left any qualms about bias when he failed to justify Imad's exclusion based on facts.
What's sad is that a guy like this is allowed to be chief-selector. And whenever he wants to mislead the journalists and the fans he puts on a suit and fires up a PowerPoint presentation where he shows us the stats he has selectively chosen.
What's ironic is that he didn't compare Imad Wasim's T20I numbers to Nawaz's T20I numbers on his little laptop. But plucked out Abdullah Shafique's 2nd XI stats to justify his place in the Test side.
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Huge decision by Mohammad Wasim and may come back to bite him later.
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But his replacement is picking crucial wickets in middle overs.
Exactly! Hit the nail on the head. I mean if you look at the bowling from both ends nobody did good and it just goes to show that this was a batting surface.
I mean if we compare both George Linde and Nawaz today, the big difference was Nawaz picked up 2 crucial wickets and almost got a third.
Economy rate is all good, but sometimes you need a wicket taker and that's what Nawaz did today. Not to say Imad isn't a wicket taker and hasn't done a good job with the ball.
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Great point. Imad brings control and allows Pakistan to tie down teams in the powerplay. If you can deter a team from having a great powerplay you can basically deter them from scoring big. And Imad was excellent at this job.
Having an economy of 6 something when you bowl most of your overs in the powerplay shows how invaluable he is. And his batting is an added bonus.
Unfortunately our chief selector sees unique qualities as traits of being one-dimensional. Shows how little he understands the game
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I'll take Imad over the likes of Asif Ali anyday...that way you have both Nawaz and Imad in the team
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We need both Imad and Nawaz in the side together
1. Rizwan
2. Babar
3. Fakhar
4. Hafeez
5. Haider
6. Imad
7. Faheem
8. Nawaz
9. Hassan
10. Shaheen
11. Rauf
Don’t discredit Rauf, he is a brave death bowler who actually looks to bowl Yorkers unlike the other fast bowlers in Pakistan
1. Rizwan
2. Babar
3. Fakhar
4. Hafeez
5. Haider
6. Imad
7. Faheem
8. Nawaz
9. Hassan
10. Shaheen
11. Rauf
Don’t discredit Rauf, he is a brave death bowler who actually looks to bowl Yorkers unlike the other fast bowlers in Pakistan
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Imad's ideal for 7. Need a proper AR or batsman at 6 as Imad's batting is pretty hit and miss.
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This team doesn't look too bad at all. Imad feels high at 6 but having Hassan Ali at 9 negates that somewhat. If Nawaz can find a bit of touch with the bat i'd say this could be a lineup we see in India.
Who would you drop for Shadab in India in this line up? Faheem?
Could Shadab be the no.6 and AR? Hasn’t shown much power hitting ability over the years though.
Faheem doesn;t have to be in 11 in India , replace him with anyone who has some role to play in the 11, even Mohammad Wasim .
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Mohammad Nawaz - clearly struggles with the new ball - Imad is miles ahead.
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Forget his bowling, which is crucial in the power play, Imad should be in the side for his batting alone. He is 5 times the batsman that any of these fools in the middle order currently are. None of them could have played that innings against Afghanistan in the World Cup, in a knockout match, when they can barely face up to SA’s B team in a bilateral. Mohammad Wasim needs to realize his mistake, put aside his ego, and select Imad for the next series. He is a must for the T20I side.
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Yet another collapse. Imad Wasim has to be picked for his batting alone!
The biggest injustice that has been done in Pakistan cricket has been done with Imad. It is mindboggling that such a gutsy, smart and competent player has been left out while the likes of Asif Ali are included.
Imad as a batsman alone is good enough to make it into the team.
Imad as a batsman alone is good enough to make it into the team.
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Mohammad Wasim was a mediocre player and loves mediocre players like Asif Ali, Nawaz
Why cant you have both Imad and Nawaz in the playing XI? Bowl Imad in the PP and make him bat at 6 or 7. Nawaz plays the traditional spinner's role and floats in the batting order. Sent in to stem the rot if we lose a couple of early wickets or just keeps dropping down.
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That's the mistake he did held himself back for some reasons both in batting & bowling didn't back himself enough .
It's good for those who missed out anyway that there's still PSL to prove .
Exactly I do belive he is limited in bowling but his batting as potential hopefully he takes on board what wasim stated to him
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Chance for Imad to show in the PSL what Pakistan have been missing by not selecting him - good chance on spin friendly track in AD.
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People dont realise that this was a master stroke by M Wasim.
Of course Imad deserves a spot in the team but he needed a little nudge. Cricketers these days feel they have achieved it all far too early.
Imad will come back twice the player.
Of course Imad deserves a spot in the team but he needed a little nudge. Cricketers these days feel they have achieved it all far too early.
Imad will come back twice the player.
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After seeing the performance of our middle order chances are he might have got more complacent lol
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Bowling wise, Imad has only shown to be effective in the powerplay, compared to Nawaz who has been effective this year in different match situations, in the powerplay and middle overs. These are limitations that Imad has and should improve upon, which he will hopefully do with this nudge from Mohammad Wasim.
