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

[Cric1234]

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.

Fakhar getting out early was the worst thing that could've happened nobody else is capable of scoring a 60 ball hundred Imam was batting less than 100 strike rate until the 90s on this pitch that wasn't good enough.

 

[Cric1234]

Every century a Pakistani batsman scores is ending up in a losing cause something isn't right Fakhar was unlucky last match he set up the chase well.

 

[MajidBhuta-AamirFan]

Fakhar getting out early was the worst thing that could've happened nobody else is capable of scoring a 60 ball hundred Imam was batting less than 100 strike rate until the 90s on this pitch that wasn't good enough.

There was nothing wrong with his innings today, it was absolutely good innings. This total could have defended by any teams including Afghanistan with brain and balance bowling attack. But PK was lacking in both.

 

[Cric1234]

There was nothing wrong with his innings today, it was absolutely good innings. This total could have defended by any teams including Afghanistan with brain and balance bowling attack. But PK was lacking in both.

If Bairstow or Roy faced 130 balls they would've got close to a double century it wasn't good enough most bowlers would've struggled today.

 

[Chokli]

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.

Conveniently ignored the South African series where he was Man of the Series.

BTW, I don't think you've realized it yet but the Zimbabwe series was in August 2018.

The South African series was January 2019.

 

[Abdullah]

We need to be able to defend 360.
Great innings from imam. He plays now, locked in if he can do that.
May as well send Abid home now , so imam can get more attacking practice in.
Send yasir with Abid for company.
Next we need to sort out what is happening with amir and Asif.
Asif should be in

 

[Khwaja78]

Bairstow and Roy showed the world and Imam what an opener should do on this pitch. Inzi's bhateeja top scored yet Pakistan lost the match and here are some who are celebrating that rofl.

Imam made merry on this pitch by rotating strike to secure his place while Roy/Bairstow literally massacred Pakistani bowlers.


The only player who could've done something in this situation was Sharjeel Khan which our PCB has kinda destroyed themselves while selector playing their nephews and relatives.

This loss should show some the mirror Imam does'nt deserve to be in the team

 

[OmaIR1]

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.

100%

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

That's not my point. I'm just saying he is overrated.

Conveniently ignored the South African series where he was Man of the Series.

BTW, I don't think you've realized it yet but the Zimbabwe series was in August 2018.

The South African series was January 2019.

Those are the very innings he cemented his place in the team with. His SR is also well below par (apart from today's game). Like I said, I'm not a fan.

 

[srh]

even nepotistic players are talented in Pakistan

 

[Chokli]

We need more nephews in the team.

 

[Mamoon]

People who are giving examples of Roy and Bairstow need to take England’s overall batting prowess into perspective.

Apart from Root, who is a 100 SR player in his own right, every batsman in their lineup is capable of scoring a 100 in 50 balls on their day. They are not winning because of their openers but because of their overall lineup.

Take some of these guys out and replace them with duds like Sarfaraz and Faheem, and the good work of Roy and Bairstow will often go to waste.

 

[Hyperion66]

Doesn't Imam already has better record against top teams than Babar Azam?

 

[BD-fan]

People who are giving examples of Roy and Bairstow need to take England’s overall batting prowess into perspective.

Apart from Root, who is a 100 SR player in his own right, every batsman in their lineup is capable of scoring a 100 in 50 balls on their day. They are not winning because of their openers but because of their overall lineup.

Take some of these guys out and replace them with duds like Sarfaraz and Faheem, and the good work of Roy and Bairstow will often go to waste.

Or they have to play conservatively because they can't rely on the ones that you mentioned.

 

[Mamoon]

Or they have to play conservatively because they can't rely on the ones that you mentioned.

Imam and Babar don’t play conservatively out of choice.

 

[sshakir411]

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.

I think majority of Pakistanis think nepotism means having a family member in the same organization. The thread the other day said something like Imam is a nepotistic selection but he has earned his spot. Wth does that mean? People forget Imam has spent a lot of time on the fringes and was scoring heavily before he got selected. Imam is here to stay and he’s a far better bat than someone like Sami Aslam, Ahmed Shehzad, and whatever other opening options we have.

