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I feel he is a better batsman than what we have seen mostly so far in international cricket.

One big problem is that he wants to play too many shots too soon which is ok if you only have a few balls left in the innings, but yesterday was a time when he could have easily just knocked it around like Mohammad Amir did but he lacked patience.

However I do believe that his batting will improve over the course of time.
 
Saj said:
I feel he is a better batsman than what we have seen mostly so far in international cricket.

One big problem is that he wants to play too many shots too soon which is ok if you only have a few balls left in the innings, but yesterday was a time when he could have easily just knocked it around like Mohammad Amir did but he lacked patience.

However I do believe that his batting will improve over the course of time.
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Really hope so. I think he is not a natural lower order batsmen, but rather someone who needs a bit of time to settle in. However because of the team composition there is no way he can bat up the order.
Also ironically he keeps trying to hit from ball one despite not being able to. He is a stroke maker not a hitter or a slogger. His shot for 4 was crisp, high front elbow and everything, but then he got out next ball I think. He also seems to lack the ability to rotate the strike. I wonder if he can be used a pinch-hitting opener in the short term. He will need to get out anyway after ten over because he cannot take singles. Of course, in the long term this is not a viable solution by any means.

I think he has the potential to be a test match number 6 because he does not need to rotate the strike to the same extent as in ODI's
 
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Too inconsistent and reckless. He is not good enough to whack the ball from the get go, have seen him mistime shots and hole out early in his innings far too many times. He can't hit from the get go lower down the order in the final 5-8 overs, needs some time to get his eye in, therefore should take his time to get going.
 
His dismissals can be very casual which is frustrating as he's shown ability with the bat last year in England.

Imad cannot slog from ball one, he needs time to settle at the crease hence why 6 is probably a better position for him.
 
Saj I really think he had the potential to bat

He is no Anwar Ali, Nawaz, Bhatti etc who is very limited and only good for some lucky hacks

Seems a lazy guy.
 
He's not a Hardik Pandya that can hit from ball 1 but bats in the Yuvraj Singh mould. I'd say 6 is the best position for him, he can play at a high SR but needs time to settle.
 
He is not a striker of the ball. He is pretty much in the same mold of our accumulators.

He will get you 6 runs an over when he bats at the death but not much more than that. His batting stance is quite vulnerable to the ball going across him.
 
Well let's put things into perspective; he's in the squad as an all-rounder.. Therefore, if he fails to give a few runs with the bad on a regular basis, he's not doing his job. To be frank, it looks as though he's not bothered about his batting at all, which leads me to say; shouldn't be in the squad until his batting improves. In the mean time keep on grooming Shahdab Khan and give him increased exposure in the international arena.
 
I think he has got ability to be a proper batsman but he would never get a position in the side as batsman in Top 6. And he is not performing at the position he has been selected for.

For now he is hanging by a thread in this team. One more such mediocre series and I don't think he can keep his place in the team.
 
I am not sure ~ he tries hard but he looks a club cricketer.
A for effort
D for attainment and against the top teams he ll struggle
 
Saj said:
I feel he is a better batsman than what we have seen mostly so far in international cricket.

One big problem is that he wants to play too many shots too soon which is ok if you only have a few balls left in the innings, but yesterday was a time when he could have easily just knocked it around like Mohammad Amir did but he lacked patience.

However I do believe that his batting will improve over the course of time.
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Yes sadly these deadweights are given only the International platform to 'give them time', any other platform will not make memes on his looks and appearance or give him praise for his hairstyle, his sights seem firm on show business than cricket, where he is a complete waste of a spot
 
As soon as We found Shadab and Fahim the alrounder issue should have been finished

But no

Imad is just an un clever cricketer that plays shots I wouldn't even dream of playing

Might think he is playing Tennis instead of cricket.When he came to England he kept it simple
 
He definitely has potential with the bat. However he is going the same way as a quintessential Pakistani parvenu would go.

His growing midriff doesn't indicate great work ethics. His bowling has not improved a bit since his debut. A test spot was there for the taking had he learnt to spin the round thing but he didn't.
 
Wouldn't mind him opening he needs time to get going ,though it will be 2 left handers.
 
Should bat at 6 and should be given more responsibility..this is the only way his batting will come good. Drop Hafeez and play Shadab at 8 with Faheem at 7 and Amir at 9.
 
He someone who nerds time to settle. He can't hit from ball one. Also he likes hacking to the legside too much. Number 6/7 is his position.

Needs to work on his batting.
 
he needs to show more responsibility with the bat and with the ball needs to take more wickets. If he can not then need to show the exit.
 
