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PCB please realize that Sarfraz Ahmed is not T20I material

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Everybody know that Sarfraz is not T20 material. He does not have hitting power for T20s. And his fitness especially running between wickets is also not up to mark for T20s. And yet PCB has appointed him as T20 captain :facepalm:

PCB please realize that Sarfraz is not T20 material. Please remove him from T20 squad. Appoint a new T20 captain.
 
Wouldn't even get into a good ODI side. He should be in our ODI team but you can't have him in t20s
 
I don't like his batting in this format but PCB have appointed the right person to lead the team. He's a good tactician and man manager. As long as he doesn't get selfish, I think PCB have appointed the best option available
 
Doesn't have the power game to succeed lower down the order. Must play in the top 4 in ODIs and T20s.
 
Should bat in the top 4.

That being said I would take Sarfaraz any day of the week and twice on Sunday over a dud like Umar Akmal.
 
frankly dont care much abt t20s

t20 internationals is just a medium for sarfi to become odi and test captain.. and build the team..

he is a very good odi bat at no.4 ... he is excellent against spin and rotating strike and odis are not all about power hitting ...

for t20s it depends on situation and he was not suited for a match situation like today where hitting was required from the first ball
 
SarfiBabarHaris said:
frankly dont care much abt t20s

t20 internationals is just a medium for sarfi to become odi and test captain.. and build the team..

he is a very good odi bat at no.4 ... he is excellent against spin and rotating strike and odis are not all about power hitting ...

for t20s it depends on situation and he was not suited for a match situation like today where hitting was required from the first ball
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But that's the thing. Even though hitting was required from the first ball and fair enough that's very difficult, Sarfraz played more than 15 balls and still could not hit. He can not hit big even when set! Yes he is brilliant at rotating strike but in an ODI, even if he bats at 4, what is he supposed to do in the last 5 overs of the innings? Retire hurt?
 
He can't bat anywhere lower than 4. Watching him trying to slog is so painful. We literally don't have one solid consistent hitter in our team :(
 
srh said:
I am not even sure about that. But lets concentrate on T20s only in this thread.
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Who replaces him? This whole thread is daft if you don't have a suggestion that you think is better than Sarfraz.
 
aliasad1998 said:
But that's the thing. Even though hitting was required from the first ball and fair enough that's very difficult, Sarfraz played more than 15 balls and still could not hit. He can not hit big even when set! Yes he is brilliant at rotating strike but in an ODI, even if he bats at 4, what is he supposed to do in the last 5 overs of the innings? Retire hurt?
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how many times do we see a no.4 batsman bat in last 5 overs in an odi ?
for that you need lower order batsmen .. i think Shadab will do very well down the order
 
Not an ideal LOI bat and wouldn't get into any modern settled LOI unit, like England, Australia, India or South Africa.

Our awaam is obsessed with "Sarfraz dhoka nahi dega" cringeworthy logic.

He has a settled place in Tests though. In PAK LOI side, he's only able to play because we don't have any power hitters.

He just adds to the long line of nudgers, single/double accumulators like Malik, Rizwan, Hafeez, Saad Nasim.
 
Yah he does not have that big hitting ability

still his strike rate is better than most of pakistani batsmen including malik , umar akmal and kamran akmal.

So if you ask me he is hardly the weakest link.
 
Did you guys watch the game against Lahore Qalandars where he aided KP in winning that game?

Granted, hitting his not his game! but he is the best accumulator we have in the country . .
He shouldn't be coming in at the 16th over mark . . he should come in at 5 6 overs . . his utility is enormous . .
Every time we are 40/3 in 6 overs . .Sarfaraz is exactly who we want . . and we are 40/3 in 6 overs many times in T20 . . anyone who has played cricket will understand that you have more time than you think you do . . Brendon McCullums approach with the LQ is case in point! Unless you have players of incredible calibre, consistency and hitting ability, you need to have players like sarfaraz in the team . .

In ODI, this argument becomes even more ridiculous . . he has the least dot ball % in the current Paksitan team . . thats what you need!! you need batsman who can score at a 90 strike rate without taking risks!

Some how most PPers have started to think that being a good successful ODI team means batting at 150 strike rate from over 1 to 50!

If people can go against Sarfaraz, then we don't deserve to have a good LOI team tbh!
 
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huh? you lost me with the running between the wickets comments- shows your bias...

Sarfraz is along with Shoaib Malik the best runner between the wicket we have in Pakistan
 
Sarfraz keeping is as pathetic as Kamran Akmal. The way he missed the run outs in this PSL were Bazarre. Sooner we get a decent keeper instead of him is better for us but unfortunately there is no one available in domestic.
 