 

[Muhammad10]

Bairstow and Roy showed the world and Imam what an opener should do on this pitch. Inzi's bhateeja top scored yet Pakistan lost the match and here are some who are celebrating that rofl.

Imam made merry on this pitch by rotating strike to secure his place while Roy/Bairstow literally massacred Pakistani bowlers.


The only player who could've done something in this situation was Sharjeel Khan which our PCB has kinda destroyed themselves while selector playing their nephews and relatives.

This loss should show some the mirror Imam does'nt deserve to be in the team

It would seem that Pakistan possesses players of a similar quality to Bairstow and Roy, who are being unfairly kept out of the team by the 60-averaging (very poor by Pakistani standards, as we have already produced several Kohli-level batsmen in the past) nephew, judging by your comment. Please name these hidden gems so that we may select them and watch them blaze 70-ball hundreds match after match. Thanks.

 

[Mamoon]

I think majority of Pakistanis think nepotism means having a family member in the same organization. The thread the other day said something like Imam is a nepotistic selection but he has earned his spot. Wth does that mean? People forget Imam has spent a lot of time on the fringes and was scoring heavily before he got selected. Imam is here to stay and he’s a far better bat than someone like Sami Aslam, Ahmed Shehzad, and whatever other opening options we have.

Sooner or later, Imam would have had a chance of playing international cricket because he is very gritty and knows how to churn runs.

In the 2014 U-19 World Cup, he was Pakistan’s leading run scorer and the second highest scorer over all.

People point at his domestic averages which are not exceptional, but these averages at 21-22 hardly mean anything, because the potential growth at this age is high.

I have no doubt in my mind that if he were to play domestic cricket till his late 20s, he would end up averaging 50+ because he is mentally strong and has big appetite for scoring runs.

He has lot going for him and it is time for people to cut their nonsense. He is technically sound, he has solid temperament and doesn’t throw his wicket away easily, and his fitness is excellent.

You don’t find a Pakistani batsman with this qualities every day, and the fact that he is only 23 years old is a massive bonus. He is a huge find for Pakistan and there is every chance that he is going to break many of our opening records, which mostly belong to one man anyway (Saeed Anwar).

As far as the complaints over nepotism are concerned, people are ignorant of how the cricket system works in Pakistan. It is very difficult to make your way to the top and plenty of players have benefited from contacts.

Fawad Alam is a domestic legend, but someone with his technique would not have passed a single trial in Pakistan.

The fact that his father was a former domestic cricketer and a well-respected figure in Karachi cricket was the reason how he got into domestic cricket in the first place.

Babar Azam has been under PCB’s wing since the age of 13, and surely the fact that his cousin was the national wicket-keeper played no small part.

Heck, our greatest ever player Imran Khan wouldn’t have had his first taste of international cricket if it wasn’t for his family.

There are plenty of other examples as well. It is a never ending list. I have no love for Inzamam, but I applaud him for fast-tracking his nephew who is clearly not an average joe and is superior to pretty much every opener that we have at our disposal.

 

[MRSN]

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.

some people have no shame. Imam deserve to be one of the first names on list for playing xi. He deserves respect. He has done well. Haters needs to chill especially [MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] with agenda hate.

 

[sshakir411]

Sooner or later, Imam would have had a chance of playing international cricket because he is very gritty and knows how to churn runs.

In the 2014 U-19 World Cup, he was Pakistan’s leading run scorer and the second highest scorer over all.

People point at his domestic averages which are not exceptional, but these averages at 21-22 hardly mean anything, because the potential growth at this age is high.

I have no doubt in my mind that if he were to play domestic cricket till his late 20s, he would end up averaging 50+ because he is mentally strong and has big appetite for scoring runs.

He has lot going for him and it is time for people to cut their nonsense. He is technically sound, he has solid temperament and doesn’t throw his wicket away easily, and his fitness is excellent.

You don’t find a Pakistani batsman with this qualities every day, and the fact that he is only 23 years old is a massive bonus. He is a huge find for Pakistan and there is every chance that he is going to break many of our opening records, which mostly belong to one man anyway (Saeed Anwar).

