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Khalid Latif & Sharjeel Khan - The explosive duo we need, but not the one we deserve

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I don't care if the quote came out right or wrong.

What I do know is both have EXTREMELY good bat speed, excellent timers of the ball, and are one of the cleanest hitters in Pakistan, at least.

What I do know is they're an absolute must in LOIs - if they fail, sure! Let them - but give them a long rope.

Let them demolish attacks.
 
It's rare in Pakistan to have such explosive bats, so good against pace.

And so good timers, with lightning bat speed.
 
Teefu silencing PP critics. Busted out a few off-side shots.

On a serious note, he's better than his intl figures suggest. Did well in the PSL and Pakistan Cup, don't mind giving him a run.
 
In T20s definitely. However, I still have hope that ODIs will not devolve into a 50 over bore-fest of hacks eating bowlers alive. Which is why I'd try Sami Aslam as Sharjeel's partner in that format.
 
was seriously impressed with khalid latif in PSL too... he has brains with watever talent he has... brains and sense amplifies the talent a lot ... so have high hopes from him.. hopefully he can come in ODI as well
 
Markhor said:
Teefu silencing PP critics. Busted out a few off-side shots.

On a serious note, he's better than his intl figures suggest. Did well in the PSL and Pakistan Cup, don't mind giving him a run.
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Yep, always rated Khalid as a supreme hitter. At least an asset in T20s, and possibly in ODIs too, we need him there.

Ppers have a habit of blindly going after stats, and not how a batsman plays.

Whenever I've seen Khalid play, yes, he does look like a batsman with limited range of shots (just like Sharjeel), however, he has supreme timing ability vs. pace.

He has unbelievable bat speed, just like Sharjeel. And when he hits, the ball doesn't stop before clearing the fence. He can play well on off side too.
 
think latif and sharjeel will prosper under sarfraz both have played alot with sarfraz . they might feel safe of their places in team
 
the way the two are going right now, inh pe ziyadti ka case ho jana hai... damn...
 
Asif321 said:
think latif and sharjeel will prosper under sarfraz both have played alot with sarfraz . they might feel safe of their places in team
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they are good players so they will play well - dont know why Sarfraz is the reason for that
 
Brilliant batting from both of the lads. Sharjeel has been playing to the off side as well. Hopefully that continues on. Also, props to Sarfraz for choosing Khalid in the playing 11. Well done champ.
 
Khalid Latif is looking really good as is Sharjeel. However, don't think he should be in the ODI squad. We need to give Aslam one more series man
 
Sharjeel should be in both the LOI teams. He is a must. As I said earlier he is going to win 1 out of 6 matches for pakistan alone.
 
LowKiiSavage said:
Difference captaincy brings. We have the same guy captaining us that was humiliated by his own coach in 2015 WC.
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Fielding yes. Seems like Sarfraz has done very well there.

But batting is pure skill. Captaincy doesn't matter there.

These 2 are crazy explosive when they click.
 
MenInG said:
they are good players so they will play well - dont know why Sarfraz is the reason for that
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sometimes you need a backing to prosper . one player might do well under one captain but might not do with another .
 
Exceptional performance by Khalid and Shareel! Hafeez, shehzad, afridi were crap players who damaged our team and its morale to keep their place in the team. They're gone , youngsters have been given a chance and they have led the way, this is how you play modern cricket.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
Is this Pakistan?

Incredible really.
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You saw the same in ODIs, but from one end only i.e. Sharjeel.

We have 2 Sharjeels now. Master blasters.

LowKiiSavage said:
Difference captaincy brings. We have the same guy captaining us that was humiliated by his own coach in 2015 WC.
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What does captaincy have to do with it? Inzi selected Khalid in T20s, and we're playing 2 explosive openers.

In ODIs, we had only 1, and the carnage was from 1 end only. In pair it helps.
 
Can't argue with success. Latif has surprised me here.
 
73 runs in the first 6 overs and the match is practically over. Those of us who insisted that Sharjeel must be persisted with and that master blaster batting was the only way to go have been thoroughly vindicated.

Let's leave all the hack rubbish behind us now. This is the modern era, you can't win limited overs games without aggressive batsmen.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
Fielding yes. Seems like Sarfraz has done very well there.

But batting is pure skill. Captaincy doesn't matter there.

These 2 are crazy explosive when they click.
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A good captain gets the most out of his players. Sarfaraz is doing that.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
73 runs in the first 6 overs and the match is practically over. Those of us who insisted that Sharjeel must be persisted with and that master blaster batting was the only way to go have been thoroughly vindicated.

Let's leave all the hack rubbish behind us now. This is the modern era, you can't win limited overs games without aggressive batsmen.
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He is a total hack, let's not forget that. However, hacks win you T20 games.
 
