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Pakistan needed 100 with 5 wickets
As usual, the same culprit let them down.
As usual, the same culprit let them down.
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Out of form like Babar.
He’s not in great shape too like his mate BabarOut of form like Babar.
You can’t average 38/48 in Tests and ODIs after a lean patch and be rubbish.
He is good for our pathetic, miserable and embarrassing standards.
You need to raise your standards to become better and get rid of pathetic, miserable and embarrassing standards. How about starting with getting in shape. Imam is overweight and Babar seriously need to work on his physique.Out of form like Babar.
You can’t average 38/48 in Tests and ODIs after a lean patch and be rubbish.
He is good for our pathetic, miserable and embarrassing standards.
Out of form like Babar.
You can’t average 38/48 in Tests and ODIs after a lean patch and be rubbish.
He is good for our pathetic, miserable and embarrassing standards.
LOL out of form?Imam is horribly out of form and should be dropped. He has zero confidence in his game and is a sitting duck.
Masood and Abdullah should open and either
a) bring Sarfaraz for one last hurrah in the middle order.
b) give Saim his debut in this dead rubber with no pressure on him
Sure. Either way, his returns reflect he is also out of form.LOL out of form?
He is overweight, unfit and just not good enough.
Why should we take away the two Tests at Rawalpindi? Where they not Test matches?His test average drops from 38 to 28 if you take away the 2 games he’s played in Rawalpindi.
How do we improve those standards, by continuing to play him?
Fitness isn’t the answer to everything.You need to raise your standards to become better and get rid of pathetic, miserable and embarrassing standards. How about starting with getting in shape. Imam is overweight and Babar seriously need to work on his physique.
We already lost the series so now we can try other combinations.I'm in a dichotomy regarding his inclusion in the next test. He shouldn't bat simply because he can't bat against quality opposition.
But at the same time would it be fair to a new opener to debut against Australia in Australia, are we setting them up for failure?
Do we need to give Imam the third test to conclusively establish that he isn't fit to open for Pakistan?
well said!We already lost the series so now we can try other combinations.
Excellent analysis, Imam is a poorer version of Dom Sibley, a very defensive batsman with a limited number of scoring shots.Salman Butt speaking on his YouTube channel regarding Imam:
But we need to question him what he has achieved after getting so many chances from his friend.While speaking in an interview to a local channel, Pakistan’s left-handed opener, Imam-ul-Haq compared Babar Azam’s captaincy with former Pakistani skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed:
"Babar Azam gives proper opportunity to the players. Sarfaraz bhai also gave opportunities, but he had Mickey [Arthur] and Inzamam Ul Haq behind him. Babar didn't have that kind of support in his era, but he backed the players a lot and had great communication with them."
"Captain should be given complete authority to pick the players he wants because he would be held accountable for the results."
"I really like Sarfaraz bhai's T20 captaincy. He is very street-smart. He knows how to read the game and make quick decisions."
While speaking in an interview to a local channel, Pakistan’s left-handed opener, Imam-ul-Haq compared Babar Azam’s captaincy with former Pakistani skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed:
"Babar Azam gives proper opportunity to the players. Sarfaraz bhai also gave opportunities, but he had Mickey [Arthur] and Inzamam Ul Haq behind him. Babar didn't have that kind of support in his era, but he backed the players a lot and had great communication with them."
"Captain should be given complete authority to pick the players he wants because he would be held accountable for the results."
"I really like Sarfaraz bhai's T20 captaincy. He is very street-smart. He knows how to read the game and make quick decisions."
Totally agree, in my eyes, he is the exact definition of a stat-padder.Thank God parchi is gone. Pakistani players have a habit of scoring against weaker sides or D rank sides, and having one or 2 once in a blue moon innings and making a career out of it.
Imam's century against England and SA is such a massive outlier, because 3 of his centuries are against Zimbabwe, one against Sri lanka, one against Bangladesh and the rest against 3rd rate C side Australia.
This man fooled the planet with halwa odi centuries against weaker teams, scoring at a tuk tuk rate and instantly getting out once the 40th over was reached.
