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Mohammad Hafeez : "I am blessed to be very good in all three facets of the game"

Even though Hafeez is pooor against good bowling, he still is miles better than the likes of Malik.

Hafeez > Nasim > Malik.

Can score fast, play effortlessly on flat decks.

And his bowling is always useful in LOIs, better than Malik's.
 
A wasted position, come tougher competition/situations in the future.
A spot wasted
 
Neferpitou said:
It is quite embarrassing that we are persisting with this hack as an opener.
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tbf he averages close to 40 in test cricket and has played on variety of surfaces

I think he is better than Shehzad still who has only beasted on flat UAE tracks and averages 20 in SL which is the only away country he has played in

so we arent spoilt for choice
 
Slog said:
tbf he averages close to 40 in test cricket and has played on variety of surfaces

I think he is better than Shehzad still who has only beasted on flat UAE tracks and averages 20 in SL which is the only away country he has played in

so we arent spoilt for choice
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I've watched all his matches since his comeback. Nothing's changed, he's maximized on the FTBing opportunities and not once has he looked comfortable against swing. Even trundlers like Shahid and Mathews have troubled him.

Shehzad is no better but Hafeez is 34 and a guaranteed wicket against the moving ball. Persisting with him is just ridiculous. You can't help but think Misbah is clearly favouring his buddies here. Zulfi being the other.
 
Neferpitou said:
I've watched all his matches since his comeback. Nothing's changed, he's maximized on the FTBing opportunities and not once has he looked comfortable against swing. Even trundlers like Shahid and Mathews have troubled him.

Shehzad is no better but Hafeez is 34 and a guaranteed wicket against the moving ball. Persisting with him is just ridiculous. You can't help but think Misbah is clearly favouring his buddies here. Zulfi being the other.
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Were you by chance Fastandfurious?
 
Neferpitou said:
It is quite embarrassing that we are persisting with this hack as an opener.
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That hack top scored in the last innings with a 42 when your talented players got killed by Kaushal and the pacer guy dont know his name
 
What 3 facets might those be? Being a FTB ? Getting out in the least bit trying conditions? Being routinely called in for a suspect bowling action?
 
He's obviously flip flopping.

Looks he's a good cricketer and he may have a particular stance regarding corruption.

But a diplomat he certainly is not, he might become a decent politician though once he retires.
 
Legendary quote by the Professor. Reminds me of Faisal Iqbal's interview on here - when asked what kind of bowling he is particularly strong against he said that he's strong against all types of bowling and has no weaknesses against any lol.
 
He's been one of our highest run scorers in recent times, even if he is a FTB, our other batsmen couldn't even put bat on ball in the UAE
 
Mir jibran said:
not only last year but from 2010 he has been a good batsman for us
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Therefore it's unfair to criticise him even though we know this as a fact. All he did was struggle against Steyn who is the best fast bowler in the world.
 
ExplicitAI said:
Therefore it's unfair to criticise him even though we know this as a fact. All he did was struggle against Steyn who is the best fast bowler in the world.
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unfortunately talent has regressed in Pakistan and hafeez who isn't a world class player is our one of the top class batsman
 
ExplicitAI said:
Therefore it's unfair to criticise him even though we know this as a fact. All he did was struggle against Steyn who is the best fast bowler in the world.
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thats clearly not true- he's done more than "just struggle against Steyn"

he's an average batsmen at best (stats prove it!), he's in the team because we've gone through our worse dearth of talent in these past 5 years, and because he's contributed with the ball
 
coy0607 said:
thats clearly not true- he's done more than "just struggle against Steyn"

he's an average batsmen at best (stats prove it!), he's in the team because we've gone through our worse dearth of talent in these past 5 years, and because he's contributed with the ball
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this year is the real test for him
 
coy0607 said:
thats clearly not true- he's done more than "just struggle against Steyn"

he's an average batsmen at best (stats prove it!), he's in the team because we've gone through our worse dearth of talent in these past 5 years, and because he's contributed with the ball
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The only thing that's hindering him is his overall ODI batting average due to not playing so well before his comeback. I would like to know what else he's done apart from just struggling against Steyn.
 