Asif321 said:
other captain might have opened innings with some one else and kept khalid at 4 like Afrdi did In WC. some little changes can make big impact
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Afridi only played for himself. That disgusting man destroyed career of many youngsters.
 
Bilal7 said:
A good captain gets the most out of his players. Sarfaraz is doing that.
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So by that logic, Dhoni magically forgot to get the most out of his test bats from 2011. lol.

Dude....its 2 amazing hitters who are doing the job.

Yes, what you say is right (in a general sense) but there is NO substitute for quality.

Sharjeel scored a brutal 140 against Ireland under Azhar too.
 
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Asif321 said:
other captain might have opened innings with some one else and kept khalid at 4 like Afrdi did In WC. some little changes can make big impact
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agreed, some players need that space in the field to get going or play their natural game and khalid latif is one of them, same with sharjeel. they need the field up and get going immediately. if these two come down the order they will most likely fail more than not.
 
Two big fellas have put England to the sword today. :bumble
 
Carnage.

Nice to see two attacking options at the top. Right approach to T20 cricket.
 
Bilal7 said:
He is a total hack, let's not forget that. However, hacks win you T20 games.
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No one is forgetting it, hacks have been winning limited over games for all the other countries for the last 5 years. Let's save the classical batsmen for test matches.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
No one is forgetting it, hacks have been winning limited over games for all the other countries for the last 5 years. Let's save the classical batsmen for test matches.
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Since 2015, hacks are required in LOIs, I agree.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
So by that logic, Dhoni magically forgot to get the most out of his test bats from 2011. lol.

Dude....its 2 amazing hitters who are doing the job.

Yes, what you say is right (in a general sense) but there is NO substitute for quality.

Sharjeel scored a brutal 140 against Ireland under Azhar too.
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Sharjeel is a quality player but playing under a good, energetic captain is helping him fulfill his potential. Is that a difficult concept to understand? Why drag Dhoni into everything?
 
Century opening partnership in 10 overs. Sharjeel and Latif have blasted all the hack snobs for :6:
 
I should patent the "The one we need, not the one we deserve" line. Too many copycats. Nolan, Hawkeye, and others :inti
 
Bilal7 said:
Sharjeel is a quality player but playing under a good, energetic captain is helping him fulfill his potential. Is that a difficult concept to understand? Why drag Dhoni into everything?
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Dhoni had an insane batting team till 2011 and hardly lost any test (maybe a couple at best in several years).

Post 2011....he struggled cos the batsmen lost form.

Point being....get Azhar captaining Aus and they would score 350 still.

When 2 explosive bats play, they do well cos THEY are good.

Bro....see the context of prior discussion and the post you quoted me.

I agree with what you say but the captaincy effect on batting is very very minimal historically speaking.
 
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That's the issue with this team.

IMAGINE - if Sharjeel/Khalid had NOT scored.

Who would've scored all the runs? That too fast enough? We have all accumulators.
 
Hawkeye said:
Yep, always rated Khalid as a supreme hitter. At least an asset in T20s, and possibly in ODIs too, we need him there.

Ppers have a habit of blindly going after stats, and not how a batsman plays.

Whenever I've seen Khalid play, yes, he does look like a batsman with limited range of shots (just like Sharjeel), however, he has supreme timing ability vs. pace.

He has unbelievable bat speed, just like Sharjeel. And when he hits, the ball doesn't stop before clearing the fence. He can play well on off side too.
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Looks absolutely brutal against spin. Some really clean shots off the spinners.
 
Latif is bit of hack. But the good thing is he is opening which is exactly the position where a hack may do the most damage. Good call by the captain and coach to have him open even though in the past he has been played down the order even in the PSL he was played in the middle order.
 
Looks like Shehzad will not be making a comeback into any format.
 
JaDed said:
Looks like Shehzad will not be making a comeback into any format.
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Not really.

If these two flop for even 2-3 ODIs in a row, big hue and cry will happen and if Pakistan lose a major ODI series, then you can see Shehzad come back.

Life of a hitter is really unpredictable till he establishes himself. Even then its not 100% safe. Sehwag himself was in and out of the team at times. Raina is out of the team now. Has been in the past too. Maxwell was dropped recently.

Add that with the complex politics and knee jerk approach surrounding Pakistan cricket, nothing is impossible.

If I were Shehzad, I would keep scoring runs and bide my time.

There will always be chances.
 
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Great performance by the Karachi boys

Can they be our long term T20 openers?
 
Khalid latif is the biggest six hitter in the country . He gets insane distance on his sixes .
He hit the biggest six in the PSL too if i am not wrong .
In modern limited overs cricket you can get away with a limited technique.
 
