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Mohammad Rizwan or Azam Khan: Who would you have as wicket-keeper for the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup?

He looked like a bit of a bumbling fool out there today. Some shockingly bad wicket-keeping. I think even Akmal could have taken that second one. It was an absolute regulation sitter. The first one was not a difficult one either.

I don't get why we are bending over backwards to make this guy a thing. Regardless of what anyone may think about Rizwan's batting, he is a world-class wicket-keeper. Not only are we replacing an excellent wicketkeeper, but we're replacing him with someone who is not a good wicketkeeper, cannot be used anywhere else in the field and does absolutely nothing with the bat.
 
How is this even a question?!
Can we start a petition to send Azam back to the professional eating circuit?!
 
Relax boys

It’s all part of the plan.

Azam will fire.
 
Tbh that was poor from him today

But who had a good game?

Who’s going to bat like the England batters did for us? That’s how we need to bat
 
mon858 said:
Selectors are being made to look like fools.
Not persisting with Haris after last world cup and going with Azam instead.
Selecting 5 pacers in squad with no backup batter or all-rounder like salman agha.
Not giving any game time to abrar and persisting with Shadab.
Not giving Ifran any games to test him for middle order.
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This has to be the captains doing.
 
Asad T said:
Another day, another drop by Azam. It is time for him to work on his fitness and come back once he can actually keep

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Correction: . It is time for him to work on his fitness then come back to the national side once he can actually keep and bat to the standards required for international cricket. He can continue his career as a B-grade leagues superstar!
 
Easily the worst cricketer I have seen to represent Pakistan, even the overweight bowler Ehtesham Uddin, who played one test matchin 1982 for Pakistan, picked up from English League due to injury to Pakistan bowler, was a better player.
 
It’s an extremely one sided conversation however I think Azam will be given his final chance at the World Cup. If he can’t deliver anything in conditions he’s thrived in it’s absolutely done if it isn’t already.
 
Rana said:
Tbh that was poor from him today

But who had a good game?

Who’s going to bat like the England batters did for us? That’s how we need to bat
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Its why suggested my replacements as I did.

This whole squad is a sham that Ignores key performers in domestic and acc
 
Azam Khan cant even compare with Adnan Akmal these days so how can u compare with Rizwan, we can criticise rizwan's SR but his keeping abilities cant be compared with such useless babloo.
 
Rizwan should keep and then you bring in another specialist batsman.

Saim Ayub
Babar Azam (C)
Mohammad Rizwan (WK)
Fakhar Zaman
Usman Khan
Iftikhar Ahmed
Imad Wasim/Shadab Khan
Mohammad Amir
Shaheen Afridi
Naseem Shah
Haris Rauf

Some variation of this should be played from the selected squad. You can move a few batsmen around or even bring a specialist spinner (Abrar) in for Shadab depending on preference/form.

Yes, Saim Ayub is struggling. But so is Azam and he's a major liability as a keeper.

Just let Saim do his thing and at least get good fielding out of him. Having Azam Khan on the field is a disgrace to the sport at the international level, let him do his thing at the domestic level.
 
There is no doubt about this fact that Azam Khan is a blunder as a wicket keeper. He has failed badly and should be dropped now. Enough of him.

Bring imad in for him and let Rizwan keep the wickets.
 
I think it's time that someone starts a thread that documents chronological failures of Azam Khan behind the stumps.

If I remember correctly even in the very first series where he kept wickets against Afghanistan he was horrible behind the stumps and there was easy opportunities missed.

Can someone please list opportunities (catches, stumpings, byes, not running up to stumps to grab throws etc etc) that he has missed (which other keepers wouldn't have missed) in all the international games that he has played and post them here?
 
This is not looking good, heavy knees against spin bowlers will definitely test Azam Sack of veges Khan
 
Rana said:
Tbh that was poor from him today

But who had a good game?

Who’s going to bat like the England batters did for us? That’s how we need to bat
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just because he is wearing the gloves he is not a Wicket keeper. Our team has already become a joke for more than a decade and we are reaching new heights with Babar's captaincy and planning and Azam Khan in the team. The whole cricketing world in reality has lost respect for us and are only reluctant to say anything bad about Babar because our fans react like Indian fans when it comes to criticizing any of their brands.
 
