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Khalid Latif as an opener?

Khalid Latif deserves proper chance like others

He is suitable for limited over cricket. Looks strong, hits big sixes and played a vital role in his team's success quite a few times. Why can’t he be given a proper chance like other players?.

I agree he has some weaknesses such as getting out on shot pitch delivers but that can be worked out with coaches.

Pakistan team do need players like him who can play fearless / positive cricket but not defensive cricket.
 
Look at his conversion rate in list-a cricket. Wow.

11 centuries including a double ton & 6 50's.

Shows once he's settled, he's settled.

He could even go on to make a ton now.
 
He is a walking wicket for an international standard bowler. No doubt he has played well in this tournament but he still plays only on one side of the wicket(leg side). He has poor defence without any foot movement. I would give him a chance but that probably be the last one.
 
last t20 he played 6 ball for 13 runs, 1 six and 1 four, came in very late also, that was his last game for pak,
his last odi was in the 2010 auss tour, so he was unlucky to be apart of that team and tour,
on preformances yes he deserves a chance in the team, his gone under the rador for a while but watching him today he seems to be technically the best our of the lot,

hope Dave makes note of him
 
Talent is there. It's upto PCB how they can improve his weaknesses. What I like about him, he is not scared to hit and whenever he connects, connects brilliantly.
 
liaqat said:
last t20 he played 6 ball for 13 runs, 1 six and 1 four, came in very late also, that was his last game for pak,
his last odi was in the 2010 auss tour, so he was unlucky to be apart of that team and tour,
on preformances yes he deserves a chance in the team, his gone under the rador for a while but watching him today he seems to be technically the best our of the lot,

hope Dave makes note of him
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technically the best???

shehzad , hafeez , jamshed all are way ahead of him both in terms of talent , performance and technique........

latif has to wait for a while both jamshed and shehzad are ahead in the pecking order
 
He is not an opener, if played he should be in the middle order
 
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I am not sure what Khalid Latif has to do to get selected, he averaged around 80 in the last OD tournament and now is lighting up the domestic tournament , if he still does not get selected than i don't think he will ever get picked
 
tauseefm said:
He is a walking wicket for an international standard bowler. No doubt he has played well in this tournament but he still plays only on one side of the wicket(leg side). He has poor defence without any foot movement. I would give him a chance but that probably be the last one.
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Lols the same can be said about every opener Pakistan have in domestic cricket. But you have to select them on merit and at the moment there are at least 5 openers who are doing quite well:

Shahzaib Hasan
Khalid Latif
Ahmed Shehzad
Nasir Jamshed
Imran Nazir

So it's a good headache for the selectors.
 
IAJ said:
Lols the same can be said about every opener Pakistan have in domestic cricket. But you have to select them on merit and at the moment there are at least 5 openers who are doing quite well:

Shahzaib Hasan
Khalid Latif
Ahmed Shehzad
Nasir Jamshed
Imran Nazir

So it's a good headache for the selectors.
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Latif has outscored all the openers in your list in this tournament and the last OD tournament as well, if our selection is done on merit than Latif should be in the LOI squad
 
hur rizvi said:
technically the best???

shehzad , hafeez , jamshed all are way ahead of him both in terms of talent , performance and technique........

latif has to wait for a while both jamshed and shehzad are ahead in the pecking order
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Latif has been outscoring Shezad for the last few tournaments so why exactly is Shezad ahead of him in the pecking order?
 
Shehzad is the future, Latif is not.

The man is average and even Shahzaib Hasan looked good does that mean he deserves to come back too?
 
Sherlock said:
Shehzad is the future, Latif is not.

The man is average and even Shahzaib Hasan looked good does that mean he deserves to come back too?
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Why just cause Latif's technique isn't textbook? Latif is scoring more runs in domestic cricket than any other batsman so on merit he deserves to get selected, its as simple as that. ALso why do you guys keep harping on about Shezad, even Shahzib Hasan and Iftikhar ahmed outscored him in this tournament. Shezad has been average even in domestic cricket and besides he has major attitude issues.
 