Latif should be picked for ODIs too now and should open with Sharjeel ... back these 2 now and work with them. Latif looks the slightly more calmer of the two as well. It would be ridiculous to have Azhar opening or infact being in the ODI XI at all.

Make Sarfaraz captain, let the revival begin.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
Not really.

If these two flop for even 2-3 ODIs in a row, big hue and cry will happen and if Pakistan lose a major ODI series, then you can see Shehzad come back.

Life of a hitter is really unpredictable till he establishes himself. Even then its not 100% safe. Sehwag himself was in and out of the team at times. Raina is out of the team now. Has been in the past too. Maxwell was dropped recently.

Add that with the complex politics and knee jerk approach surrounding Pakistan cricket, nothing is impossible.

If I were Shehzad, I would keep scoring runs and bide my time.

There will always be chances.
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Good post.

Moreover, Both Umar Akmal and A.Shehzad can score in FC and selectors will select them.

Last thing selectors would expect from them is going to media or controversies.
 
When the English hit only one six the commies where saying the boundaries have been pushed back, not a problem for our lads :)))
 
WhenSultansBowled said:
Good post.

Moreover, Both Umar Akmal and A.Shehzad can score in FC and selectors will select them.

Last thing selectors would expect from them is going to media or controversies.
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ill be shocked if umar isnt back.

Personally id want him to play a fc season as well, but sarfraz has given positive statements towards him and Mikey has said he plans to talk to him
 
Sharjeel LHB and Latif RHB are Warner LHB and Finch RHB of our team..yeah we got warner and finch for our team...



Was jus kidding
 
Slog said:
Great performance by the Karachi boys

Can they be our long term T20 openers?
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Correction.

Great performance by Islamabad United boys!! ;-)

These folks won us the tournament in the first PSL. Go ISLU! Team #misbah
 
Hawkeye said:
I don't care if the quote came out right or wrong.

What I do know is both have EXTREMELY good bat speed, excellent timers of the ball, and are one of the cleanest hitters in Pakistan, at least.

What I do know is they're an absolute must in LOIs - if they fail, sure! Let them - but give them a long rope.

Let them demolish attacks.
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They are one of the cleanest hitters? Bad grammar. Again with the Dark Knight quote. :facepalm:
 
Hawkeye said:
Correction.

Great performance by Islamabad United boys!! ;-)

These folks won us the tournament in the first PSL. Go ISLU! Team #misbah
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Karachi and adopted Islamabad boys ;-)
 
The_Odd_One said:
Sharjeel, Latif, Akmal, and Babar are explosive top 4 in a T20 batting unit.
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Babar isn't explosive. Doesn't belong in T20s unless there are power hitters around, which we do if we play Sharjeel, Khalid, Umar, Maqsood, etc. NOT Malik, Rizwan, etc.

Rayyman said:
They are one of the cleanest hitters? Bad grammar. Again with the Dark Knight quote. :facepalm:
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Nobody cares. :najam

Slog said:
Karachi and adopted Islamabad boys ;-)
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Gotta give credit to Misbah's selection and eye for picking hitters.
 
Hawkeye said:
Babar isn't explosive. Doesn't belong in T20s unless there are power hitters around, which we do if we play Sharjeel, Khalid, Umar, Maqsood, etc. NOT Malik, Rizwan, etc.



Nobody cares. :najam



Gotta give credit to Misbah's selection and eye for picking hitters.
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No, no & no.
 
1) Sharjeel
2) Latif
3) Akmal
4) Sarfaraz
5) ?
6) ?
7) Imad
8) Riaz
9) Amir
10) Hassan/Irfan
11) ?

Need to find a good spinner and two explosive lower order hitters to once again become the best T20 team in the world.
 
JaDed said:
Looks like Shehzad will not be making a comeback into any format.
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on merit deserves to be in the test team to open with Sami ... harshly dropped just 1 series after his return from concussion.
 
boomboom6 said:
on merit deserves to be in the test team to open with Sami ... harshly dropped just 1 series after his return from concussion.
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He's currently liking tweets bigging himself apparently so clearly not focusing on right things
 
Slog said:
He's currently liking tweets bigging himself apparently so clearly not focusing on right things
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I don't care as long as he is performing which he was in the test team. Should be recalled for WI series in place of Masood & Hafeez. By all means make him earn his place back in the LOIs (I personally think he is best suited to Tests like Azhar) if he can sort out his strike rotation for shorter formats and is scoring in domestic LOIs. But as far as test cricket is concerned, he is worth investing in.
 
This is far-fetched but my top 4 of Pak dream team

Sharjeel
Latif
Babar
Sohaib Maqsood
 
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