Imam-ul-Haq's selection is nepotistic, but we need to back him now

[Farhan93]

Imam didn't have an attitude problem until the media and some 'fans' started heckling and taunting him nonstop. He is a 24 year old who is already under immense pressure because of these constant nepotism accusations so I would cut him some slack as far as the attitude is concerned. But I do hope he answers his critics with the bat in future instead of these childish emotional outbursts. And yes we need characters like Fakhar Zaman but we might as well wish for characters like Saeed Anwar. You have to make do with what you have not what you wish for and Imam is among the best openers we have available right now.

As far as 'pathetic selfish performances' are concerned, that is an opinion and different people will have different perspectives on the same innings. Statistically, Imam's has the highest average in the team and his career strike rate of ~80 is comparable to that of most of our other batsmen so all this talk of 'too slow' is just hyperbole.

Best opener in the country? Do you even know about Fakhar, Abid,Sharjeel,Sami,Khurrum,Shahzaib,? He's strike rate is the worst in the world.Any opener from our FC can do a better job than Imam.. Average is not everything , especially on flat tracks which we see nowadays in ODIs. Score of 270-280 are outdated especially in England,Australia etc and with players like Imam you can't reach 300.. change your thinking and opener your eyes to see what's been going on in cricket and how requirements have changed in the last 4 years or so...Fans rightly taunt him his strike rate is in early 70s against top 9 sides and you expect fans to remain silent and appreciate his disgusting batting and attitude ? we have far better openers available..we just don't give them a chance because relations in PCB are more important than performances in domestic and natural talent..stop defending one below average opener which wouldn't make to the B teams of any of the top side including Pakistan side if it's build on merit.

 

[Farhan93]

This is the strike rate of the so called best opener in country, worst in the world yet some fans want us to back him blindly.

 

[Jin Chacha]

Best opener in the country? Do you even know about Fakhar, Abid,Sharjeel,Sami,Khurrum,Shahzaib,? He's strike rate is the worst in the world.Any opener from our FC can do a better job than Imam.. Average is not everything , especially on flat tracks which we see nowadays in ODIs. Score of 270-280 are outdated especially in England,Australia etc and with players like Imam you can't reach 300.. change your thinking and opener your eyes to see what's been going on in cricket and how requirements have changed in the last 4 years or so...Fans rightly taunt him his strike rate is in early 70s against top 9 sides and you expect fans to remain silent and appreciate his disgusting batting and attitude ? we have far better openers available..we just don't give them a chance because relations in PCB are more important than performances in domestic and natural talent..stop defending one below average opener which wouldn't make to the B teams of any of the top side including Pakistan side if it's build on merit.

Fakhar and Abid are already in the team so no point mentioning them (and Abid has only played two matches so it is not fair to compare him with anyone anyway). Sharjeel is out of the team for non cricketing reasons and the other names you mentioned are not even worth talking about. Shahzaib 'the hack' Hasan would probably give you a strike rate of 120 with an average of 15 and Sami and Khurram with their mid 60's strike rates are pretty much in the same mold as Imam so I dont know how they fit your lofty definition of modern aggressive openers.

 

[Farhan93]

 

[Farhan93]

Fakhar and Abid are already in the team so no point mentioning them (and Abid has only played two matches so it is not fair to compare him with anyone anyway). Sharjeel is out of the team for non cricketing reasons and the other names you mentioned are not even worth talking about. Shahzaib 'the hack' Hasan would probably give you a strike rate of 120 with an average of 15 and Sami and Khurram with their mid 60's strike rates are pretty much in the same mold as Imam so I dont know how they fit your lofty definition of modern aggressive openers.