I quite like Khalid latif as if I remember correctly he injected momentum in the t20 2010semi final against Australia when afridi was out. He is a definite for t20. I don't know about ODI's as jamshed is doing a brilliant job
 
People who are asking for Latif or making a case for his selection...they have no idea how bad this guy is when facing other teams besides domestic ones!

I would rather Imran Nazir play as an opener and Malik be in the team too than Shahzaib/Latif be anywhere near our T20 team!

P.S. People know how much I hate Malik and even to an extent Nazir (who is usuallya one trick pony)
 
CricVet said:
agree with alberto. Shezad is talented but so is Latif for t20
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Latif was also the highest run scorer in the recent t20 competition and has been doing it on a regular basis. He was the main batsman for the dolphins in the last 2 tournaments.
 
Monsee said:
People who are asking for Latif or making a case for his selection...they have no idea how bad this guy is when facing other teams besides domestic ones!

I would rather Imran Nazir play as an opener and Malik be in the team too than Shahzaib/Latif be anywhere near our T20 team!

P.S. People know how much I hate Malik and even to an extent Nazir (who is usuallya one trick pony)
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Yes he didn't set the world on fire in the few international matches he played but that does that mean we ignore the fact that this guy is been the top scorer from the last few LO tournaments? don't you think his domestic performance grant another chance?
 
Legend Killer said:
Why just cause Latif's technique isn't textbook? Latif is scoring more runs in domestic cricket than any other batsman so on merit he deserves to get selected, its as simple as that. ALso why do you guys keep harping on about Shezad, even Shahzib Hasan and Iftikhar ahmed outscored him in this tournament. Shezad has been average even in domestic cricket and besides he has major attitude issues.
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There is a reason Whatmore attends matches rather than reading scorecards.

Shehzad has the potential that Latif doesn't.

That is evident from his style of play and that is why everyone insists on his inclusion and his molding into an international level player.
 
Legend Killer said:
Yes he didn't set the world on fire in the few international matches he played but that does that mean we ignore the fact that this guy is been the top scorer from the last few LO tournaments? don't you think his domestic performance grant another chance?
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He showed a little bit of an improvement today i.e. was able to score decently on a few loose balls, in past he was not even able to do that mostly!

But that tendency to even heave wicket to wicket balls to leg was quite evident and when the ball was swinging (first 2-3 overs), he was not looking that good. My concern is when facing decent Int'l teams against swinging ball...he would be a sitting duck!

Add to the fact that he really piled on a lot of weight recently...I am not sure if he would not be another liability fielder in the side when he is brought back.

In short, his shortcomings outweigh any improvements he has shown...so, at best a maybe if he looses 15-20 pounds of weight
 
Green said:
There is a reason Whatmore attends matches rather than reading scorecards.

Shehzad has the potential that Latif doesn't.

That is evident from his style of play and that is why everyone insists on his inclusion and his molding into an international level player.
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he attended the matches and saw khalid latif getting all the batting awards
 
Will find it hard to score runs against top bowlers if he had some off side game then perhaps he had a chance , might be worth one more try I guess as others have had many chances
 
Latif is no better then most other openers weve tried out. Really needs to work on this On-side game as he favours the legside way to much.
 
Pluses:
good hand eye coordination
good power game

Negatives:
Favours leg side bit too much
Feet movement

I see potential. If coaches at NCA can improve his onside game then he will make the T20 team atleast.
 
Most top teams will just bowl outside off or on off stump line and the ball swinging away...if he even lasts more than an over (under that situation), it would be a miracle!

He did show some improvement by playing shots on the off side but most of them were in the air and a top fielding team (Australai/SA/England/Lanka etc.) will not allow him much of a freedom with those shots and he will be out in no time.

