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[PICTURES/VIDEOS] "I am thinking of launching a brand called Parchi": Imam-ul-Haq

RyanRyan10 said:
When was he doing well in tests?
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Check stats.

He scored centuries against England and Australia. He also scored quite a few fifties. He was doing better than what Abdullah and Shan are scoring currently.

BTW, your nickname cracks me up (why do you have Ryan twice in your nickname?). Reminds me of "Johnny Two Times" character from Goodfellas movie.
 
sweep_shot said:
Check stats.

He scored centuries against England and Australia. He also scored quite a few fifties. He was doing better than what Abdullah and Shan are scoring currently.

BTW, your nickname cracks me up (why do you have Ryan twice in your nickname?). Reminds me of "Johnny Two Times" character from Goodfellas movie.
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The two series were played on pitches that were extremely flat. Even Abdullah Shafique managed to score runs in these matches. Imam struggled even in Sri Lanka whereas Shafique excelled during both tours.

I have a soft corner for associates and lower tier teams, and that's what led me to choose my username. Ryan10 was my initial choice as a tribute to Ryan ten Doeschate, but then I only used to lurk on the websiteUnfortunately, I either forgot my password or encountered some other issue, so I created this username instead. And now I myself find it bit hilarious.
 
Imam-ul-Haq speaking during an interview on a TV show:

"From 1 tournament, not everything can be fixed or can go wrong at the same time. But it's a good initiative by the board. One good thing is that the new players will get opportunities. In my opinion, this is a great opportunity for the youngsters.”

“It's good that there's pressure on the senior players who are currently playing for the Pakistan team, as well as on the selectors. This is a good thing from the board's side, that there's pressure on both the senior players and the centrally contracted players, as well as on the juniors, to come and prove themselves. Whoever needs to make a comeback, can make a comeback, and whoever needs to prove their performances, can do so. The intent to play is very important”

"Look, whenever you play cricket, it's not possible that you don't improve your batting and don't work on it. Whenever you play a tournament or have played a lot of cricket, you realize what your weaknesses are. And it's human nature to have weaknesses in every aspect, including batting. There's no doubt about it. So, to overcome these weaknesses, you think about what you can do better.”

“My philosophy is simple: how to win matches for Pakistan. Now, whether it's about intent or modern-day cricket, there are a lot of YouTube channels these days, and everyone wants to talk, especially non-cricketers. But winning matches is very important. If we didn't play well in the last two World Cups, we need to think about what we can do better as players. Whether it's the first 10 overs or after setting a target, how can we improve our finishing? These are the things that, as a player, everyone has thought about in the last year. It's not just me, Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and all the players who were part of the World Cup campaign have thought about it.”

“We were the number one team in ODIs, and then we suddenly dropped down. So, when you look at it, if we were the number one team, it means we were doing something right. But then we didn't do well, and everyone thought about it. Definitely, in this tournament, we will try our best to overcome our weaknesses and work on them. For now, we need to think about our franchise first and think about how to win matches for our franchise."

“I am playing cricket for the past seven years, and selectors have said in press conferences that I am not a red-ball player and the same selector has picked me in the Test side. I played under a coach who said that we can't select you because of media pressure. So, I've played my entire cricket like this and I never had to prove myself to anyone because I've never had any problems with people outside. I've never cared about what people outside say. It's about what the people around me, who I talk to about cricket, say.”

“When you play cricket, there's no guarantee that you'll play every game. I was recently dropped from the Test team, despite my performance. In my last 10 matches, I scored 5 fifties at an average of 47, but no media outlet highlighted it. But I didn't say anything because I don't want to talk about my performance. You have to improve your game, and the rest is just luck. Sometimes you don't perform well, but you still get to play. This is just part of our cricketing life. Our bread and butter are cricket. We try our best to perform, and after that, whether we have a place in the team or not, it's up to selectors”
 
Imam ul Haq superb batting in the President One Day Cup 2024 today helped his side to secure a victory. He scored 69*(60) against Ghani Glass while playing for the PTV side.
 
topspin said:
Question is will he come out of shell in Test cricket or will he continue to bat like Misbah?
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I wouldn’t mind him playing like Misbah in Tests because we need stability with the new ball which comes from solid defense, not from attacking play.
 
Multan's Imam-ul-Haq starred with a brilliant century, scoring 105 (144), before being retired hurt on the fourth day against Peshawar in fourth round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024.
 