As far as the complaints over nepotism are concerned, people are ignorant of how the cricket system works in Pakistan. It is very difficult to make your way to the top and plenty of players have benefited from contacts.

Fawad Alam is a domestic legend, but someone with his technique would not have passed a single trial in Pakistan.

The fact that his father was a former domestic cricketer and a well-respected figure in Karachi cricket was the reason how he got into domestic cricket in the first place.

Babar Azam has been under PCB’s wing since the age of 13, and surely the fact that his cousin was the national wicket-keeper played no small part.

Heck, our greatest ever player Imran Khan wouldn’t have had his first taste of international cricket if it wasn’t for his family.

There are plenty of other examples as well. It is a never ending list. I have no love for Inzamam, but I applaud him for fast-tracking his nephew who is clearly not an average joe and is superior to pretty much every opener that we have at our disposal.

Hit the nail on the head on everything. I can see him be a decent captain too down the road.

 

[Mehndi155]

Imam is not selected because of inzi
I have always crictize imam because of his strikerate not because he is inzi's nephew.
He has improved alot and he is mentally strong unlike babar ,haris who are much more talented than him.

 

[Ami]

Sooner or later, Imam would have had a chance of playing international cricket because he is very gritty and knows how to churn runs.

In the 2014 U-19 World Cup, he was Pakistan’s leading run scorer and the second highest scorer over all.

People point at his domestic averages which are not exceptional, but these averages at 21-22 hardly mean anything, because the potential growth at this age is high.

I have no doubt in my mind that if he were to play domestic cricket till his late 20s, he would end up averaging 50+ because he is mentally strong and has big appetite for scoring runs.

He has lot going for him and it is time for people to cut their nonsense. He is technically sound, he has solid temperament and doesn’t throw his wicket away easily, and his fitness is excellent.

You don’t find a Pakistani batsman with this qualities every day, and the fact that he is only 23 years old is a massive bonus. He is a huge find for Pakistan and there is every chance that he is going to break many of our opening records, which mostly belong to one man anyway (Saeed Anwar).

As far as the complaints over nepotism are concerned, people are ignorant of how the cricket system works in Pakistan. It is very difficult to make your way to the top and plenty of players have benefited from contacts.

Fawad Alam is a domestic legend, but someone with his technique would not have passed a single trial in Pakistan.

The fact that his father was a former domestic cricketer and a well-respected figure in Karachi cricket was the reason how he got into domestic cricket in the first place.

Babar Azam has been under PCB’s wing since the age of 13, and surely the fact that his cousin was the national wicket-keeper played no small part.

Heck, our greatest ever player Imran Khan wouldn’t have had his first taste of international cricket if it wasn’t for his family.

There are plenty of other examples as well. It is a never ending list. I have no love for Inzamam, but I applaud him for fast-tracking his nephew who is clearly not an average joe and is superior to pretty much every opener that we have at our disposal.

Grudgingley....spot on.

 

[hadi123]

[MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION]'s agenda hate for Imam is so bad to see. Honestly pathetic stuff. If it was anyone else who played that innings, there is no chance anyone would criticize them for being too slow.

 

[jonny darko]

Every century a Pakistani batsman scores is ending up in a losing cause something isn't right Fakhar was unlucky last match he set up the chase well.

There is rot at the top. The management is totally inept & entirely incapable of standing up to the challenges of modern day cricket.

The coaches should've been fired 2 years ago when Herath & Gamage handed pakistan a humiliating 2-0 thrashing but it is too late to change now I guess.

The rot always sets in at the top.

 

[Artaxerxes]

People are being unfairly harsh to Imam.I agree his strike rate is not good but he is a good batsman who can anchor the innings.We can't rely too much on Fakhar.If he gets in then he scores quickly but equally he gets out without scoring.

 

[Hasan123]

[MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION]'s agenda hate for Imam is so bad to see. Honestly pathetic stuff. If it was anyone else who played that innings, there is no chance anyone would criticize them for being too slow.

When ever someone doesn’t bat at a high strike rate he calls them selfish, his hero Sarfraz batted at a strike rate of 70 and he hasn’t said anything on that. For the 2nd ODI he blamed Imam for batting at a strike rate of 70.