Imam is better than Fakhar? You called him the best opener in the country.
Abid is not being given a chance for what reason? because Inzi and management know Imam will be like nobody after Abid starts to perform better than him btw he has already done it,his debut century was better than any knock Imam has ever played in his 30+ matches..Sharjeel could have been called early as PCB suspended him not ICC it was in PCB's hand to call him before the WC. but in order to save Imam they kept him out, and you are forgetting it's not 2009-10 conditions have got flatter and flatter it has become so easy for the openers and batters to maintain high averages so Shahzaib would have done alot better his strike rate of 120 and avg of 37,38 would be far more valuable than selfish Imam's..Imam's worst strike rate in the world and yoou are saying we don't have any better than him? are you for real or just want to fool yourself? He is the worst opener in the country currently....

 

[Zaz]

He reau should be surplus to requirements His style of play is outdated n he is taking a spot of a middle order player where we have more stronger options

Ideally babar and fakhar should open like they do in t20s

 

[topspin]

I think Imam should stick to Test Cricket for now.

Abid Ali demonstarted in his 100 that he has all the conventional shots and with Fakhar already being an unorthodox player you need a batsman who can play orthodox shots.
[MENTION=147314]topspin[/MENTION]

I reckon Imam deserves to be invested in as he has shown a glimpse of his potential in terms of his ability to work hard on his game and he has improved, but unfortunately for him the WC has come 1-2 years too soon for him. His SR against the top 5 (SENAI) of 71 shows he isn't ready to start for Pakistan. However after the WC, he should be an automatic starter in ODIs as an opener and invested for at least 12-18 months because Abid Ali is already 31-32 (and perhaps older).

Also I believe he could become a good captain for the side.

 

[Mueez]

I will support him when he will score 450+ runs in the WC.

 

[Jin Chacha]

Imam is better than Fakhar? You called him the best opener in the country.

Read my post again. I never called Imam the best opener in the country nor did I say he is better than Fakhar. And it is not a binary choice between 'the best opener' and 'the worst opener'. Imam may not be the best but he is certainly not the worst and more than good enough to be part of the current team given the level of talent we have on the bench.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Same people criticizing Imam will go into hiding when the scoreboard reads 20/2 most of the time and Imam taking the team to a respectable total. Neither is Pakistan scoring 350+ very often nor is Fakhar hitting centuries consistently. Not everyday is Sunday and Imam has a very important role for other days of the week.

 

[Cric1234]

Same people criticizing Imam will go into hiding when the scoreboard reads 20/2 most of the time and Imam taking the team to a respectable total. Neither is Pakistan scoring 350+ very often nor is Fakhar hitting centuries consistently. Not everyday is Sunday and Imam has a very important role for other days of the week.

What exactly is the meaning of a "respectable total" if the team scores a certain total and loses or collapses and loses by more they still have lost the match.
Simply by posting a respectable total isn't enough losing with pride isn't enough losing isn't enough full stop the players who can help the team win matches should be selected.

 

[The_Odd_One]

What exactly is the meaning of a "respectable total" if the team scores a certain total and loses or collapses and loses by more they still have lost the match.
Simply by posting a respectable total isn't enough losing with pride isn't enough losing isn't enough full stop the players who can help the team win matches should be selected.

Respectable total is something that gives bowlers a chance in the game. There are no Sharmas and Warners in Pakistan.

 

[chacha kashmiri]

I would drop him, but Shan Masood??? I would play Shaheen as an opener rather than shan masood

I know you’re nott talking about afridi but who Bhai?
Abid Ali is a bit undercooked for English pitches

 

[Farhan93]

Read my post again. I never called Imam the best opener in the country nor did I say he is better than Fakhar. And it is not a binary choice between 'the best opener' and 'the worst opener'. Imam may not be the best but he is certainly not the worst and more than good enough to be part of the current team given the level of talent we have on the bench.