I have been saying this since 2015 world cup that he should bat at 4. It's not difficult to see that he struggles to hit big more often than not.
 
RickyG said:
Who replaces him? This whole thread is daft if you don't have a suggestion that you think is better than Sarfraz.
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Don't you know? This is PakPassion. Where we simply point out problems without alternatives and solutions.

As if we have Dhonis and Gilchrists roaming the streets.
 
Stallion__ said:
I have been saying this since 2015 world cup that he should bat at 4. It's not difficult to see that he struggles to hit big more often than not.
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That in ODIs. In t20s, he should be batting at 3 with Babar opening.
 
Mentality like this is the reason Pakistan have sucked at chasing scores for the last decade. Brilliant batsmen like sarfaraz who have an ability to take singles and generally pace their innings well, being able to play for a long time at a good strike rate are a rare commodity in Pakistan. However we have a brilliant one in Sarfaraz, who had shown that ability a couple of times in this PSL alone, and against England.... but because he is unable to hit sixes like some other batsman he should immediately be dropped.

As many posters have pointed out, who will replace him? The akmal brothers? Both of whom have a lower average and STRIKE RATE than him in the PSL despite batting in the power play. In fact, the only Pakistani batmen who have a higher strike rate than him (and have a significant number of runs) are Shehzad, Zaman and Afridi....

But ofcourse, because he wasn't able to hit a few sixes today he should be dropped not only from our t20 team but also ODI as some have pointed out here. I won't even go into that debate.
 
as I have said, best captain in Pakistan

a true fighter!

what he lacks in talent he overcomes with his passion, commitment and grit :)
 
RickyG said:
Who replaces him? This whole thread is daft if you don't have a suggestion that you think is better than Sarfraz.
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PCB should find a WK for T20s who can hit hard. Kami and Rizwan are even worst than Sarfraz so they are not the answers.
 
srh said:
PCB should find a WK for T20s who can hit hard. Kami and Rizwan are even worst than Sarfraz so they are not the answers.
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Amazing suggestion. Sarfaraz is crap and the PCB should just find someone who is better. I cannot believe none of us have been able to think up something so innovative before.

How do you nominate for POTW?
 
Sarfaraz really put the OP in his place didn't he..
 
Syed1 said:
Sarfaraz really put the OP in his place didn't he..
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Yeah,he surely did. Bad luck that only after few hours of the start of this thread,it has horribly back fired and now he won't try to do this again.
 
phoenix363 said:
Amazing suggestion. Sarfaraz is crap and the PCB should just find someone who is better. I cannot believe none of us have been able to think up something so innovative before.

How do you nominate for POTW?
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Sarfaraz is crap in T20s yes. Today he almost cost his team the playoff match.

And asking PCB to do their job to make the team better is not innovative. Its simple common sense.
 
srh said:
Sarfaraz is crap in T20s yes. Today he almost cost his team the playoff match.

And asking PCB to do their job to make the team better is not innovative. Its simple common sense.
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It was Sarfaraz's plan all along. If he had batted at the usual rate the score would have been alot higher and we wouldn't have that last ball thriller.


All hail Saifi :bow:


Haters gonna hate :sarf



Tight slap on your face :salute


#I'm lovin' it
 
You seem to forget his accomplishes against Karachi and Lahore and find only negatives in his one innings.
 
op made this thread seeing his 17 runs on 20 balls in ending overs. in t20 its a sign that either you don't belong here or you should just change your batting position.

his position in t20 is an opener or 3rd or 4th not below that.
 
Hawkeye said:
Not an ideal LOI bat and wouldn't get into any modern settled LOI unit, like England, Australia, India or South Africa.

Our awaam is obsessed with "Sarfraz dhoka nahi dega" cringeworthy logic.

He has a settled place in Tests though. In PAK LOI side, he's only able to play because we don't have any power hitters.

He just adds to the long line of nudgers, single/double accumulators like Malik, Rizwan, Hafeez, Saad Nasim.
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You've got it the wrong way around. In light of what else he brings to the table, if there is an accumulator who deserves a place in the side it is Sarfraz. In other words, he starts up 'the line.' Adding to it is what everyone else does.

In ODIs certainly it is perfectly ok to have a bat around who scores at 90-100 and rotates the strike, handles spin well, and is fearless, capable of setting/changing the tone of the game as Sarfraz did when opening in the WC.

