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[PICTURES/VIDEOS] Does the Fakhar Zaman style of play define the term "Fearless Cricket" for Pakistan?

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We've heard this term a lot, also the Pakistan way is one that Mickey mentions a bit.

Just wondering if we have accidentally stumbled upon the true meaning of this approach based upon Fakhar's one solid knock in a high profile game?
 
I’m not sure if that’s the term I’d use for him, but it depends on who you’re comparing to.

He has, lots of times, started slow and gets bogged down, but the great thing is that he accelerates extremely aggressively and once he’s set he’s going to give you a massive score. When I think fearless cricket, I think of the hit from ball one destructive guys. Jos Buttler to me is an example of “fearless” cricket.
 
Fakhar zaman is capable of playing this way.. Do you really think player like saud, abdullah, imam, iftikhar and other such bits and pieces player can play like fakhar?
Pakistan white ball team needs dynamic player like him, saim and harris...
 
I don’t much rate his batting, I don’t think he will do half of what he did yesterday against better bowlers/ more competitive grounds.

But in playing this innings Fakhar Zaman has done what no other Pakistani batsman of his entire generation has accomplished. Maybe even the generation before. It was simply magnificent.

I don’t think there’s anyone capable of pulling it off in Pakistan. Personally there’s no other Pakistani batsman - perhaps even player - that I’m wary of as much as this guy.

However what Fakhar Zaman needs most of all right now is more understanding and support from Pakistanis.

That means you don’t put in impossible expectations on him.

That means you recognise that he won’t come off many times. And continue to support him despite all that

That means that he is given a long and free rein, with the proper support.

Pakistanis - media, fans, establishment -shouldn’t be conducting witch hunts if he fails. Let him be.
 
I’m not sure if that’s the term I’d use for him, but it depends on who you’re comparing to.

He has, lots of times, started slow and gets bogged down, but the great thing is that he accelerates extremely aggressively and once he’s set he’s going to give you a massive score. When I think fearless cricket, I think of the hit from ball one destructive guys. Jos Buttler to me is an example of “fearless” cricket.

He could have hit the same balls which he hit for six tamely to a gap to collect a single.

But he did not. He chose a route which in theory was risky but all his risks came off in a big way.

He did so without fear of losing his wicket - possibly and surely because he backed himself and his own skills.
 
We've heard this term a lot, also the Pakistan way is one that Mickey mentions a bit.

Just wondering if we have accidentally stumbled upon the true meaning of this approach based upon Fakhar's one solid knock in a high profile game?

Of course, how can it not?

Fakhar is the only player in Pakistan who actually plays the Pakistan way along with chacha.

Chacha is medicore but he gives it his all which is commendable and tries his best, but chacha lacks talent.

Fakhar has talent.

Every other player is spineless. Its why I hate rizwan, he had no reason to replace fakhar as an opener in t20. And if he was humble and respected and played for the team, given his insane control, he'd step down and go at no 3 so fakhar could open.

I said it before and I'll say it again. Fakhar zaman is the best batsmen for Pakistan in the past decade. No one comes close. And this is something Mr no 1 himself has stated and agrees with.

So does mickey and so does virender sehwag and afridi and every ex cricketer really
 
I’m not sure if that’s the term I’d use for him, but it depends on who you’re comparing to.

He has, lots of times, started slow and gets bogged down, but the great thing is that he accelerates extremely aggressively and once he’s set he’s going to give you a massive score. When I think fearless cricket, I think of the hit from ball one destructive guys. Jos Buttler to me is an example of “fearless” cricket.
Butler has also started slow multiple times before and doesn't outright attack either but accelerates when set.

Butler will occasionally go gun Blazing but not all the time. However just like fakhar he will 110% accelerate if he starts of a bit slow.
 
I don’t much rate his batting, I don’t think he will do half of what he did yesterday against better bowlers/ more competitive grounds.

