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Imad Wasim has to be the coolest Pakistani cricketer probably in the history. He used to captain U19 team of Pakistan in 2008. He should have been promoted to Pakistan team soon after that, He has won more matches for Pakistan in recent history than any other player. Who knows he could have become similar to what Yuvraj and Jadeja are for India.
 
Imad is being played as a bowling Allrounder when he is a Batting Allrounder
 
I agree. He is confident and can handle pressure unlike most of the mental midgets Pakistan has tried during 2010s. His innings against Afghanistan was a classic and he is generally a reliable finisher down the order.
 
I was surprised to see that he has played only 50 ODIs. The way he bats, you'd think he would have played at least 100 matches.
 
I like Imad but thread is bit over the top.

How many matches has he won when you are saying most matches won for Pakistan in recent history?

Further he took some time to develop his game. He was nothing exceptional in his younger days to have been promoted straight from U19. He really started getting noticed by producing performances in his mid 20s.
 
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Titan24 said:
I like Imad but thread is bit over the top.

How many matches has he won when you are saying most matches won for Pakistan in recent history?

Further he took some time to develop his game. He was nothing exceptional in his younger days to have been promoted straight from U19. He really started getting noticed by producing performances in his mid 20s.
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He has still played more ODis than he deserves. two sixes against Fahim and he is special. By the way Shadab batting has been pleasant surprise.
 
His role in the team is very confusing. From the outside it seems his only role in the team is to open the bowling.

He is been quite mediocre other than that in terms of skills. He does seem smart enough to captain the team but I always feel he hasn’t shown the skills to back it up.
 
minamino said:
Imad Wasim has to be the coolest Pakistani cricketer probably in the history. He used to captain U19 team of Pakistan in 2008. He should have been promoted to Pakistan team soon after that, He has won more matches for Pakistan in recent history than any other player. Who knows he could have become similar to what Yuvraj and Jadeja are for India.
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A good counter to all those anti-Imad ones opened up by [MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION].

Imad may be average in terms of skill level but what makes him stand out from his teammates is his self-belief and ability to absorb pressure. It's these traits that make him punch above his weight.

What I also like about him is that he always bats selflessly for the best interests of his team.
 
A true relu katta, a reflection of the poor state our cricket has been, because we turn average cricketers into cult heroes, just like this thread.

8/10 times he'll fail you at the international level. Doesn't have the range of shots to score under pressure.

Can't spin the ball, so doesn't take wickets either.

As a captain:

1. Lost Karachi Kings in 2018
2. Lost Karachi Kings in 2019
3. About to lose Karachi in 2020

That's 3 seasons of failures in a row.
 
Titan24 said:
I like Imad but thread is bit over the top.

How many matches has he won when you are saying most matches won for Pakistan in recent history?

Further he took some time to develop his game. He was nothing exceptional in his younger days to have been promoted straight from U19. He really started getting noticed by producing performances in his mid 20s.
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Good post.

Lost many more at the international level.
 
DRsohail said:
It was good . He is mediocre at international level in batting.
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Define mediocre? He has a plus 40 average in ODI cricket. This guy would have a plus 5M following if he were indian
 
Lol as good as Yuvraj. He would never have been on that level.


He probably wasn't ready to be called up earlier. Not everyone can perform at international level in their teens and early 20s.
 
Hasan123 said:
Lol as good as Yuvraj. He would never have been on that level.


He probably wasn't ready to be called up earlier. Not everyone can perform at international level in their teens and early 20s.
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Yuvraj is miles better than Imad today. There's absolutely no comparison.
 
Hasan123 said:
Lol as good as Yuvraj. He would never have been on that level.


He probably wasn't ready to be called up earlier. Not everyone can perform at international level in their teens and early 20s.
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He played cricket in England and that helped him I think. After that he dominated in domestic cricket.
 
Immad, Shadab, Faheem etc are not quality allrounders, they are pretty average players, never developed primary skill.

Quality allrounder is one that has one skill that is world class. Right now Strokes and Shaikib are the only two world class allrounders, rest are not worth the investment.

These two are wasting proper spinner spot . Shadab could have been, if he has developed his bowling skills. Which remain mediocre after 4 years 🙄🙄🙄
 
yasir said:
Shadab could have been, if he has developed his bowling skills. Which remain mediocre after 4 years 🙄🙄🙄
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Its not even been 3 years and Shadab was 18 and now 21.

Also by this criteria Kuldeep Yadav is probably finished? As his record of past one year is pretty ordinary.

Spinners take time to develop I don’t remember many 20, 21 years old spinners ripping through batting in LOIs. If there are any kindly mention.

Yes he needs to improve but it takes time to develop players and Pak fans are too impatient. Yes one can argue who should be invested in or who shouldn't but no one can become a world beater from the word go.
 
Can't think of any top 6 team that Imad could get into. Bits and pieces cricketer
 
Imad wasim is not a match winner himself but there aren’t any options in our team

Secondly he gets more hate than he deserves
 
yasir said:
Immad, Shadab, Faheem etc are not quality allrounders, they are pretty average players, never developed primary skill.

Quality allrounder is one that has one skill that is world class. Right now Strokes and Shaikib are the only two world class allrounders, rest are not worth the investment.

These two are wasting proper spinner spot . Shadab could have been, if he has developed his bowling skills. Which remain mediocre after 4 years ������
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Please don't compare Rana Faheem with cool Imad. Maddy has won more matches for Pakistan than both of can even dream of. Shadab has never won any important match for Pakistan.
 
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Hasan123 said:
Lol as good as Yuvraj. He would never have been on that level.


He probably wasn't ready to be called up earlier. Not everyone can perform at international level in their teens and early 20s.
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Imad Wasim can hit any bowlers for six sixes, you'll see next world cup Yuvi 2.0
 
minamino said:
Please don't compare Rana Faheem with cool Imad. Maddy has won more matches for Pakistan than both of can even dream of. Shadab has never won any important match for Pakistan.
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I’m expecting Shadab to become an important player for Pakistan now that he has proven he can bat in the top 5 at a decent strike rate to go with it. A confident all-rounder will produce confident performances in all facets
 
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I've noticed one thing: PSL performances with the bat don't mean a thing. Shadab, Imad, Faheem, Asif Ali, Kamran etc are all legends of PSL but at Int'l level none of these are going to win us a single match with the bat.
 
He's been around for 5 years now, disappointing that he still isn't fit enough according to international standards, he runs like a tortoise in the field. Isn't able to maximize his potential because of his fitness problems, needs to add variety to his bowling also, otherwise will be limited to T20s only.

Batting is the only aspect where he's been consistent over the last 18 months or so, but he mostly bats at the end, scoring 20-30 runs and remains not out which have boosted his average.

Can become a proper all-rounder if he wants to but he looks like someone who is too lazy to put some effort.
 
Imad Sing and Shadab Razzaq are clearly the most over hyped players right now. Thanks to the overrated PSL bowling attacks and flat pitches. These average players will be hyped to the moon before the T20 world cup and that will hurt Pakistan badly during the event.

They both are just average in the international arena and coming November you all will realize it.
 
Captaining very well, listening to his bowlers
Understands hes not needed in the power plays today

Needs to try and bowl out peshawar

Hafeez talent was only realised once afridi went
Same will happen to Imad once azhar and shafiq go
 
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i think it should be other way around. "Imad wasted pakistan's 5 years."

Imad, Faheem, nawaz all got equal chances but none of them capitalized it.
 
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