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Is Babar Azam the most over-hyped cricketer in Pakistan's history?

Saved by umpire this time, just gave away the wicket after his 50, I'd honestly have Umar Akmal over him at this stage.
 
Playing for his fifty... irrespective of match situation


Golden boy :yk3
 
SaadAliG said:
Saved by umpire this time, just gave away the wicket after his 50, I'd honestly have Umar Akmal over him at this stage.
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As in the guy who failed seven fitness tests in a row and averaged in his 20s for the last couple of years in ODIs before being dropped? :uak
 
He's been in awful form.

This is a good innings to get him out of the rut. Has made sure PAK didn't collapse.
 
kingusama92 said:
He's been in awful form.

This is a good innings to get him out of the rut. Has made sure PAK didn't collapse.
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Let others carry responsibility of scoring while played at a pathetic rate. Got a life on 50. His strike rate was 65 in an ODI match Rofl.
 
Comeon guys he's so young he will learn :)))

He just started his 3rd full year in ODI cricket team, and has been a consistent squad player in all formats for atleast 1 year
 
kingusama92 said:
Someone had to bat on.

Quick 30s and 40s don't cut it either.
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More like someone had to hold one end up and hold back to put more pressure on the partner to play scoring shots. Selfish innings and contributed to the dismissals of his partners who had to make up for the slow rate on which Azam played.
 
waleed88 said:
Comeon guys he's so young he will learn :)))

He just started his 3rd full year in ODI cricket team, and has been a consistent squad player in all formats for atleast 1 year
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He has more experience than Fakhar Zaman, who not only faces the new ball but is maintaining an average of around 60 with a strike rate of 110 while playing only 5-6 matches. And Zaman scored against better teams not West Indies.
 
pkwdpassion said:
More like someone had to hold one end up and hold back to put more pressure on the partner to play scoring shots. Selfish innings and contributed to the dismissals of his partners who had to make up for the slow rate on which Azam played.
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If he attacked, PAK would be 150 ALL OUT.

Let's not give that much credit to the likes of Hafeez.
 
pkwdpassion said:
He has more experience than Fakhar Zaman, who not only faces the new ball but is maintaining an average of around 60 with a strike rate of 110 while playing only 5-6 matches. And Zaman scored against better teams not West Indies.
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PP overs are the best time to bat in ODI cricket especially in Dubai.
 
kingusama92 said:
PP overs are the best time to bat in ODI cricket especially in Dubai.
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Completely agree , any opener who does strike below 100 consistently is average . you do expect your No3 to be striking above 90 as well ,as on an average they do get to play 8-9 overs of pp .
 
kingusama92 said:
If he attacked, PAK would be 150 ALL OUT.

Let's not give that much credit to the likes of Hafeez.
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OMG it is Misbah all over again. That is what Misbah fans used to say.... they wanted us to believe that if Misbah bats more than 60 SR all hell will break lose, Pak will be dismissed for 150, moon will split in half, rivers will start running in reverse, trees will dies down, there will be world famine, deadly plagues will eliminate half of world population.

The fact is after Mr. Tuk Tuk's retirement Pakistan ODI batting has improved drastically.
 
Playing for himself BUT you cannot blame the guy considering the poor form he is in from the test series
 
Syed1 said:
OMG it is Misbah all over again. That is what Misbah fans used to say.... they wanted us to believe that if Misbah bats more than 60 SR all hell will break lose, Pak will be dismissed for 150, moon will split in half, rivers will start running in reverse, trees will dies down, there will be world famine, deadly plagues will eliminate half of world population.

The fact is after Mr. Tuk Tuk's retirement Pakistan ODI batting has improved drastically.
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But everyone is still complaining about PAK's ODI batting. :))
 
pkwdpassion said:
He has more experience than Fakhar Zaman, who not only faces the new ball but is maintaining an average of around 60 with a strike rate of 110 while playing only 5-6 matches. And Zaman scored against better teams not West Indies.
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This was sarcasm my brother!! Azam is one of the most experienced players in the side currently. He is almost from the same time Sarf became a consistent player in the ODI team (2015) and has played the same number of games as him.
 
SaadAliG said:
He isn't a hack, make some effort and look up for his odi stats. An avg of 35 with 85 strike rate is pretty healthy for a hack who's regularly in and out of the team.
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In UAE: 27 AVG with SR of 76 (31 Matches)

This is the guy you wanted today?
 
81 off 112 with wickets in hand and playing the entire power play on a flat track. Well done Bobby.
 