He is without a doubt the worst among 5-7 openers we have available. His FC record is worst than all of them,his strike rate is worst in the world, his inability to put in match changing performance against decent sides has become crystal clear yet you are blind enough to say he's a best option we have got? just because his average? Average is not everything nowdays. Jason Roy,Bairstow, Hales all have avgs in late 30s but look at their strike rate every team in the world would want bairstow,roy rathar than the likes of imam with an avg 0f 55 and strike rate of 79 (and 73 against top 9 sides). You need to have better balance b/w avg and SR to be any good for the team. That's why I say we have better openers available we should have given them a chance instead of imam, we still can.

lack of talent on the bench ? Abid ali is on the bench , give him 5 consecutive matches and we will see. He is a proper opener and can maintain a decent strike rate unlike Imam...He has already shown on his debut that he is miles better than nephew.. Imam never played such an innings

 

[Farhan93]

Same people criticizing Imam will go into hiding when the scoreboard reads 20/2 most of the time and Imam taking the team to a respectable total. Neither is Pakistan scoring 350+ very often nor is Fakhar hitting centuries consistently. Not everyday is Sunday and Imam has a very important role for other days of the week.

Lol. Imam is mostly the reason Fakhar gets out because of his slow starts, Fakhar isn't a machine that he will cover up Imam's mediocrity in every match...Imam needs to be dropped permanently so that our only match winner in Fakhar can play without any pressure .

Respectable score is nothing nowadays. It's an outdated approach, such thinking only exist in Pakistan that's why we have such a pathetic record in ODIs recently because of the very same mentality.. even if you are 20/2 down on modern day flat pitches you have to maintain strike rate of around 90 .Imam can't do that and 20/2 becomes an excuse for him to play with a SR of 60s,70s even when the ball is doing nothing.
Conclusion : Imam is a liability ,needs to be dropped and Abid should play the whole WC with Fakhar for Pakistan to have any chance.

 

[Mehndi155]

Same people criticizing Imam will go into hiding when the scoreboard reads 20/2 most of the time and Imam taking the team to a respectable total. Neither is Pakistan scoring 350+ very often nor is Fakhar hitting centuries consistently. Not everyday is Sunday and Imam has a very important role for other days of the week.

This !!!!

 

[Mehndi155]

Same people criticizing Imam will go into hiding when the scoreboard reads 20/2 most of the time and Imam taking the team to a respectable total. Neither is Pakistan scoring 350+ very often nor is Fakhar hitting centuries consistently. Not everyday is Sunday and Imam has a very important role for other days of the week.

Even though i dont like imam but people are thinking we will get 350 every match

 

[Mehndi155]

Imagine if faheem ashraf was inzi's nephew. He would have been eaten alive by media.

 

[Lopuy]

Given the batting standards of pakistan i just don't understand how they put a player down who scored runs for them in recent series and their favourite ones were nowhere to be seen.

People must understand that every batsman has a role to play in a batting line up and not just put bat on to ball and send it beyond boundary line.

There is a phrase called batting line up.
And it is quite important to inderstand its meaning. From Indian to Siuth African and Australian and also at current of England have given their players a role to play and thats is why they click and perform as a group and not just individually.

Imam is not Fakhar and Fakhar is not Imam.

 

[Bonafide Hustler]

Honestly you could pick random club cricketers that would play more shots and do better than he does on flattest of amazing batting wickets.

 

[Farhan93]

Given the batting standards of pakistan i just don't understand how they put a player down who scored runs for them in recent series and their favourite ones were nowhere to be seen.

People must understand that every batsman has a role to play in a batting line up and not just put bat on to ball and send it beyond boundary line.

There is a phrase called batting line up.
And it is quite important to inderstand its meaning. From Indian to Siuth African and Australian and also at current of England have given their players a role to play and thats is why they click and perform as a group and not just individually.

Imam is not Fakhar and Fakhar is not Imam.

Imam is not Abid Ali either .So Abid Ali should be given a consistent run and all will become crystal clear who's better than who...and we will Imam's fans boys will disappear forever....

