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"It's a dream come true" : Awais Zia

the disappointing thing is that he is a much, much better player than what he has shown in international cricket.
 
AZ said:
the disappointing thing is that he is a much, much better player than what he has shown in international cricket.
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Yeah sad to see.

Brian Lara V.2 aka Umar Amin has also disappointed so far.
 
Am not sure what waqar sees in this guy ? :confused:
Waqar needs to come clean here. Really was sad to watch this guy bat.

Who in their right minds would think he would do well in aus & nz :confused:
 
Awais is a good lad but I have to admit that looking at some of his shots I wonder how on earth he's playing for Pakistan.
 
Saj said:
Awais is a good lad but I have to admit that looking at some of his shots I wonder how on earth he's playing for Pakistan.
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Was selected few years ago for performances in some weird tournament that was lesser than the Hong Kong Super Sixes.

And it's a dream come true for him no doubt about that, but a nightmare for us!
 
Embarrassment for Pakistani Cricket.

World must be laughing at us, thinking that's the best we can produce for an international match.
 
What a pathetic player.
Whats he doing?
No plan but i guess he has no quality to execute a plan.

Hope shezad is back asap !
 
Absolutely horrid. Can't decide between him & Shahzaib as to who is the worst batsman I have seen at int'l level.
 
He didn't look like he could handle pace very well - not good for an opener. He miscued his shots several times. He was lucky that a couple of them went for boundaries instead of being caught.
 
As I said in the match thread, bas bat ulta kar ke khelna baaki reh gaya tha. At one point, he miscued a shot and it fell just short of Williamson, I could swear I saw Williamson laughing at him. :D
 
Not as bad as I had feared after all the criticism he has got on here, but clearly not international quality. I would much rather we persevere with the Haris Sohails and Umar Amins despite people not liking their stats. These guys at least look like proper batsmen.
 
The way he mistimed his attempted pull shots straight to mid off and extra cover was depressing to watch.
 
Can anyone kick Umar's butt to open? It's a torture to watch this hack playing Internationals. I would have suggested him to give a try in baseball.
 
People misuse the term hack all the time but he's a classic example of what a hack is.
 
MMHS said:
Can anyone kick Umar's butt to open? It's a torture to watch this hack playing Internationals. I would have suggested him to give a try in baseball.
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Watching him attempt to hook the ball only to hack it so badly it went to the straight boundary was one of the funniest moments I've had watching Pakistan cricket. Hope he plays the second game :D
 
He was selected on the nepotism of Waqar Younis. He didn't merit his selection in the team. The coach should be accountable for the embarrassment and his failures.
 
sunnykhan said:
He was selected on the nepotism of Waqar Younis. He didn't merit his selection in the team. The coach should be accountable for the embarrassment and his failures.
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The fact that he has a decent domestic record (average of 40 IIRC) should seriously scare Pakistan fans. He wouldnt be good enough for club cricket here let alone a test nations domestic set up.
 
Donal Cozzie said:
The fact that he has a decent domestic record (average of 40 IIRC) should seriously scare Pakistan fans. He wouldnt be good enough for club cricket here let alone a test nations domestic set up.
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He plays in the middle order in domestic (FC+ List A). So he does not face the new ball like he does in international cricket. Players who want the slot of opener should play as openers in domestic as well IMO. He only plays T20s as an opener.
 
Anyone who saw him in 2012 against England should know this hack has zero technique. Swats blindly across the line, a true horror show.
 
I don't blame the team management much either.

I understand management is desperately looking for a left handed opener & rightly so (which has opened the door for Jamshed) but what can be done? Neither Amin or Haris (& I am sure Fawad as well) wants to open, Sami is too young & at least selectors are not boing back to Farhat.

This is the second crime for which Salman Butt should be shot - he deprived PAK a quality LH opener, who at 25, had the potential to open for PAK for 10-12 years on merit.
 
I don't blame the team management much either.

I understand management is desperately looking for a left handed opener & rightly so (which has opened the door for Jamshed) but what can be done? Neither Amin or Haris (& I am sure Fawad as well) wants to open, Sami is too young & at least selectors are not going back to Farhat.

This is the second crime for which Salman Butt should be shot - he deprived PAK a quality LH opener, who at 25, had the potential to open for PAK for 10-12 years on merit.
 
Honestly by far the worst innings I've witnessed by a Batsman in T20s in both domestic and international matches. I mean how can a mediocre and technically flawed player like Zia come through the ranks? At best he can be a street cricketer not even club level, It was just an embarrassment watching him play for Pakistan. Hope he never ever gets picked up again, wish he has returned to Pakistan after his ludicrous knock!
 
MMHS said:
I don't blame the team management much either.

I understand management is desperately looking for a left handed opener & rightly so (which has opened the door for Jamshed) but what can be done? Neither Amin or Haris (& I am sure Fawad as well) wants to open, Sami is too young & at least selectors are not going back to Farhat.