If Babar Azam's scoring avenues are blocked, he looks like AHmed Shehzad, why am I not surprised by this
 
waleed88 said:
If Babar Azam's scoring avenues are blocked, he looks like AHmed Shehzad, why am I not surprised by this
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He does start off a little bit like Shehzad but mostly make up for it. There's a reason why Shehzad averages 33 @ 72 while Babar doesn't...

Of course, over the course of his career Babar will be expected to improve the pace of his innings.
 
waleed88 said:
This was sarcasm my brother!! Azam is one of the most experienced players in the side currently. He is almost from the same time Sarf became a consistent player in the ODI team (2015) and has played the same number of games as him.
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Babar Azam 31 ODIs

Junaid Khan 62 ODIs
Sarfaraz Ahmed 75 ODIs
Ahmed Shehzad 79 ODIs
Mohammad Hafeez 190 ODIs
Shoaib Malik 252 ODIs

I fail to see how Babar is 'one of the most experienced players in the side'...
 
quite slow strike rate is not even 80 :facepalm: but we know that there are no recognized batsmen if he get out
 
Abdullah719 said:
Babar Azam 31 ODIs

Junaid Khan 62 ODIs
Sarfaraz Ahmed 75 ODIs
Ahmed Shehzad 79 ODIs
Mohammad Hafeez 190 ODIs
Shoaib Malik 252 ODIs

I fail to see how Babar is 'one of the most experienced players in the side'...
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Since Sarf became a regular in the side which was after the 2015 ODI World Cup.

He has been one of the consistent members in the side, and experience is also not accumulation of total matches played but how regular you are in the side too, the more you are full time player the more you have a chance to perform consistently. He's probably played more games than Hafeez Junajd Khan and Umar Akmal in this time but I could be wrong.
 
MenInG said:
Babar holding the innings together atm - think a few people have some issues about him
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Holding the inns? A flat wicket, everyone else scoring a run a ball and babars batting like hes plsying for a draw. Pretty selfish and poor inns
 
Amjid Javed said:
Holding the inns? A flat wicket, everyone else scoring a run a ball and babars batting like hes plsying for a draw. Pretty selfish and poor inns
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but look at the quality of other batsmen; Babar cannot afford to be brave
 
Abdullah719 said:
He does start off a little bit like Shehzad but mostly make up for it. There's a reason why Shehzad averages 33 @ 72 while Babar doesn't...

Of course, over the course of his career Babar will be expected to improve the pace of his innings.
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Babar is a slight upgrade on Shehzad. He will eventually get found out and his avenues blocked.
 
Srilankans don't look to flustered. They will be keen to chase down anything below 300. I think they won't mind that.
 
SaadAliG said:
At least he pretends to play according to the situation of the game.
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Just like he pretends to be a cricketer when in reality he should be a contestant in a professional pie or cake eating competition. Would much rather have consistent scores from Babar, rather than Umar Akmal struggling to run due to his ridiculously unprofessional fitness levels!
 
The only way is up insha allah

100 off 125 will become 100 off 80 in the future. Just have some patience
 
kingusama92 said:
I hope you own up to this nonsense.

:))
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You will find out eventually, Srilankans are good chasers, they chased 320 against India in CT. Maybe the pitch wasn't as easy but they chose to chase after winning the toss.
 
Is babar azam proper minnow basher in ODIs?

Give him zimbabwe in next series and there will be tons, double tons and all will be forgetten, he cant even play pace overseas.
 
I do not want to comment , but Babar has to do something about this . He has poor record against quality teams.
 
waleed88 said:
I would ask some people to own up to abuse I was hurled at when Bobby was destroying Lanka :D
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He has an average of 50+ and 7 centuries in 38 matches. I’ll give you credit if he fails for another year.
 
hayder ali said:
Give him zimbabwe in next series and there will be tons, double tons and all will be forgetten, he cant even play pace overseas.
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Babar needs his customary bottom of the table teams back to inflate his average
 
One bad series and the knives are out. Few batsmen in history have had such a good start to their careers. He’s doing fine, was bound to have a bad series eventually.
 
ManFan said:
He has an average of 50+ and 7 centuries in 38 matches. I’ll give you credit if he fails for another year.
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5 100s in the UAE, most of them are against WI or SL as well..

We all know where these teams are now....

That Australian century was in a lost cause where Pakistan were chasing 360+ and he just batted for his 100.
 
Aman said:
Amir won Pakistan Test matches overseas and a CT.