 

[Chokli]

again by that logic no young batsman of age 22-23 should be dropped before he has played 100 ODIs and 30 tests...this is not right and no way to justify the place of someone who doesn't deserve to be in the team in any format. Has failed in test and his FC record backs that he isn't a longest format player. His strike rate in ODIs against top 9 sides is 72 which is atrocious while other openers in the world are touching 100... we can't give him 100 more matches.. it's been proved that he's a rubbish player who only got selected because of his uncle..we would be fools to keep giving him chances again and again thinking he would improve..it doesn't work like that.. his belief that he is an automatic choice is growing stronger because of that.. he should have been dropped after 10 ODIs and 5 tests even if he got wrongly picked in the first place

Who said one has to play 100 ODIs and 30 Tests before getting dropped?

He hasn't done anything as of yet to be dropped.

 

[Farhan93]

Who said one has to play 100 ODIs and 30 Tests before getting dropped?

He hasn't done anything as of yet to be dropped.

He has worst strike rate in the world..Such low strike rate is a criminal offence in modern day ODIs.. he should be dropped for good for that reason alone...he is damaging Fakhar badly, Fakhar has to play under pressure because of him all the time...you can't afford to let that happen with your best batsman..Fakhar should be provided a comfortable environment, best possible opening partner who can share the burden instead of putting all the pressure on him and holding one end selfishly that's not good for Fakhar as well for Pakistan. Fakhar will flourish even more if he gets better selfless opening partner

 

[Chokli]

He has worst strike rate in the world..Such low strike rate is a criminal offence in modern day ODIs.. he should be dropped for good for that reason alone...he is damaging Fakhar badly, Fakhar has to play under pressure because of him all the time...you can't afford to let that happen with your best batsman..Fakhar should be provided a comfortable environment, best possible opening partner who can share the burden instead of putting all the pressure on him and holding one end selfishly that's not good for Fakhar as well for Pakistan. Fakhar will flourish even more if he gets better selfless opening partner

He needs to work on that aspect yes, he can only get better from here.

Abid Ali should get a few games in the next few ODIs.

 

[Farhan93]

He needs to work on that aspect yes, he can only get better from here.

Abid Ali should get a few games in the next few ODIs.

I don't think he will improve, his attitude tell me he is not gonna chance ever.
Also he doesn't have the shots..

Not few, Abid should be given a consistent run.Atleast 5-6 ODIs on the trot along side Fakhar. last 3 ODIs,2 warm ups and first 3 worldcup games.Then we should decided who's our partner with Fakhar moving in the later part of the WC..

 

[Farhan93]

change*

 

[Lopuy]

Imam is not Abid Ali either .So Abid Ali should be given a consistent run and all will become crystal clear who's better than who...and we will Imam's fans boys will disappear forever....

Its okay if someone asks for chances for other players but its quite absurd to just ask for a player to be dropped so near to a world event.

You can't give consistent run to any other player other than the one who would play as a first choice. This should have been planned well in advance and not so close to the world cup.

This series shouldn't be used for experiment but to get the players accustomed to the conditions. You can give chancea to your second choice players for last 2 or 1 odi but a consistent run, i don't think so.

 

[Square Drive]

Kaisa diya?

 

[jadaja]

How the heck a player who averages 60 with 6 100s is a nepotistic selection.guys who are critical of him need to have their heads examined.

 

[Stewie]

Well played, Imam!!

 

[hasanali22]

Imam once again silencing the critics

 

[Pakhs]

LOL @ this thread and some fans! guy has got 6 100s already who is this unfair selection?

 

[Savak]

Proves that sometimes Nepotism isn't always bad. If there was no nepotism/sifarish in our system, there would be no Wasim, Waqar, Inzamam today. If only someone like Sadaf Hussain had Imran Khan to vouch for him.

 

[troodon]

Imam shutting up haters. That was a fluid knock.

 

[octavian]

Playing a gem of a knock today. There is little doubt over his ability to score runs. If he can keep his strike rate around 110-120 he'll be our best opener in a long time.

 

[UP]

Always rated him. He has a great temperament which our batters severely lack. He needs to work on his SR and shot selection and he should be good to go.

 

[BD-fan]

The original QB or the Armchair QB? Who can evaluate better? Hmmmm!!!!!