This is the second crime for which Salman Butt should be shot - he deprived PAK a quality LH opener, who at 25, had the potential to open for PAK for 10-12 years on merit.
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Well Umar Amin can fill that opening spot because he looks solid and has nearly perfect technique, I see no reason why shouldn't he open for Pakistan in limited overs, Selectors should give him some confidences and a few chances to prove his worth. Both Haris and Amin must be in Pakistan's batting lineup!
 
MMHS said:
I don't blame the team management much either.

I understand management is desperately looking for a left handed opener & rightly so (which has opened the door for Jamshed) but what can be done? Neither Amin or Haris (& I am sure Fawad as well) wants to open, Sami is too young & at least selectors are not going back to Farhat.

This is the second crime for which Salman Butt should be shot - he deprived PAK a quality LH opener, who at 25, had the potential to open for PAK for 10-12 years on merit.
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Even when jamshed was at his worst, he didnt look like a headless chicken. He just got out in stupid ways and usually the same ways.

Awais just doesnt look like he has anytime when playing fast bowlers, and bazid khan said in commentary that he is worse at playing spin...
 
Donal Cozzie said:
The fact that he has a decent domestic record (average of 40 IIRC) should seriously scare Pakistan fans. He wouldnt be good enough for club cricket here let alone a test nations domestic set up.
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he mostly plays in division2 where quality is much lower. Azhar Ali averages 35 in DC and yet his test record is good Zia 40 average means nothing.
 
Sharjeel is the best option we have right now if we so want a left handed opener. Jamshed used to be the best but his downfall is just disappointing and disheartening.
 
Seriously, your dream was a nightmare for 180 million people.

Please don't dream again!
 
Hamzakhalid said:
Sharjeel is the best option we have right now if we so want a left handed opener. Jamshed used to be the best but his downfall is just disappointing and disheartening.
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Best option :o you've gotta be kidding me, a proven and tested hack with terrible technique and footwork in the past 12 months or so and still believe he is the best option? Your paranoia is beyond delusion, Proven and tested failures shouldn't be brought back into the squad, He had many chances in past year in both ODIs and T20s but couldn't cash in because of his limited abilities, Even Jamshed doesn't deserve a recall when we have a suitable alternative in the form of Umar Amin. He and Shehzad should be the perfect operning combo come the WC. Sarfraz should be pushed down the order at 6 so he can be our finisher.
 
Amin should be given a run as a T20 opener. If he does well he can be drafted into the ODI team.
 
The worst ever batsman to come out of Pakistan.

It's embarrassing to watch him bat.
 
sharjeel with all his faults could actually hit the ball far , his last t20 innings was a 50 off 20 balls or something vs srilanka ,how is he playing for the country over the likes of babar or even hamad azam .
 
Mamoon said:
Amin should be given a run as a T20 opener. If he does well he can be drafted into the ODI team.
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Only if the selectors had sense, Sarfraz no matter how bright and aggressive is not suited at that role, We need a stable technically sound opener preferably left handed (which is what Amin qualifies in) with Shehzad to make it a perfect left right opening combo and Amin can fill that role.
 
Watching Awais Zia is bat is a torture and extremely shameful i have doubts on the IQ of selectors who selected this genius he is a level below Sharjeel and makes Shahziab look like Lara
 
DarkKnightRisesAgain said:
Well Umar Amin can fill that opening spot because he looks solid and has nearly perfect technique, I see no reason why shouldn't he open for Pakistan in limited overs, Selectors should give him some confidences and a few chances to prove his worth. Both Haris and Amin must be in Pakistan's batting lineup!
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This is the problem with every PAK batsmen - they are scared to take the new ball. Amin can be a perfect opener & in fact in junior level he did opened.

If I am not wrong, Sadiq Mohammad started as a right handed middle order, when his more illustrious brothers felt that there is an opening in PAK team at the openers' slot & someone left handed can get a preference. At the age of 20 with almost 4/5 years as right handed middle order batsman in FC cricket (with few 100s as well), Sadiq converted into Left handed opener & in another 4/5 years time made in to PAK Test team & played in English County - played for more than a decade - anybody but Denis Lille 'll never tell that Sadiq played for PAK for his family name.
 
blackanhyellow said:
Even when jamshed was at his worst, he didnt look like a headless chicken. He just got out in stupid ways and usually the same ways.

Awais just doesnt look like he has anytime when playing fast bowlers, and bazid khan said in commentary that he is worse at playing spin...
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Honestly speaking, had I not known the stats, easily I would have picked Raza Hasan as a better bat than AZ - at least he looks like a cricket batsman.
 
sunnykhan said:
He was selected on the nepotism of Waqar Younis. He didn't merit his selection in the team. The coach should be accountable for the embarrassment and his failures.
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Here's a clue - I think it has more to do with the region he is from.
 
Saj said:
Here's a clue - I think it has more to do with the region he is from.
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Got you :D. I know whom you are referring to.

Amin fans are so desperate honestly. Amin does not open in domestic, Amin should perform in domestic to claim his spot again in the team, Amin should give a statement that he wants to play as an opener. I remember Rahane passed the message to selectors that he wants to be selected as a middle order batsman for tests. Amin should realize it by himself where he wants to play. Forcing him to open just for the sake of playing him and looking good won't help him a bit.

