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

[Hawkeye]

There’s no logical explanation of why he keeps getting selected.

Who likes him so much???
And
Why?

 

[BouncerGuy]

Imam ul Haq back to the pavilion due to hit the ball on face.

 

[Hawkeye]

Batting is not for him.

Specially not international standard. Why torture himself and above all us fans???

 

[BouncerGuy]

Update on Imam-ul-Haq's injury:

Tauranga, New Zealand – April 5, 2025

Pakistan team batter Imam-ul-Haq sustained a mild facial injury during batting, caused by an accidental throw from a New Zealand fielder. He was immediately attended by the medical team and shifted to Tauranga Hospital for a detailed assessment.

A CT scan of his head and face was conducted and reported as normal. Based on clinical evaluation, he has been diagnosed with a mild concussion.

Imam is feeling better now and remains in stable condition. The specialists at Tauranga Hospital have advised a two-week rest from all sporting activities. He has also been declared fit for air travel.

The Pakistan team management and medical panel will continue to monitor his recovery closely.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Saw the footage and it looked like the ball might have clipped his chin but there’s no way you’re getting mild concussions from that when the grill took most of the impact.

I promise you, if it was Hassan Nawaz, Haris or any other youngster, they would’ve rubbed it off.

The only thing worse than a crap player is a crap player who wants to play his own wee games on the field.

@Mamoon Apologise now.

 

[hassan918]

Saw the footage and it looked like the ball might have clipped his chin but there’s no way you’re getting mild concussions from that when the grill took most of the impact.

I promise you, if it was Hassan Nawaz, Haris or any other youngster, they would’ve rubbed it off.

The only thing worse than a crap player is a crap player who wants to play his own wee games on the field.

@Mamoon Apologise now.

There is a very good chance that he would've carrying on playing if this match was on the Gaddafi flat wicket.

 

[mominsaigol]

Saw the footage and it looked like the ball might have clipped his chin but there’s no way you’re getting mild concussions from that when the grill took most of the impact.

I promise you, if it was Hassan Nawaz, Haris or any other youngster, they would’ve rubbed it off.

The only thing worse than a crap player is a crap player who wants to play his own wee games on the field.

@Mamoon Apologise now.

NZ doctors themsleves claimed it was a concussion though?

Hatred for a player is one thing but come on brother.

Besides, it's not like him staying would have mattered. Imam has completly lost form, in his prime he was a slow misbah level accumulator but on current form he gives me 2015 nasir jamshed vibes.

He would have been dismissed soon had he not been struck.

 

[RyanRyan10]

He has a strike rate of 82

Worst in the current era

Pakistan shouldn't pick him again

 

[wrongun]

Saw the footage and it looked like the ball might have clipped his chin but there’s no way you’re getting mild concussions from that when the grill took most of the impact.

I promise you, if it was Hassan Nawaz, Haris or any other youngster, they would’ve rubbed it off.

The only thing worse than a crap player is a crap player who wants to play his own wee games on the field.

@Mamoon Apologise now.

You realise the grill is attached to the helmet and the helmet/head still gets rocked right? Concussion is caused by the brain bouncing around inside the skull as a result of impact. The grill simply shifts the impact out from the face to the grill, preventing a broken face. It doesn't remove the impact.

You can still get concussion if you fall off a bicycle wearing a helmet- you just get spared the fractured skull.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

NZ doctors themsleves claimed it was a concussion though?

Hatred for a player is one thing but come on brother.

Besides, it's not like him staying would have mattered. Imam has completly lost form, in his prime he was a slow misbah level accumulator but on current form he gives me 2015 nasir jamshed vibes.

He would have been dismissed soon had he not been struck.

Tbh, the dr isn’t going to say he’s safe to play immediately. If they do say that and something happens to Imam the next day then they’ll be held responsible.

The CT scans were normal, they probably said it’s mild concussion based on what Imam described his symptoms. And, knowing Imam…I ain’t trusting a word out of his mouth.

 

[pakistani pride]

Just looking for an excuse to get away.

 

[pratiktc]

Really it is sad how some fans here are accusing him of faking.

After Hughes incident, it should be clear to all in cricket community that caution is safest and best approach. If there is even slight chance of concussion better to go to hospital right away.

End of the day it is only a game and nowhere near value of life. We can criticize Imam for his shortcomings as player but it is not on to question this going off field.

 

[pakistani pride]

Really it is sad how some fans here are accusing him of faking.

After Hughes incident, it should be clear to all in cricket community that caution is safest and best approach. If there is even slight chance of concussion better to go to hospital right away.

