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Can the OP provide an alternative?
Go back to the post and read it loud
RIZWAN SO FAR PLAYED AGAINST EITHER ZIMBABWE OR C TEAMS
And any performance against weak teams is not an indicator that Rizwan is a good batsman; he struggled badly against only one full strength bowling attack he faced in T20s against Starc, Cummins
Sarfaraz did not have to face C teams in his career;
I would urge you to read the post multiple times if you can not understand it
Alternative is grumpy Sarfraz with his big tummy and batting skills of a tailender these days.He can throw mud but will shut up when asked to provide alternative.
How about the rest of the batsmen contribute for a change and and support Babar and Rizwan. Even in the last game the platform set was decent enough, the problem is the batsmen who come after barely do anything , if we had a bairstow or butler to come in after people would be treating rizwan very differently.
Is Mo Rizwan good enough to open the batting for England?
Is Mo Rizwan good enough to open the batting for England?
But he's not playing for the world champion Eng side....he's playing for a Pakistani team who would struggle to beat Zimbawe without him and Babar
Rizwan has 2 ODI hundreds on his comeback series against Australia. He looked the best batsman overseas against England, Aus and NZ. Surely you have been sleeping all these series or may be Sarfraz fanship has made you blind of facts. Reality is Sarfraz support is no secret from certain group of people for known reasons. Sarfraz doesn't deserve to be in the squad.
Is Mo Rizwan good enough to open the batting for England?
Will fakhar get into the england team?
Will sharjeel get into the england team?
Will hafeez get into the england team?
Will Harris rauf get into the england team?
Will Imad Wasim get into the england team?
Etc etc etc
Your argument is beyond stupid.
Don’t think the poor guy is arguing about his Test match credentials. Stop shifting goalposts
Rizwan averages 28 in ODIs
Root is not better than Babar in T20s or ODIs. If Tom Bainton can open for England then so can Rizwan. Rizwan would be more prolific with lots of balasters in the England team taking care of run rate.Even Babar won’t get in England team. They have much better alternative in Root and he can’t make it to T20
imam averages 49 in odi , even a blindman would pick rizwan over imam to open currently.
Root is not better than Babar in T20s or ODIs. If Tom Bainton can open for England then so can Rizwan. Rizwan would be more prolific with lots of balasters in the England team taking care of run rate.
Even Babar won’t get in England team. They have much better alternative in Root and he can’t make it to T20
Will fakhar get into the england team?
Will sharjeel get into the england team?
Will hafeez get into the england team?
Will Harris rauf get into the england team?
Will Imad Wasim get into the england team?
Etc etc etc
Your argument is beyond stupid.
Yet to get an answer for his replacement. So I conclude there is no replacement for him then we should close this thread as it has no use.
No one is asking for him to be replaced. He can play as a number 5-6 wk. Or can he?
He can throw mud but will shut up when asked to provide alternative.
And who should open?
Fakhar Zaman if Roy/Bairstow are injured is something the management will think about before picking Rizwan.
Same argument applies for Sharjeel
same argument applies for Hafeez if Morgan/Stokes are injured in the middle order.
Rauf will not make it into the English side but he has a better shout than Tom Curran at least
In my honest and humble view, it should be Fakhar Zaman and Sharjeel Khan.
England would never in their right mind even think about selecting Sharjeel over a U19 reserve opener who is in shape let alone over Rizwan. England also have a standard when it comes to batting technique, a standard which Fakhar does not fill. Also the myth that Fakhar is a destructive opener is just silly. We have seen over the last 6 months, he plays his best cricket after settling in and playing 20-25 balls. He is not a Roy or Bairstow type who can smash from ball one.
Your hate for Rizwan is just laughable
Sharjeel average 22
Fakhar average 21
Rizwan average 43
Gues who they Pakistani fans want to remove?
Rizwan any day of the week in comparison to those two as openers.
Seems your hate is personal. Hate kills the heart bro. Not good for the health.
‘A standard when it comes to technique’
So Eoin Morgan is on Par with Brian Lara with his technique?
In what way is Root a much better alternative to Babar in T20s? David Malan is playing for England btw
Root can play clutch innings. Just check his inning against SA in 2016 WT20.
Morgan has shown the ability to play quality innings when the ball is swinging and when the ball is spinning. When a batsmen has that ability than their technique is up to a standard
Fakhar is a terrible batsmen of both swing and spin, only on flat simple wickets will you ever see him score. That's the difference between the two
And why are we bringing Lara into this?
What if I say your support of Rizwan is Personal?
Sharjeel average 22
Fakhar average 21
Rizwan average 43
Gues who they Pakistani fans want to remove?
Share strike rates also please. Also six hitting ability needs to be taken into consideration.
Pakistan had ZERO sixes in the first 10-12 overs against England at Trent Bridge. How many did England score in their power play?