Sharjeel is clearly out of form at the moment but he is miles better than Zia in T20s. I would have selected him instead of Zia. Hafeez made a mess of Sharjeel's career by not giving him games in the T20 World Cup. He selected his pal Kamran Akmal to open who was selected on nepotism and failed miserably. I knew Pakistan will not win that World Cup when deserving players sit on the bench. We were eliminated for the first time in the group stages. Thanks to Hafeez.
 
Disagree with everyone who wants Umar Amin back in the team let along being an opener LOL. That guy cannot play the seaming ball to save his life and does not average more than 15 in ODI's. I would rather persist with Awaiz Zia who can atleast get a quickfire 20-30 runs being a "hack" in t20's.

Sharjeel khan cannot move his feet to save his life and does not have the technique to succeed as an opener.

I would rather play Umer Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed or Nasir Jamshed as openers along with Ahmed Shehzad
 
He turned down the offer of playing in the Super 8 Twenty20 tournament for Rawalpindi and instead opted to play club cricket in the UK.

From what I'm hearing Pindi officials are not too happy with him.
 
Saj said:
He turned down the offer of playing in the Super 8 Twenty20 tournament for Rawalpindi and instead opted to play club cricket in the UK.

From what I'm hearing Pindi officials are not too happy with him.
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He is way down the pecking order anyways so a wise decision, I would say
 
Since the likes of Don Malik, Shehzad are back in the team, I won't mind Awais Zia and Farhat either.

Let's go full throttle, why the special favors for certain TTFs only?
 
Awais optimistic to get selector’s nod

ISLAMABAD - Awais Zia looked highly optimistic about his return to national team with performance in the coming Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

Awais, who had played five T20 Internationals for green caps expressed these views during an exclusive interview to The Nation on Tuesday. He said: “I just returned from UK after playing in the Premier Division in Sheffield for Aston Hall Cricket Club and I was the top scorer in the League with 1400 runs and I also bowled as off spinner and took 30 wickets as well. I am trying my level best to turn myself into an all-rounder and serve Pakistan cricket in the years to come.”

The highly explosive opening left hand batsman said he feels he could have scored more runs and could have cemented his place in the national team not only in the shorter format but also in the One Day Internationals and Test cricket as well but he was never given ample chances and could not settled down.

He said after playing his last T20 International in 2016, he is a completely different and more solid player. “My performances in England and in the domestic cricket are evident of my claim. I am playing Quiad-e-Azam Trophy for SSGC and we had a very good squad, coached by former Test cricketers Atiq-Uz-Zaman and Kabir Khan. It is a very good and lethal combination and I am quite hopeful that with match-winning performances, I will be able to get back a place in the national team.”

Despite being considered a premier hard hitting batsman, Awais has been so far completely ignored by the Pakistan Super League franchise. “I don’t know why I am not given chance. I was placed in Silver category for the first two editions of the PSL and remained without being picked by any team. Last year I was promoted to Gold category, but once again, no team picked me. I am also highly surprised and when people ask me why I was left out, I had no answer as I still fail to understand the actual reason.”

He said he was not disappointed anyhow and his moral was sky-high. He said competition for places in the national team was getting tougher with each passing day and especially after the arrival of Fakhar Zaman and considering the fact he is also left-hander, things are further tough.

“But I am a born fighter and I had come through difficult times. Now I can feel justice will be provided to all deserving players with the change in government and with a true cricketing legend Imran Khan has taken charge of Prime Minister office no deserving player will face what I had to bear.”

The 31-year-old hard-hitter said he was fully fit and ready to serve Pakistan cricket in the years to come and would not disappoint if given an opportunity.

“I love to bat top of the order and I can provide quick start to the team. I had changed my style and now I am more responsible and know how to take the teams’ hopes forward. I am surprised that I am tagged as only T20 player. People forget I am playing in first class cricket with an average of 40 and that shows I can fit in any format. If I can bat in top order in 4-day matches and can score loads of runs then what is wrong in giving me a chance to prove myself.”

Awais said current season was highly important for his career as he can prove his worth by scoring runs that could help him gain a place in national team.

https://nation.com.pk/30-Aug-2018/awais-optimistic-to-get-selector-s-nod
 
UK league cricket can be pretty average depending on which divisions you play in. Not sure why our domestic cricketers feel so high after doing well here.
 
gazza619 said:
UK league cricket can be pretty average depending on which divisions you play in. Not sure why our domestic cricketers feel so high after doing well here.
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He was playing in premier division which is said to be best after county cricket.
On topic don't have high hopes from him but shud be selected by some PSL team, deserves that atleast, much better than Khurram the T20 player
 
UN talkz said:
He was playing in premier division which is said to be best after county cricket.
On topic don't have high hopes from him but shud be selected by some PSL team, deserves that atleast, much better than Khurram the T20 player
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It is. But there is a huge gulf between county and premier league cricket. Then there is another gulf between premiere league cricket and the immediate division below.

It makes me laugh at the Pakistani cricketers playing against rank amateurs who barely train once a week.
 
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