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How will Imad Wasim be remembered as an international cricketer?

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BouncerGuy said:
Do you have other thing to mention apart from these fluke inning???

Why he vanished and failed to chase run-a-ball target when he was all hyped and called the goat chaser after those PSL flukes???
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A flaked international cricketer who's best performances are against minnows.
 
That will be imad who's best batting and bowling performances have come against minnows. Best bowling performance Ireland. Best batting performance Afghanistan that is odis. While t20 best batting performance again it's Afghanistan. Best bowling figures WI.
 
Hyder said:
Will always rmr how he missed shots in row against axar
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He kept doing the same thing again and again even though it wasn’t working 🤡
 
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Imad Wasim the rattlesnake , I hope ICC takes notice of his retirement Swings and take disciplinary action against him
 
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Rana said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1684735526870429696


Imad Wasim in a league where Babar and Rizwan won’t get picked up for free
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Babar is probably the best odi batter Pakistan ever produced. Meanwhile imad is nobody and isnt even talked about in cricketing fraternity nor missed.
I havent seen cricket world acknowledge any Pakistani player as much as they acknowledge Babar.
Babar and shaheen are last 2 world class players that pakistan produced.
Meanwhile imad is nobody.
 
Hyder said:
I havent seen cricket world acknowledge any Pakistani player as much as they acknowledge Babar.
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“You have seen”

What difference does it make if you have seen or not seen? What difference does it make to the fact that Babar (and Rizwan) are not hired in proper T20 league. But Imad is???
 
Rana said:
“You have seen”

What difference does it make if you have seen or not seen? What difference does it make to the fact that Babar (and Rizwan) are not hired in proper T20 league. But Imad is???
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Will choose babar on one leg over imad
U keep ur imad
 
Rana said:
“You have seen”

What difference does it make if you have seen or not seen? What difference does it make to the fact that Babar (and Rizwan) are not hired in proper T20 league. But Imad is???
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Who cares about these leagues? As a cricketer, your legacy is defined by international cricket.

Babar and Rizwan have played more matches for Pakistan, they have the honor of calling themselves Test cricketers and captains of Pakistan.

Both have left their mark in Pakistan history as one of the finest batsmen Pakistan has ever had and the finest WK batsman Pakistan ever had respectively.

Imad in comparison has no legacy in international cricket. He has left no mark, and his name is not etched in the history of Pakistan cricket.

Future generation of Pakistani cricket fans would still know who Babar and Rizwan were, but they wouldn’t have a clue about Imad. He will just be another name on a scorecard.

You can criticize Babar and Rizwan as much as you want and some of the criticism is not without merit. However, don’t even try to compare Imad with them because it is a completely laughable comparison. They have 100x more achievements in cricket than Imad does and Imad would happily trade his cricket career with them.
 
Kianig89 said:
Imad Wasim the rattlesnake , I hope ICC takes notice of his retirement Swings and take disciplinary action against him
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Nah that'll just give this no name some unneeded publicity.

Plus there is nothing illegal about it anyway. Else Afridi wouldn't have played so much.
 
Hyder said:
Will choose babar on one leg over imad
U keep ur imad
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Where will you choose a one leg Babar?

It’s the big leagues that literally chooses a one leg Imad over a fully fit Babar. This is a proven fact. Imad bags big league contracts whilst injured but Babar isn’t picked in them.

Try again.
 
Mamoon said:
You can criticize Babar and Rizwan as much as you want and some of the criticism is not without merit
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Bari mehrbani aapki sir

“Some of the criticism is not without merit”

Thank you for allowing some criticism.

Most men’s T20I matches lost in a calendar year (ICC Full Members):

17 - Pakistan (2024)
16 - Bangladesh (2021)
16 - Ireland (2022)
15 - West Indies (2022)
14 - Bangladesh (2022)
14 - Sri Lanka (2022)
 
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Mamoon said:
Who cares about these leagues? As a cricketer, your legacy is defined by international cricket.

Babar and Rizwan have played more matches for Pakistan, they have the honor of calling themselves Test cricketers and captains of Pakistan.

Both have left their mark in Pakistan history as one of the finest batsmen Pakistan has ever had and the finest WK batsman Pakistan ever had respectively.

Imad in comparison has no legacy in international cricket. He has left no mark, and his name is not etched in the history of Pakistan cricket.

Future generation of Pakistani cricket fans would still know who Babar and Rizwan were, but they wouldn’t have a clue about Imad. He will just be another name on a scorecard.

You can criticize Babar and Rizwan as much as you want and some of the criticism is not without merit. However, don’t even try to compare Imad with them because it is a completely laughable comparison. They have 100x more achievements in cricket than Imad does and Imad would happily trade his cricket career with them.
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Great post

Buried nonsense
 
Rana said:
You filtered out his economy?

