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"Imad Wasim has some limitations which he needs to improve upon" : Mohammad Wasim

Farabi said:
Batting on Eng fat tracks, If top 7 can’t score the runs then note sure what Imad can do in T20s. If it were ODIs, I would worry more about no 7 batting ability.
Currently focus should be on how to stop England batting juggernaut, and both Imad and Shadab have been studied and understood.
Nawar and Qadir have better control, turn the ball, and have the surprise package.
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This is not an ODI or a Test match. Studying someone means very little in this format. You could smash a guy for 50 but he picks up three wicket he has done his job. Imad and Shadab are proven performers in this format and did fairly well in the 1st T20 on what is one of the toughest wickets in the world for bowlers.

Nawaz just isn't better than Imad, while Usman Qadir has very little control and bowls way too many loosners. Against a batting line-up like England he can easily be put to the sword. Shadab might go for plenty and he has the ability to take wickets, is incredible in the field and offers something with the bat too.
 
Rana said:
The guy with the 'limitations' should be the captain of this pathetic bunch of uneducated jokers!

Pakistan and its village fans have a fascination of giving captaincy to year 7 school drop outs who they think are good cricketers. Shaheen Shah Afridi is next in line to become a Pakistan captain after Babar and Shadab!
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You want this do khori ka cricketer to be the captain? Lol. He shouldn't even be in the team man.
 
His batting is more crucial than his bowling.
Not every time is he going to have to bowl on these 240 run pitches except Eng and NZ. On such wickets, only Rashid and Imran Tahir could offer economical figures.

On pitches with some assistance, he can give a 7 or even 8 RPO quota, and a 6RPO quota when in form.
Not every batter can take him on on better pitches.

But yes, he does look out of form. Needs some confidence.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">50 wickets now for Imad Wasim in T20Is, at an average of 22.66, a strike-rate of 21.30 and a very impressive economy-rate of 6.36<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1416759687291281416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">50 wickets now for Imad Wasim in T20Is, at an average of 22.66, a strike-rate of 21.30 and a very impressive economy-rate of 6.36<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1416759687291281416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Really good economy considering the fact he would have bowled at least 50% of his overs in the PP
 
This is why he is essential in the shorter formats compared to some of the fake all rounders going around.
 
Yes he got hit a bit, but compared to some of the others he did quite well and took 2 important wickets.
 
Still dont think he should be playing for Pakistan

More talented players toiling in domestic cricket waiting for a chance
 
Like I've always maintained.

Not a bowler.
Not a batsman.

Just a quack!
 
Imad is a minnow basher. Nothing more than that. But King Misbah is not even a minnow basher. He's a loser who has brought unprecedented humiliation to PCT since taking charge as Coach. It is sheer hypocrisy to bash Imad while singing praises of Voldemort 2.0
 
He did well.

More alarming issues with some other players than Imad that need to be worked out first.
 
Imad has done well today.

It was because of his breakthroughs that England didn't murder us through 240+.

Give credit where it's due.

Nawaz is crippled with the bat, and just because the pitch was spinning doesn't mean that his inclusion is mandatory. Imad bowled much better than Parkinson and Rashid given that he was bowling to a much better batting lineup.
 
Manik Rao said:
Imad is a minnow basher. Nothing more than that. But King Misbah is not even a minnow basher. He's a loser who has brought unprecedented humiliation to PCT since taking charge as Coach. It is sheer hypocrisy to bash Imad while singing praises of Voldemort 2.0
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Yes England have a minnow batting and bowling line up agreed.
 
Imad should concentrate on playing t20s he's good enough to play as a all rounder
 
UzmanBeast said:
Imad has done well today.

It was because of his breakthroughs that England didn't murder us through 240+.

Give credit where it's due.

Nawaz is crippled with the bat, and just because the pitch was spinning doesn't mean that his inclusion is mandatory. Imad bowled much better than Parkinson and Rashid given that he was bowling to a much better batting lineup.
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I think with the batting lineup we have we could afford to slot in Nawaz or Qadir in place of Shadab who did well in the first game but has been mighty expensive in the process plus his knock of 30 came at a useless time.
 
Shoaibbtt said:
I think with the batting lineup we have we could afford to slot in Nawaz or Qadir in place of Shadab who did well in the first game but has been mighty expensive in the process plus his knock of 30 came at a useless time.
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Shadab didn't do that badly either. An ER of 8 is fine for English conditions, and those who were watching the game would also agree that the pitch started spinning more during England's innings.

There was little we could have done with an additional spinner.