End of the day it is only a game and nowhere near value of life. We can criticize Imam for his shortcomings as player but it is not on to question this going off field.

Please do not bring Hughes in here. Imam is scared - it is clear to see.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

You realise the grill is attached to the helmet and the helmet/head still gets rocked right? Concussion is caused by the brain bouncing around inside the skull as a result of impact. The grill simply shifts the impact out from the face to the grill, preventing a broken face. It doesn't remove the impact.

You can still get concussion if you fall off a bicycle wearing a helmet- you just get spared the fractured skull.

It was a side arm throw, the games gone!!!



A side arm throw that directly went on to the grill, let’s not act like there’s no padding in the helmet.

If it was a 120+ bouncer to the head, fair enough. But side arm throw and he went down like he’s been shot.

Big baby!!!

 

[mominsaigol]

Tbh, the dr isn’t going to say he’s safe to play immediately. If they do say that and something happens to Imam the next day then they’ll be held responsible.

The CT scans were normal, they probably said it’s mild concussion based on what Imam described his symptoms. And, knowing Imam…I ain’t trusting a word out of his mouth.

That's fair

 

[BouncerGuy]

We cannot be saying that it is fake... Not everything is a drama.... No jokes

 

[gazza619]

I can’t comment on how serious it was for Imam, but gone are the days when cricketers would fight it out in the middle. I can never forget Anil Kumble bowling here with a broken jaw:

 

[YousafTheBeast]

We cannot be saying that it is fake... Not everything is a drama.... No jokes

That would be like saying we can’t say this injury was fake when we all knew at the time it was done to delay the play.




Imam has been hit on the head harder than that, in fact in almost every game a player will get hit on the head directly from a bouncer. How many times do we see them go off the field?

 

[RidiculousMan]

Saw the footage and it looked like the ball might have clipped his chin but there’s no way you’re getting mild concussions from that when the grill took most of the impact.

I promise you, if it was Hassan Nawaz, Haris or any other youngster, they would’ve rubbed it off.

The only thing worse than a crap player is a crap player who wants to play his own wee games on the field.

@Mamoon Apologise now.

Lets not make conclusions on injuries. Head injuries are always dangerous. Proper protocol has to be followed. It has been followed the Doctors know better than you.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Let’s not make conclusions on injuries. Head injuries are always dangerous. Proper protocol has to be followed. It has been followed the Doctors know better than you.

Oh kithey head injury.

The doctors would’ve told him to man up before doing the haka

 

[zaidihusain]

I am not doubting Imam's injury, but I can say with this timid attitude he cannot survive in international cricket. His batting style is highly conservative and vulnerable, and that's the reason he has very limited shots. He is a stroke less wonder who can only face medium pacers and spinners and score singles and some occasional boundaries. He will never be successful against proper fast bowlers

 

[shah_1]

Rashid latif on his YT channel said that he ran away from the match. He didn't want to play.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Rashid latif on his YT channel said that he ran away from the match. He didn't want to play.

Probably didn’t want to play the first ODI as well. I’m no doctor but how does one recover so quickly from a “soft tissue injury”?

 

[Rana]

Maybe a few of them should collaborate together and launch a brand called “Chullu Bhar Paani”

 

[mominsaigol]

Oh kithey head injury.

The doctors would’ve told him to man up before doing the haka

The only issue is that what you're claiming is based of emotion and not actual proof. Don't get me wrong, I hate imam too and you're one of my favourite posters here

However everything you're claiming about Imam is baseless and speculation.

Besides it doesn't make any sense for him to not play? Why would he do that? He went from being Pakistan's ace opener complimentning fakhar to now being Pakistan's 5th to 6th option. And pakistan itself is a rubbish team.

Fakhar and saim are option 1 and 2. Even though Abdullah is utter trash, he's option 3 for pakistan.

Then option 4 was Babar azam in ct who was trusted ahead of Imam and option 5 was Saud Shakeel who was trusted again

And usman khan managed to open ahead of imam as well making that option 6.

Then in tests, Hurraira, Shan, Abdullah and even Hasebullah are trusted more with hasebullah being the 4th choice.

It makes zero sense for him to call it quits and not play and try to soft score to make his way back into the team.

Imam has virtually nothing to gain from being out of the team. He can't even get hired in his own local PSL team, hence foreign leagues are a no go. So he ain't making money of franchise cricket.

International cricket is his only option, why would he throw that away? He's rubbish as a batsmen but he isn't that stupid. No one would just throw money away and settle for less unless some benefit is provided like work from home, Family balance and imam isn't a family man nor is work from home applicable in cricket.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

The only issue is that what you're claiming is based of emotion and not actual proof. Don't get me wrong, I hate imam too and you're

That’s true, if it was someone like Fakhar, I would’ve probably said “it must’ve hurt”, only because of his background and the fact that he’s not a wuss.

