"Next year I'll try to become best cricketer domestically, and then internationally" : Ahmed Shehzad

[Abdullah719]

"Next year I'll try to become best cricketer domestically, and then internationally" : Ahmed Shehzad

KARACHI: Pakistan opener Ahmed Shahzad has said that he will give the selection committee no choice but to select him in the ODI squad for the upcoming Australia series with a string of great performances in the domestic circuit.

“The [exclusion from the Pakistan squad] did hurt in the beginning,” said Shahzad. “I always used to think about it, but now I have decided not to think or cry about what happened in the past, and my focus is on how to get back in the national team.”

He continued, “I performed well in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), where I scored at an average of 40, which is good in shorter format of the game, and also scored a century in the final of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In the ongoing National One Day Cup as well I’ve scored at an average of 61.4 in six matches.”

The Lahore-born right-hander further said he will keep on performing to put the pressure on the selectors to pick him for the national team.

“Next year, I will try to become the best cricketer domestically, and then internationally,” he said. “I will also try not to repeat the mistakes that I have made in cricket and in life.”

Shahzad, who is the only Pakistan batsman to score centuries in all three formats, also said that as the captain of HBL, his focus is to give chances to the youngsters.

“As HBL skipper, I don’t want these youngsters to be neglected the way I have been in my career,” he added. “These youngsters have played a long season, where they first reached the final of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and are now playing in the National One-Day Cup, just after a gap of 10 days.”

http://tribune.com.pk/story/1277470/ahmed-shahzad-eyes-odi-recall/

 

[Mirpur express]

"As HBL skipper, I don’t want these youngsters to be neglected the way I have been in my career"

This just sums up the guy, don't want to see him anywhere near the national team, more deserving players ahead of him tbh

 

[Hawkeye]

DON'T FALL FOR THIS TRAP!

Keep him as far away as possible from cricket. If not, then the national team.

 

[godzilla]

yeah whatever. walk the walk and then we'll see. someone please switch the microphone off.

 

[JaDed]

“I always used to think about it, but now I have decided not to think or cry about what happened in the past, and my focus is on how to get back in the national team.”

“As HBL skipper, I don’t want these youngsters to be neglected the way I have been in my career,” -

His train of thought is pretty poor needs to play the train of thought game in lumosity app.

 

[MMHS]

Good luck Ahmed, your BPL/CPL stock should be higher for that next year.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Departmental List A Cup 2016/2017

402

 

[Justcrazy]

His major problem was rotation of strike and thus got bogged down.

Selection should be on performance , if a 40 yr old can perform he should be in the team , if 18 yr old cannot , he should not be.

 

[Thivagar]

In TV interviews he sounds so professional and very mature.

 

[KamranDestiny]

I used to be a huge fan of his, i remember him scoring a 100 in a T20 game in BPL around 2011 or 2012 and getting hyped to the moon... the rest is history.
Now, He needs to stay away from Pakistan national team. Terrible attitude, and even worse performances.

 

[Itachi]

He has some serious superiority complex and at times, delusional....

And that's not even exaggeration which does makes you a bit worried.

 

[SARJ_BD]

He should be brought back to the squad if he scores like Kamran Akmal in domestic next season.
Highest scorer or scorer at crucial situations shall only be picked.
Let Shehzad know that only his performance will shut his critics, nth else will.

Thus Mr Shehzad, scoring one century will not work. You still are 900 ru s behind Kamran Akmal.

Good luck. I was your fan once. Your poor performance in 2015 made me look away from your

 

[Zeshan547]

So all this while you were pretending to be mediocre, shehzad you are the living legend already mate, so just announce your retirement from cricket, and try your hand at comedy, and you can end up as best comedian the world has ever seen.

 

[Abdul]

He can only dream of making an international return. Never going to happen.

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Departmental List A Cup 2016/2017

402

Shehzad says hello!!
: Shan: 420
:Shehzad: 419

)

 

[ExplicitAI]

He's not gonna become the best in the world if he's going to bat at a snails pace. Sort out your SR issues, find the gaps easier, rotate the strike and we'll welcome you back with open arms. That Corey Anderson bouncer is finished, get over it.