Agreed, like I said in the other thread he has batting skills in him, which can be developed if he wholeheartedly works upon them, but unfortunately his swag doesn't allow him to do something other than swag.
 
He bats like a tailender tbh.

Has the skills but doesn't think like a batsman at all.
 
I think he should be given a chance at No. 6 and hopefully then he will bat with more responsibility
 
He is a rubbish batsman! Only has one ugly shot; I have said before that this chap is a scam cricketer.
 
He is not a big hitter of the ball. I personally feel he should be slotted at number 4 and 5 for few games , and let him develop as a batsman who can bowl few overs. That will add more stability to the team. Let Shadab concentrate on his bowling , and he can be the bowling all rounder kind.
 
I personally believe he can become a very good/reliable number 6 but ONLY if he's made to play consistently at that position without shuffling him. Imad is a much, much more capable batsman than his performances of late have suggested. But at number 7, he's like a fish out of water. He's no power hitter, but he hits the ball better than most of the batsmen in our current line up. I have no doubt in my mind he'll average 40/80 as a number 6 if properly backed by the management.
 
Doesn't look like someone who can hit big. Time to stick with Raheem and bring Shadab in place of Imad.
 
Imad can bat, he played a gem of a knock in England last year.

The problem is he comes in when the team are in trouble more often than not. It's never easy in this situation.

He might not play the semi final against England but will come good soon enough.
 
It's good to see he has started to show some form with the bat, but I have to say watching him bat is a very frustrating experience.

When he plays "proper" cricket shots he looks impressive. The shot he played against Morkel was particularly good. But he also insists on trying to play these "cute" ramp shots and switch hits, and when he invariably fails he just ends up looking like a tail-ender. I appreciate he is trying to play the field but it normally results in him either consuming deliveries and/or getting out. It was the same story in the CT final.

Imad: you have two options. Either go away and practise these shots in the nets or put them away and play some "proper" shots instead.
 
100% agree with mak36. Improvisation and cheeky shots is a part of the nature of T20 cricket, but I think he needs to focus more on what he does best.
 
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Agree with above posters. Can hit some nice shots but yesterday and also in the CT final he was trying too many improvised, unorthodox shots that didn't come off. He should just stick to his strengths.
 
yeah he's terrible at playing these innovative reverse shots and scoops. He would probably score more runs more quickly if he stuck to his normal shots. Did the same thing in the final
 
By what metric? Imad's numbers are highly padded by playing weak teams. Take his numbers against Australia and New Zealand, and Jadeja's batting average and SR are way better than his, even if you limit it to Jadeja's away numbers since Imad hasn't played those teams at home/neutral. And both have poor bowling records in the same comparison.

And let's not even talk about their fielding - Jadeja is top 3 in the world, minimum. Imad is not in top 20.

Ask 10 neutrals or any player on the international circuit, who they would pick out of these 2 and the answer would be unanimous.

Imad is a poor man's Jadeja by every sense of the word - and thats in LOIs. Heck, Axar Patel, who only gets games when Jadeja is being rested or unavailable, is better than Imad Wasim.


In test cricket, Jadeja is the world's top ranked bowler, Imad doesn't even enter the discussion.
 
IndYeah1 said:
By what metric? Imad's numbers are highly padded by playing weak teams. Take his numbers against Australia and New Zealand, and Jadeja's batting average and SR are way better than his, even if you limit it to Jadeja's away numbers since Imad hasn't played those teams at home/neutral. And both have poor bowling records in the same comparison.

And let's not even talk about their fielding - Jadeja is top 3 in the world, minimum. Imad is not in top 20.

Ask 10 neutrals or any player on the international circuit, who they would pick out of these 2 and the answer would be unanimous.

Imad is a poor man's Jadeja by every sense of the word - and thats in LOIs. Heck, Axar Patel, who only gets games when Jadeja is being rested or unavailable, is better than Imad Wasim.


In test cricket, Jadeja is the world's top ranked bowler, Imad doesn't even enter the discussion.
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In T20Is Imad is the No.1 Bowler and has a batting strike rate of 158, Jadeja doesn't even enter the discussion.
 
I mad is T20 material, very good bowler, Jadeja is test material and in Odis the main difference is adeja saves 30 odd extra runs compared to Imad in fielding, overall both are good in their own terms with Jadeja being able to hold the same for a longer sample size.
 
[MENTION=135666]joly[/MENTION] Jadeja's bowling is comparable to Mohammad Nawaz but not Imad Wasim


Nawaz is a better bowler compared to Wasim, Someone who can bowl in longer format too but problem is his batting.
 
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Lol :))

Same guy who says Imad is minnow-basher, says Axar Patel is better.