Multan's Imam-ul-Haq scores 184 (229), marking his 14th First-Class century, on Day 2 of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy's fifth round against Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
 
Was it fair to drop Imam Ul Haq from the ODI side?

While Abdullah's strike rate is slightly better, Imam's dot ball % is still better than Shafique!

Also, is it too early to read too much into Abdullah's ODI journey?

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FearlessRoar said:
Was it fair to drop Imam Ul Haq from the ODI side?

While Abdullah's strike rate is slightly better, Imam's dot ball % is still better than Shafique!

Also, is it too early to read too much into Abdullah's ODI journey?

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Catch 22 situation, stuck between a cliff & sea
 
FearlessRoar said:
Was it fair to drop Imam Ul Haq from the ODI side?

While Abdullah's strike rate is slightly better, Imam's dot ball % is still better than Shafique!

Also, is it too early to read too much into Abdullah's ODI journey?

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My pick would be Imam... atleast u can rely on him in ODIs whereas Abdullah is totally a fluke player who performs in one game and then get flop in a whole show.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Was it fair to drop Imam Ul Haq from the ODI side?

While Abdullah's strike rate is slightly better, Imam's dot ball % is still better than Shafique!

Also, is it too early to read too much into Abdullah's ODI journey?

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Imam is doing that while at his peak and Abdullah is extremely young into his ODI career.

At this point, Imam has proven he cannot be a modern batsmen, period. Abdullah at least has some upside, mainly with more shots ability in his arsenal and sixes hitting batting. Imam has 30 sixes in 71 ODI innings while Shafique has 16 sixes in 16 ODI innings. If Pakistan believes in Abdullah talent long term, they should back him. If he can improve on his rotation of strike a bit, that SR can easily go much higher than Imam's.

For right now though, ideally both Fakhar & Saim should be the openers though.
 
Nasty Naz said:
Imam is doing that while at his peak and Abdullah is extremely young into his ODI career.

At this point, Imam has proven he cannot be a modern batsmen, period. Abdullah at least has some upside, mainly with more shots ability in his arsenal and sixes hitting batting. Imam has 30 sixes in 71 ODI innings while Shafique has 16 sixes in 16 ODI innings. If Pakistan believes in Abdullah talent long term, they should back him. If he can improve on his rotation of strike a bit, that SR can easily go much higher than Imam's.

For right now though, ideally both Fakhar & Saim should be the openers though.
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Imam also scored a century on debut and he + Fakhar were frequently bullying Zimbabwe on their home turf.

Imam is a poor batsmen but he's > Abdullah atm
 
Imam is strokeless wonder, he has very limited shots who never looks confident while batting. Abdullah has some good shots but he really needs to be consistent and work on building long innings.

Overall, all Pakistani batsman are extremely poor in strike rotation and expert in playing dot balls. Probably they don't trust their partner before calling for run. I still remember comedy between Hafeez and Azhar Ali while running between the wickets.
 
According to media reports, Imam-ul-Haq is set to make a comeback in Tests against South Africa.

Imam is still the highest runscorer in the current Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

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FearlessRoar said:
According to media reports, Imam-ul-Haq is set to make a comeback in Tests against South Africa.

Imam is still the highest runscorer in the current Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

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Legend Imam ul haq is back. South africa better be scared now.
 
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FearlessRoar said:
According to media reports, Imam-ul-Haq is set to make a comeback in Tests against South Africa.

Imam is still the highest runscorer in the current Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

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Imam in Pakistan: 62.61 AVG (3 centuries in his career and all of them on Pindi roads)
Imam outside Pakistan: 26 AVG
Imam in SENA: 20.06 AVG (high score of 62)

Maybe he proves me wrong but I just don't think he has what it takes to be part of Pakistan's Test team long term.
 
Nasty Naz said:
Imam in Pakistan: 62.61 AVG (3 centuries in his career and all of them on Pindi roads)
Imam outside Pakistan: 26 AVG
Imam in SENA: 20.06 AVG (high score of 62)

Maybe he proves me wrong but I just don't think he has what it takes to be part of Pakistan's Test team long term.
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I think sometimes the worry is about things that shouldn’t matter for a team who has been struggling to win at home until very recently. If the goal is to make home a spin fortress, then imam is a Bradman compared to the chumps in the team apart from Saud Shakeel. He also had a decent last tour to SA.
But ODIs no.
 
If abdullah is the other option, I will be more than happy to give another chance to Imam. He has been scoring heavily in domestics but there are many others who are also scoring runs.