 

[spade]

One of the worst opening batsmen in the world with an inflated ego, first get those runs then run your mouth.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Don't fall in his trap. This is just like those million fake new year resolutions that people say every year. Guys like azhar ali and shafiq had focussed on their performances and have improved a lot whereas Mr Ahmed Shehzad has only improved his performance in trash talking.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Shehzad says hello!!
: Shan: 420
:Shehzad: 419

)

Wowwwww.

That's as close as it could get.

 

[Pete Rose]

Reminds me of someone. We 're gonna win, we're gonna will all the time. We'll win so much, you'll get sick of winning.

 

[Slog]

How can a guy be so unaware

 

[carbon11]

with misbah and younis past their sell by date great players they are but they are finished now and young Sami aslam failing to establish himself I can't see why likes of Shahzad , Umar akmal and even salman butt won't make it back , I also believe Shafiq will stick at 6 or 5 and azhar Ali will have no problem shifting back to the number 3 role

 

[Slog]

with misbah and younis past their sell by date great players they are but they are finished now and young Sami aslam failing to establish himself I can't see why likes of Shahzad , Umar akmal and even salman butt won't make it back , I also believe Shafiq will stick at 6 or 5 and azhar Ali will have no problem shifting back to the number 3 role

How ha Sami Aslam not established himself?

He's done better than Shehzad would have done on England Aus tours

 

[pakpukhtun]

Nothing wrong with aiming for the stars, you all are just salty. Hopefully he replaces the flamboyant ball leaver.

 

[Slog]

Tbh it seems that unlike FC cricket he is doing well in shorter forms of the game.

Problem is in domestics you don't get to know how he constructed his innings and whether he is wasting as many balls in his first 40 runs

The problem with him was that he would make first 25-40 runs at snails pace (70 SR or lower even) and then if he made a big score his SR would catch up and go to 80+

But it's not always you get that luxury so if he got out in 20s or 30s his runs would be a total liability

He is scoring in the one day cup.

But we don't know whether the main issues in his game such as one outlined above or inability to rotate the strike have improved even one bit

 

[Slog]

Nothing wrong with aiming for the stars, you all are just salty. Hopefully he replaces the flamboyant ball leaver.

He leaves the ball too

But with him the ball usually struck his pad or the wickets

 

[Statsman]

Don't know why TV analysts keep referring him as a "super star" or worse "one of the last super stars left in Pakistan cricket". What is so super star about him?

Rather have a hard working cricketer than him in the team. He is not even talented enough like Umar Akmal.

 

[pakpukhtun]

He leaves the ball too

But with him the ball usually struck his pad or the wickets

I don't know how you can say this shehzad avg 43 sr around 53 sami aslam avg 36 sr 39. Like I said before everyone on pp don't like his behaviour that's why they favour less capable batsmen then him.

 

[Statsman]

I don't know how you can say this shehzad avg 43 sr around 53 sami aslam avg 36 sr 39. Like I said before everyone on pp don't like his behaviour that's why they favour less capable batsmen then him.

Shahzad has been lucky to miss out on the away tours. Sami Aslam atleast is able to blunt the ball. Shahzad doesn't have the game to survive in these conditions and would have been badly exposed, although he does look like a better bet for home series. But even there Hafeez is better than him.

 

[Slog]

I don't know how you can say this shehzad avg 43 sr around 53 sami aslam avg 36 sr 39. Like I said before everyone on pp don't like his behaviour that's why they favour less capable batsmen then him.