But in playing this innings Fakhar Zaman has done what no other Pakistani batsman of his entire generation has accomplished. Maybe even the generation before. It was simply magnificent.

I don’t think there’s anyone capable of pulling it off in Pakistan. Personally there’s no other Pakistani batsman - perhaps even player - that I’m wary of as much as this guy.

However what Fakhar Zaman needs most of all right now is more understanding and support from Pakistanis.

That means you don’t put in impossible expectations on him.

That means you recognise that he won’t come off many times. And continue to support him despite all that

That means that he is given a long and free rein, with the proper support.

Pakistanis - media, fans, establishment -shouldn’t be conducting witch hunts if he fails. Let him be.

I don't understand the myth of him being a hack? He didn't perform in those 10 games because unlike bcci who recognised bumrah's issue after bumrah got pelted 3x in a row in 2021, that he wasn't fully fit,

Pcb plays fakhar when he was unfit. They were dropping him for imam and Abdullah lol.

Fakhar is not a leg side hack, he has one of the best pull shots in the world and his flick on the legside to inswing is far superior to babar Azam's flick

However on the onside he has a very stylish cut to spin that's again superior to babar and his onside drives if pitched in full get belted for boundaries.

He's an allround cricketer, he just lacks onside six hitting ability as all his sixes are legside but who cares?

Also he literally bullied Peak India in 2017, Bullied prime sa for that 194, humiliated nz multiple times over (although it was d string) and has solid innings against top class teams?

He's the best Pakistani batsmen in the past 10 years and he would be on his way to become an atg if he was born in any country not named Pakistan. Warner would love to have fakhsr as his partner in opening.

It's just we have a brainless management who thinks that a slight poor form in one format aka t20 is good enough to replace him with the most brainless impactless batsmen of all time at opening aka rizwan.

Fakhar will go down in history as the modern era Abdul razzaq. Solid player, played atg innings but a kind guy ruined by the sly corrupt foxes if management who Bully him and shove him aside for personal agendas.

He isn't a hack, he's the most complete batsmen for Pakistan. Rizwan, Agha, Imam, these guys are hacks lol
 
Of course, how can it not?

Fakhar is the only player in Pakistan who actually plays the Pakistan way along with chacha.

Chacha is medicore but he gives it his all which is commendable and tries his best, but chacha lacks talent.

Fakhar has talent.

Every other player is spineless. Its why I hate rizwan, he had no reason to replace fakhar as an opener in t20. And if he was humble and respected and played for the team, given his insane control, he'd step down and go at no 3 so fakhar could open.

I said it before and I'll say it again. Fakhar zaman is the best batsmen for Pakistan in the past decade. No one comes close. And this is something Mr no 1 himself has stated and agrees with.

So does mickey and so does virender sehwag and afridi and every ex cricketer really
I dont get where this concept of him being a hack came from either. I think virat called him a hack in 2017. But clearly that isn't the case. He has scored 190 vs full strength SA attack. Decimated prime 2017 India's attack albeit a bit of a younger version of India's attack and many more.

He has lightning quick reflexes. Great transitional power. Rotational strength etc to transfer the force across. Timing is outstanding. Like a baseball batter with finesse.
 
I dont get where this concept of him being a hack came from either. I think virat called him a hack in 2017. But clearly that isn't the case. He has scored 190 vs full strength SA attack. Decimated prime 2017 India's attack albeit a bit of a younger version of India's attack and many more.

He has lightning quick reflexes. Great transitional power. Rotational strength etc to transfer the force across. Timing is outstanding. Like a baseball batter with finesse.
Virat never called him a hack. He called him an X factor and the best player in ct 2017 😂😂,
Virat has never made dumb claims.

His only controversial claim is about babar, but fans took virat saying

" babar is junior to me, but he respects me and i can see that he has a talent and hunger to improve"

To

" Babar is the best player in the world, he's my senpai, I goo goo ga ga over him"

Had hoti hai hamerei media ki.

