"Pakistan's performances in the Champions Trophy will be strong and excellent" : Mohammad Hafeez

[Abdullah719]

"Pakistan's performances in the Champions Trophy will be strong and excellent" : Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez speaking at the PCB all-rounders' camp:

"Its very important for any player that his confidence level is very high before any major tournament"

"Form is not all about scoring runs alone, its also about your confidence level"

"The West Indies series was great for me and also my performances in the Pakistan One Day Cup were great for my team and myself"

"I am very happy and want to build on this confidence"

"I was not included in the list for this all-rounder camp but I made a request to the PCB and I am grateful to them to allow me to join the camp and work out with the coaches"

"I would like to enhance my skills in this camp and get myself ready for the Champions Trophy"

"The fact that we are languishing on the 8th/9th position in rankings tells us that there is something lacking in our cricket in this format"

"We cannot pretend that all is good as that is not the case"

"If you are part of the team and are unable to help that team win, then there is something wrong with you"

"Its the job of every player to move his game into the winning zone"

"This is a great opportunity for the young all-rounders that they have been asked to gather here at the NCA after their performances were acknowledged"

"They have been given an opportunity to showcase their talent in the presence of the best coaches in Pakistan"

"In my view, you can only perform at the best as a batsman or a bowler if you can improve your technical skills"

"It is important that we all support the Pakistan team in the Champions Trophy"

"We can't always win games but we also don't lose all games as well"

"I believe that the best team has been selected for the Champions Trophy"

"I believe that Pakistan's performances in the Champions Trophy will be strong and excellent"

 

[Syed1]

"Form is not all about scoring runs alone, its also about your confidence level"

"Form is not all about scoring runs alone, its also about your confidence level"

"Form is not all about scoring runs alone, its also about your confidence level"



RIP Pakistan's Champion Trophy

 

[Inzi_fan_No_1]

Phew I can now sleep better knowing what Hafeez said

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Only if you don't play.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

If you want this to happen then don't play.

 

[TahirFan]

It's good to see the positive attitude from Hafeez.

hope he also bats with a positive attitude

 

[Olympian]

"The West Indies series was great for me and also my performances in the Pakistan One Day Cup were great for my team and myself"

 

[Pakpak]

His innings in the games were disgusting, one where at one point he was something like 19 off 50 balls just so he wouldn't get out, and we lost it in the end.

Probably the most selfish player I have seen.

 

[Speedster777]

how shameless ! praising your ownself and creating imaginary performances along the way lol. has he looked at his pathetic batting that led us to defeat after defeat in every ICC tournament? time to dump this hack and invest in proper young all rounders who're deliberately being ignored to accommodate the likes of hafeez.

 

[Hawkeye]

The only player apart from Babar Azam and Sarfraz who you can expect to score runs, runs against good sides.

 

[Buffet]

Good form means you score runs. You feel confident when you score runs. It goes hand in hand.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

still a better opener than two of the openers selected in the champions trophy team. and a better utility player too.

 

[MenInG]

Well he did outscore all in the Pakistan Cup

 

[Markhor]

Sounds like Donald Trump.

Our performances will be tremendous, they'll be big and beautiful.

On a serious note, like that Hafeez requested to join the all-rounders camp for an extra workout. Good attitude. His "form is not just about scoring runs" quote is a bit silly though.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

The only player apart from Babar Azam and Sarfraz who you can expect to score runs, runs against good sides.

will see that in the champions trophy.. while his bowling was good, his batting was atrocious, when he got banned for bowling, his batting kept him in the team.. now he is again back to his dual services, so will remain an avg player (bits and pieces to be precise)

he has been a player who will refuse to come out of his comfort zone to perform well which was also due to his limited skill set with the bat... For a batsman who simply cannot play a moving ball to open for a team and that too for a decade can only happen with pak...

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

To be honest, from the Pakistan Cup and the recent West Indies series, Hafeez looks mighty aggressive just hope he can convert that into some 50s and 100s!