His knock might seem useless but it did show that he is at least capable of holding the bat, and if he had some support around him, it could have ended up differently.
 
Shoaibbtt said:
I think with the batting lineup we have we could afford to slot in Nawaz or Qadir in place of Shadab who did well in the first game but has been mighty expensive in the process plus his knock of 30 came at a useless time.
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Shadab and imad give Pakistan balance.imad can bat at 6 Shadab at 7 and Hassan Ali at 8.you could drop azam and play extra bowler in Hassan Ali and replace Rauf with qadir.
 
Add running between wickets as another limitation for Imad. Shocking.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Impressive performances by Imad Wasim so far in his 2 Caribbean Premier League matches for Jamaica Tallawahs. 4-13-1 and 4-19-2 with the ball. Also scored 42 in the first match <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CPL2021?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CPL2021</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/QO34EDhdzF">pic.twitter.com/QO34EDhdzF</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1435295984033181705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Saw someone tweet that he has developed a new carrom delivery? Any one seen it?
 
NauV said:
Saw someone tweet that he has developed a new carrom delivery? Any one seen it?
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He has to develop variety and also learn the art of varying the pace, loop on the ball. If he can get control on spinning the ball away and into the right hander at will, he will be a lethal bowler.
 
In the T20 world cup, he can't just be economical, he must be wicket taking as well. If does add more variations to repertoire, then he will be a handful in the tournament.
 
TeymurBlake said:
In the T20 world cup, he can't just be economical, he must be wicket taking as well. If does add more variations to repertoire, then he will be a handful in the tournament.
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We need his batting more than his bowling. He can be relied upon in a tense chase. He is not a power hitter but he has batting intelligence.
 
gazza619 said:
We need his batting more than his bowling. He can be relied upon in a tense chase. He is not a power hitter but he has batting intelligence.
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No doubt, but Pakistan will play him as a AR, likely at No.7 and with Hafeez bowling with his suspicious bowling action, you never know.
 
Should be "(Not Imad) Wasim has some serious limitations with his brain which he can never work upon"
 
Brilliant knock by Imad Wasim today for Northern v SP - 40 off 18 balls

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He played a good knock, but I would select Nawaz over him for the T20 World Cup.
 
Horrid innings today:

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Bowled very well today, his batting was pathetic his attempts are reverse slogs, laps was shameful. His poor inns nearly cost pakistan the game.
 
Bowled well and can bat well if he stops with those stupid attempts. Babar and co need to have a chat with him. Can be excused today since we won but should learn from his mistake.
 
Good decision to have him come out before Asif.

It meant Santner was not bowled because of the left hander effect and Asif was saved from playing against spin.

Asif is very vulnerable against the spinners, so the right move.

Only criticism, he looked far better playing proper shots rather than those silly reverse hits.
 
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The guy is a gun bowler for T20.

Batting can improve a bit, but we shouldn't be relying on him to face more that 10-15 balls anyway so I think strategy to advance him in lineup worked.
 
It was a good decision to have Imad come ahead of Asif ali he killed the momentum for New Zealand.
 
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Horrid innings today:

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Serious training, coaching and technique issue, not only with him but with almost all pak batsmen.

When hitting these unorthodox reverse sweep type stroke, they move just way too early to give a fair bit of time to the bowler.

Hafeez does that quite often and almost ALL Pak batsmen have the same exact issue. They move too early.
 
Imad is undroppable but he needs to put away those pathetic reverse sweeps of his. He doesn’t have the physical agility to execute them at this level. Strong player down the ground, and he should stick to his strength

I think Shadab is the one that can be replaced by Nawaz if needed
 
Amjid Javed said:
Bowled very well today, his batting was pathetic his attempts are reverse slogs, laps was shameful. His poor inns nearly cost pakistan the game.
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He’s been trying those reverse laps & failing consistently! Should stick to playing the V as that’s when he seems to be effective
 
He's worth his place as a bowler alone to be honest, especially in Asian conditions.

He just needs to simplify his approach to batting a little bit. Too much premeditated stuff.
 
Nothing but love for what he offers with the ball. In both games he was incredible.

But I struggle to comprehend what he is trying to do with these stupid shots. I've seen him try them before and honestly I can't recall them working more than once. Plus, against a bowler like Boult who is bowling quick and accurately, it was even more stupid.
 
Imad conceded a few runs early on but was able to pull it back eventually:

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Imad Wasim during this T20 World Cup:<br><br>4 25 2<br>4 24 1<br>2 10 0<br><br>In total 10 overs, 3 for 59. Economy rate of just 5.90<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/T20WorldCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#T20WorldCup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvAFG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvAFG</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1454104734831362053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Imad Wasim is not selected for the Home Series against West Indies.
His record against West Indies is great. But I think Nawaz is a better option due to his superior batting.
 