He plays favourites.

 

[hadi123]

When ever someone doesn’t bat at a high strike rate he calls them selfish, his hero Sarfraz batted at a strike rate of 70 and he hasn’t said anything on that. For the 2nd ODI he blamed Imam for batting at a strike rate of 70.

He plays favourites.

And too proud to admit when he's wrong.

 

[Hasan123]

And too proud to admit when he's wrong.

Exactly. He still saying stuff about Imam even though he proved him wrong.

 

[OmaIR1]

Who is the genius that figured it would be a good idea to send Imam back in the death overs?

The guy is terrible! Ducking and blocking in the death.

 

[saeed5646]

Who is the genius that figured it would be a good idea to send Imam back in the death overs?

The guy is terrible! Ducking and blocking in the death.

This is pathetic batting .why would you want to bat if you have to duck

 

[moghul]

Imam just wants to remain not out to keep his average high, not taking and chances even in last overs to push the score.

 

[Cric1234]

Fine innings today.

 

[Cric1234]

6 off 20 balls strike rate 30 on a flat wicket.

 

[OmaIR1]

This is pathetic batting .why would you want to bat if you have to duck

Beats me, terrible, terrible batting by Imam. What did he end up with 6 from 20?

If you're injured and no good, why would you come out to bat in the death? No point in just being out in the middle and ducking the short ball or showing how good your forward defensive shot it. Better to have a bowler out there wildly swinging the bat trying to sneak in some runs with only 2 overs to go.

 

[SecularPakistanii]

What a legend. Take a bow. 6 of 20. SR of 30.

Should be in hall of fame.

 

[Badsha]

What a bunch of idiots you all are. The guy got hit on the arm. Pakistani cricket fans are delusional

 

[coy0607]

He came out to bat so he can stay not out and keep increasing that average

 

[Cric1234]

What a bunch of idiots you all are. The guy got hit on the arm. Pakistani cricket fans are delusional

Hope he recovers quickly but if your going to bat like that no point coming out.

 

[waleed88]

Comeon guys he had his arm broken. Have some courtesy.

He had to come in I'm guessing since Junaid and Hasnain are probably just pedestrian with the bat.

 

[mon858]

his role was only to take a single of each ball he faced, granted he didn't succeed entirely at that by getting 3 of 7 balls, but he not in instructions to hit boundaries.

also goes to show that we really have passengers in Junaid and Hasnain with the bat, even shaheen can hold the bat these days.

lastly, perhaps they thought its also good to protect Junain/Hasnain from potential injury.

 

[Syed1]

I get it he was injured but leaving the ball was just



Even CB said this is shameful from Imam.

 

[SecularPakistanii]

Just Love his blind fans coming out and supporting him. As if he was batting so brilliantly before he got injured right? He was 3 off 12 before he got injured.

and why would you come out and bat so 'heroically' and finish up with 6 of 20?

I would have let Junaid & Hassnain come out to bat and let them flash their bats hopefully we would have got some edges for boundaries.

 

[Ronaldo7]

I get it he was injured but leaving the ball was just



Even CB said this is shameful from Imam.

Sharamful*

 

[Bilal7]

It took a lot of guts and heart to walk out into the middle again and face Archer after going through that much pain. He could have easily sat this one out and let himself fully recover from the blow instead, but he's not that kind of player. But of course, his haters see this as a negative too.

 

[Zhasan]

It took a lot of guts and heart to walk out into the middle again and face Archer after going through that much pain. He could have easily sat this one out and let himself fully recover from the blow instead, but he's not that kind of player. But of course, his haters see this as a negative too.

Nah it's very easy if you won't play any shots, duck under balls and leave them.

 

[Afhan Ali]

Pakistani team fans are from another plant they deserve humilation and kaptaan

 

[classic]

It was a psychological message to the opponents. I doubt he will play in the next game. Abid Ali may still have a chance. I was glad to see him though. Let's hope he is fully recovered for the WC.

 

[Usman]

The Abid Ali myth has been dispelled in the matter of a few balls. Back leg goes out towards leg stump, meaning he's in the wrong position to play the ball.