Crap cricketer who can't play the short ball for the life of him
Imam is Pindi king. Just like Gill is Ahmedabad king.Thank God parchi is gone. Pakistani players have a habit of scoring against weaker sides or D rank sides, and having one or 2 once in a blue moon innings and making a career out of it.
Imam's century against England and SA is such a massive outlier, because 3 of his centuries are against Zimbabwe, one against Sri lanka, one against Bangladesh and the rest against 3rd rate C side Australia.
This man fooled the planet with halwa odi centuries against weaker teams, scoring at a tuk tuk rate and instantly getting out once the 40th over was reached.
Crap cricketer who can't play the short ball for the life of him
The end of 30-0 in 25 overs era!
Babar will handle this task single handedlyThe end of 30-0 in 25 overs era!
Na Babar plays Test at the right paceBabar will handle this task single handedly
Abdullah isn't too bad. I'm just unsure about him.Abdullah Shafique would say "challenge accepted"
Naw, if you wanna know behind the scenesThe excuse given to drop Imam was ‘lack of intent’ in Test cricket
Mate, they BETTER apply the same selection criteria in T20i cricket!
You have guys who celebrate 50 ball 50s against Canada as if they have scored 200 at Lords!
Yes because that Test series he played where he and Abdullah inflated their averages was beyond insulting.Is Imam-ul-Haq being unfairly dropped from the Test Squad?
yes fairly dropped in my opinion... with such stats u cant even play club level cricketIs Imam-ul-Haq being unfairly dropped from the Test Squad?
Shan Masood in a presser before 1st Tedt against Bangladesh explained reason behind Huraira's preference over Imam Ul Haq:
“Looking at our opening, we have plenty of riches. Unfortunately, Imam-ul-Haq isn't in this series, but he is part of this team always. We don't just keep 17 players; we have 20-25 players who are part of the squad and will remain so. Sometimes we have to see that in this series, we felt that this is an ideal chance to see Mohammad Huraira, bring him into the squad, and see what he can do. What can Muhammad Huraira, who has consistently scored runs in domestic cricket for the last three to four years, offer to the Pakistan team? So we said let's rest Imam-ul-Haq in this series.”
He was batting uselessI honestly rate Imam as a better ODI player compared to Babar Azam. I have hardly seen him fail in this format and once again today he scored a magnificent 78 (83) against the Stallions where he was a lone warrior.
yeah Im pretty sure most of world cricket prefers a player like Imam to bowl atHe is a competent 50-over batsman, but he lacks the technical skills needed for Test cricket and the power required for T20 cricket. Going forward he can be an option for 50 over cricket only. I prefer him over the likes of Saim Ayub.
Fifty overs is a long time to bat, as we saw in the last 50-over World Cup, where outside of meaningless bilateral series, the pitches in major tournaments were not conducive to easy power-hitting. Instead, they required batsmen who could build innings and score consistently. In most cases, a score around 320 will be a winning total if you have a decent bowling attack. It is more valuable to have a player who can accumulate runs steadily than someone who scores 20 quick runs and gets out.yeah Im pretty sure most of world cricket prefers a player like Imam to bowl at
hes not getting out
hes eating up deliveries
hes building pressure on his mates
hes not damaging you at all
#ThankYouImam
acha jeeFifty overs is a long time to bat, as we saw in the last 50-over World Cup, where outside of meaningless bilateral series, the pitches in major tournaments were not conducive to easy power-hitting. Instead, they required batsmen who could build innings and score consistently. In most cases, a score around 320 will be a winning total if you have a decent bowling attack. It is more valuable to have a player who can accumulate runs steadily than someone who scores 20 quick runs and gets out.
It's puzzling how, in Pakistan, people can argue against players who are averaging over 40 in international cricket. We don't have the luxury of overlooking such players, especially when they've maintained that average over a substantial period. It's not as if we have a David Warner waiting to open the innings, who can average 40 with a higher strike rate than Imam.
Fifty-over cricket doesn't require constant six-hitting. You seem to want only sloggers in the team, but we saw the result of that approach in the T20 World Cup. There may be some teams, like England, with the talent in their squad to sustain a six-hitting approach on flat tracks, but even they struggled on ICC-standard pitches in the recent World Cup.acha jee
3 out of 9 wins in the world cup.