 

[StreetSmart]

Outstanding innings by Imam-ul-haq

 

[Bilal7]

Lol, I hope Pakistan continues with these "nepotistic" selections if they are all like Imam-ul-Haq.

The best opener in Pakistan and a future great.

 

[Hasan123]

Showed signs of the improvement I was talking about. Certain sections of our fanbase are an embarrassment. Cry and cry for young players all day , when 1 shows signs of improvement they want him dropped for a 31 year old.

 

[Square Drive]

[MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] [MENTION=148442]Farhan93[/MENTION] where you guys at?

 

[Cric1234]

One innings and he's silenced the haters it was about time last 5 matches he's played one match losing innings after another.
He played well today his place is secure now it remains to be seen whether he can do it consistently.

 

[OmaIR1]

The way the English openers are taking our bowling apart tells me all I need to know about Imam's innings. I don't rate the guy and everyone can bat on a flat track.

 

[Slog]

Damn good innings

 

[Slog]

The way the English openers are taking our bowling apart tells me all I need to know about Imam's innings. I don't rate the guy and everyone can bat on a flat track.

This is some new stupid logic

If it’s so easy why don’t our other heroes smash century after century

 

[Hawkeye]

Needs to play all his innings at this strike rate, and he can continue to stay in the side for as long as he wants.



And he isn't a nepotistic selection like I've said, blind haters should just shut up.

 

[OmaIR1]

This is some new stupid logic

If it’s so easy why don’t our other heroes smash century after century

If you don't think this track is good for batting then you know nothing about Cricket.

Imam is overrated and selected on the basis of nepotism.

 

[Cric1234]

On such wickets players are harder to bog down a release shot is easier to come up with he needs to do it on lesser wickets to silence his haters.

 

[as-95]

The way the English openers are taking our bowling apart tells me all I need to know about Imam's innings. I don't rate the guy and everyone can bat on a flat track.

EXACTLY MY WORDS! Our bowling is being decimated too so we should take this innings with a pinch of salt. It is his first good innings against good opposition and it's no surprise that the deck was flat.

 

[Gullycricket]

If you don't think this track is good for batting then you know nothing about Cricket.

Imam is overrated and selected on the basis of nepotism.

Ok tell me who is the Roy or Bairstow you want him to be replaced with.

 

[Slog]

If you don't think this track is good for batting then you know nothing about Cricket.

Imam is overrated and selected on the basis of nepotism.

It’s good for batting but you are acting as if everyone we have is putting up big runs. He’s still performed Better than the pack

Also using England batsmen as a measure is pretty illogical considering they are the most destructive batting unit around and miles ahead of us

 

[Bonafide Hustler]

Flattest of tracks, probably won't be good enough to win.

 

[Zhasan]

This was an innings Ramiz Raja would be proud of circa 1987. On a track where Eng batters are going at 150 plus SR, poor nephew barely manages above 100 SR.

As it is turning out England will win this one quite comfortably, another selfish knock in a losing cause.

 

[Mamoon]

He has proved himself since day 1. People who wrote him off and insulted him because of nepotism deserve this humiliation.

He is here to stay and will have a long and successful career for Pakistan.

 

[Bonafide Hustler]

He has proved himself since day 1. People who wrote him off and insulted him because of nepotism deserve this humiliation.

He is here to stay and will have a long and successful career for Pakistan.

LOL what humiliation? Imam's legacy will be scoring a ton of runs at below par strike rate and Pakistan losing every one of those games. It doesn't require much at all to score runs at below par strike rates on flat decks.

 

[Mamoon]

LOL what humiliation? Imam's legacy will be scoring a ton of runs at below par strike rate and Pakistan losing every one of those games. It doesn't require much at all to score runs at below par strike rates on flat decks.

Yes we are losing because of him today, and we didn’t win the South African series because he was MoS. Also, we failed badly in the Asia Cup because he was the top scorer.

It very easy to win over Pakistani fans - bat “aggressively” and show “intent”, never mind how many runs you actually get because that is all that matters.