The constant abuse and criticism dished out to Imam, suggesting there are others who deserve selection more, is so unfair. Just because he is Inzi's nephew, he's targeted. Hopefully Pakistani fans will begin to see some sense.

 

[Mamoon]

Our most reliable batsman for a reason.

 

[Chokli]

The ones complaining about strike rate; this is what happens when there is no Imam.

 

[Afhan Ali]

World Class and Future Pakistani legend

 

[Afhan Ali]

He is compulsory for mediocre team like Pakistan

 

[The_Odd_One]

Imam is better than both Fakhar and Abid.

 

[Stewie]

Within one a few games the value of Imam is coming to the fore. Without low SR stable players, the Pakistan team is historically a below 200 team.. so thank the tuk tuk Misbahs and Imams of Pakistan cricket who put a price on their wicket..

 

[Cric1234]

The ones complaining about strike rate; this is what happens when there is no Imam.

The team still loses great with Imam it loses aswell against Australia one match should've been won without him the batting is too reliant on Fakhar otherwise it's steady eddies leading the team to below par totals.

 

[AAli98]

Imam ul Haq:

“I have played in two under-19 World Cup’s which were also proud moments. My journey to the World Cup has been great and Inshallah I will try my hardest to perform well in every match and start with a century against the West Indies.”

How did this parchii get to play 2 U19 wrld cups.. pretty sure each player is allowed 1 tournament.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

He will be the second highest scorer in the tournament after Kohli.

 

[Ronaldo7]

Imam ul Haq:

“I have played in two under-19 World Cup’s which were also proud moments. My journey to the World Cup has been great and Inshallah I will try my hardest to perform well in every match and start with a century against the West Indies.”

How did this parchii get to play 2 U19 wrld cups.. pretty sure each player is allowed 1 tournament.

Ignorance. Smh. You can play as many as you want.

 

[Chokli]

Imam ul Haq:
How did this parchii get to play 2 U19 wrld cups.. pretty sure each player is allowed 1 tournament.

This parchii is a gun player and you should be praising him.

 

[AAli98]

This parchii is a gun player and you should be praising him.

75 s/r hundreds are pretty much useless these days. Just good for personal stats.

Regarding 1 player per U19 wrld cup just checked only bcci allows 1 player to play u19 wrld cup.

 

[Artaxerxes]

People are being harsh on him.He is a good player.Fakhar is there to to take risks and go after the bowling.Imam provides stability which we used to lack.

 

[Chokli]

75 s/r hundreds are pretty much useless these days. Just good for personal stats.

Regarding 1 player per U19 wrld cup just checked only bcci allows 1 player to play u19 wrld cup.

We scored 358 because of one of his centuries and 317 in the South African series.

Did we win? No but you can't solely put the blame on Imam.

He set the platform multiple times and all the other 6 batsmen struggled to make full use of it.

 

[Muhammad10]

75 s/r hundreds are pretty much useless these days. Just good for personal stats.

Regarding 1 player per U19 wrld cup just checked only bcci allows 1 player to play u19 wrld cup.

75 SR hundreds? Who are you referring to? It's a rather irrelevant stat if you are talking about Imam-ul-Haq, considering the average SR of his hundreds is 95.87.

 

[AAli98]

Very mis leading stat hitting a couple of 4s boost the s/r

Imam is a 3 (19) player imagine the pressure on the non striker, even ur average sunday league joe can do that kind of role.

Imams true colours came out in the trent bridge odi came out to bat in the 48th over too get a cheap not out.. WAS SHOULDERING ARMS in the 49th over.

 

[Chokli]

Very mis leading stat hitting a couple of 4s boost the s/r

Imam is a 3 (19) player imagine the pressure on the non striker, even ur average sunday league joe can do that kind of role.

Imams true colours came out in the trent bridge odi came out to bat in the 48th over too get a cheap not out.. WAS SHOULDERING ARMS in the 49th over.

My gosh, what is wrong with our people?!

He was injured!

 

[AAli98]

* Very mis leading stat hitting a couple of 4s At the end of the innings boost the s/r

 

[AAli98]

My gosh, what is wrong with our people?!

He was injured!