Imam, from what I’ve seen is a drama queen. The guy posted a picture of himself sleeping on the hospital bed with his glasses on, lol.

I just think that he tried to take the easy way out of a tour where almost all of our batsmen were struggling in.

And, he probably knows he’ll walk back into the team with Fakhar on his last legs. Usman and Abdullah haven’t secured their spots in the team. So, Imam really doesn’t have much competition imo.

Plus, he’s already making a career as a pundit…if his career ends now he’ll have other ways to survive financially.

 

[mominsaigol]

That’s true, if it was someone like Fakhar, I would’ve probably said “it must’ve hurt”, only because of his background and the fact that he’s not a wuss.

Imam, from what I’ve seen is a drama queen. The guy posted a picture of himself sleeping on the hospital bed with his glasses on, lol.

I just think that he tried to take the easy way out of a tour where almost all of our batsmen were struggling in.

And, he probably knows he’ll walk back into the team with Fakhar on his last legs. Usman and Abdullah haven’t secured their spots in the team. So, Imam really doesn’t have much competition imo.

Plus, he’s already making a career as a pundit…if his career ends now he’ll have other ways to survive financially.

You raise a good point actually, their isn't much competiton due to secured spots.

I think you might actually be right based of past trends. I remember imam God is always watching tweet on twitter and Mickey was furious at shan and rightfully so.

Imam was lucky that Babar was captain and wasn't letting mickey do anything. Sarfi would have kicked imam out ASAP. Since sarfi told imam to stop with the whole chup chup nonsense that he was making.

Sarfi was the only one who was pissed off at imam in the same way he got pissed of at hasan Ali for doing a pre mature celebration.

This is what Pakistani fans don't understand. Pakistan is not Australia. Mitchel starc is an @sshole but he will shove all that aside and play for his captain without any fuss. Similarly Steve smith isn't nice either, he's not a saint but he ain't going cause a hissyfit from being dropped from t20, he knows mitch Marsh was a better option at the time.

Pakistan isn't like that, you need someone like YK and sarfi to settle these guys down.

 

[shah_1]

That’s true, if it was someone like Fakhar, I would’ve probably said “it must’ve hurt”, only because of his background and the fact that he’s not a wuss.

Imam, from what I’ve seen is a drama queen. The guy posted a picture of himself sleeping on the hospital bed with his glasses on, lol.

I just think that he tried to take the easy way out of a tour where almost all of our batsmen were struggling in.

And, he probably knows he’ll walk back into the team with Fakhar on his last legs. Usman and Abdullah haven’t secured their spots in the team. So, Imam really doesn’t have much competition imo.

Plus, he’s already making a career as a pundit…if his career ends now he’ll have other ways to survive financially.

I'm not selecting him again if I'm a selector. A coward

Shan Masood has shown more guts so far in his career. He should play ahead some of the jokers in the team. He did decently in 2022 T20 world cup.

 

[khyberlion]

The likes of him Tayyab and Abdullah needs to go for good. They can take rizwan with them too.

 

[zaidihusain]

I'm not selecting him again if I'm a selector. A coward

Shan Masood has shown more guts so far in his career. He should play ahead some of the jokers in the team. He did decently in 2022 T20 world cup.

I agree, Shan should be recalled to ODI side to provide stability and also it will help Shan to stay in touch with 2 long formats. Shan's form will decline if he will play tests only as Pakistan doesn't play too many tests. Imam's career should be over now

 

[Mohraheem]

Miabah ul haq son is being made as version 2.0

 

[RyanRyan10]

Imam made his ODI debut on OCT 2017. Strike rates of opening batters since that day (min 2000 runs):

Roy 106.67
Bairstow 106.65
Rohit 102.15
Gill 99.24
QDK 99.06
Warner 98.65
Fakhar 93.05
Nissanka 91.46
Dhawan 89.88
Liton 85.79
Finch 85.65
Stirling 84.14
Imam 81.95
Tamim 78.99
Hope 78.97

@Rana @mominsaigol

This guy is slower than Ireland's Stirling, Finch & Dhawan (both were at their decline post 2019), BD's Liton Das. And i am not even comparing with World's elite openers. Not to forget, his record in the ICC events is extremely embarrassing.

This shouldn't be playing for Pakistan again. He is an associate level batter.