The person who called Fakhar a hack was Misbah who stated he replaced Rizwan at opening ahead of fakhar because you need a technically solid player at opening over a glorified hitter who's going to get out.

Which is the joke of the century cause rizwan is incapable of even playing a normal cricketing shot 😂😂.

Fakhar is more accomplished then babar azam since his onside and legside drives are superior, his pullshot is superior and his six hitting ability is superior, so are his cut shots. Babar is only better at six hitting in the onside however babar rarely hits a six anyway so it doesn't matter.

He was never a hack, fakhar does have an awkward stance though so he's a bit vulnerable to outswing at times, but his stance also prevents lbw's so it's not too much of an issue since most bowlers can't angle away consistently.
 
He is the only batsman in our team capable of playing the way he did yesterday. He has won us tournaments and big games many times in the past and has saved this WC.

But we also need to remember he was also badly out of form for a long time, struggling to hit and struggles on some types of pitches.

I think just for the knock yesterday and of course the champions trophy final he will always be cherished by our fans.
 
He is the only batsman in our team capable of playing the way he did yesterday. He has won us tournaments and big games many times in the past and has saved this WC.

But we also need to remember he was also badly out of form for a long time, struggling to hit and struggles on some types of pitches.

I think just for the knock yesterday and of course the champions trophy final he will always be cherished by our fans.
He was badly put of form because of pur brainless management and pur management was trying to drop him after this cup, just like they've been trying to find ways to drop him for rizwan in t20.

Fakhar was unfit, So is shaheen atm and you can see the finger is bothering him with line and length and his pace is decreasing.

Bumrah got pelted 3x in a row by pak, Afg, NZ in 2021 and bcci instantly recognised something wasn't right cause someone of bumrah's caliber can't fail 3x in a row. Once the realised they worked on him for over 2 years and brought him hack with 110% fitness.

Pcb runs our olayers into the ground, same winning 11 and once that winning 11 gets butchered, panic mode sets in cause we're the only nation to never create and develop a string of 20 to 30 players over 4 years. Only developing the 11 dosti yaari nonsense.

Fakhar wasn't fit, but deapite that babar has the audacity to scold fakhar and zaman Khan a debutant for Asia cup? But not say a word to shadab and Nawaz?

Sigh, Fakhar has played so many atg innings but because he's born in Pakistan he will go down as another Abdul razzaq, a king guy and a potential atg ruined by corrupt management.

Babar, Rizwan, Inzi and misbah have made me hate the entire team. How dare they make saim ayub and fakhar bat at 3 and 4..

Humble my foot, why isn't Mr humble wicket keeper and mr no 1stepping down and batting lower when they themselves are making statements saying fakhar performing for 20 overs means instant victory 🤦🏻‍♂️
 
He is the only batsman in our team capable of playing the way he did yesterday. He has won us tournaments and big games many times in the past and has saved this WC.

But we also need to remember he was also badly out of form for a long time, struggling to hit and struggles on some types of pitches.

I think just for the knock yesterday and of course the champions trophy final he will always be cherished by our fans.
The CT knock will never be forgotten by Pak fans. Beating in India in a Final was an amazing feeling.
 
He probably deserves a long long run as he is the only one available that can play like this. Can't believe you were backing this 1970s style imam ul haq over him. Since Pakistan has a lot of consolidators, having this guy makes total sense. Iftikar can do the same down the order. Rest can consolidate.
 
He was badly put of form because of pur brainless management and pur management was trying to drop him after this cup, just like they've been trying to find ways to drop him for rizwan in t20.

Fakhar was unfit, So is shaheen atm and you can see the finger is bothering him with line and length and his pace is decreasing.

Bumrah got pelted 3x in a row by pak, Afg, NZ in 2021 and bcci instantly recognised something wasn't right cause someone of bumrah's caliber can't fail 3x in a row. Once the realised they worked on him for over 2 years and brought him hack with 110% fitness.