There were 2wckts remaining 2 healthy players who could hold a bat!

 

[hadi123]

75 SR hundreds? Who are you referring to? It's a rather irrelevant stat if you are talking about Imam-ul-Haq, considering the average SR of his hundreds is 95.87.


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Lol. This shows how Imam haters put their biases over stats. This clown that you just owned was making up stats lmao

 

[hadi123]

There were 2wckts remaining 2 healthy players who could hold a bat!

It was stupid that he came back out to bat, but that's a completely different debate.

 

[Muhammad10]

Lol. This shows how Imam haters put their biases over stats. This clown that you just owned was making up stats lmao

Haha. His response to his lies being exposed was hilariously lacking in substance, as expected from Imam bashers, who appear to be desperately allergic to facts and reality. Always good for a laugh.

 

[Cric1234]

Lol. This shows how Imam haters put their biases over stats. This clown that you just owned was making up stats lmao

Maybe you haven't looked at the table properly 3 hundreds are against Zimbabwe a club level attack was playing in that series 1 hundred against England on one of the flattest pitch seen in recent times and a small ground England chased it easily.
The one decent hundred was against SA at a lower strike rate overall Imam will ride on these innings for a long time his style of batting won't be winning matches.

 

[Chokli]

Maybe you haven't looked at the table properly 3 hundreds are against Zimbabwe a club level attack was playing in that series 1 hundred against England on one of the flattest pitch seen in recent times and a small ground England chased it easily.
The one decent hundred was against SA at a lower strike rate overall Imam will ride on these innings for a long time his style of batting won't be winning matches.

Lol now you're just using any excuse possible.

Please come up with better arguments.

 

[Chokli]

There were 2wckts remaining 2 healthy players who could hold a bat!

Blame the team management for sending an injured player out to bat.

 

[Hasan123]

He was initially selected due to being Inzi nephew. But he is now performing and he is playing on merit now. I think it is important that we understand he was selected due to being Inzi nephew but he has fully taken advantage of the chance. We have to move on from him being Inzi nephew now.

 

[Mueez]

There is a loads of talk about Babar’s cover drives but Imam can also make it look so easy.

Beautiful to watch when on song.

 

[Mueez]

Those are some ridiculously good shots by Imam.

 

[sweep_shot]

Imam has done well in this WC. I think he should stay unless his performance becomes bad like Fakhar's.

 

[MRSN]

Imam has had a lot of dirt thrown at him by ugly media lobbies but he has done well. It's early days for him but he has shown he has potential. Imam, Baber and Harris have made Pakistan batting much stronger. They play good cricketing shots, have solid defence and can get boundaries without having to play risky shots. All Pakistan need now is a few power hitters down the order.

 

[MRSN]

Those are some ridiculously good shots by Imam.

Breath-taking drives by Imam. People said he didn't have an offside game they need to look at this.

 

[MRSN]

75 s/r hundreds are pretty much useless these days. Just good for personal stats.

Regarding 1 player per U19 wrld cup just checked only bcci allows 1 player to play u19 wrld cup.

Strike rates can always improve the more you play. I remember Baber had to face similar criticism in his early days but now we are seeing a change in Baber in 2019. He is playing slog sweeps against spinners, looking to get boundaries in PP overs instead of tuk tukking and rotating tge strike more often.

Imam will only get better. He has three attributes to his name. He can play quality pace unlike most Pak batsmen. He can rotate strike and can get boundaries with drives like Baber. All he need to do is find boundary shots against spinners and pacers after PP overs and he will be fine.

 

[ManFan]

Strike rates can always improve the more you play. I remember Baber had to face similar criticism in his early days but now we are seeing a change in Baber in 2019. He is playing slog sweeps against spinners, looking to get boundaries in PP overs instead of tuk tukking and rotating tge strike more often.

Imam will only get better. He has three attributes to his name. He can play quality pace unlike most Pak batsmen. He can rotate strike and can get boundaries with drives like Baber. All he need to do is find boundary shots against spinners and pacers after PP overs and he will be fine.

Babar had the opposite problem; he was naturally more aggressive then he was forced to become by the management.

Watch his first tour in NZ and then compare it to his latest tour there.