 

[mominsaigol]

Imam made his ODI debut on OCT 2017. Strike rates of opening batters since that day (min 2000 runs):

Roy 106.67
Bairstow 106.65
Rohit 102.15
Gill 99.24
QDK 99.06
Warner 98.65
Fakhar 93.05
Nissanka 91.46
Dhawan 89.88
Liton 85.79
Finch 85.65
Stirling 84.14
Imam 81.95
Tamim 78.99
Hope 78.97

@Rana @mominsaigol

This guy is slower than Ireland's Stirling, Finch & Dhawan (both were at their decline post 2019), BD's Liton Das. And i am not even comparing with World's elite openers. Not to forget, his record in the ICC events is extremely embarrassing.

This shouldn't be playing for Pakistan again. He is an associate level batter.

You forgot to include Travis head on the list but otherwise yes imam's sr will continue ti decrease and decrease since his fitness has also gone down the drain

 

[RyanRyan10]

You forgot to include Travis head on the list but otherwise yes imam's sr will continue ti decrease and decrease since his fitness has also gone down the drain

Head has 1867 runs at a strike rate of 120+

I used 2000 runs filter as Imam had 3k runs not. If we apply 1500 runs filter then Afghan openers will also make the list. And both of them have a better strike rate than Imam.

 

[mominsaigol]

Head has 1867 runs at a strike rate of 120+

I used 2000 runs filter as Imam had 3k runs not. If we apply 1500 runs filter then Afghan openers will also make the list. And both of them have a better strike rate than Imam.

Tbf I thought Head had acquired 2000 runs but then I realised he wasn't really present pre 2022 due to Finch and Warner

 

[hassan918]

"He just wanted to save himself" - Basit Ali's scathing attack on Pakistan batter after team's 3-0 whitewash in NZ vs PAK 2025 ODIs​

Former Pakistan cricketer slammed opening batter Imam-ul-Haq for his decision to retire hurt in the third and final ODI against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui on April 5. Having already conceded the series with crushing losses in the first two ODIs, Pakistan was playing only for pride in the series finale.

In a reduced 42-over game, Pakistan were set a daunting target of 265 for victory. However, a throw at Imam's end struck his helmet after he had defended the ball on the off-side and sprinted for a single. After the physio attended to the left-hander, he retired hurt and did not return to bat

Talking about the same on his YouTube channel, Basit Ali said (Via Hindustan Times)"Imam got scared after being hit and walked off. He just wanted to save himself. Does he think we can't see? All of these players want money. It's the tragedy of Pakistan cricket. There's no one to replace them. Even if you sit out in one series, you can come back in the next."

Usman Khan replaced Imam (1 off 7 deliveries) as the concussion substitute, coming in at the fall of the first wicket.

"In my eyes, today was the black day in Pakistan cricket. Even for those who left the game. When Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis used to bowl, the New Zealand batters couldn't move their foot. Now, they're doing commentary and criticising us. They were laughing at us when Pakistan sent Usman Khan as concussion substitute," said Basit.

Despite a better effort in comparison to the opening two ODIs, Pakistan surrendered eventually to a 43-run defeat.

"His captaincy was so bad" - Basit Ali on Mohammad Rizwan

Basit Ali did not mince words in criticizing Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan for his dismal moves in the New Zealand series. Coming off a forgettable first-round exit in the home Champions Trophy under Rizwan, Pakistan suffered a 0-3 ODI series whitewash at New Zealand's hands.

"Where was Rizwan (when Imam left the field)? His captaincy was so bad, he doesn't even know who to bowl at what overs. It's like school cricket,"; said Basit.

Captaincy aside, Rizwan had an underwhelming ODI series with the bat, finishing with only 72 runs in three matches at an average of 24. With the wicketkeeper batter excluded for the T20I series before the ODIs, Pakistan lost 1-4 to the Kiwis in a forgettable New Zealand tour.

"He just wanted to save himself" - Basit Ali's scathing attack on Pakistan batter after team's 3-0 whitewash in NZ vs PAK 2025 ODIs

Former Pakistan cricketer slammed opening batter Imam-ul-Haq for his decision to retire hurt in the third and final ODI against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui on April 5.

www.sportskeeda.com

 

[Ball Blazer]

On this day in 2019, Imam ul Haq became youngest Pakistani batter to score a cricket World Cup century, which was also his maiden century at Home of Cricket

https://twitter.com/x/status/1411905677975490564

 

[shah_1]

He played for so long is red flag for Pakistan



Perfect stat padder and buzdil batsman. Should never play for Pakistan again. He is loudmouth like Shehzad, will fit in as cricket analyst on Pakistan news channels.