 

[Cric1234]

Yes we are losing because of him today, and we didn’t win the South African series because he was MoS. Also, we failed badly in the Asia Cup because he was the top scorer.

It very easy to win over Pakistani fans - bat “aggressively” and show “intent”, never mind how many runs you actually get because that is all that matters.

Without doubt on this wicket he was slow he could've scored 180 plus should've actually it was another match losing innings.

 

[Bonafide Hustler]

Yes we are losing because of him today, and we didn’t win the South African series because he was MoS. Also, we failed badly in the Asia Cup because he was the top scorer.

It very easy to win over Pakistani fans - bat “aggressively” and show “intent”, never mind how many runs you actually get because that is all that matters.

UAE is different, wickets tend to be slower. In England these tracks are 350+ and as an opener taking advantage of fielding restrictions you really need to attack. He bats way too slow, his overall strike rate is one of the lowest of all openers against top teams. So I don't know what you are talking about.

 

[bluevision]

Inam guy looks good.. don't know why he gets all the hate on social media and that Dr. Expert who used to be on PTV sports. Only because he is Inzy's nephew and lacks the 'x' factor like many one innings wonders? I don't follow other teams, a bit curious as I just watched a PTV expert dissing this guy on a YouTube channel!

 

[Mamoon]

Without doubt on this wicket he was slow he could've scored 180 plus should've actually it was another match losing innings.

UAE is different, wickets tend to be slower. In England these tracks are 350+ and as an opener taking advantage of fielding restrictions you really need to attack. He bats way too slow, his overall strike rate is one of the lowest of all openers against top teams. So I don't know what you are talking about.

Pakistan is not littered with explosive openers. There are no Warners, Roys and Bairstows who are being held back by Imam.

Yes he is not the best opener in the world, but he is very good for our standards. Scoring a 150 in an ODI is a monumental effort for us and if you can barely put up a fight with the ball while defending 358, you cannot blame your top scorer.

England have the best batting lineup in the world, but if they were to concede 350+ against India, Australia, South Africa or New Zealand, they would have to fight very hard to win.

Our bowling is our biggest worry at the moment and Imam is one of our best players who makes the team on merit.

 

[Bonafide Hustler]

Pakistan is not littered with explosive openers. There are no Warners, Roys and Bairstows who are being held back by Imam.

Yes he is not the best opener in the world, but he is very good for our standards. Scoring a 150 in an ODI is a monumental effort for us and if you can barely put up a fight with the ball while defending 358, you cannot blame your top scorer.

England have the best batting lineup in the world, but if they were to concede 350+ against India, Australia, South Africa or New Zealand, they would have to fight very hard to win.

Our bowling is our biggest worry at the moment and Imam is one of our best players who makes the team on merit.

The good thing about Imam is his temperament, I think he would be a very useful opener in more testing conditions because he plays the ball late. On high scoring wickets which unfortunately looks like this world cup will have a lot of it is better to go with more natural stroke players. Maybe even open with Babar. I really hope the world cup has more sporting wickets.

 

[Technics 1210]

Pakistan is not littered with explosive openers. There are no Warners, Roys and Bairstows who are being held back by Imam.

Yes he is not the best opener in the world, but he is very good for our standards. Scoring a 150 in an ODI is a monumental effort for us and if you can barely put up a fight with the ball while defending 358, you cannot blame your top scorer.

England have the best batting lineup in the world, but if they were to concede 350+ against India, Australia, South Africa or New Zealand, they would have to fight very hard to win.

Our bowling is our biggest worry at the moment and Imam is one of our best players who makes the team on merit.

For once I agree with you.

 

[Syed1]

English batsmen putting his innings in perspective.

 

[Savak]

Pakistan's bowling is the biggest worry and the biggest reason why we have been losing for a long time. If bowlers don't pick up wickets, batsmen can't do anything.

 

[Ronaldo7]

English batsmen putting his innings in perspective.

How many times have india/aus/SA crossed 350 in eng?