Imad is 2x as good as Axar in both batting and bowling.
:imad
 
He really needs to stop those stupid reverse flicks he seems to play, every innings he bats.

It's embarrassing to see a player like him, who can bludgeon a bowling unit with orthodox shots, let the occasion get the better of him. I can't remember him actually hit any of those flicks in the middle of the bat, let alone to the boundary.

There's one thing being cute and innovative, there's actually another thing being good enough to plays those kinda shots.
 
Pakistan is making the same mistake with Imad Wasim that India made with Jadeja 5 years ago. Hoping and expecting that his batting will somehow improve and become more effective. Both these guys have the ability to bat well, but in pressure situations of ODIs and T20s, they are not able to get shot selection right, and maximize their batting abilities. You will get some odd good shots, and maybe even an odd good innings, but overall, Imad is not good enough to bat anywhere above #7 if that.
 
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Play Imad as a front line batsman instead of Hafeez

Why not play imad in place of hafeez as a frontline batsman at no.5 who can also bowl a little bit, surely his batting and certainly his bowling is much better than hafeez's.
This gives us the option to play an extra pacer or an extra front line batsman and would give the team more stability
 
Hafeez is a better batsman than Imad, so makes no sense. Only Asif Ali in this squad can replace Hafeez but I would stick with Hafeez as long as Malik in not in the starting 11.
 
I think Hafeez has performed well enough that he deserves his spot in the team.
 
Hafeez was instrumental in our victory against England. He is a vital cog in our batting line up.
 
Hafeez can still play a key innings. I back him to play one in the next 3. Also a good fielder.
 
He’s been lucky to play under a chicken captain like Sarfraz to get the amount of chances he’s gotten. I’d bat Shadab before him 10/10 times.
 
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He is not a striker of the ball. He is pretty much in the same mold of our accumulators.

He will get you 6 runs an over when he bats at the death but not much more than that. His batting stance is quite vulnerable to the ball going across him.
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Average 40, SR 108.71. This comment did not age well.
 
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Imad is good enough to bat at 6 once Hafeez goes but rn he's good for No. 7

Tries to get a little cheeky sometimes with those paddle sweeps that NEVER come off but otherwise he does find the boundary regularly at the death which makes him a pretty good No.7 imo. Especially for Pakistan standards
 
Really? I thought his little cameo to boost the run rate was exactly the kind of effective & unselfish lower oder hitting you have been missing all tournament & the fans on here have been crying out for...

Good innings for the moment.
 
I know some might disagree with me but I would play Imad as a batsman after the world cup he has a average of 40 so he deserves a chance up the order, my team for next series :

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Imam ul Haq
3. Babar Azam
4. Haris Sohail
5. Rizwan
6. Imad Wasim (c)
7. Aamer Yamin
8. Shadab Khan
9. Amir
10. Hasnain
11. Haris Rauf

12. Abid Ali
13. Shaheen Afridi
14. Saud Shakeel
15. Umar Khan

I would also like to see Imad as odi captain, he has a good cricketing brain good field settings and agressive . He just needs to work hard on his fitness.
 
Instead of giving countless chances to hafeez and malik after the 2016 ENG series they should have made Imad bat at no 4 or 5 and with that a lot of things would have been solved.
 
Think 8 or 7 is fine for him depending on the lineup. Can come in sooner if only a few overs remaining otherwise predictably the knives would soon be out for him if he batted any higher. Need to concentrate on building a solid batting unit from 1-6 with proper batsmen, not throw in bits and pieces players.
 
Will only ever get soft runs during chases. Decent for some late hitting whilst setting a target though.
 
Imad is the best of a very sorry bunch of "all rounders" in Pakistan, but by international standards is average.

His ODI batting is his stronger suit and probably the only genuine death overs hitter we have bar Asif Ali. The other AR Shadab is useless with the bat in ODIs. If he sticks to normal cricket shots instead of attempting AB-style scoops he is handy.

With the ball all he's good for is 10 overs, 0-50. Economical but no wicket taking threat whatsoever.
 
Seamer said:
I know some might disagree with me but I would play Imad as a batsman after the world cup he has a average of 40 so he deserves a chance up the order, my team for next series :

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Imam ul Haq
3. Babar Azam
4. Haris Sohail
5. Rizwan
6. Imad Wasim (c)
7. Aamer Yamin
8. Shadab Khan
9. Amir
10. Hasnain
11. Haris Rauf

12. Abid Ali
13. Shaheen Afridi
14. Saud Shakeel
15. Umar Khan

I would also like to see Imad as odi captain, he has a good cricketing brain good field settings and agressive . He just needs to work hard on his fitness.
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That is a good squad.Pakistan cricket is in safe handa.
 
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