 

[Hasan123]

Bizarre comments about form.

 

[Muhammad10]

The only player apart from Babar Azam and Sarfraz who you can expect to score runs, runs against good sides.

I'll be generous and give him a 1 out of 8 for his decent strike rate against New Zealand.

 

[sadida97]

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I'll be generous and give him a 1 out of 8 for his decent strike rate against New Zealand.

To be honest hafeez was quite good in the ODI series vs new zealand

 

[Square Drive]

Never doubted his commitment.

Insha'Allah for Pakistan's sake Hafeez opens and he bats very well, scoring a truckload of runs.

 

[idrizzy]

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I'll be generous and give him a 1 out of 8 for his decent strike rate against New Zealand.

Would be better if you rated it say, 2013-2017.

 

[idrizzy]

All I see is 'me, myself and I'. Pounts he makes are valid but I expected more leadership qualities - helping youngsters feel better; encourage positivity; play fearlessly. But no.

 

[Muhammad10]

Would be better if you rated it say, 2013-2017.

Mate, I still went easy on the choker. Could have filtered it by tournaments, (relevant, as CT17 is also a tournament) where he averages 25.33 at a strike rate of 64.78.
Even if you analyse his performance in tournaments post-2013, he averages 24.50 at a strike rate of 69.75!

The last person you'd want to see batting for your team when something is on the line.

 

[shaz619]

Sounds like Donald Trump.

Our performances will be tremendous, they'll be big and beautiful.

On a serious note, like that Hafeez requested to join the all-rounders camp for an extra workout. Good attitude. His "form is not just about scoring runs" quote is a bit silly though.

How can you not enjoy the pre-tournament promos from our players, we are the masters of the microphone [MENTION=47617]Red Devil[/MENTION]

 

[Hawkeye]

To be honest hafeez was quite good in the ODI series vs new zealand

He's been excellent in the last 2 years. Our best bat after Babar Azam, maybe Sarfraz is equal/better.

Also, he's the world's best ODI allrounder at the moment. Don't listen to haters. And [MENTION=134551]Muhammad10[/MENTION] , nice try at manipulating stats, posting useless stuff that doesn't show any picture of how Hafeez and Malik are TODAY.

Let me show you how you look up stats:

Pakistani batsmen against top 5 ODI sides::

Now, embrace the reality and back the best allrounder in the world.

 

[Muhammad10]

[MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION] He hasn't played any tournaments in the last two years, so unfortunately there are no particularly relevant stats available from his two-year "peak".

Anyway, I comprehensively exposed his eternal choking in tournaments in post #23. I would be greatly surprised if a bottler of his calibre managed to accomplish diddly-squat in CT17. Credit to him if he manages to go against his nature as a cricketer and do anything but choke for once in his career.

 

[Hawkeye]

[MENTION=134551]Muhammad10[/MENTION], by your logic, Misbah and Umar Akmal are the only 2 batsmen who have done good in tournaments. So, throw the entire team out?

Malik is the worst batsman be it tournaments or performing against any decent side in bilaterals. Also, Hafeez has a poor record in tournaments, but he's in red hot form right now, which is what matters.

Can be expected to score decently.

 

[Muhammad10]

[MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION] I have minimal respect for chickenhearted players who almost always flop when it counts. Hafeez plays selfishly more often than Shoaib from what I have observed, therefore, I consider him to be an even greater liability. Plus, Shoaib doesn't bat up the order, hence his weaknesses against pace, swing, etc. aren't exposed as frequently as Hafeez's.

Hafeez at #4 could work, but I think the thick tank rates him too highly to bat him that low. Hafeez in the top 3 will always hurt us more than Shoaib at 5, as your best batsmen have to comprise the top order, otherwise the opportunity cost (i.e. Babar being shifted to #4 to facilitate Professor at #3) would be massive.

 

[Syed1]

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I'll be generous and give him a 1 out of 8 for his decent strike rate against New Zealand.

[MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION] shooting from the hip again. Well done Muhammad. Unfortunately the person you quoted does not deal in facts or logic.

 

[Hawkeye]

[MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION] shooting from the hip again. Well done Muhammad. Unfortunately the person you quoted does not deal in facts or logic.

Nice try, now you have nowhere to hide and save your face, because you just ignored the actual, updated and contextually valid stats that I posted right after that.


Pakistani batsmen against top 5 ODI sides::

Now, you can go and hide in a corner.

 

[Muhammad10]

Also, [MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION], I wouldn't be so optimistic with regard to his "red hot form" if I were you. I saw him in our latest series against West Indies and despite accumulating decent statistics, he often looked abysmal until the spinners showed up to offer a reprieve.

After seeing him bat like that, I realised his reflexes may also be declining (after all, he's not exactly young), which makes a technique-less hack like him an even greater liability to the team.

 

[Muhammad10]

Nice try, now you have nowhere to hide and save your face, because you just ignored the actual, updated and contextually valid stats that I posted right after that.


Pakistani batsmen against top 5 ODI sides::

Now, you can go and hide in a corner.

These "updated" stats are a tad deceptive. He's not played South Africa and India in this time period. Still flopped miserably against Australia (Average: 24.6). Good average (48.75), but selfish strike rate (75) against England. Mainly did well against the Kiwis, and the last game he played against them was almost a year and a half ago.

 

[Hawkeye]

These "updated" stats are a tad deceptive. He's not played South Africa and India in this time period. Still flopped miserably against Australia (Average: 24.6). Good average (48.75), but selfish strike rate (75) against England. Mainly did well against the Kiwis, and the last game he played against them was almost a year and a half ago.

He's our 2nd best bat in the last 2 years after Babar. Let's say 3rd best if you put Sarfraz ahead. How is that bad? Averaging 40!

The guyy you like has failed even more miserably in the same period. And I haven't even dissected the nos...

 

[Ilan Bluestone]

Verbal superstars.

 

[pakistan cricket fan]

Men i will be very happy when Sir Hafeez retires from international cricket.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

He's not even worth the insults anymore.

 

[Muhammad10]

He's our 2nd best bat in the last 2 years after Babar. Let's say 3rd best if you put Sarfraz ahead. How is that bad? Averaging 40!

The guyy you like has failed even more miserably in the same period. And I haven't even dissected the nos...

If you think Shoaib is the "guy I like", you got a thought coming, mate. My objectivity is not clouded by my biases, unlike yours.

 

[moghul]

Encouraging younger players but making sure they won;t get any chance to play for the national team, keep occupying position in the team for long, undeservedly.

 

[msb314]

Atleast the mood in the dressing room is positive - hope the entire team can lift their game come the CT!

 

[idrizzy]

Mate, I still went easy on the choker. Could have filtered it by tournaments, (relevant, as CT17 is also a tournament) where he averages 25.33 at a strike rate of 64.78.
Even if you analyse his performance in tournaments post-2013, he averages 24.50 at a strike rate of 69.75!

The last person you'd want to see batting for your team when something is on the line.

I'm not defending him by any means (I feel like he's a FTB, but once he does get going he can score runs), but I just wanted to take 'recent performances' into account rather than say nonsense ODIs here and there between 2003-2010 where he wasn't in the squad as a mainstay. It's weird though since post-2013 his average is only 25, that's understandable if you're a slogger at #6 but come on, dire to say the least.

Regardless, abysmal record. #3 is supposed to be your best batsman and we have Hafeez, who is outdone by any lateral movement in the pitch. Unless he has seriously improved, then it's gonna be another 80 runs in 3 matches where he'll score a 50 vs SL, single digit vs SA and out in 10s vs India.

However you cannot deny he has done well in Pak Cup so it's a good sign, and he's not bogged down by Test cricket now (finally).

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

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I'll be generous and give him a 1 out of 8 for his decent strike rate against New Zealand.

He has least sr against bd,Afg,ken. Big lol

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Pakistan's performance might be strong and excellent, but your performance will be weak and pathetic.