ExplicitAI said:
He's been one of our highest run scorers in recent times, even if he is a FTB, our other batsmen couldn't even put bat on ball in the UAE
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Looking at sheer stats he's been Pakistan's best ODI batsman for the last five years now. Healthy average at s decent strike rate. But somehow is criticised for lack of ability to play swing ,minniw basher,FTB etc. As if the rest of the batsmen are making tons on green mambas against Marshall and Lillee.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Looking at sheer stats he's been Pakistan's best ODI batsman for the last five years now. Healthy average at s decent strike rate. But somehow is criticised for lack of ability to play swing ,minniw basher,FTB etc. As if the rest of the batsmen are making tons on green mambas against Marshall and Lillee.
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I agree with you to some extent. He looks good only because others have been really bad, hence the ODI ranking of 9. It's called "Andhon mein kana raja".
 
I have never been a Hafeez fan, but for the sake of Pakistan, I just hope that he does well on these overseas tours.
 
We will see whether hafeez has improved as a test batsmen in our next 3 away series or we will find out that he still is a FTB.
 
Amjid Javed said:
We will see whether hafeez has improved as a test batsmen in our next 3 away series or we will find out that he still is a FTB.
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We already know how he will fare even if ball will swing .0000000000001 percent.
 
For Pakistan's sake, I want Hafeez to score big in 2016 - much as I do not see that happening.

Hope Pakistan have a side game or two to figure out NZ conditions.
 
He'll do better in Australia than England and New Zealand. Swing and seam are Hafeezs achilles heel. He will play bounce better. But whether he can survive till then after these two tours remains to be seen. Against Jimmy n Broad/ Boult and southee he will struggle big time

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Adil_94 said:
He'll do better in Australia than England and New Zealand. Swing and seam are Hafeezs achilles heel. He will play bounce better. But whether he can survive till then after these two tours remains to be seen. Against Jimmy n Broad/ Boult and southee he will struggle big time

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Didn't he score a hundred against NZ in NZ before the WC? A majority of the posters here are either overestimating the swing on NZ pitches or under estimating his ability in playing on those pitches or both.

Dale Steyn owned many batsmen in his prime and just because Hafeez got out to Steyn multiple times, he's being discredited. A lot of same posters are huge fans on Malik for some reason. Malik is a big hack and majority of his runs are against sub par spinners and B grade teams through nicks and nudges.

Hafeez is a better ODI bat than Azhar, Malik, Shafiq, UA, Shehzad and Maqsood. He is a team player and has good morals. What else do you need?
 
rhony said:
Didn't he score a hundred against NZ in NZ before the WC? A majority of the posters here are either overestimating the swing on NZ pitches or under estimating his ability in playing on those pitches or both.

Dale Steyn owned many batsmen in his prime and just because Hafeez got out to Steyn multiple times, he's being discredited. A lot of same posters are huge fans on Malik for some reason. Malik is a big hack and majority of his runs are against sub par spinners and B grade teams through nicks and nudges.

Hafeez is a better ODI bat than Azhar, Malik, Shafiq, UA, Shehzad and Maqsood. He is a team player and has good morals. What else do you need?
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That's a good question. Not entirely suck at the three facets of the game for starters.
 
rhony said:
Didn't he score a hundred against NZ in NZ before the WC? A majority of the posters here are either overestimating the swing on NZ pitches or under estimating his ability in playing on those pitches or both.

Dale Steyn owned many batsmen in his prime and just because Hafeez got out to Steyn multiple times, he's being discredited. A lot of same posters are huge fans on Malik for some reason. Malik is a big hack and majority of his runs are against sub par spinners and B grade teams through nicks and nudges.

Hafeez is a better ODI bat than Azhar, Malik, Shafiq, UA, Shehzad and Maqsood. He is a team player and has good morals. What else do you need?
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The ODI tracks are fairly flat in NZ. And he scored an 80 odd before the world cup. And that was on a track NZ made 370. In ODIS hafeez will do okay. In tests the first couple of days the ball does seam and swing around against Boult n southee I expect him to struggle then. And yes Malik isn't good outside the SC in his peak he was a SC track bully. Bullying India and SL mostly. However since then he has played in BBL and English T20S league and done ok. If the ODI tracks are flat and they mostly are I expect Malik to do ok. But nothing special. Hafeez isn't a particularly good fielder drops a lot of catches. Was a brilliant bowler but can't do that now. And he's an ok batter. At the ag of 35 I don't expect much from him.

