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Is Shadab Khan not interested in Test cricket?

FearlessRoar said:
In the second round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024, Shadab Khan delivered an impressive all-round performance for Rawalpindi Region against AJK.

Batting: 84 (72)
Bowling: 2/4 & 3/7
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He needs to bowl atleast 25-30 overs per innings for his line, length to become more consistent and to improve
 
Hawkeye said:
What a useless cricketer this guy is.

Whatever left was in his bowling, he gave it all away after trying to become an allrounder. He’s an absolutely pathetic batter and someone who is NOT his well wisher keeps feeding him that he can bat.

These meaningless runs against absolute trash bowling never count. He is a sitting duck as a batsman in international cricket and cannot score at will against all the top 5-6 sides.

He keeps ruining his career further, and if PCB has any sense, they should keep him as far away as possible from all formats of cricket.

Let him play domestic cricket that is his ceiling.
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Yup! The best advice he can get is to play first class , focus on his bowling and get some of that control and turn back, and get into the T20 side on his bowling alone, then that would make sense. The batting should be no8 and be seen as a tailender who can hold a bat to add extra runs.
Shadab is not an all rounder, let alone a batter.
 
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Flat_Track_Bully said:
Shadab was supposed to have become our Rashid Khan
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He was also pretty much groomed to be our captain at this point too.

PCB invested a lot of hopes in him and it hasn’t panned out. It’s disastrous for Pakistan cricket. We backed him so much, we don’t even have many other spinners to choose from as he’s held down a permanent spot for years. I think imad especially should have been playing in Shadab’s spot. Not that there was much spin talent in domestic anyway.

I don’t think I’ve been more disappointed in a decline of a player since Umar akmal. I really thought Shadab would go on to be a great player for us.
 
ads101 said:
He was also pretty much groomed to be our captain at this point too.

PCB invested a lot of hopes in him and it hasn’t panned out. It’s disastrous for Pakistan cricket. We backed him so much, we don’t even have many other spinners to choose from as he’s held down a permanent spot for years. I think imad especially should have been playing in Shadab’s spot. Not that there was much spin talent in domestic anyway.

I don’t think I’ve been more disappointed in a decline of a player since Umar akmal. I really thought Shadab would go on to be a great player for us.
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There has always been a lot of talent in domestic. Azhar Mehmood said the same thing couple of weeks ago and then apologized about it. Pakistan hasn’t picked specialist spinners and given them consistent chances. Issue is talent management.
 
ads101 said:
He was also pretty much groomed to be our captain at this point too.

PCB invested a lot of hopes in him and it hasn’t panned out. It’s disastrous for Pakistan cricket. We backed him so much, we don’t even have many other spinners to choose from as he’s held down a permanent spot for years. I think imad especially should have been playing in Shadab’s spot. Not that there was much spin talent in domestic anyway.

I don’t think I’ve been more disappointed in a decline of a player since Umar akmal. I really thought Shadab would go on to be a great player for us.
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Shadab is a really poor player, no game awareness no technique - and a spin bowler who cannot spin the ball...

Needs to be dropped from all formats with immediate effect

We have given him too many chances, this should be the end of line for him..
 
Shadab is never going to be a consistent reliable batsman. He is a T20 Hack and a lower order hit or miss player. His strength used to be his bowling and the wickets he used to pick. If he sorts his bowling out and rediscovers the bite and control in his bowling, he can be a confirmed all format cricketer for Pakistan again.
 
Rawalpindi captain Shadab Khan narrowly missed a half-century, scoring 46 (33) against Karachi Whites on Day 2 of the third round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024.
 
Rawalpindi captain Shadab Khan claimed his third First Class five-wicket haul, finishing with 5/80 on Day 1 of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024's fourth round against Bahawalpur
 
offstump said:
5 wicket haul. 14 wickets @ 20.6 so far in the QEA.
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I have yet to follow the QEA due to life things but how is this happening? I remember in the last QEA, washed up batsmen like Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz were scoring double centuries for fun. Have the wickets changed? How is Shadab able to pick up wickets efficiently.
 
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I'm sure he is play QeA Trophy on advice of Saqlain Mushtaq, personally he has no intentions to play red ball cricket..
 
hafizexpress said:
I have yet to follow the QEA due to life things but how is this happening? I remember in the last QEA, washed up batsmen like Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz were scoring double centuries for fun. Have the wickets changed? How is Shadab able to pick up wickets efficiently.
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It's not like he is a complete scrub or anything. He was a true match winning player for a long time with Pakistan and its a shame what has happened to him in the last couple of years but this is a positive sign that he is putting in the work to adjust & come back better. Being away from International spot light to put in daily work on bowling and gaining his confidence back could do the trick.

His bowling action has changed a bit since his earlier days and we saw that recently in International too. I wish there was a proper ball tracking system to know for sure what his release point used to be in his earlier days and what it is now.