Pcb runs our olayers into the ground, same winning 11 and once that winning 11 gets butchered, panic mode sets in cause we're the only nation to never create and develop a string of 20 to 30 players over 4 years. Only developing the 11 dosti yaari nonsense.

Fakhar wasn't fit, but deapite that babar has the audacity to scold fakhar and zaman Khan a debutant for Asia cup? But not say a word to shadab and Nawaz?

Sigh, Fakhar has played so many atg innings but because he's born in Pakistan he will go down as another Abdul razzaq, a king guy and a potential atg ruined by corrupt management.

Babar, Rizwan, Inzi and misbah have made me hate the entire team. How dare they make saim ayub and fakhar bat at 3 and 4..

Humble my foot, why isn't Mr humble wicket keeper and mr no 1stepping down and batting lower when they themselves are making statements saying fakhar performing for 20 overs means instant victory 🤦🏻‍♂️

Thats a lot of words from an Aus/Kiwi fan.
 
Virat never called him a hack. He called him an X factor and the best player in ct 2017 😂😂,
Virat has never made dumb claims.

His only controversial claim is about babar, but fans took virat saying

" babar is junior to me, but he respects me and i can see that he has a talent and hunger to improve"

To

" Babar is the best player in the world, he's my senpai, I goo goo ga ga over him"

Had hoti hai hamerei media ki.

The person who called Fakhar a hack was Misbah who stated he replaced Rizwan at opening ahead of fakhar because you need a technically solid player at opening over a glorified hitter who's going to get out.

Which is the joke of the century cause rizwan is incapable of even playing a normal cricketing shot 😂😂.

Fakhar is more accomplished then babar azam since his onside and legside drives are superior, his pullshot is superior and his six hitting ability is superior, so are his cut shots. Babar is only better at six hitting in the onside however babar rarely hits a six anyway so it doesn't matter.

He was never a hack, fakhar does have an awkward stance though so he's a bit vulnerable to outswing at times, but his stance also prevents lbw's so it's not too much of an issue since most bowlers can't angle away consistently.
Bro I understand you are very passionate BUT please do not MISQUOTE statements or DISTORTE facts like you do in many posts.

Virat said, "Babar's regard and respect for me has not changed regardless of the FACT that he is now the TOP BATSMAN in the world ACROSS FORMATS."

The video is available on YouTube.

why do you hate Babar? Even if you do, why are you spreading false stuff to demean him?

He is Pakistan's captain, but before anything else a PAKISTANI just like you and me. Why would you do that?
 
Fakhar is a great player…… team management should be responsible for not playing him from 1st match….
 
He's an Aussie fan supposedly and hates Pakistan team lol.

Kid changes his mind from post to post.

I'm a pakistani with pakistani parents my dude. I have lived most of my life in aus. I use to go to school as a kid in Pakistan but from 13 onwards I've been in aus entirely. My undergrad studies were in UK before returning for postgraduate in aus.

I'm dual citizen pakistani and Australian. But biologically I'm pakistani. I didn't lie nor would I ever? Would I lie on origins?

I do critise Australian team, Smith and labu especially, but I don't have a need to critise the politics of the aus team cause the politics isn't corrupt and frankly is non existent on the Australian board but exists on pakistani board.

I have every right to discuss Pakistan team? So what do mean by lot of words from an aus/kiwi fan?

I don't get what you mean? Are you saying I'm anti pakistani and not truly an australian or what? I'm not being mean, I'm curious as to what you even mean? Because I didn't lie on where I'm from lol
 
I'm a pakistani with pakistani parents my dude. I have lived most of my life in aus. I use to go to school as a kid in Pakistan but from 13 onwards I've been in aus entirely. My undergrad studies were in UK before returning for postgraduate in aus.

I'm dual citizen pakistani and Australian. But biologically I'm pakistani. I didn't lie nor would I ever? Would I lie on origins?