See where they played

Shehzads runs came in UAE when EVERYONE in the lineup scored hundreds and Pakisfan scored 600 for fun

The only time Shehzad played outside UAE was on 2 tours of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka isn't even alien conditions per se but even then he failed miserably and averaged in 20s

Maybe in UAE Shehzad may do better but overall Sami is more useful to Pak right now. I however if you will pick a UAE specific opener then go for Hafeez

 

[pakpukhtun]

See where they played

Shehzads runs came in UAE when EVERYONE in the lineup scored hundreds and Pakisfan scored 600 for fun

The only time Shehzad played outside UAE was on 2 tours of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka isn't even alien conditions per se but even then he failed miserably and averaged in 20s

So how can you conclude he will fail in Australia? I guess his antics are evidence for his failure. Plus avg 43 in international for an opener is pretty decent no matter where you play.

 

[Slog]

Don't know why TV analysts keep referring him as a "super star" or worse "one of the last super stars left in Pakistan cricket". What is so super star about him?

Rather have a hard working cricketer than him in the team. He is not even talented enough like Umar Akmal.

For all his faults Umar Akmal has most shots in the book and is fairly exciting to watch

If he had a half functioning brain and a good defense he would have been a top batsman

Shehzads game has so many weaknesses it's not even funny

They aren't comparable at all

 

[Slog]

So how can you conclude he will fail in Australia? I guess his antics are evidence for his failure. Plus avg 43 in international for an opener is pretty decent no matter where you play.

He couldn't handle Prasad in Sri Lanka and you think he will do well in England or Aus against their bowlers )

The 43 average is misleading

His average in SL is in 20s. He's been Lucky to not step outside Asia

 

[pakpukhtun]

He couldn't handle Prasad in Sri Lanka and you think he will do well in England or Aus against their bowlers )

The 43 average is misleading

His average in SL is in 20s. He's been Lucky to not step outside Asia

That's not enough evidence to say he will fail in Australia. The pitches are extremely different. Hopefully he gets another chance and could tell us if he is capable there or not.

 

[Slog]

That's not enough evidence to say he will fail in Australia. The pitches are extremely different. Hopefully he gets another chance and could tell us if he is capable there or not.

You are clutching at straws

What's the logic here?

Yes Shehzad has failed outside UAE wherever he has played tests. He failed to negotiate Dhammika Prasad on Sri Lankan pitches. And he failed spectacularly in Australia during WC15. But let's just try him again in Australia tests in place of someone more deserving to make sure 100% that he is a failure in these conditions.

Secondly when team was selected Shehzad had failed in QeA till that point before he ran to BPL

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

He couldn't handle Prasad in Sri Lanka and you think he will do well in England or Aus against their bowlers )

The 43 average is misleading

His average in SL is in 20s. He's been Lucky to not step outside Asia

Younis failed in 6'7 innings in England that doesn't make him a bad player , Shehzad is young and he has several flaws but he has time still to get his head together though he hadn't done in the past, I don't have any personal issues with him like several other ppers he should work on his flaws and perform consistently in domestic and if he improves he should be back and if he doesn't then his bad luck we'll develop some other players just as Azhar and Shafiq,

 

[Statsman]

You are clutching at straws

What's the logic here?

Yes Shehzad has failed outside UAE wherever he has played tests. He failed to negotiate Dhammika Prasad on Sri Lankan pitches. And he failed spectacularly in Australia during WC15. But let's just try him again in Australia tests in place of someone more deserving to make sure 100% that he is a failure in these conditions.

Secondly when team was selected Shehzad had failed in QeA till that point before he ran to BPL

I feel tests are the best chance for Shehzad to make a comeback (for UAE games) as his game is clearly not built for ODIs / T20s. He however seems more interested in playing the more glamorous formats especially the BPL. In one of his interviews the host kept asking him about his domestic test performances only to hear about how he averaged 40+ in BPL.

 

[pakpukhtun]

Younis failed in 6'7 innings in England that doesn't make him a bad player , Shehzad is young and he has several flaws but he has time still to get his head together though he hadn't done in the past, I don't have any personal issues with him like several other ppers he should work on his flaws and perform consistently in domestic and if he improves he should be back and if he doesn't then his bad luck we'll develop some other players just as Azhar and Shafiq,

Exactly my point...nothing wrong with redeeming yourself, lots of athletes have done it in the past.