And powerplay economy stats?
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His economy and powerplay prowess was seen in 2021 SF vs Australia. Biggest culprit in that match when as usual he simply bottled it. Imad is nothing more than a minnow basher and in international cricket has zero legacy, sorry to say.
 
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Rana said:
Bari mehrbani aapki sir

“Some of the criticism is not without merit”

Thank you for allowing some criticism.

Most men’s T20I matches lost in a calendar year (ICC Full Members):

17 - Pakistan (2024)
16 - Bangladesh (2021)
16 - Ireland (2022)
15 - West Indies (2022)
14 - Bangladesh (2022)
14 - Sri Lanka (2022)
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Did Rizwan and Babar open all those matches? You broke up the most successful combination in T20I history and now face the music.
 
RizwanT20Champ said:
Did Rizwan and Babar open all those matches? You broke up the most successful combination in T20I history and now face the music.
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They didn’t open in all of those matches. They definitely lost all the matches they opened in.

My argument has always been clear and straightforward. The team being set up to suit those 2 will forever remain unbalanced.

Here’s some music that you should face up to.
 
RizwanT20Champ said:
No response? I knew it. I am like a SHADOW here, I know my numbers.

His economy and powerplay prowess was seen in 2021 SF vs Australia. Biggest culprit in that match when as usual he simply bottled it. Imad is nothing more than a minnow basher and in international cricket has zero legacy, sorry to say.
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His economy was 8.5 in that match. Who had a better economy? Shaheen? Hassan Ali? Rauf?
 
Rana said:
They didn’t open in all of those matches. They definitely lost all the matches they opened in.

My argument has always been clear and straightforward. The team being set up to suit those 2 will forever remain unbalanced.

Here’s some music that you should face up to.
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Rana, I am a SHADOW and I will talk facts. We can have a discussion purely based on numbers without emotions. Are you ready? I am ready.
 
Rana said:
His economy was 8.5 in that match. Who had a better economy? Shaheen? Hassan Ali? Rauf?
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Bottled it in the powerplay and it was all downhill. Rauf is a brainless bowler who was made to look good against Australia C in favourable conditions and good captaincy. He should be benched permanently. I don't rate Hassan Ali at all. Shaheen is a gem and alongside Rizwan and Babar, the only match winner in the side.
 
RizwanT20Champ said:
Rana, I am a SHADOW and I will talk facts. We can have a discussion purely based on numbers without emotions. Are you ready? I am ready.
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Go on. As if that changes numbers such as losing 17 matches in a year, and not qualifying for the next round of the T20 World Cup 2024
 
RizwanT20Champ said:
Rana, I am a SHADOW and I will talk facts. We can have a discussion purely based on numbers without emotions. Are you ready? I am ready.
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Are you ready? I am ready.

You were born ready, this is the biggest achievement of your life 🫠.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
Imad was not used properly by Pakistan cricket team.

He was not a big spinner like Warne or a pure batsmen like Flintoff.

In T20, his darts were quite effective to bowl 4 economical overs. in ODIs, Pakistan tried to make him a wicket tacking spinner which was a poor idea. Imad best performances in ODI probably came when Hafeez and Shadab used to be other spinners. He could keep it tight and also get a wicket or two. They tried to make him a stock spinner and that led to his downfall.

He was a also a good utility batter down the order. He was never going to be Imran Khan or Sobers. The class difference was obvious. But he could always chip in lower down the order. His batting position should have been 8 or 7 always. However, they tried to make him a number 6 which was not again his capability.

A good team and captain understands the limitations of a player and makes the most of them.

Imad could definitely have given Pakistan a number 8 all rounder who could dart the middle overs and keep the pressure on when Pakistan were on top during matches.

The incessant desire of Pakistan team to find an Afridi or Razzaq type all rounder killed off his career because those batsmen were comfortably in a different league.

In a game of chess sometimes you only have a pawn and it's how you position the pawn that makes the value of pawn increase. If you try to make the pawn do the work of a rook or bishop, then not only the pawn dies, but the entire board is at peril.

I don't claim Imad was the best ever player to play for Pakistan. He had as many deficiencies as perhaps Shadab Khan or anyone else.
But he lost the battle due to wrong expectation and thought process.

Anyways, he is gone now and that should be that.
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Of course Imad wasn't a genuine allrounder. But if we are going to talk about Imad's career, we have to talk about who replaced and kept him out of the side for years, yes Mohd Nawaz. Mohd Nawaz who? exactly Nawaz is hard to remember because he was a very useless and ordinary player. Far inferior to Imad, unfortunately he cost Pakistan many matches. Nawaz was often the most useless player in the side and was not even called upon to bowl or even bat sometimes. It was almost like Pakistan was playing a player short. Remember the T20 world cup in Australia where Pakistan lost the final. Mohd Nawaz was a huge failure in that.
 