I do critise Australian team, Smith and labu especially, but I don't have a need to critise the politics of the aus team cause the politics isn't corrupt and frankly is non existent on the Australian board but exists on pakistani board.

I have every right to discuss Pakistan team? So what do mean by lot of words from an aus/kiwi fan?

I don't get what you mean? Are you saying I'm anti pakistani and not truly an australian or what? I'm not being mean, I'm curious as to what you even mean? Because I didn't lie on where I'm from lol
My point was for an Aussie fan you have a lot of words for the ins and out of Pak cricket.

No need to over react. It's nice to see opposition fans take a keen interest in our team.
 

Aaqib Javed Saying "Fakhar was not unfit, mgmt. and captain kept on playing Imam hoping against hope that he will click, Moreover Imam's selfish 50-60 are not match winning scores and that he is shocked what we're they upto which kind of pressure it was to persist with Imam"
 
Bro I understand you are very passionate BUT please do not MISQUOTE statements or DISTORTE facts like you do in many posts.

Virat said, "Babar's regard and respect for me has not changed regardless of the FACT that he is now the TOP BATSMAN in the world ACROSS FORMATS."

The video is available on YouTube.

why do you hate Babar? Even if you do, why are you spreading false stuff to demean him?

He is Pakistan's captain, but before anything else a PAKISTANI just like you and me. Why would you do that?

I am not intentionally trying to distort facts. Nor would I ever.

As for why I hate babar,

Reason I hate babar is because he puts himself first before the team. He is pakistani but he does not act pakistani, a true pakistani plays for his country.

Babar yesterday was not even trying to play in accordance with drs, fakhar was, nor does babar try to attack bowlers unless the bowlers are toothless like he did with sodhi and attempted with Mitchell yesterday.

Him promoting himself to opening in t20 is also a betrayal to fans. His biggest complaints from fans was that despite being a good bat, he doesn't attack the bowling or dominate or even attempt something kuldeep called him out for. And something sohaib Akhtar said as well, infact he usually deliberately slows down for his milestone, the afg innings he played was horrible

So how does he repay that? By opening in t20 so he can take his time and not escape his comfort zone. His 39 of 34 against aus in the semi final cost us as pakistan ended up being 20 to 25 runs short.

As a captain he's the most toothless captain to ever exist for Pakistan, something misbah and sarfraz weren't.

@Major and I have disagreed on multiple times but we both agree on babar and understand things you don't. Babar is not a pakistani is he doesn't play the Pakistan way.

Lastly about passionate, dude you're more passionate then I am, you cry, or sometimes insult randomly if someone disagrees? I don't cry but while I do insult on occasion and yes it's a childish thing to do and I am attempting to reduce it

I'm younger them everyone here, I'm not even 25 meaning I'm not even fully biologically developed yet? I'm fully acting my age mate, how else is a 22 year old suppose to act 💀. You want me to quote formal poems 👺
 
Yes. It was now or never batting, removing the fear of failure.

Pakistan has feeble selectors so there is the fear of failure yet ironically some players remain in place despite failing
 
When have we ever seen the captain play fearlessly?

It’s the captain who sets the tone.

Babar won the toss and elected to bowl first because he wanted a small DLS score, not to actually go on and chase 350+
 
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Picking Imam-ul-Haq over Fakhar Zaman is something you would expect from Misbah. Just goes to show Babar is following the same template from the man who groomed him as captain.

You can't play the modern brand of cricket when you let Misbah run the show.
 
Fakhar isn't technically gifted but has always been fearless. He's always put the team first before his own personal milestones and this is what has cost him his place in the side in the past. That and bad management of his playing time.

The guy is a true fighter with a heart of a lion. If only we had couple of more players like this in the side, we may be able to compete at the top end.
 
Fakhar isn't technically gifted but has always been fearless. He's always put the team first before his own personal milestones and this is what has cost him his place in the side in the past. That and bad management of his playing time.