Plus the 30 some pounds (or more) he has piled on...will hinder his fielding and make him another painful addition to our already lethargic ODI/T20 fielding
 
Monsee said:
Most top teams will just bowl outside off or on off stump line and the ball swinging away...if he even lasts more than an over (under that situation), it would be a miracle!

He did show some improvement by playing shots on the off side but most of them were in the air and a top fielding team (Australai/SA/England/Lanka etc.) will not allow him much of a freedom with those shots and he will be out in no time.

Plus the 30 some pounds (or more) he has piled on...will hinder his fielding and make him another painful addition to our already lethargic ODI/T20 fielding
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That explains his average of 6 in T20 internationals. He is just a leg side slogger best suited for Tape ball cricket just like Sohail tanvir. Both leg side sloggers.
 
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Sherlock said:
Shehzad is the future, Latif is not.

The man is average and even Shahzaib Hasan looked good does that mean he deserves to come back too?
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Honest to God, just get off Shahzad's bandwagon already

I swear some of you have made him look like the second coming of Tendulkar.

I would honestly give Khalid Latif a go ahead of Shahzad, hell even Shahzaib wouldnt be that bad a option.

Let Shahzad rot in domestic cricket for the time being until he comes into his senses.
 
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chui_kadoo said:
That explains his average of 6 in T20 internationals. He is just a leg side slogger best suited for Tape ball cricket just like Sohail tanvir. Both leg side sloggers.
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He is much better than Kukri and also better than Shahzaib...if I had my choice, I would say try another opener rather than the three clowns: Shehzad, Latif, and Shahzaib

None of them have shown out of this world technique/temperament to begin with...only Shehzad has a better rounded game than the two but his attitude sucks monkeys
 
chui_kadoo said:
That explains his average of 6 in T20 internationals. He is just a leg side slogger best suited for Tape ball cricket just like Sohail tanvir. Both leg side sloggers.
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he averages 30 in ODI cricket, which is higher than :iamlegend. anyways Khalid Latif has only played a handful of international matches so you can't make a judgement based on his average either way
 
Riff said:
Honest to God, just get off Shahzad's bandwagon already

I swear some of you have made him look like the second coming of Tendulkar.

I would honestly give Khalid Latif a go ahead of Shahzad, hell even Shahzaib wouldnt be that bad a option.

Let Shahzad rot in domestic cricket for the time being until he comes into his senses.
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Everything you post is clouded by the irony of your avatar.
 
khalid latif looking great form he has been all this season , he made record this year i think port qasim were 200 odd all out and 172* of them was scored by khalid.
 
If there is a player who is the epitome of being a hack it is him.

It's beyond me how he averages 50 season after season in domestic cricket
 
b.lesner said:
khalid latif looking great form he has been all this season , he made record this year i think port qasim were 200 odd all out and 172* of them was scored by khalid.
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Slog said:
If there is a player who is the epitome of being a hack it is him.

It's beyond me how he averages 50 season after season in domestic cricket
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He is good against spinners and has a reputation of murdering spinners.

Not good against pacers due to little feet movement.
 
Dont use him against pacers because he doesnt have the technique , he is best as a middle order hitter .
Excellent agsint spin and has always been a big six hitter against spinners , remember him smashing yasir shah for 4 consecutive sixes .
 
ethan hunt said:
Dont use him against pacers because he doesnt have the technique , he is best as a middle order hitter .
Excellent agsint spin and has always been a big six hitter against spinners , remember him smashing yasir shah for 4 consecutive sixes .
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Problem is that opposition doesn't function according to our wishes

Once they do a bit of hw on him they will bring on pacers as soon as he comes
 
Do you see him against Amir? Any decent pacer and his feet are planted and he's swinging like a rusty gate.
 
Khalid bhai your innings is going nowhere please start slogging cement your place some other day may be.
 
Slog said:
Problem is that opposition doesn't function according to our wishes

Once they do a bit of hw on him they will bring on pacers as soon as he comes
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Lol i know man .a complete batsman looks a dream , his game against spin is pretty powerful though.
 