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ayemgilani86 said:
just because he is wearing the gloves he is not a Wicket keeper. Our team has already become a joke for more than a decade and we are reaching new heights with Babar's captaincy and planning and Azam Khan in the team. The whole cricketing world in reality has lost respect for us and are only reluctant to say anything bad about Babar because our fans like you react like Indian fans when it comes to criticizing any of their brands.
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That was a poor performance by Azam. Now who’s going to bat at 5-6 for Pakistan in the World Cup??
 
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Rana said:
That was a poor performance by Azam. Now who’s going to bat at 5-6 for Pakistan in the World Cup??
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At this point, it's about who can hurt the team less and I think almost anyone else that can at least field decently would be better.
 
alik said:
At this point, it's about who can hurt the team less and I think almost anyone else that can at least field decently would be better.
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I understand your concern. In fact a lot of you I genuinely sympathise with. You genuinely love this team like I once did too. A lot of you don’t have hate or dislikes for individual like I and others do. You want the best team possible to compete and not humiliate Pakistan in front of the world.


The only assurance I can give you now, is that if you have made a plan, it’s better to stick with it and not lose hope.

From a cricketing POV, if you just want someone to fill in numbers…then what’s the point of even trying to compete? You can put in Umar Akmal if that’s the case?
 
Rana said:
I understand your concern. In fact a lot of you I genuinely sympathise with. You genuinely love this team like I once did too. A lot of you don’t have hate or dislikes for individual like I and others do. You want the best team possible to compete and not humiliate Pakistan in front of the world.


The only assurance I can give you now, is that if you have made a plan, it’s better to stick with it and not lose hope.

From a cricketing POV, if you just want someone to fill in numbers…then what’s the point of even trying to compete? You can put in Umar Akmal if that’s the case?
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I don't think you dislike the team. You do support it. It shows in your comments and the fact that you frequent a Pakistan cricket forum and put in effort to put your views and opinions forth. I respect that, and I do look forward to reading your comments. I'm sure Pakistan's success makes you happier and Pakistan's failures make you less happier.

Rana said:
That was a poor performance by Azam. Now who’s going to bat at 5-6 for Pakistan in the World Cup??
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That aside, to answer your question, I think Pakistan's batting order could use some shuffling and we could do with better selections. It's ridiculous to make this look like we NEED Azam Khan, and that he's the only one we could use in the middle order. I'm sure it's gotten to the point where even you, an avid supporter of AK, realize just how poor he is.

Usman, Saim, Babar, Fakhar, Imad, Rizwan, Ifti. This would be a tough top 7.
 
hafizexpress said:
I don't think you dislike the team. You do support it. It shows in your comments and the fact that you frequent a Pakistan cricket forum and put in effort to put your views and opinions forth. I respect that, and I do look forward to reading your comments. I'm sure Pakistan's success makes you happier and Pakistan's failures make you less happier.
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This is partially true bro. I still have love/support for our Test side. Their defeat still hurts me as a cricket fan. I like ODI cricket besides one guy’s tantrums in wanting to bat in a position.

It’s the T20 side that I just cannot support when my conscience doesn’t allow me to accept two accumulators as openers when the world of cricket is taking a totally different approach to ours. There are still players who I hope do well, from the domestic circuit and some in the national side. I have always loved Fakhar Zaman the white ball batsman in this side. I really hope for the best for Muhammad Harris. I appreciate Shaheen’s skill. I like Imad Wasim and what he offers to the side. I like Rauf the death bowler. I like Abrar the spinner. Yes I want Amir to do well, too many happy Pakistan fan memories attached with this guy. I’m hoping for the best for Usman Khan. I believe in Saim Ayub. I wish Sharjeel comes back, opens with Fakhar just so I can see this happen once in my lifetime.

So yes, I do partially still have affection to this team. It just doesn’t feel the same anymore with those two selfish cricketers up top. This isn’t what I fell in love with 20+ years ago as a Pakistan cricket fan. Just feel betrayed now.
 