Anyways, lets give him another go with Saim.
 
BouncerGuy said:
If abdullah is the other option, I will be more than happy to give another chance to Imam. He has been scoring heavily in domestics but there are many others who are also scoring runs.

Anyways, lets give him another go with Saim.
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Agreed,

Fakhar and Saim should be pakistan's whiteball openers but Imam is a 100x superior to Abdullah as a batsmen.

Abdullah is rubbish.
 
BouncerGuy said:
If abdullah is the other option, I will be more than happy to give another chance to Imam. He has been scoring heavily in domestics but there are many others who are also scoring runs.

Anyways, lets give him another go with Saim.
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Abdullah might not be living up to his potential, but surely that does not mean that we go back to tried and tested fails like Imam..

We need to take a step forward, not go backwards... Imam is not the solution...he never was the solution..
 
I though that selectors might give him a go again in the south Africa series as he is having a great QEA trophy but nope, I think Abdullah is being trusted too much.
 
Lions skipper Imam-ul-Haq 45(38) guided a successful chase against Panthers to register their first victory in the PCB Champions T20 Cup 2024.
 
Lions' skipper Imam-ul-Haq is somewhat different in the Champions T20 Cup 2024, showing aggressive intent, bringing up his first fifty of the tournament against Dolphins.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Lions' skipper Imam-ul-Haq is somewhat different in the Champions T20 Cup 2024, showing aggressive intent, bringing up his first fifty of the tournament against Dolphins.
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It was a captain's knock, scoring 65 off 48 balls.
 
Lions' skipper Imam-ul-Haq is different in this PCB Champions T20 Cup 2024, showing intent and attacking cricket as he scored 28 (19) at a strike rate of 147.37 against Markhors.
 
Imam-ul-Haq continues his fine run of form, smashing his 22nd career fifty and his second in the PCB Champions T20 Cup!

With this stellar knock of 57(36) against the Panthers, the Lions skipper has propelled himself into the tournament's top four batters, cementing his status as one of the standout performers of the tournament

 
Imam-ul-Haq, has openly criticised the country's selectors, accusing them of fostering a culture of inconsistency when it comes to player selection:

"I wasn’t in the T20 World Cup, but I’ve heard stories that made me feel things went worse than during the ODI World Cup,"

"Losing that match (to the USA) and then to India... you come to a winning situation where you need a run-a-ball and then lose from that point,"

"A win is very important for the return of confidence. Although things are changing—captaincy has changed—and I think this happens in every country. You cannot control it. Only a win can save us from all these issues,"

"We gave our players consistent chances, but we didn’t get the results in the ODI World Cup. Other sides rely on giving consistent opportunities."

"If you are giving a player 15 matches while another player of similar caliber gets only three matches, then you’re creating problems for yourself. Selection criteria vary from player to player, based on liking or disliking,"

"The confidence of every player is shaken from top to bottom. I don’t think I’ve seen Pakistan play this badly in my seven-year career,"
 
Imam-ul-Haq speaking during a Podcast:

“I heard these rumours every time Pakistan lost a game. But the truth is we didn't play good cricket in the two World Cups. I was hurt personally, and I think people were expecting a lot from us in the ODI World Cup. We were the No. 1 team just three years back. Our top three batters were ranked in the top 5 of the ICC Test Rankings. But then when you don't play well...because we were targeting the India World Cup for a long time. I thought it could have been a life-changing tournament. But suddenly, all changed from that India game in the Asia Cup, and that loss lowered our confidence.”

“A lot of boys were disheartened from there. I heard a lot of them crying during the World Cup; some had stopped smiling and locked themselves up in their hotel rooms. There was also this setback of losing against Afghanistan. So from being the No. 1 team...nothing went like we expected in India. The T20 World Cup came later on, but I think the India World Cup shook our confidence completely. That's when the rumours began again.”
 
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98 international matches so far
4,727 runs across formats
9 ODI and 3 Test centuries
Century on ODI debut

Happy Birthday to Imam.

Do you think he deserves another chance???
 
BouncerGuy said:
98 international matches so far
4,727 runs across formats
9 ODI and 3 Test centuries
Century on ODI debut

Happy Birthday to Imam.

Do you think he deserves another chance???
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100x >>>> Abdullah.

But saim + Fakhar is the way to go. Once fakhar kicks the bucket, just have the guts to have Kamran ghulam open. He's opened before and he's a better batter then both Imam and Abdullah.
 
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