 

[fazleefridi]

Pakistan's performance might be strong and excellent, but your performance will be weak and pathetic.

Hafeez is a smart fella.

He has three games at the CT. Let me, shed some light on how he would perform(on his potential and tactics).

1.Against IND:

Batting:

36(50)

Bowling:

6-27-0 (He will bowl atleast 6 overs as pakistan might go with 4 Pacers and one genuine spinner against IND)

2.Against RSA(Time to improve bowling stats, as they don't play spin, well. And they have lefties in their line up)

Batting:

11(15)

Bowling:

6-25-1

Against SL(Time to improve his batting stats)

Batting:

73(80)/(Starting with slow rate, and then hitting the spinners, after 50)(It would be a dead rubber match, as pakistan would already be out of the CT, after losing to IND and RSA.)

Bowling:

5-25-1

AT THE END OF THE TOURNAMENT

Battting:

120 RUNS AT AN AVG OF 40, STR.RATE OF 81

GOOD BATTING(As per stats). BUT, WE KNOW, HOW HE HAS GOT THOSE STATS.

Bowling:

17-77-2, WITH AN ECONOMY OF 4.5, WITH 2 WICKETS.

GOOD BOWLING(As per stats), FOR A 6TH BOWLER. BUT WE KNOW, HOW HE GOT THOSE STATS.

Interview after CT: I am statisfied, with my all round performance. Hope to contribute like this in the future.


Worst scenario for pakistan:Will be qualified for WC 2019.

Poor Parosis

 

[waleed88]

I'm not defending him by any means (I feel like he's a FTB, but once he does get going he can score runs), but I just wanted to take 'recent performances' into account rather than say nonsense ODIs here and there between 2003-2010 where he wasn't in the squad as a mainstay. It's weird though since post-2013 his average is only 25, that's understandable if you're a slogger at #6 but come on, dire to say the least.

Regardless, abysmal record. #3 is supposed to be your best batsman and we have Hafeez, who is outdone by any lateral movement in the pitch. Unless he has seriously improved, then it's gonna be another 80 runs in 3 matches where he'll score a 50 vs SL, single digit vs SA and out in 10s vs India.

However you cannot deny he has done well in Pak Cup so it's a good sign, and he's not bogged down by Test cricket now (finally).

pitches are even more batting friendly now in England, we saw Malik and Sarfi score on our last trip to England..

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

He has to play sadly, i hope he opens. Will not tuk tuk as much as Shezhad and Azhar

 

[Shafi]

He is giving statement like Shafiq (2nd test and got duck).

 

[Slog]

Gotta love pre-tournament Pakistani statements.

Expect these to increase exponentially every passing week

Always end up looking stupid

 

[Hitman]

Gotta love pre-tournament Pakistani statements.

Expect these to increase exponentially every passing week

Always end up looking stupid

Nothing wrong in being optimistic, we all do.

 

[shaz619]

Gotta love pre-tournament Pakistani statements.

Expect these to increase exponentially every passing week

Always end up looking stupid

Nothing wrong in being optimistic, we all do.

I don't see why anyone can complain about these statements, the mic work is absolutely fantastic! and it creates hype for the games to come whether they back fire or not we can all have a laugh after the match

 

[Varun]

Hafeez providing some bump worthy content as par for the course.

 

[Slog]

Nothing wrong in being optimistic, we all do.

why dont indian players givesame statements

 

[Hitman]

why dont indian players givesame statements

Because it's embarrassing to face the sweet music if we lose.

 

[Global Insight]

MoHa is a decent limited overs cricketer for us.

I believe batting at no.4 will be a new chapter for his cricktering career and a positive one at that.

If we can just sort out our opener issue and have a player lik Aamer Yamin prove himself than our fortunes in ODI cricket may change quickly.

 

[idrizzy]

pitches are even more batting friendly now in England, we saw Malik and Sarfi score on our last trip to England..

