As a Pakistani fan I apologise for this pathetic behavior from this joke.
This is very poor from Imam. Watson is a legend of this game and you are nobody at this stage and acting like a tool. Unacceptable behaviour.
apologize for what? this is cricket, whatever happens on the field should stay on the field... if imam said something to watson off the field or after the game then i could agree with you.
"apologizing" what a pathetic attitude.. did you apologize when shehzad was telling dilshan to get ready for the fire if he didn't convert?
After this incident I am putting Imam on list of players with behavioural issues.
oh no, how will his career progress now?
Agree. Imam should be punished.
punished because of something that has always happened in cricket? pathetic.
Watson must have said something in the first inning to cause this reaction.
for sure, we don't know the full story plus it's just on field stuff.
This wasn't necessary. Poor stuff from Imam.
were you on the field? how do you know whether it as necessary or not?
He have attitude issue, must get his head right soon, he is not a star
he's already a mainstay in the pakistani top order, you don't need to be a star to sledge.
Cheap antics from Imam-ul-Haq.
No need for it.
a little sledging isn't going to hurt anyone as long as it stays on the field... nothing "cheap" about it
What did he do? Watson in his hey day was a rather aggressive player as well.
exactly, sledging is fine if whatever is said remains on the field.
I believe that Mugambo ie Inzi will not be "khush" after this!
why should he have a problem with it? you're acting like this is the first time any player has sledged.. are you forgetting what inzi himself once did when someone called him aalu? if anything inzi would more than understand imam's sledge.
Excellent stuff from Imam-ul-Haq. People actually think leg behind Watson is a legend.
it's great to see.
Fake aggression doesn't impress anyone, he got decked by a NZ 2nd tier pace bowler and spent 5 mins lying on the pitch like he'd been shot.
and what does that have to do with anything? you don't have to be a 160kph pacer in order to hurt a batsman.
surely after the philip hughes incident you'd be careful of saying anything like that.
very pathetic to see from you... you should hang your head in shame.
Imam is the luckiest guy in the world.
Gets selected in PSL when he doesn't deserve it at all. A very poor T20 batsman.
Made his team lose in the final and has the audacity to send off a person like Watson.
Shameful really. I'm just afraid inzi is going to pick him in the national T20 as well.
So far I've been defending his selection in ODIs but if I see him in T20Is it will not be possible to defend him or Inzi.
yet he's one of the highest scorers of his side.. you've bias has been exposed mate.. stop repeating the same thing in every single thread... he's going to be a future captain and you'll have to live with that.
Watson's a big dude and would destroy Imam. Always surprising to see little guys do this kind of thing.
Was uncalled for regardless. Watson is I think highly appreciated by Pakistanis.
what does that have to do with anything? it's not a wrestling match.
sledging is fine.
Yes, please don’t show any aggression in cricket at all. Let’s make the game as boring as possible.
Moments like these spice up the game, you already know after the game they will shake hands so what’s wrong with a little bit of aggression on the field.
exactly, these posters have exposed themselves.. they are like those pakistani aunties that comment on every little thing someone else does.
Better then your hero misbah
agreed
And he still outperformed Babar in this entire PSL, matter of fact he outperformed every other Pakistani batsman in the PSL this year.
exactly and he's still not a t20 player, his bias is being exposed.
Players like him will always remain average
Watson isn’t yahya hussaini you will have crack at him
Totally stupid shows what he thinks of himself . First of all should be thankful to mamu for getting so many chances
Pathetic mentality
if an "Average" player like him is winning man of the series awards in south africa then it says a lot about how pathetic the rest of the batsmen are.
Wrong.
1. A big name like him touring Pakistan should be respected
2. Imam is not a bowler who got him out with an unplayable delivery
3. Imam didn't throw to get Watson out
4. Imam is not a star. A player starting his career who is yet to prove himself
Things like these turn your fams into haters and Imam got more haters today.
yes should be respected off the field, on the field stuff doesn't matter.. emotions get the best of you.
My hate for this player has started I can’t stand just egoistic players
Hope he is out from team soon
oh no, let's get him out of the team because you can't stand him..
he's going to be a future captain, so you should stop watching pakistan cricket.. he's not going to get dropped either because he's already proved he's a vital player.
This is what happens when you are selected because chachu is chief selector and you know nobody can drop you
haha good, let that eat you up inside.. your darling sarfraz's days are numbered and imam will soon be captain.
Imam haters in full flow.
they don't have anything better to do.
Imam should stay away from unnecessary sledging, just like everybody else but stop acting like Watson is doing anyone a favor by accepting big money to play a few T20 matches in front of the most passionate cricket fans in the world.
Also, he isn't a "legend", for anything other than his DRS exploits.
agreed but if imam said something it was probably due to something watson may have said.. we don't know they only showed us the imam send off.