Batting wise, it is not much of a debate. Imad is superior to Nawaz, and with the pathetic middle order performances we've seen this year, Imad has to be 100% assured a spot in the next squad. He is desperately needed with the bat.
He should be recalled into the side, but I really hope he's taken the bowling criticisms under consideration.
Batting wise, it is not much of a debate. Imad is superior to Nawaz, and with the pathetic middle order performances we've seen this year, Imad has to be 100% assured a spot in the next squad. He is desperately needed with the bat.
He should be recalled into the side, but I really hope he's taken the bowling criticisms under consideration.
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Back in the T20I squad - seems he has magically improved since that time - can't recall much cricket he has played since being dropped?
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Imad Wasim selection as per Mohammad Wasim
"The scenario has changed when it comes to Imad Wasim's selection for the T20I squad; There is a good chance that the T20 World Cup will happen in UAE and Imad has performed outstandingly well, especially in bowling, in the UAE so looking at the future, we have brought back Imad and even his batting could give us the edge down the batting order; So its not the case that he was dropped without a reason before, and has been brought back in for no apparent reason"
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I couldn't care less about Mohammad Wasim's justification. I think he has realized what a ridiculous decision he made by dropping Imad and is slowly coming to grips with it. Probably doesn't want to look like any more of a fool in front of the media which is why he didn't select Imad for ODIs.
It is interesting that he has chosen to justify this selection but not the selections of Sharjeel, Abdullah Shafique and Azam Khan. Sharjeel averaged 25 in the Pakistan Cup with the bat. Abdullah Shafique played one match, and Azam Khan, according to Wasim himself needed to prove himself to get selected. Which he has not since he has barely played any cricket since Wasim said that.
It is interesting that he has chosen to justify this selection but not the selections of Sharjeel, Abdullah Shafique and Azam Khan. Sharjeel averaged 25 in the Pakistan Cup with the bat. Abdullah Shafique played one match, and Azam Khan, according to Wasim himself needed to prove himself to get selected. Which he has not since he has barely played any cricket since Wasim said that.
Some players you do not look at average but look at strike rates and that's why Sharjeel and azam are in the squad
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Lets see what Imad does with the ball - after all he has been selected for England series with the T20 WC in UAE in mind
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Usually the captain is the best player in the team and the most important player. But, i genuinely think that Karachi won’t miss him if he wasn’t playing. But to his credit, he’s not forcing himself to play at a higher position for his own selfish reason unlike Shadab Khan.
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Gotta question Imad Wasim's captaincy today. When you have the best economy rate among all the bowlers, why are you only bowling two overs? Made no sense to save so many overs at the end for pacers.
Yeah sure the result might have been the same but he should have bowled his full quota of overs.
Yeah sure the result might have been the same but he should have bowled his full quota of overs.
That's been his problem in PSL and the point i raised before with another fan who brought it up. He has this Sarfraz Ahmed laziness, taking a back seat and not taking responsibility when needed. Good player but should've led from the front, when Arshad was getting pumped he could've come in for an over.
2 overs for 13 and not bowling another over is criminal.
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Not bowling and letting thisara get destroyed. Very poor from Imad, just sat back and watched his team lose. His reason would be left hander was batting of course.
Cut his finger on his left hand, that's why he couldn't bowl his 4 overs.
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Relying on two emerging players to somehow win you the game is just not realistic. Imad is a champion cricketer in my book and he made a believer out of me after he won us that game against Afghanistan at the World Cup. Which is why I am more surprised than anything else at the lack of responsibility he has taken on this season. I mean why wouldn't you back yourself to bat above the pot-bellied and way past his sell-date Thisara Perera? Why wouldn't you want to bowl all four overs when one of your gun bowlers is badly out of form? I mean you were the No.1 T20 bowler not too long ago.
There is no such thing as a specialist captain these days and even if it was, the guy is no Mike Brearley. Which is why he really needs to step-up and start performing before its too late...
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That makes much more sense. Hope he's okay and its nothing serious.
That's the thing people look at these performances and if you are being lazy and not even attempting to care then this is what happens.
Yes, will never forget his Afghan win and i do remember getting a hurt lung from the winning runs that day lol.
He's a good player and will be key for us on these wickets, you can't just hold yourself back and not take responsibility. To be fair as well Perera can smack a few but I think it makes no difference with it being the last over, end of the day this was a good score and KK blew it.
Any thoughts now on Sohaib Moqsood being in the middle for the t20 WC?
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I really don't know about Sohaib Maqsood. One one hand you have to give him credit; he has been one of the stand-out performers this season and performed quite well in the Domestic T20 Cup too. On the other hand, the memory of his first run in the side is hard to shake...even 6 years later.
I say give him a few chances and see how he does. Pakistan does have a lot of T20I matches before the World Cup. I would definitely prefer him over guys like Azam Khan, Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah, Husain Talat
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