Exactly which is why I'm not it's not the end of the world if he plays since he's capable of scoring big on flat decks. But I still feel there'll be some swing with the new ball. I'm just still shocked at how bad his stats are but it doesn't feel like he's been that bad lol

 

[Arham_PakFan]

A tad optimistic there from the Professor.Our team combination won't allow us to put strong and excellent performances.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Strong and excellent?

 

[Mamoon]

MoHa is a decent limited overs cricketer for us.

I believe batting at no.4 will be a new chapter for his cricktering career and a positive one at that.

If we can just sort out our opener issue and have a player lik Aamer Yamin prove himself than our fortunes in ODI cricket may change quickly.

It is a bit too late for new chapters. He is almost 40 and has had a lot of injuries in the last couple of years. It is time to move on from him, but unfortunately he will hold onto his spot till the 2019 World Cup. Ideally, Sarfraz and Malik should be the only two 30+ players in our Limited Overs teams.

 

[Global Insight]

It is a bit too late for new chapters. He is almost 40 and has had a lot of injuries in the last couple of years. It is time to move on from him, but unfortunately he will hold onto his spot till the 2019 World Cup. Ideally, Sarfraz and Malik should be the only two 30+ players in our Limited Overs teams.

Yes. Malik and Sarfraz should be the only 30+ players for LOI, however like you mentioned it doesn't seem lik Hafeez is going anywhere and ideally someone like Haris Sohail should be allowed to develop the no.4 spot. Although I am not yet convinced Haris is a savior of our batting and he has a mountain to climb before he can gain a stable position in the team.

Since we are resigned to having Hafeez, then no.4 is his best spot IMO and he may do well there since he won't have to face the new ball (or he may have to since we known to go 2 down quite early haha)

 

[Muhammad10]

[MENTION=134551]Muhammad10[/MENTION], by your logic, Misbah and Umar Akmal are the only 2 batsmen who have done good in tournaments. So, throw the entire team out?

Malik is the worst batsman be it tournaments or performing against any decent side in bilaterals. Also, Hafeez has a poor record in tournaments, but he's in red hot form right now, which is what matters.

Can be expected to score decently.

[MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION] Still waiting for his "red hot form" to kick in, now that he's playing a tournament.

 

[Abdullah719]

[MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION] Still waiting for his "red hot form" to kick in, now that he's playing a tournament.

Our next match is against Sri Lanka...

 

[Muhammad10]

Our next match is against Sri Lanka...

Right on cue...

 

[MMHS]

Right on cue...

Might not work - latest filter is top 5 & bottom 5. Bashing SRL shouldn't improve his "status". However, I don't expect his to bash even Ireland now - take out that edged 4 & 6 of Tahir, it was not far better than his 1 of first 19 balls.

 

[shaz619]

Right on cue...

Even then his scores in England are absolutely dreadful as a whole, he struggles in alien conditions so if he does perform it will be a big deal and that too as it's an ICC tournament

 

[Arham_PakFan]

I hope and pray this guy retires soon(preferably right after the CT) because he ain't getting dropped.

 

[Muhammad10]

Even then his scores in England are absolutely dreadful as a whole, he struggles in alien conditions so if he does perform it will be a big deal and that too as it's an ICC tournament

Even a fifty against the mighty Sri Lankan bowling attack would be a massive achievement from Professor's lofty standards in tournaments.

 

[Muhammad10]

I hope and pray this guy retires soon(preferably right after the CT) because he ain't getting dropped.

Are you kidding? Our national treasure should be captaining the team in the 2019 World Cup.

 

[shaz619]

Even a fifty against the mighty Sri Lankan bowling attack would be a massive achievement from Professor's lofty standards in tournaments.

Mighty or not it's a tournament and every game is important, plus it is England as well. If this was a standard bilateral game vs Lanka in the UAE or Lanka I'd be a lot more confident about Hafeez performing well but he is a choke artist and mental midget when the going gets tough but I will praise him if he helps us reach the semis regardless.