Fakhar has a long, long way to go. He needs to carry this form over a few years, maintain his average, score against good teams.
He has one major advantage over Saeed. The coaching staff.
For years, our batsman have been satisfied with a 50, a 40, a 60. From Mickey's words, he asked Fakhar not for a ton, but for a possible double ton. You think Waqar or any of our past coaches would have even thought of a player getting a double ton?
That's his major advantage, Mickey will keep him hungry for runs, and the batting coach is professional enough to iron out his flaws, as we can see with how much more well rounded he's gotten.
Anwar though, had far better technique, timing and class. That said, all that doesn't matter, it's results which do, and Fakhar has a long way to go but has started well.
Well Anwar has been our greatest opener of the past.
Shouldnt Fakhar have to do something Anwar didnt do to dethrone him?
Also, Anwar has longevity factor. Fakhar has barely been playing international cricket and people are calling him our best opener ever?
Either wait until Fakhar finishes his career and see his achievements then compare that with Anwar's, or the shortcut is, Fakhar wins us the 2019 world cup that that trumps anything Anwar did in his career.
Technically, he did, he won us an International Tournament game against India, and won us an International Trophy. He's still nowhere near Saeed.