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Poster boy of mouse hearted fans.

The most ordinary cricketer to have ever played 100+ matches for the prestigious green cap of Pakistan.
 
"I'm blessed to be very good in all 3 facets of the game".

*Gets banned from bowling*

"I'm blessed to be very good in 2 facets of the game".

*Carries a drop catch rate of 40%+, dropped a dolly today*

"I'm blessed to be--" bas kar yaar :danish
 
It's no wonder Pakistan cricket in Ltd overs is pathetic, wwith such average players like hafeez leading the way, no clue how to construct a innings even after playing over 100 odis
 
Suleiman said:
"I'm blessed to be very good in all 3 facets of the game".

*Gets banned from bowling*

"I'm blessed to be very good in 2 facets of the game".

*Carries a drop catch rate of 40%+, dropped a dolly today*

"I'm blessed to be--" bas kar yaar :danish
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kis ki dolly ko aj us ne drop kya ?
 
Suleiman said:
"I'm blessed to be very good in all 3 facets of the game".

*Gets banned from bowling*

"I'm blessed to be very good in 2 facets of the game".

*Carries a drop catch rate of 40%+, dropped a dolly today*

"I'm blessed to be--" bas kar yaar :danish
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Well atleast he didn't fake an injury to avoid facing fast bowling in breezy conditions :malik
 
Hafeez is Paks equivilant of Ian Bell. Hes not a match winner or consistent, his task is simply to keep himself in the side oh and by trying to look cool in orange glasses and growing some pendu mutch!
He may not be a match winner but he certainly is a match loser! Today his straightforward drop chance cost Pak the game.
To me he's too complacent because he feels his position is secure in the side - lack of competition will see this man stay in the side for a few years to come.
 
Without his bowling, Hafeez is a useless cricketer. He shouldn't have kept his place after the bowling ban but the team management doesnt think logically and is biased towards experience.
 
cricketInsight said:
Without his bowling, Hafeez is a useless cricketer. He shouldn't have kept his place after the bowling ban but the team management doesnt think logically and is biased towards experience.
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Tell me one match against England and NZ(which we WON) where he has not contributed!
The only 4 matches we have won so far he has a fiftyplus scores in all of them !
 
I think us fans are more blessed to be witnessing this era where the cricketing equivalent of Diego Maradona, a man with such exquisite talent is playing at his peak. Only the Robin Hood of Sialkot who has recently made his comeback to the team comes close to Hafeez in terms of pure talent and ability.

And there I was thinking the players from the 90s had talent !!
 
Hare Krishnas flocking the Hafeez threads in bulk.

He's a decent LOI bat, an average fielder. Overall less mediocre than Don :malik .


Don can't dream of playing any sort of pace bowling.
 
Khizr96 said:
Tell me one match against England and NZ(which we WON) where he has not contributed!
The only 4 matches we have won so far he has a fiftyplus scores in all of them !
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Between the NZ & ENG series, we have only won one ODI and one T20. How are you talking about 4 wins.

I am more questioning his spot in the ODI side at this time.
 
Hope he doesn't go blessed to cursed in all 3 facets of the game.
 
He needs to go on and score 100s regularly if he wants to gain some respect as a top order batsman. without his bowling he will struggle to keep his place in the team when out of form. so he should make the most of his good form and win some matches with his batting. he was batting nicely against NZ and he threw his wicket away, he could have gone to score a 100 if he planned his innings better. he also needs to work on rotating the strike early one, his first 20 runs are always slow
 
Hafeez is the definition of mediocre yet he's better than everyone we've got except for Azam. No choice but to play him.
 
Blessed in all facets, flopped in batting like has a million times to an outswinger since 2003.

Nearly dropped a catch.

Hope it's blessed, and not cursed...
 
Didnt notice hafeez until he took that catch (which almost fumbled)

He's walked into this tourney with poor form, dont know what the hype around hafeez is !
 
Hafeez has a role to play in the team. But really it is dependent on conditions. Wickets with movements should necessitate him sitting out. In Bangladesh he has been found out. In Indian flat tracks, he may yet be useful.
 
MashaAllah at the belief. I doubt I have ever seen a more mentally weak player in international cricket. Attempting that shot against a new-ball was no less than suicide. Beggars belief how this guy even has fans.

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