I know he is a hack but he seems to be in very good form and has been key for Islamabad since coming into the side. Clean striker of the ball and can hit 3-4 sixes in no time. Strike rotation is an issue but he seems to generally make up for it with some big hitting.

I'm surprised at his improvement against spin, he looked pretty poor against anything not pace the last time I saw him 6 years ago.

Could have been a good pick for the World T20, would at least have made more sense than Manzoor who might surprise us all but his selection is logically baffling considering he is not part of the PSL.
 
I was a fan of this bloke when he first started to hit them big in the Faisal Bank T20s.. Never really excelled at international level. A case for lack of chances can be made, he was discarded prematurely.
 
His footwork was non-existent at that time and he lost out to Butt, Shehzad, Farhat, Hafeez and Kamran.

However, he seems to have improved. The cupboard is empty so it won't be the worst idea in the world to give him another opportunity. After all, we saw how Hafeez turned his career around at the age of 30 after a terrible start to his career, with the ban of Butt and poor form of Farhat and Kamran paving the way for him.

Similarly, there is an opening for the likes of Latif with Shehzad on the brink of getting dropped from ODIs and is out from T20s already, and Azhar is under pressure as well.

Not just Latif but Manzoor himself too, who has been handed a golden chance on a silver platter.
 
It is funny how things change with time. Everybody used to be in the favor of Big Nas back then. Well, time proved his standing.
I still believe that Khalid Latif deserve a chance though. He is improving while others are going downwards. Have seen him playing few sensible shots, something that even Sharjeel lacked.

S. Butt, You are missed!
 
Multiple threads were created when Shehzad scored his century but posters seem to be collectively ignoring Latif's inning lol. Not saying he should be recalled but 163 of 126 can't be overlooked,
 
He has been consistently good since the PSL. Didn't do badly in the World T20 either.

In spite of his limitations, he doesn't throw his wicket away and manages to bat at a good tempo. He is temperamentally decent and can hit the ball a long way. Might fail in international cricket in the long run but like others, he deserves the chance to prove himself.

Should be selected for the England tour. Batting position is debatable though.
 
Professor said:
Multiple threads were created when Shehzad scored his century but posters seem to be collectively ignoring Latif's inning lol. Not saying he should be recalled but 163 of 126 can't be overlooked,
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Even [MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION] bhai ignoring his run feast in twitter which came under pressure, a better knock compared to shehzad but few dropped chances helping him too...

definitely an innings to note...
 
Mamoon said:
He has been consistently good since the PSL. Didn't do badly in the World T20 either.

In spite of his limitations, he doesn't throw his wicket away and manages to bat at a good tempo. He is temperamentally decent and can hit the ball a long way. Might fail in international cricket in the long run but like others, he deserves the chance to prove himself.

Should be selected for the England tour. Batting position is debatable though.
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far much better rotator of the strike too.
 
Mamoon said:
He has been consistently good since the PSL. Didn't do badly in the World T20 either.

In spite of his limitations, he doesn't throw his wicket away and manages to bat at a good tempo. He is temperamentally decent and can hit the ball a long way. Might fail in international cricket in the long run but like others, he deserves the chance to prove himself.

Should be selected for the England tour. Batting position is debatable though.
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I'm observing him since PSL and a bit before, and noticed something.

When he initially came on scene, he didn't possess good game against spin. However, he's improved in this area considerably.

Yes, strike rotation is an issue (beside his footwork) but he can bit some quick boundaries in no time to catch up.

The best part about him is that he seems to have knack not to throw away his wicket. His today's innings is innings of the tournament for me. Though couldn't finish the game.

So if clowns like Shehzad and Junior can have a leeway then why not him?
 
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Can rotate strike and murder spinners so more suited to be a middle order batsman. Shouldnt open because he is very weak against good pace. Maybe we can push Hafeez to open and make Babar bat at 3. This guy can bat at 4 or 5.
 
asyed said:
I'm observing him since PSL and a bit before, and noticed something.