Imam has always given the Selfie shehzad vibes.
no he hasn't.
He's an opening bat, he can show aggression by hooking bouncers and learning how to handle genuine pace. He'd be better off asking for advice from Watson rather than telling him where to go.
he's scored more runs than babar azam, he is number 5 on the top scorers overall and the second highest for his team... he's done helluva lot better than most people thought... the number 1 t20 batsman only managed to maintain a strike rate of 115 and imam scored at a rate of 130..
put your bias aside.
Imam should know his place and consider himself lucky if he had a career half as successful as Watson
he's already had a better career than most pakistani batsmen and he's only going to get better.
Imam averages 60 in ODIs. None of your domestic darlings can hold a candle to him in the ODI format. Deal with it and go pick on someone who didn't just dominate the South African pacers in South Africa.
exactly, good post.. he's not known for hitting but he's done extremely well in this psl for his side.
Ek to nalaek ooper sei badtamiz
speak in english, this is a public forum.
Imam should apologize and should be fined. Pathetic behavior.
what is pathetic is the reaction from you so called pathetic fans.
At least he's not racist unlike someone's hero.
Agree that we can't question his place in ODIs for now.
But PSL he didn't deserve to be selected. This is unfair to many honest triers and better T20 batsmen.
he's done better than all pakistani batsmen except kamran akmal... that says a lot about "the better t20 batsmen and honest triers"
While I don’t entirely condone what he did, I believe we need to overcome the “you don’t treat guests in your home like that” attitude.
It’s a tournament final and a bit of bad blood between the players is not a big deal.
Yes the likes of Watson and other foreign players should be appreciated for coming to Pakistan, but that doesn’t mean they have to be given VIP treatment on the field.
There is no reason why Imam should apologize, and I also don’t buy the argument that you need to achieve something before showing aggression on the pitch.
How do you define “achieving something”? Are there any formal qualifications? How many runs or wickets does a player have to take before he give an opposition player a send-off?
I find this apologist attitude weak and bemusing.
good post, you're the only sensible around here.
First time I’ve agreed with Mamoon. Our fans and players have such a weak mentality like cowards.
these fans are pathetic and fickle.
Amir Solhail was the most offensive and boorish batsman who I have ever seen play for Pakistan, even now in the studio he says stupid stuff, but that guy would hook the fastest bowlers off his nose into the stands. When I see Imam can do that then I will give him some leeway to give send offs.
he's a gun batsmen and has done well in his first PSL.
Why did Hasan Ali, Shadab, Faheem, Hussain Talat get selected for ODIs because of the PSL? Isn’t that unfair on the honest triers in domestic and better domestic bowlers?
because it doesn't these posters' agenda.
There is a difference between a shoda (Hasan, Shadab type personalities) and someone like Imam, and you can be aggressive without showing any of the said traits.
I personally don’t find anything visibly wrong with Imam’s personality or attitude.
but they'll always find something to complain about.
Anyone deserving based on ability can get selected.
Imam never was suited to T20s.
why is he the second highest pakistani batsmen in terms of runs then? why is his strike rate higher than the worlds number 1 t20 batsman?
Lol. Watson has given his fair share of send offs himself. He must have said something to get a send off like this
exactly.
Average of 37 with a SR of 119.
Average of 39 with a SR of 119.
One is Babar and one is Imam. How can you say Imam doesn’t deserve to get selected if his T20 career is very similar to the worlds number 1 T20 batsman.
babars strike rate was 115 in psl 2019
imam's strike rate was 130 in psl 2019
Watson obviously had done something. BTW imam should focus on his cricket instead such stuff. No need to apologize though.
agreed, but this stuff is alright.. as long as it's on the field.
Get over yourselves, people.
Watson is not doing anyone favors by coming, he’s earning a fat paycheck in doing so.
Imam is fifth on leading scorers of the tournament and has “earned” the right to do as he pleases. (Not sure how one can quantify it in the first place). His biggest weakness seems to be his surname for a select few on this forum with their own disgusting biases.
Enough of this pathetic weak attitude, it’s destroying cricket.
what more do you expect from this holier than thou pakistani fans?
What does he think he is???
Idiot. Should be banned for a few matches to put his ego in place..
no you should be banned for posting stupid stuff... he's the second highest pakistani run getter in all of psl 2019 and for his team.. that's who he is, he's outperformed all pakistani batsmen except kamran in this edition of the psl.
Not a single match winning innings though.. along with the very cheap antics����*
at least watch all of the matches before coming to that conclusion, typical pakistani behaviour.... have no knowledge about anything yet go on to make a statement that couldn't be more wrong.
fake aggression are for people who know they are not selected on merit
he'd make the t20 team on merit.
I'm glad PZ is losing just because of Imam's actions.
another terrible post.