I'd personally like to see him open in ODIs again.
 
aliasad1998 said:
Today he came in at the 10th over if I remember correctly
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Came in around the 11th over IIRC, and didn't play a worse knock than Rossouw, who for some reason is not getting any flak.

Sarfraz similarly came to bat around the 11th over when Quetta was at 89/4 chasing 200 against LQ, and he scored 45 (25) in a winning cause. What do you have to say about that?

Sarfraz is quite clutch and is an asset when chasing a score.
 
Firstly, it isn't required that every batsman has to be a hitter. If Safraz can accumulate the singles and hit the odd bad ball for a boundary it's good enough. Also, it's not like he can't hit 4s and 6s. Sometimes you also have to give credit to the bowler who is stopping him from hitting out. Rizwan has shown glimpses that he can hit but I doubt he can be as consistent as Sarfraz. Any how for me Sarfraz is a fighter and makes his team fight till the last ball which is why I would really like to keep him in all my teams as a captain. We haven't had a captain like that in a very long time.
 
New Yorker said:
You've got it the wrong way around. In light of what else he brings to the table, if there is an accumulator who deserves a place in the side it is Sarfraz. In other words, he starts up 'the line.' Adding to it is what everyone else does.

In ODIs certainly it is perfectly ok to have a bat around who scores at 90-100 and rotates the strike, handles spin well, and is fearless, capable of setting/changing the tone of the game as Sarfraz did when opening in the WC.

I'd personally like to see him open in ODIs again.
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Yea, you can have a few dynamic rotators of the strike in an ODI side.

And...that role is already filled by Babar Azam, Haris Sohail and the likes.

That's why Sarfraz doesn't belong in an ideal case like other top 3-4 ODI sides.

In the current scenario he's a better accumulator than the likes Rizwan Saad etc. So majboori to play him because we have no good alternatives.
 
He has won quetta couple of tough matches through his batting. It was poor yesterday from him but can happen with any player like it happened to Rossouv too. No need to overreact. He averages highest after Misbah in t20s and strike rate is decent too.
It's well known you have it against him. I'm sure the reason is the one I'm thinking.
 
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StreetSmart said:
ok tell us One name who should be named as T20 Captain
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Haris Sohail. He can bat and his world record double hundred was breath taking..actually we should see if Kamran akmal wants the job..he was a legend in green and can continue to do wonders for leg spinners stats..
 
the Great Khan said:
Haris Sohail. He can bat and his world record double hundred was breath taking..actually we should see if Kamran akmal wants the job..he was a legend in green and can continue to do wonders for leg spinners stats..
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Harris sohail? Kamran Akmal ??? Harris sohail a big no ... He had a poor PSL this year .. Akmal ..we can take him but Sarfraz would want to be a keeper ..
 
Hawkeye said:
Yea, you can have a few dynamic rotators of the strike in an ODI side.

And...that role is already filled by Babar Azam, Haris Sohail and the likes.

That's why Sarfraz doesn't belong in an ideal case like other top 3-4 ODI sides.

In the current scenario he's a better accumulator than the likes Rizwan Saad etc. So majboori to play him because we have no good alternatives.
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Haris Sohail and the likes? Which likes?
We are looking for wicket keeper captains here, not just any batsman.
After Babar who in the current set up is a better ODI accumulator than Sarfraz?
 
srh said:
I am not even sure about that. But lets concentrate on T20s only in this thread.
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aliasad1998 said:
Wouldn't even get into a good ODI side. He should be in our ODI team but you can't have him in t20s
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You guys need to go and look at his ODI record since he moved to number 5. And only half those games were in sub con.

He is a lock at number 5 and is perfect for between overs 25-40 when you have at least one spinner operating
 
the Great Khan said:
Haris Sohail. He can bat and his world record double hundred was breath taking..actually we should see if Kamran akmal wants the job..he was a legend in green and can continue to do wonders for leg spinners stats..
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How old are you? seriously Haris Sohail? he is having hard time coming back from injury and Kamran Akmal? he was never a legend and cost us a lot of matches from 2010 and still so forget about him. both have no experience of captaincy. First of all, both are not in the team.
 
StreetSmart said:
How old are you? seriously Haris Sohail? he is having hard time coming back from injury and Kamran Akmal? he was never a legend and cost us a lot of matches from 2010 and still so forget about him. both have no experience of captaincy. First of all, both are not in the team.
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Sarfraz has also cost us many matches by now with his garbage keeping. Remember when he used to close his eyes on Afridi bowling just before the world cup 2015 in NZ?
 
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