When he initially came on scene, he didn't possess good game against spin. However, he's improved in this area considerably.

Yes, strike rotation is an issue (beside his footwork) but he can bit some quick boundaries in no time to catch up.

The best part about him is that he seems to have knack not to throw away his wicket. His today's innings is innings of the tournament for me. Though couldn't finish the game.

So if clowns like Shehzad and Junior can have a leeway then why not him?
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He is 30 years old and in the peak of his career now. He doesn't have much footwork and is technically susceptible, but he has arguably the best hand-eye coordination in Pakistan at the moment.

It is time to cash on him for the next 2-3 years rather than persisting with the other hopeless losers.
 
Mamoon said:
He is 30 years old and in the peak of his career now. He doesn't have much footwork and is technically susceptible, but he has arguably the best hand-eye coordination in Pakistan at the moment.

It is time to cash on him for the next 2-3 years rather than persisting with the other hopeless losers.
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Indeed, that's my point.

I hope Inzamam has watched today's innings as well.
 
Mamoon said:
He is 30 years old and in the peak of his career now. He doesn't have much footwork and is technically susceptible, but he has arguably the best hand-eye coordination in Pakistan at the moment.

It is time to cash on him for the next 2-3 years rather than persisting with the other hopeless losers.
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Sharjeel has the best hand-eye coordination in Pakistan at the moment.
 
Mamoon said:
He is 30 years old and in the peak of his career now. He doesn't have much footwork and is technically susceptible, but he has arguably the best hand-eye coordination in Pakistan at the moment.

It is time to cash on him for the next 2-3 years rather than persisting with the other hopeless losers.
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Not to mention longevity.

No point in looking stylish and being technically gifted when you can't buy a run, at least in LOIs. Besides, we need to get used to these types of cricketers like Latif, Khurram Manzoor. They rely only on power and hand-eye, would be delusional to expect technically gifted intl class batsmen popping up given the developmental cricket in the country is in absolute tatters.
 
Professor said:
Multiple threads were created when Shehzad scored his century but posters seem to be collectively ignoring Latif's inning lol. Not saying he should be recalled but 163 of 126 can't be overlooked,
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I will make one just for you bro.
 
He did nothing wrong to be dropped and he was already picked for WT20 and now should be given a decent run to see what he can offer.

If Sarfraz,Malik,Hafeez are selected I dont see what Khalid Katif did wrong to be dropped.


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Should definitely be a part of our LOI squads.

I was one of the few people who did not want him dropped after the WT20 knock, and I stand by that.
 
Thing is, most of these guys look beasts in domestic in cricket but average in International cricket.
 
Guys like Khalid, Shehzad are beasts in domestic because of our poor fielding standards and not the most logical bowling either.

Once in international cricket the good bowlers will work them out and they will start wasting balls.
 
Abdul said:
TTF? How? What is your judgement based on?
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Don't think he's the best against pace, favours legside too much. I haven't seen a lot of him but I would rather invest in someone else. Also what space is there for him in Odis?

Azhar
Opener
Hafeez
Barbar
Malik
Sarfaraz/rizwan

No point of carrying him around as a back up player.
 
Hasan123 said:
Don't think he's the best against pace, favours legside too much. I haven't seen a lot of him but I would rather invest in someone else. Also what space is there for him in Odis?

Azhar
Opener
Hafeez
Barbar
Malik
Sarfaraz/rizwan

No point of carrying him around as a back up player.
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Yes, that's fair, but the term 'TTF' isn't a suitable one to use (just because you have seen others throw it around), because he hasn't played enough matches.
 
Abdul said:
Yes, that's fair, but the term 'TTF' isn't a suitable one to use (just because you have seen others throw it around), because he hasn't played enough matches.
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Fair enough,I forgot to say Harris should be back soon so I don't see any point in selecting him.
 
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