Rana said:
That was a poor performance by Azam. Now who’s going to bat at 5-6 for Pakistan in the World Cup??
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you should ask that question to Bobsy King and Wahab Riaz. On purpose playing someone like Azam Khan destorying Mohammad HAris confidence, not giving any game time to any other spin bowler, not announcing any reserves. They have bad intentions for the team, if you can't see that by now you are just like the majority of our enlightened bobsy king king fans. These are all either retarded decision or decision made with ill intentions.
 
alik said:
At this point, it's about who can hurt the team less and I think almost anyone else that can at least field decently would be better.
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i mean the worse any other domestic player could do is get a duck and drop a couple of sitters
 
I think azam khan forgot that he was playing cricket and he was meant to catch the ball and no just try to stop it and deflect it away. His batting is also very ordinary and it has been many games now, not just 1 or 2 that he looks like a tailender. Just drop him, let rizwan keep and bring Saim to play in his place.
 
Rana said:
This is partially true bro. I still have love/support for our Test side. Their defeat still hurts me as a cricket fan. I like ODI cricket besides one guy’s tantrums in wanting to bat in a position.

It’s the T20 side that I just cannot support when my conscience doesn’t allow me to accept two accumulators as openers when the world of cricket is taking a totally different approach to ours. There are still players who I hope do well, from the domestic circuit and some in the national side. I have always loved Fakhar Zaman the white ball batsman in this side. I really hope for the best for Muhammad Harris. I appreciate Shaheen’s skill. I like Imad Wasim and what he offers to the side. I like Rauf the death bowler. I like Abrar the spinner. Yes I want Amir to do well, too many happy Pakistan fan memories attached with this guy. I’m hoping for the best for Usman Khan. I believe in Saim Ayub. I wish Sharjeel comes back, opens with Fakhar just so I can see this happen once in my lifetime.

So yes, I do partially still have affection to this team. It just doesn’t feel the same anymore with those two selfish cricketers up top. This isn’t what I fell in love with 20+ years ago as a Pakistan cricket fan. Just feel betrayed now.
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Fair enough. And I agree with all of your comments on the individual players.
 
BouncerGuy said:
I think azam khan forgot that he was playing cricket and he was meant to catch the ball and no just try to stop it and deflect it away. His batting is also very ordinary and it has been many games now, not just 1 or 2 that he looks like a tailender. Just drop him, let rizwan keep and bring Saim to play in his place.
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If our selectors were like team Australia's or England's, AK would not have come close to the side. But not only has he played so much for Pakistan already, the selectors were actually impressed by his performances against Ireland to the point that they decided to take him to the WC based on that, despite his horrific record before the series. They really looked at his performances against Ireland and were like... "you know what, this guy can actually bat" after he got out for 0 in the first game and faced 16 balls in the next two. That was enough for them to forget about his performances up to that date. Playing with Azam Khan against a decent side is like playing with 10 players, except you might even do better with just 10
 
hafizexpress said:
If our selectors were like team Australia's or England's, AK would not have come close to the side. But not only has he played so much for Pakistan already, the selectors were actually impressed by his performances against Ireland to the point that they decided to take him to the WC based on that, despite his horrific record before the series. They really looked at his performances against Ireland and were like... "you know what, this guy can actually bat" after he got out for 0 in the first game and faced 16 balls in the next two. That was enough for them to forget about his performances up to that date. Playing with Azam Khan against a decent side is like playing with 10 players, except you might even do better with just 10
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Azam is thought to be an experienced player in west Indian condition because of his CPL stint. This hoax is soon gonna be over as well. This guy is a league bully and we all know why.

Ireland should never have been the benchmark for WC selection. It should have been just a practice game that's it but PCB made the whole team based of those 3 games.
 
Is Azam khan a parchi player? When saw hi photo 1st time, I’m surprised…. How he passed fitness test? Fats from all sides
 
Azam Khan may have played his last game in this World Cup - Rizwan clearly making a huge impact.
 
How is this guy Rizwan getting away Scott free?

What was that pathetic keeping in the super over?
 
Rana said:
How is this guy Rizwan getting away Scott free?

What was that pathetic keeping in the super over?
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Eh probs got overwhelmed. One thing about rizzu is his good keeping.

I always thought rizzu was some hasta baby and if he would captain pakistan cricket, he'd at the very least be better then Bobby since rizzu just laughs 24/7 and doesn't shout like Bobby.

But apparently not, he clearly took in pressure and got overwhelmed today.
 
Mohammad Rizwan completes his 50 catches as a wicket keeper in T20I format. Certainly a better choice than Azam Khan
 
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