The guy is a true fighter with a heart of a lion. If only we had couple of more players like this in the side, we may be able to compete at the top end.

Agreed, we need a Fakhar Zaman at 4 and another Fakhar Zaman at 6.
 
Picking Imam-ul-Haq over Fakhar Zaman is something you would expect from Misbah. Just goes to show Babar is following the same template from the man who groomed him as captain.

You can't play the modern brand of cricket when you let Misbah run the show.
Fakhar zaman is a guy who's played atg knocks.

If he was born in India, he'd already he an atg now.

But I fear he's basically gonna go down the Abdul razzaq route, aka a solid guy who's often remembered for being a goat, but everyone knows he under achieved due to a corrupt management pushing him around.

Only in Pakistan do you have a management that thinks the solution to replace your most impactful player at opening even if he's been less then stellar in one format aka t20, over a short drama bazi non impactful midget.

All those saying rizwan is the most humble and respected, bhai fakhar has never once come on the media, he's never once made a single claim about himself or to anyone.

Have you ever seen Fakhar say, today I made a 100 of 63 balls, I looked at the NZ bowlers and licked my lips as I feasted on my prey.

These are the statements that come from rizzu, Babar and imam 😂😂.

The whole praying after milestones, Fakhar does it and offers it properly, but rizwan is somehow acknowledge for it only because he goes on twitter quoting Allah tera shukar 24/7.

Fakhar is the most humble and kindest guy in our team, amd he's the one who plays for the team yet people are still saying rizwan, Babar and misbah 😭😭.

Mark my words, Fakhar was unfit and that's why he wasn't performing, in 2021 when bumrah got pelted by pak, afg and NZ, bcci knew he was unfit and took him out for a year to make sure he's fit again. Babar and Co were deliberately playing him to try to get rid of him, guarantee because he isn't in friends 11 and is the only players who's always absent because he doesn't wanna be a part of these cringe tiktok and cake and akshay kumar videos.

Our management is beyond corrupt, and our fans sometimes I hate, Even after Fakhar's 100, people still had the audacity to mention Babar and rizwan's name in fakhar presence and act like Babar was the saviour playing his part.

Babar and rizzu will go down as the biggest frauds of Pakistan, on paper babar statistically tje best bat for Pakistan amd rizwan statistically the best wk bat, but everyone knows their corrupt frauds who butchered others at their expense.

Mr no 1 is stating that if fakhar bats 20-30 overs we always win. What about you Mr 1, you're the best batsmen on the planet, how come when you bat 30 overs we lose?
 
I am not intentionally trying to distort facts. Nor would I ever.

As for why I hate babar,

Reason I hate babar is because he puts himself first before the team. He is pakistani but he does not act pakistani, a true pakistani plays for his country.

Babar yesterday was not even trying to play in accordance with drs, fakhar was, nor does babar try to attack bowlers unless the bowlers are toothless like he did with sodhi and attempted with Mitchell yesterday.

Him promoting himself to opening in t20 is also a betrayal to fans. His biggest complaints from fans was that despite being a good bat, he doesn't attack the bowling or dominate or even attempt something kuldeep called him out for. And something sohaib Akhtar said as well, infact he usually deliberately slows down for his milestone, the afg innings he played was horrible

So how does he repay that? By opening in t20 so he can take his time and not escape his comfort zone. His 39 of 34 against aus in the semi final cost us as pakistan ended up being 20 to 25 runs short.

As a captain he's the most toothless captain to ever exist for Pakistan, something misbah and sarfraz weren't.

@Major and I have disagreed on multiple times but we both agree on babar and understand things you don't. Babar is not a pakistani is he doesn't play the Pakistan way.