Regardless of recent result, I think he still needs quite a bit of work. The second wicket he took just shows you the mediocre standards of this tournament where he bowled a full toss pie that was closer to being a waist high no-ball and instead of the batsmen dispatching it for 6, there is not enough power on the shot and it gets him a wicket instead.
 
offstump said:
5 wicket haul. 14 wickets @ 20.6 so far in the QEA.
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He is not gonna replicate this form in international cricket. These guys are domestic bullies. I would let him play another season or 2 to prove himself as a consistent player.
 
BouncerGuy said:
He is not gonna replicate this form in international cricket. These guys are domestic bullies. I would let him play another season or 2 to prove himself as a consistent player.
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Likely not, but he’s also one of the few “international” players participating in FC cricket. That’s also due to him being out of the team but 4 day cricket will only benefit him in the long run. Whether or not he can replicate it if he’s ever recalled remains to be seen.
 
offstump said:
Likely not, but he’s also one of the few “international” players participating in FC cricket. That’s also due to him being out of the team but 4 day cricket will only benefit him in the long run. Whether or not he can replicate it if he’s ever recalled remains to be seen.
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Yep. He should play at least 2 seasons to judge himself where he stands. ATM, he is nowhere in plans.
 
Pakistan desperately needs him to rediscover his form. A firing Shadab Khan batting at #7 and bowling ten good overs would allow the team so much flexibility.

Hopefully, he gets a chance to show his worth during the upcoming tri-series. Until then, he needs to work on his game and get some consistency in his bowling.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Rawalpindi captain Shadab Khan claimed his third First Class five-wicket haul, finishing with 5/80 on Day 1 of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024's fourth round against Bahawalpur
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he bowled well but this is not enough.

 
Pakistani fans : this player doesn't take the game seriously. He needs to spend time and perform in first class. He is rubbish.

Pakistani player goes and performs in first class.

Pakistani fans : First class is low standard. He won't be able to it in international. He is still rubbish.


Players can't win.
 
Good to see him performing in FC cricket. Hope he can keep up these performances and plays the full-season. Wouldn't be a bad idea to select him in the Shaheens squad for some of the upcoming series too.
 
Rawalpindi skipper Shadab Khan struck a brisk 54 off 45 deliveries on day 2 of the fourth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy against Bahawalpur
 
Round four of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024 concludes with Shadab Khan's impressive all-round performance

Rawalpindi region captain and Pakistan's spin all-rounder claimed bowling figures of 9/204 and scored 54 (93) in the first innings, helping his side secure a draw against Bahawalpur.
 
Shadab Khan playing in his first Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 5 years topped the wicket charts for spinners with 19 wickets at the end of the group stage.

Jalat Khan and Danish Aziz were close seconds, while the latter was the only spinner with multiple 5-fers in this tournament.

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FearlessRoar said:
Shadab Khan playing in his first Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 5 years topped the wicket charts for spinners with 19 wickets at the end of the group stage.

Jalat Khan and Danish Aziz were close seconds, while the latter was the only spinner with multiple 5-fers in this tournament.

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Danish Aziz doing well with the ball @CerebralPatriot
 
Bilal7 said:
Pakistan desperately needs him to rediscover his form. A firing Shadab Khan batting at #7 and bowling ten good overs would allow the team so much flexibility.

Hopefully, he gets a chance to show his worth during the upcoming tri-series. Until then, he needs to work on his game and get some consistency in his bowling.
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Nope. We need a wicket taking spinner in middle overs.
 
Rana said:
Apparently Tim David refused 2 singles to him in the death overs in Abu Dhabi T10

Epic besti. This is the Haqeeqat of Pakistan power hitters or T20 batters in general. That’s how the world sees them.
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He is the captain of Islamabad United - the defending champions of PSL, imagine that! How poor is PSL where the captain of the defending champions (who is supposed to be one of Pakistan's best all-rounder) cannot be trusted to bat in death overs!

His decline has been extraordinary, he's forgotten how to spin the ball.. Beyond abysmal, a spinner who cannot spin..!!

And he wants to make up for it by scoring runs, the height of stupidity..!!

I am not sure who has told him and Shaheen Shah Afridi to become all-rounders so they can cover up for the lack of venom in their bowling..
 
Shadab needs to toil in domestic cricket for now. He needs a not of overs under his belt. I want to see him bowl 20-30 overs per innings in 10-20 3-4 day games before even considering him for a recall.
 
Rana said:
Apparently Tim David refused 2 singles to him in the death overs in Abu Dhabi T10

Epic besti. This is the Haqeeqat of Pakistan power hitters or T20 batters in general. That’s how the world sees them.
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Not defending shadab here or anything but dhoni refused Daryl mitchell too. Does that make him a low class player? Once he did that to faf too if i am not mistaken

Meanwhile tim david hasnt done much in intl cricket too
So this t10 tamasha is nothing but tamasha
 
Shadab Khan scored a crucial 55 in the first innings for Ghani Glass against PTV on Day 1 of the fifth round of the President's Trophy 2025.
 
Shadab Khan is another Misbah backed product. You can never trust one of those after the results we've seen with the likes of Asad Shafiq and etc.
 
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