 

[Slog]

Exactly my point...nothing wrong with redeeming yourself, lots of athletes have done it in the past.

He should get a chance when he has proved himself over a whole season

Not just one or 2 innings

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

He should get a chance when he has proved himself over a whole season

Not just one or 2 innings

Exactly and on the other hand there should be a place in the Pak11 and right now there isn't!

 

[pakpukhtun]

He should get a chance when he has proved himself over a whole season

Not just one or 2 innings

My original post was there's nothing wrong with setting big goals but most of you guys believe he won't make it back and stating he don't deserve a chance again. You don't avg 43 by being a scrub.

 

[Haroon786]

So how can you conclude he will fail in Australia? I guess his antics are evidence for his failure. Plus avg 43 in international for an opener is pretty decent no matter where you play.

Shezhad failed in SL against bowlers well below the quality of Starc, Hazlewood, Anderson and Broad - there is simply no evidence to suggest that he would do well away from the UAE against top notch seamers.

 

[moghul]

Another century from Shehzad, against PIA this time.

I know some PPErs have personal issues with him but he now putting selectors under lot of pressure by his performance

 

[Abdullah719]

Another century from Shehzad, against PIA this time.

I know some PPErs have personal issues with him but he now putting selectors under lot of pressure by his performance

Shan Masood has more runs in the tournament and PIA's best bowler is Anwar Ali... Shehzad is doing his bit but I don't think the selectors will be easily swayed by a couple of good knocks. It will take more consistency than that.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Good attitude, keep it up. A better test batter than Sami Aslam.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

He is so full om himself, but he is better then Sami Aslam.

He should come back to test team after Misbah and Younis retire.

 

[BDwarriors]

Inspired by sami aslams last week confidence speech it seems.

 

[Ellipsism]

Good attitude, keep it up. A better test batter than Sami Aslam.

I would love to see Shehzad score 50+ scores in England and New Zealand.

Heck, he was being made a fool by Lakmal in Lanka.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

He's now liking anti Inzi tweets lol.

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

166 by Ahmed Shehzad in the semi final won the match single handedly chasing 284

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Nice cup so far leading run scorer with no one near him!!
583 runs
97.3 average
93.4 strike rate,

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Ahmed Shehzad has given a Shut Up call to all of us including me.

 

[kingusama92]

Ahmed Shehzad has given a Shut Up call to all of us including me.

If only he had the ability to stop talking about himself.

He needs to,

A) Close his Twitter account
B) Stop speaking to the media

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

If only he could stop talking himself.

He needs to,

A) Close his Twitter account
B) Stop speaking to the media

He will never ever do that in my view.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

[MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION]


166 (133) while chasing 284. Singlehandedly wins it for HBL by playing Misbah esque innings with more boundaries.


104 runs in 23 balls

62 runs in 110 balls


Overall 166 (133)


Indicates that Strike rotation and dots balls is still a hugeeeee issue.


Nevertheless good performance and leading run scorer and has taken HBL to final singlehandedly.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

166 by Ahmed Shehzad in the semi final won the match single handedly chasing 284

Nice cup so far leading run scorer with no one near him!!
583 runs
97.3 average
93.4 strike rate,

Dear Brother ! Please comment on my last post.

 

[JibranAnsari]

What a knock by shehzad. Hope he keeps scoring but we need to look at how long does he take to score his first 50. If its the same 80 ball first 50 then we are better off with azhar.,

 

[Markhor]

What was the strength of the bowling attack Shehzad faced ?

 

[mz123]

What a knock by shehzad. Hope he keeps scoring but we need to look at how long does he take to score his first 50. If its the same 80 ball first 50 then we are better off with azhar.,

first 50 is off 32 balls

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Ahmed Shehzad has given a Shut Up call to all of us including me.

Woooow that's a lot to hear from you, #respect sir!

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

What was the strength of the bowling attack Shehzad faced ?