Lastly about passionate, dude you're more passionate then I am, you cry, or sometimes insult randomly if someone disagrees? I don't cry but while I do insult on occasion and yes it's a childish thing to do and I am attempting to reduce it

I'm younger them everyone here, I'm not even 25 meaning I'm not even fully biologically developed yet? I'm fully acting my age mate, how else is a 22 year old suppose to act 💀. You want me to quote formal poems 👺

I joined the forum in 2012 after I had just turned 20 years old and you can go back and read all my posts from than which didn't ever involve arguing with other posters especially those who had been here much longer and were older than me.

I was even 2-3 years younger than you.

You're not younger than anyone here, relax.
 
I joined the forum in 2012 after I had just turned 20 years old and you can go back and read all my posts from than which didn't ever involve arguing with other posters especially those who had been here much longer and were older than me.

I was even 2-3 years younger than you.

You're not younger than anyone here, relax.

This will be the last message on age etc

Everyone has equal rights to comment on all issues and no opinions are discounted because of age/experience.

Thanks
 
He could have hit the same balls which he hit for six tamely to a gap to collect a single.

But he did not. He chose a route which in theory was risky but all his risks came off in a big way.

He did so without fear of losing his wicket - possibly and surely because he backed himself and his own skills.
Butler has also started slow multiple times before and doesn't outright attack either but accelerates when set.

Butler will occasionally go gun Blazing but not all the time. However just like fakhar he will 110% accelerate if he starts of a bit slow.

When I think fearless I just think of the new generation of Klaasen/Glenn Phillips/Maxwell/Travis Head type players who come out hitting massive strokes from ball 1.

No doubt the last few innings Fakhar has played can definitely be described as fearless. He’s been out with the aggressive intent right away. But, also the last couple innings have been a level above in terms of 6 hitting than he has ever been at.

25% of 6’s in his entire ODI career happened in the last 2 matches!

Whatever he did while he was dropped.. I had no clue, but he returned a more devastating 6 hitter than he ever has been before. What I remember from even some of his massive innings is that he starts off pretty slow sometimes but once he starts going.. it’s like a snowball that just keeps getting bigger and bigger. If he keeps playing like this then yeah, I think he’s right in that tier of fearless batsmen like Travis Head/Klaasen/Maxwell etc.
 
Fakhar zaman is a guy who's played atg knocks.

If he was born in India, he'd already he an atg now.

But I fear he's basically gonna go down the Abdul razzaq route, aka a solid guy who's often remembered for being a goat, but everyone knows he under achieved due to a corrupt management pushing him around.

Only in Pakistan do you have a management that thinks the solution to replace your most impactful player at opening even if he's been less then stellar in one format aka t20, over a short drama bazi non impactful midget.

All those saying rizwan is the most humble and respected, bhai fakhar has never once come on the media, he's never once made a single claim about himself or to anyone.

Have you ever seen Fakhar say, today I made a 100 of 63 balls, I looked at the NZ bowlers and licked my lips as I feasted on my prey.

These are the statements that come from rizzu, Babar and imam 😂😂.

The whole praying after milestones, Fakhar does it and offers it properly, but rizwan is somehow acknowledge for it only because he goes on twitter quoting Allah tera shukar 24/7.

Fakhar is the most humble and kindest guy in our team, amd he's the one who plays for the team yet people are still saying rizwan, Babar and misbah 😭😭.

Mark my words, Fakhar was unfit and that's why he wasn't performing, in 2021 when bumrah got pelted by pak, afg and NZ, bcci knew he was unfit and took him out for a year to make sure he's fit again. Babar and Co were deliberately playing him to try to get rid of him, guarantee because he isn't in friends 11 and is the only players who's always absent because he doesn't wanna be a part of these cringe tiktok and cake and akshay kumar videos.

Our management is beyond corrupt, and our fans sometimes I hate, Even after Fakhar's 100, people still had the audacity to mention Babar and rizwan's name in fakhar presence and act like Babar was the saviour playing his part.