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Imad Wasim is not selected for the Home Series against West Indies.
His record against West Indies is great. But I think Nawaz is a better option due to his superior batting.
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Nawaz deserves his chance and it's good decision to drop him becouse if he was picked they proberly would have played Imad.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The curious case of Imad Wasim in ODIs. Last 6 innings:<br><br>34*, 12, 43, 49*, 23 & 46* at an overall strike rate of 123.21 <br><br>Last 5 bowling performances:<br><br>5 wickets at an economy-rate of 5.36<br><br>Yet he hasn't been picked for over a year in the 50 over format<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1467948982680924165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2021</a></blockquote>
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MenInG said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The curious case of Imad Wasim in ODIs. Last 6 innings:<br><br>34*, 12, 43, 49*, 23 & 46* at an overall strike rate of 123.21 <br><br>Last 5 bowling performances:<br><br>5 wickets at an economy-rate of 5.36<br><br>Yet he hasn't been picked for over a year in the 50 over format<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1467948982680924165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Nawaze is better, simple answer.
 
MenInG said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The curious case of Imad Wasim in ODIs. Last 6 innings:<br><br>34*, 12, 43, 49*, 23 & 46* at an overall strike rate of 123.21 <br><br>Last 5 bowling performances:<br><br>5 wickets at an economy-rate of 5.36<br><br>Yet he hasn't been picked for over a year in the 50 over format<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1467948982680924165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2021</a></blockquote>
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nawaz is the better fielder which is enough to justify his selection over Imad.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Imad Wasim "There are people who criticise me & there are people who love me. I should love the people who love me, but I should also love the people who criticise me. Maybe those who are criticising me are doing it for my betterment & the betterment of Pakistan cricket" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1469358297430081539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Playing a blinder at the moment for Karachi - can he take them across the line?
 
Almost won the game for Karachi

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Imad Wasim scores and plays an innings like this once every twenty innings. Highly inconsistent and unreliable player. He also didn't take his team over the line when the match was won.
 
Not picked for the white-ball squads against Australia.

End of the road for his international career?
 
Shameful stuff from the PowerPoint King.

No one in the right mind can argue that he doesn't deserve to be part of the T20I squad. He is one of the best T20 bowlers in the world. And no one in the right mind could have argued that he wasn't Pakistan's best limited-overs all-rounder when he was dropped for no reason from the ODI squad.

Rather than letting the team management decide, the YouTube pundit doesn't want there to be any qualms between selecting him and Nawaz, which is pathetic on his part.

He is wasting the career of a very good cricketer and I look forward to the day he is booted out.
 
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He could have been a good ODI cricketer but never really got the trust form management etc. Has been out of frame for a while with Nawaz being preferred.
 
You really think it is Mohd Wasim calling the shots?

The squads are being announced by Babar and Ramiz only and Imad doesn't have a good attitude reason why he is not being picked. It is not always performances. Plus recently, Shadab, Nawaz and Khushdil have upped their game a lot meaning we have more options.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Shameful stuff from the PowerPoint King.

No one in the right mind can argue that he doesn't deserve to be part of the T20I squad. He is one of the best T20 bowlers in the world. And no one in the right mind could have argued that he wasn't Pakistan's best limited-overs all-rounder when he was dropped for no reason from the ODI squad.

Rather than letting the team management decide, the YouTube pundit doesn't want there to be any qualms between selecting him and Nawaz, which is pathetic on his part.

He is wasting the career of a very good cricketer and I look forward to the day he is booted out.
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Imad is good for T20s only...I feel he will be back for T20 WC if Nawaz doesn't do well.

Imad's bowling isn't potent enough for ODIs as he doesn't offer many wickets, need a more attacking spinner to partner Shadab
 
Imad still has a place in our T20 side. Babar misused him in the WC by letting him bowl against Warner which gave the impression that Imad is out of form.

One thing that does go against Imad is his fitness. He's let himself go and it's shameful how much weight he's put on. Heck he got out run by Azam Khan last time they played in England.

Imad's lack of commitment might be a reason why he was left out because on capability and utility only; he definitely deserves a place.
 
Ashmal said:
Imad is good for T20s only...I feel he will be back for T20 WC if Nawaz doesn't do well.