Hafeez, Azizullah, Imran Khalid, Bilawal Bhatti and some other guy, not a good bowling attack in my opinion,

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Dear Brother ! Please comment on my last post.

We all know he got issues!!

but the good thing is he is trying to improve and working on scoring big,

but the real issue isn't even that,

the fact that our international bowling attack isn't anywhere near being good!

so , how can we talk about any guy performing against these mediocre bowlers in our domestic system can improve and work on his flaws!

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

We all know he got issues!!

but the good thing is he is trying to improve and working on scoring big,

but the real issue isn't even that,

the fact that our international bowling attack isn't anywhere near being good!

so , how can we talk about any guy performing against these mediocre bowlers in our domestic system can improve and work on his flaws!

Ahmed Shehzad's biggest skill issues are :

1. Dot Balls.


He can have Asif, Abass, Sadaf, Tabish bowling at him in nets of NCA and learn how to maneuver wrists and play the good balls in gaps and take singles.


After a practice of 2-3 weeks he can implement changes in club matches followed by domestic matches.


This does not require Steyn, Anderson, Starc, Hazlewood, Philander, Abbott, Rabada, Wagner, Shami etc bowling at him in NCA nets to work out his weakness.


The Pakistan bowlers I mentioned have decent control and ability to bowl in one channel.


Visually in last two years we have not seen any improveness in Shehzad's weakness at any level of Cricket.

 

[Hawkeye]

That same ugly stance.

Getting away against poor bowlers and will eventually be selected again, making our team even more atrocious!!

No hope left in Pak cricket or its future.

Just no quality players coming up.

 

[JibranAnsari]

first 50 is off 32 balls

thats just one innings. he needs to keep it up.

 

[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

[MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION]


166 (133) while chasing 284. Singlehandedly wins it for HBL by playing Misbah esque innings with more boundaries.


104 runs in 23 balls

62 runs in 110 balls


Overall 166 (133)


Indicates that Strike rotation and dots balls is still a hugeeeee issue.


Nevertheless good performance and leading run scorer and has taken HBL to final singlehandedly.

I think he has learned his lesson, going by his interview and hopefully will come back much better in all aspects

 

[world cup captain]

Good numbers by Shehzad but needs to be consistent.

 

[Vivek_86]

I dint follow him much during his Test stay. But his numbers look good. So what exactly are his problems in Test?

 

[Moiza]

He can only dream of making an international return. Never going to happen.

LOL. I can bet you will see him in the team before the end of 2017. Nobody wants to but thats how our cricket work. In a few months after some more bad performances people will start talking about him as if he was a legend like they do with almost every player who spends a considerable amount of time outside the team and very soon he will make his comeback.

 

[Moiza]

I dint follow him much during his Test stay. But his numbers look good. So what exactly are his problems in Test?

Glued feet. Okay if you are sehwag, very bad if you are Shahzad. He only played his tests in Asia so he didnt get the opportunity to get exposed but whenever he will play on a pitch even with a hint of movement you'll see 0-1 in the first over.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

What was the strength of the bowling attack Shehzad faced ?

Lahore Qalandar's development team's bench can put together a better attack.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

It's a shame that this lad is being kept out of PAK test team. He's even more talented than tendulkar ever was and Inzi is just too blind/jealous to see that. What a travesty! We all want you back Shezzy!

 

[street cricketer]

Great to see Shezzy putting up a fantastic performance and lighting up the New year's eve. Should be in the test team ahead of Sami Aslam and ODI team ahead of Azhar ali. Has come a long way from tweeting with Afridi on the new year's eve last year.

How coincidental that Shehzad puts in a great performance to strengthen calls for his comeback to the national team and [MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION] calls it a day.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

I don't think people realize just how poor some of these attacks are. They are equivalent or worse than the trundlers Zimbabwe plays. There were two decent attacks at the start - Khan RL and NBP. The latter was weakened when they lost Atif Jabbar.

 

[pakpukhtun]

He will be back, hopefully he can comeback a better player and make all the critics eat their words. 97 avg not that bad I guess.