Babar and rizzu will go down as the biggest frauds of Pakistan, on paper babar statistically tje best bat for Pakistan amd rizwan statistically the best wk bat, but everyone knows their corrupt frauds who butchered others at their expense.

Mr no 1 is stating that if fakhar bats 20-30 overs we always win. What about you Mr 1, you're the best batsmen on the planet, how come when you bat 30 overs we lose?

Fakhar is the most down to earth and genuine guy in the side over the last 6 years. Rizwan is a dramebaaz and an irresponsible individual. The green tinted hype brigade are far too easy to deceive and have all been taken for a bunch of fools by Rizwan because of his extracurricular activities and acting skills.

Fakhar just puts his head down and lets his bat do the talking. He's one of the very few players who hasn't media hype and fame get to his head.

I just hope he can somehow carry on for another 4 years but I don't think he can because he's already near 40.

Completely agree about Babar and Rizwan. Statistical frauds is what comes to mind.
 
Fakhar is the most down to earth and genuine guy in the side over the last 6 years. Rizwan is a dramebaaz and an irresponsible individual. The green tinted hype brigade are far too easy to deceive and have all been taken for a bunch of fools by Rizwan because of his extracurricular activities and acting skills.

Fakhar just puts his head down and lets his bat do the talking. He's one of the very few players who hasn't media hype and fame get to his head.

I just hope he can somehow carry on for another 4 years but I don't think he can because he's already near 40.

Completely agree about Babar and Rizwan. Statistical frauds is what comes to mind.
He’s 33. As he was in the navy don’t think age fudging has happened in this case .

He’s probably the fittest player in the team and a very quick boundary rider . I think his age is the same based on all those points .
Definitely not near 40 .
Inshallah he can play CT 25 and the World Cup in 2027. He will be same age as Rohit is now in 2027.
 
Another thing to note, Fakhar is not a hack like people believe.

He's more accomplished and technically sound then babar.

Playing stylish shots means nothing if you can't handle certain deliveries. In babar's case he lacks any backfoot movement against spin, its why he sucks at it.
 
Another thing to note, Fakhar is not a hack like people believe.

He's more accomplished and technically sound then babar.

Playing stylish shots means nothing if you can't handle certain deliveries. In babar's case he lacks any backfoot movement against spin, its why he sucks at it.

Fakhar is the best Pakistani batter in the past 12 years. Better than Babar because Fakhar is far more impactful.

He scored 210*, 193, CT 2017 century, and now this.
 
Enough with tuktuk defensive mindset. We need fearless cricketer’s
 
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He’s 33. As he was in the navy don’t think age fudging has happened in this case .

He’s probably the fittest player in the team and a very quick boundary rider . I think his age is the same based on all those points .
Definitely not near 40 .
Inshallah he can play CT 25 and the World Cup in 2027. He will be same age as Rohit is now in 2027.

I really hope he is 33 because I want another 4 years of Fakhar in white ball cricket.
 
I don't know what Fakhar was doing when he was benched and left out of the playing 11 but whatever he was doing, it did wonders for him. His comeback has been more fearless then he was before. He can be the key here if Pakistan wants to qualify based on NRR.
 
An impressive knock by Fakhar Zaman in his first outing of the National T20 this season.

His innings of 72(49) helped Abbottabad to a total of 177/5 against Rawalpindi.

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Fakhar Zaman played a superb innings of 72 runs off 49 balls in today's match between Rawalpindi and Abbottabad in the National T20 2023-24.

 
Fakhar Zaman played a superb innings of 72 runs off 49 balls in today's match between Rawalpindi and Abbottabad in the National T20 2023-24.

Thank God he didn’t bat at 3

That’s where Babar Azam saw him playing
 
Fakhar Zaman scored 69(48) vs FATA in National T20 Cup 2023. Which helped Abbottabad secure victory over FATA by 57 runs.
 
Fakhar Zaman's batting style always keeps me on the edge of my seat fearing that he will get out on the next ball and trust me mostly this fear comes true.
 
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