Imad's bowling isn't potent enough for ODIs as he doesn't offer many wickets, need a more attacking spinner to partner Shadab
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His batting record in ODIs in incredible for a No.7 and he has almost always delivered at the end of the innings when Pakistan needed him most. He makes the one day side on his batting alone. But even his bowling is highly useful for ODIs because the control he provides is hard to find elsewhere. Getting wickets in ODIs these days is not easy because flat wickets are the norm across the world, but having someone who can build pressure and not give anything away in the middle overs is incredibly vital.

And when you already have an attacking spinner like Shadab who can take wickets but also go for runs, it makes much more sense to have a more defensive spinner with him who can offer control and keep the flow of runs to a minimum from the other end. Nawaz, who is Imad's replacement will himself will be playing a similarly defensive role if he plays.
 
Snowflake said:
Imad still has a place in our T20 side. Babar misused him in the WC by letting him bowl against Warner which gave the impression that Imad is out of form.

One thing that does go against Imad is his fitness. He's let himself go and it's shameful how much weight he's put on. Heck he got out run by Azam Khan last time they played in England.

Imad's lack of commitment might be a reason why he was left out because on capability and utility only; he definitely deserves a place.
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Don't know if that's the reason. I mean don't get me wrong, his fitness is not great. But its certainly nothing close to Azam Khan or Sharjeel Khan levels. And that has never stopped Wasim from selecting them in the past, nor Imad for the T20 WC. So it doesn't make any sense for me to drop him now because of fitness.
 
Nawaz will go for a lot of runs. Imad is more predictable now. Asif Afridi or Khushdil- too early to tell on how they will perform against top teams!!
 
His career is finished for Pakistan.

The guy whose taken your spot isn’t fit enough and gets replaced by a leg spinner who can’t bat. The worst part is that’s 3 leggies in the squad.

Imad must have some personal beef with Mohammad Wasim
 
YousafTheBeast said:
His career is finished for Pakistan.

The guy whose taken your spot isn’t fit enough and gets replaced by a leg spinner who can’t bat. The worst part is that’s 3 leggies in the squad.

Imad must have some personal beef with Mohammad Wasim
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Asif Afridi will definitely play aslong side shadab If not him then qadir
 
YousafTheBeast said:
His career is finished for Pakistan.

The guy whose taken your spot isn’t fit enough and gets replaced by a leg spinner who can’t bat. The worst part is that’s 3 leggies in the squad.

Imad must have some personal beef with Mohammad Wasim
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More than likely something going on here.

2 leggies already in the squad and they call up Zahid over Imad. Very strange.
 
Yes, some personal issues between Imad and Mr. Spineless ( waseem ) are going on , hence Imad is not in the team.
 
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Yes, some personal issues between Imad and Mr. Spineless ( waseem ) are going on , hence Imad is not in the team.
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You can make a case for Imad in T20s but in ODIs he's not a penetrative enough bowler.

His economy rate is good but he averages 44 per wicket. Against the top sides that average is 62.

Asif Afridi is worth a try although not a long term option due to his age. Zahid Mehmood is not the answer. From what I've seen he lacks control and will deliver one loosener per over.
 
Limitations! Why they discover these limitations after many years of playing the player in the team? Its the same Immad who won many man of the matches! Is he going into wilderness like Abbas, Yasir Shah, and many others?
 
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Yes, some personal issues between Imad and Mr. Spineless ( waseem ) are going on , hence Imad is not in the team.
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Imad is a rubbish cricketer. Only decent in t20s. In odis he’s awful never takes any wickets awful fitness and pathetic attitude and score useless runs. You seem to have a passion for rubbish cricketers.
 
So let me get this straight, a guy who hasn't played a List A match in more than a year and took a grand total of 1 wicket in the last PSL is somehow a better option than a guy who has represented Pakistan in 55 matches, boasts one of the best economy rates in world cricket and has played crucial roles in numerous Pakistan victories?

Okay.
 
Highest ODI Batting Averages against Top 5 teams (Since 2016):

1. Haris Sohail 62.7
2. Imad Wasim 50.7
3. Babar Azam 45.9
4. Fakhar Zaman 45.6
 
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More than likely something going on here.

2 leggies already in the squad and they call up Zahid over Imad. Very strange.
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Indeed he has some serious rift going on with Waseem which is very clear and outright showcasing by PPT selector saying that he has no place for Imad until he is the selector..
 
I honestly have more confidence in Imad Wasim scoring a 50 against a quality bowling attack in international cricket, then the likes of Saud, Iftikhar or Asif.

Imad may be limited when it comes to abilities but he certainly knows how to perform at the international arena which is not everyone’s cup of tea.
 
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