 

[Bonafide Hustler]

There isn't much bowlers can do on totally flat batting wickets with fast outfields. You need something different like genuine leg spin to extract wickets. On these surfaces it all boils down to which batsmen can out hit the other batsmen with bowlers trying to limit the damage. Its essentially batsmen vs batsmen, bowlers are pretty helpless. Even if bowlers limited the damage today for Pak 350 was still too low of a score, so this loss can't totally be put on the bowlers. England was going to win regardless of how well Pakistan bowled because there is literally nothing in the pitch.

 

[Mamoon]

For once I agree with you.

Don’t make my day worse.

 

[Khwaja78]

Hahaha knew something is wrong with the pitch with this joke Imam doing well. Whether he makes 15 or 150 he still is nepotistic and pathetic selection cost Pakistan 40+ runs and English bowlers kept him on crease to keep Pakistan below 7 RR.

 

[Chokli]

English batsmen putting his innings in perspective.

Also puts into perspective what a passenger Sarfraz is.

 

[Haseeb-Ur-Rehman]

Hahaha knew something is wrong with the pitch with this joke Imam doing well. Whether he makes 15 or 150 he still is nepotistic and pathetic selection cost Pakistan 40+ runs and English bowlers kept him on crease to keep Pakistan below 7 RR.

So tell me by the way, who did they want to keep in pavilion? did we have a mike hussey waiting to bat who didn't get his turn because of imam? And your best players fakhar and babar failed today while imam performed, would take such parchis any day.

 

[Chokli]

The way the English openers are taking our bowling apart tells me all I need to know about Imam's innings. I don't rate the guy and everyone can bat on a flat track.

Why didn't anyone else score 150?

 

[Chokli]

One innings and he's silenced the haters it was about time last 5 matches he's played one match losing innings after another.
He played well today his place is secure now it remains to be seen whether he can do it consistently.

Last 5 matches we would have have bundled out if it wasn't for him.

 

[Chokli]

Hahaha knew something is wrong with the pitch with this joke Imam doing well. Whether he makes 15 or 150 he still is nepotistic and pathetic selection cost Pakistan 40+ runs and English bowlers kept him on crease to keep Pakistan below 7 RR.

Why didn't someone else score then? Simple question.

Kind of puts into perspective how others bar Fakhar are garbage batsman.

 

[UP]

People bash him like we have Warners, Buttlers, Bairstows and Stokes warming up benches. Remember him winning that Test vs Ire when all softies nearly cost us a test vs a minnow. This one example shows he has the temperament to succeed at this level.

He is a captain material - wont be surprised if he leads in all formats one day.

The king softy Babar needs to be bashed - the guy has absolutely no impact. Makes a 50/100 but has no impact. He has yet to win a game for Pak. He is useless like his cousins.

 

[Khwaja78]

So tell me by the way, who did they want to keep in pavilion? did we have a mike hussey waiting to bat who didn't get his turn because of imam? And your best players fakhar and babar failed today while imam performed, would take such parchis any day.

What his selector uncle has done to domestic batting talent for the last 3 years and how he has decimated domestic performers to make way for his nephew and favored players, it is incredible and highly fortunate we have players from PSL T20 format somehow trying their best in ODI.

Babar selfish Azam is another biased selection, how can one forget how he was kept int he team even though his test average went below 20. This is all thanks to Inzi we don't have players rite now.

 

[OmaIR1]

Why didn't anyone else score 150?

Every dog has its day.

 

[Syed1]

Don’t make my day worse.

That was funny

 

[Chokli]

Every dog has its day.

Why is this dog having more days than the other dogs?

 

[Anchorman]

Scores 151 for his team while the next highest score is 53 yet it's somehow the opposition's batsmen that puts into "perspective" his innings. Fair enough.

Maybe if Imam was facing Pakistani bowlers today, he would've scored a double-century.

 

[OmaIR1]

Why is this dog having more days than the other dogs?

Check his score in the previous match for a dose of reality.

And scoring three 100s against Zimbabwe is hardly something to be proud of.