Nasty Naz said:
How so? He was a main part of the team until the 21' WC and afterwards he had declined. He wasn't fit enough for ODI's, he was constantly injured and Shaheen/Naseem as new ball bowlers + Pakistan not playing in UAE anymore reduced his effectiveness. Nawaz was doing better than him at the time and was more of a middle overs bowler than Imad was with some more power.

Imad was decent and really useful for a while when Pakistan didn't really have new ball bowlers with Amir injuries/struggles until Shaheen came along and he did job admirably. He should have had a longer and better career but didn't because of his own doings. The lack of focus on his fitness was shocking and he never did anything to modify or improve his game. Even now, he can't hit sixes or turn the ball. Ultimately disappointing what a toxic character he became by the end.
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He was once ICC's number 1 allrounder. He was captain of the T20 side, But as soon as Mickey Arthur was sacked by Misbah he was dropped and kept out. And we had the useless Mohd Nawaz costing Pakistan match after Match. Mohd Nawaz was Misbah's choice and Misbah made sure that Imad is kept out so Nawaz can play. one bad innings doesn't mean Imad was a bad player. Yes he failed against India but that was a difficult pitch. Remember the great Indian line up had also failed to put up a decent score.
Imad was not big spinner of the ball but he had drift. One doesn't have to be big spinner of ball to be successful look at Anil Kumble he didn't spin the ball much (he spun it only a little) but ended up taking 600+ wickets.
 
yesterday was his birthday on 18 december. BUt it went un-noticed. Probably the retirement has made him irrelevant person ( he already was ) LOL
 
cricketAXEpert said:
But if we are going to talk about Imad's career, we have to talk about who replaced and kept him out of the side for years, yes Mohd Nawaz. Mohd Nawaz who? exactly Nawaz is hard to remember because he was a very useless and ordinary player.
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What, you don't know Mohammad Nawaz?

IT'S A WIDE NAWAZ WHAT HAVE YOU DONE Nawaz :junaid
 
Varun said:
What, you don't know Mohammad Nawaz?

IT'S A WIDE NAWAZ WHAT HAVE YOU DONE Nawaz :junaid
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cricketAXEpert said:
Of course Imad wasn't a genuine allrounder. But if we are going to talk about Imad's career, we have to talk about who replaced and kept him out of the side for years, yes Mohd Nawaz. Mohd Nawaz who? exactly Nawaz is hard to remember because he was a very useless and ordinary player. Far inferior to Imad, unfortunately he cost Pakistan many matches. Nawaz was often the most useless player in the side and was not even called upon to bowl or even bat sometimes. It was almost like Pakistan was playing a player short. Remember the T20 world cup in Australia where Pakistan lost the final. Mohd Nawaz was a huge failure in that.
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To be fair to Nawaz, he helped Pakistan beat India in the Asia Cup. That is a lot more than what Imad has done in his career for Pakistan. He has always been a failure vs India.

Nawaz also had the courage to make himself available for Test cricket.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
Imad was not used properly by Pakistan cricket team.

He was not a big spinner like Warne or a pure batsmen like Flintoff.

In T20, his darts were quite effective to bowl 4 economical overs. in ODIs, Pakistan tried to make him a wicket tacking spinner which was a poor idea. Imad best performances in ODI probably came when Hafeez and Shadab used to be other spinners. He could keep it tight and also get a wicket or two. They tried to make him a stock spinner and that led to his downfall.

He was a also a good utility batter down the order. He was never going to be Imran Khan or Sobers. The class difference was obvious. But he could always chip in lower down the order. His batting position should have been 8 or 7 always. However, they tried to make him a number 6 which was not again his capability.

A good team and captain understands the limitations of a player and makes the most of them.

Imad could definitely have given Pakistan a number 8 all rounder who could dart the middle overs and keep the pressure on when Pakistan were on top during matches.

The incessant desire of Pakistan team to find an Afridi or Razzaq type all rounder killed off his career because those batsmen were comfortably in a different league.

In a game of chess sometimes you only have a pawn and it's how you position the pawn that makes the value of pawn increase. If you try to make the pawn do the work of a rook or bishop, then not only the pawn dies, but the entire board is at peril.

I don't claim Imad was the best ever player to play for Pakistan. He had as many deficiencies as perhaps Shadab Khan or anyone else.
But he lost the battle due to wrong expectation and thought process.

Anyways, he is gone now and that should be that.
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yes, when our favourites start to suck, blame the management for not using the player properly, instead of accepting that the player sucked.
 
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Imad Wasim meets PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi at the opening ceremony of ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Caption: What are Imad and Mohsin Naqvi thinking here?

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Guys, please dont bump this thread LOL ! Everytime I see this bumped, I am not sure if Imad is re-joining or re-retiring..:amir2
 
Imad Wasim dismissed the dangerous looking Daryl Mitchell, as IU keeps LQ on their toes in the opener of PSL X in the Rawalpindi stadium
 
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