Team ranked 7/8
There was a stat where Pakistan went the most overs in international cricket without hitting a six in the powerplay.
Yet we have guys like you here who are on a mission to defend the usual culprits. Have some shame.
We saw the result so we dont add naturally aggressive minded players in T20?You seem to want only sloggers in the team, but we saw the result of that approach in the T20 World Cup.
Sloggers won't win you tournaments. You need proper players who can consistently build an innings and score runs, not just hit a few sixes. The acceptable strike rate depends on the format, but the primary requirement is scoring runs. If a batsman doesn't have a good average, the strike rate becomes irrelevant. It seems you lack an understanding of cricket to discuss these nuances effectively.We saw the result so we dont add naturally aggressive minded players in T20?
He needs to develop a power game. In modern cricket I don't think there is any ODI opener who isn't considered good enough to be even selected for franchise T20 cricket.He is a competent 50-over batsman, but he lacks the technical skills needed for Test cricket and the power required for T20 cricket. Going forward he can be an option for 50 over cricket only. I prefer him over the likes of Saim Ayub.
He may never be a Warner, but he has the ability to maintain an acceptable average in international cricket, which I would prefer over someone like Afridi, who averages around 20. At the international level, runs are at a premium; a batsman must first be capable of scoring runs consistently before we consider a high strike rate. He remains a decent option for 50-over cricket unless we find a player of Warner's caliber in Pakistan.He needs to develop a power game. In modern cricket I don't think there is any ODI opener who isn't considered good enough to be even selected for franchise T20 cricket.
He will always be better than Masood. It is ironic that he gets criticized for being a parchi when an even bigger and inferior parchi is keeping him out of the Test team.
Masood is keeping many out, but if you think Imam is first runner then you have no clue what you're on about. Secondly masood didn't replace Imam, Masood bats at 3, Saim and Hurraira replaced him for test.He will always be better than Masood. It is ironic that he gets criticized for being a parchi when an even bigger and inferior parchi is keeping him out of the Test team.
Imam is only 28. He is still has many years of cricket left in him and his best years are still ahead of him.Sums up Imam’s career, went from being compared to Saeed Anwar to now being compared with Shan Masood.
It is not written anywhere that Imam cannot bat at 3. Saim Ayub is the new exciting prospect on the block so he is getting a long rope, and Asad Shafique has survived so far because he has done OK and more importantly, it is because Pakistan want a LH-RH combination to open in Tests.Masood is keeping many out, but if you think Imam is first runner then you have no clue what you're on about. Secondly masood didn't replace Imam, Masood bats at 3, Saim and Hurraira replaced him for test.
Imam and masood both batted side by side in Australia.
If anyone should occupy no 3 it's kamran ghulam who is performing.Imam is only 28. He is still has many years of cricket left in him and his best years are still ahead of him.
Even if he retires today, he will have had a much better career than Sharjeel and most openers who have played for Pakistan after Saeed Anwar.
It is not written anywhere that Imam cannot bat at 3. Saim Ayub is the new exciting prospect on the block so he is getting a long rope, and Asad Shafique has survived so far because he has done OK and more importantly, it is because Pakistan want a LH-RH combination to open in Tests.
This is precisely the reason why Masood has forcefully occupied the number 3 spot after Azhar’s retirement because it is the only way he can fit into the team.
There is no reason why Imam cannot be utilized at number 3 and that would have happened if it wasn’t Masood blocking his way even though he is better than Masood.
in my opinion he is also not good enough to play Test cricket but yeah we can easily replace him with pathetic Shan Masood who has become a brand ambassador of Failures for Pakistan.Imam should be a regular in Test. He was doing good. Not sure why he was dropped.
He is probably not a good option for LOI, however.
No, It's time to move on.in my opinion he is also not good enough to play Test cricket but yeah we can easily replace him with pathetic Shan Masood who has become a brand ambassador of Failures for Pakistan.
When was he doing well in tests?Imam should be a regular in Test. He was doing good. Not sure why he was dropped.
He is probably not a good option for LOI, however.