What has Babar Azam done?
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The question is whether whether Babar is the most over-hyped player in Pak cricket history. No, he's not. Aamir has been way more hyped and has been a much bigger disappointment over a much longer stretch of time.
 
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Babar's record is pretty average if you get rid of SL and WI.

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Hitman said:
The question is whether whether Babar is the most over-hyped player in Pak cricket history. No, he's not. Aamir has been way more hyped and has been a much bigger disappointment over a much longer stretch of time.
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A lot of that hype is justified by performances.

Other than bullying minnows, what has Babar Azam accomplished so far to be talked about so highly?

The commentators today even brought up how he had scored 5 of his 7 100s in the UAE.
 
Aman said:
A lot of that hype is justified by performances.

Other than bullying minnows, what has Babar Azam accomplished so far to be talked about so highly?

The commentators today even brought up how he had scored 5 of his 7 100s in the UAE.
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early enough in his career to fix it. but yes, soft at the moment
 
It's okay every players has a rough series.

Look at Mahela. Averages 33 in ODIs but he is still a legend.

Look at Kohli. The second ranked Test batsman and potential GOAT but look at the series he had in England.

Maybe a couple of more poor ODIs and Babar's place could be in question. But for now keep him in the team and I think he can be one of Pakistan's best batsman of all time.
 
Rayyman said:
It's okay every players has a rough series.

Look at Mahela. Averages 33 in ODIs but he is still a legend.

Look at Kohli. The second ranked Test batsman and potential GOAT but look at the series he had in England.

Maybe a couple of more poor ODIs and Babar's place could be in question. But for now keep him in the team and I think he can be one of Pakistan's best batsman of all time.
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He won't be dropped but 31 runs in 5 innings is just.... atrocious.
 
It seems the guy has gotten more selfish as the years have progressed, or maybe its just teams know where is shot selection is and block his areas. Just like they did with Ahmed Shehzad
 
Rayyman said:
It's okay every players has a rough series.

Look at Mahela. Averages 33 in ODIs but he is still a legend.

Look at Kohli. The second ranked Test batsman and potential GOAT but look at the series he had in England.

Maybe a couple of more poor ODIs and Babar's place could be in question. But for now keep him in the team and I think he can be one of Pakistan's best batsman of all time.
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Kohli has a 150+ score in the 2nd test against deadly attack. Though it was a lost match, he atleast fought for it. bringing up these comparisons to justify abysmal performances of another individual is a joke.
 
Tyler Durden said:
Kohli has a 150+ score in the 2nd test against deadly attack. Though it was a lost match, he atleast fought for it. bringing up these comparisons to justify abysmal performances of another individual is a joke.
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Kohli is in his peak years, Babar is in the embryonic stage of his career.
 
waleed88 said:
It seems the guy has gotten more selfish as the years have progressed, or maybe its just teams know where is shot selection is and block his areas. Just like they did with Ahmed Shehzad
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I don't understand your logic. What his selfishness has to do with his failures or vice versa? You are saying he is not making runs out of selfishness? How does it benifit him? It may be his incompetence but selfishness, Nah!
 
navin said:
I don't understand your logic. What his selfishness has to do with his failures or vice versa? You are saying he is not making runs out of selfishness? How does it benifit him? It may be his incompetence but selfishness, Nah!
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No his strike rate in the recent series vs Srilanka was 74, a huge drop from 80s and 90s he was reaching before.
 
waleed88 said:
No his strike rate in the recent series vs Srilanka was 74, a huge drop from 80s and 90s he was reaching before.
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I thought you were talking about this series and even if he did play with strike rate on the lower side, you white washed the series though.
 
Babar never does anything to support the innings! He always throws away his wicket at the most important time. He never stands his ground, and always goes missing in the big match situations. He only scores big if some other dynamic batsman is supporting him, like Fakhar Zaman or occasionally Shoaib Malik. Of course, he'll bash Sri Lanka and West Indies again and inflate his fluke average and people will call him the
"Pakistani Kohli." The only role I see for him in this team is as an opener with Fakhar.
 
Tyler Durden said:
Kohli has a 150+ score in the 2nd test against deadly attack. Though it was a lost match, he atleast fought for it. bringing up these comparisons to justify abysmal performances of another individual is a joke.
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Please try to understand my post without calling it a joke.

What I meant was that Kohli is a great batsman now but he had his struggles.

So if he can become a great player after a rough patch then so can Babar.

Sheesh man lay off the salt.

:shhh
 
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