Share strike rates also please. Also six hitting ability needs to be taken into consideration.
Pakistan had ZERO sixes in the first 10-12 overs against England at Trent Bridge. How many did England score in their power play?
I think you will make up stuff just to prove a point here.
Share strike rates also please. Also six hitting ability needs to be taken into consideration.
Pakistan had ZERO sixes in the first 10-12 overs against England at Trent Bridge. How many did England score in their power play?
Fakhar Zaman if Roy/Bairstow are injured is something the management will think about before picking Rizwan.
Same argument applies for Sharjeel
same argument applies for Hafeez if Morgan/Stokes are injured in the middle order.
Rauf will not make it into the English side but he has a better shout than Tom Curran at least
For the 6 hitting ability sharjeel strike rate is 133 while rizwan is 129 and fakhar is around 138. I am talking about overall strike rate. If I am not wrong rizwan strike rate is around 140 since his comeback. Why still the hate when his strike rate is better then them too.
Because he cant hit blind tallay. I think this is the issue here![]()
Rizwan is a terrible batsmen who is on a purple patch right now. He will be exposed in World Twenty20. After that his career as an opener will be in question. Sarfraz over this hack any day.
Rizwan is a terrible batsmen who is on a purple patch right now. He will be exposed in World Twenty20. After that his career as an opener will be in question. Sarfraz over this hack any day.
im trying to work out if you are being genuine or you are trolling, how can people come up with such garbage with a straight face.![]()
I'm an Indian and I can only laugh at those who are speaking against Rizwan
You guys deserve players like Sarfaraz instead.
[MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] Rizwan is not a bat any of us would have expected to do well in T20’s padded stats or not, but name a better partner for Babar ?
If anything Riswan has proven his mental strength at this level and done well against opposition put before him for the most part. Pakistan doesn’t have enough dynamic T20 openers who are consistent.
Dont want to bring region into this but Karachites have been a thorn in Pakistan cricket forever. Whether that is in the form of media personnel like Sikander Bakht, players like Sarfaraz or fans like the OP
Their support and love for Karachi is greater than their support of Pakistan.
Inshallah Pakistan will manage to remove this thorn once and for good.
If he bats in the middle, people will say he is too slow for it. People are forgetting that even in T20 there are 120 balls, you cant hack all of them.
So he is clearly the issue? Creating all the imbalance in the side?
What imbalance? He is the best batsmen in the team and a better wicket keeper. Its like saying Kohlli creates imbalance in Indian team cause he doesn't score at 200 more often than not.
Then why are you even suggesting that people would have an issue with him batting slowly in the middle? He doesn’t bat light speed as an opener
Because he is not a hack. He doesn't need to smash every ball
Jason Roy isn’t a hack either. But the guy wants to make every ball count. It’s about having that killer intent as an opener. Not saying that Rizwan lacks it, however we can’t be depending on him to wait for a ball that is in his own range considering he only has a couple of six hitting strokes and zero ability to lift the ball outside of those 1 or 2 areas where he is strong at.
Roy is a hack. Thats why he failed in Tests.
Thread based on hate and anti-pakhtun sentiments…there i said it
Last Sunday during my league game..overheard my Indian teammates praise Rizwan’s batting…so yeah that pretty much settles it
It's good to see so many blindly supporting Rizwan.
This is exactly what you call a bubble, when there's no actual substance.
And this same lot will be hating on Rizwan when he eventually fails and brings the team down at the World Cup.
He'll get a ton of abuse from his current supporters.
Because they didn't believe what we were telling them.
That it's a bubble.
And this thread will be bumped.
This post will be quoted.
But he's not playing for the world champion Eng side....he's playing for a Pakistani team who would struggle to beat Zimbawe without him and Babar
Really?
When you consume 18 overs against the so called mighty Zimbabwe , and score only 135 runs , then yes
Pakistan was doing better WITHOUT Rizwan against Zimababwe (see 2018 Zimbabwe/Australia/Pakistan try-series)
It is just Misbah effect; you will embrace mediocrity because you fear there are better options
“Jason Roy is a hack but Rizwan isn’t”
“Rizwan can open the batting for England because Tom Banton can”
“Rizwan is a great batsman because my Indian teammates at my Sunday league match think he is”
Some absolute gems
Sharjeel average 22
Fakhar average 21
Rizwan average 43
Gues who they Pakistani fans want to remove?
I would be intrigued to know what Pakistan batsmen in the last 10 years has been able to perform against good bowling?
Really?
When you consume 18 overs against the so called mighty Zimbabwe , and score only 135 runs , then yes
Pakistan was doing better WITHOUT Rizwan against Zimababwe (see 2018 Zimbabwe/Australia/Pakistan try-series)
It is just Misbah effect; you will embrace mediocrity because you fear there are better options