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[PICTURES/VIDEOS] "I don't consider myself a middle-order batter; I am more of a tailender": Iftikhar Ahmed

ads101 said:
Ifti is in this situation as every time he is given a chance up the order he fails. He has absolute terrible stats at anything above 7. Including at 5 where he's had the most games, 25 and averages 21 SR 123. He's even worse at 4. Not great at 6 either. His best success is at 7, where he has great averages and SR funnily enough. At 7 averages 41 SR 150 with 11 games.

Same story in ODIs though he hasn't had that many chances up the order. His best position is 6, with a 51 average at SR 114 with 16 games.

In PSL same thing. Failed every single year pretty much. Joined Multan where he's shoved down the order and actually performed last PSL for once.

7 is this best guys position. He is a professional tailender. He doesn't finish matches. But he can go out late at 7 in the innings and whack a few. He complicates it too much when he is up the order and needs to forge an innings which he can't do. His part time bowling is handy too.

It is probably time to move on from this guy. But I think we didn't make use of this guy fully because we always hoped he would carry the line up as a proper batsman like he does in domestic. But he can not do this in internationals, and he can't even do that in PSL. And again as a finisher, he isn't good. He was never going to be a great proper batsman like that. But he could have been a very good professional tailender, there is actual some merit. While he does get hate quite frankly he has outperformed nearly everyone we've tried down the order at 7.
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Top quality analysis bro i agree with you
 
Mohraheem said:
When did he proper bat? Are u referring to vs Nepal proper batter? Bring me one match we won because of Chacha ? Chacha knows only one shot in cricket which he was expose to in t20WC
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I'm not defending chacha but the difference between him and Asif Ali was night and day
 
Seriously what a weak minded loser.

He had plenty of opportunities with more than 2 overs, sometimes 10 overs to spare. He had the perfect opportunity in the 2022 final to play himself in and make some runs. What did he do? Oh yea, he played out a maiden and then got out.
 
TheSultan said:
Seriously what a weak minded loser.

He had plenty of opportunities with more than 2 overs, sometimes 10 overs to spare. He had the perfect opportunity in the 2022 final to play himself in and make some runs. What did he do? Oh yea, he played out a maiden and then got out.
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Made Adil Rashid look like prime Warne
 
I think the word he was looking for is Finisher, not tailender. However, when you lie about your age, that role becomes quite difficult since hand/eye coordination is required alot as a finisher if you're not a top batsmen Like Virat and Co. So technically he isn't wrong i guess lol
 
fluke Performance! Someone needs to call him to relax and we don’t want to see him in international! He did enough damage
 
Iftikhar scored 57 off 44 against Panthers in the Champions One-Day Cup 2024, and his strike rate is a bit of a concern
 
Needs to shut up

The guy batting after him completely showed what it means to be a lower order hitter.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Iftikhar scored 57 off 44 against Panthers in the Champions One-Day Cup 2024, and his strike rate is a bit of a concern
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Iftikhar Ahmed said during the innings break of the match between Markhors and Panthers in the Champions One-Day Cup 2024:

"My natural position is number 4. I play at this spot in domestic cricket and my performances are good while playing in the middle-order. When I play for Pakistan, I mostly play at number 6 or 7, which then becomes a little difficult for me to play to the best of my potential."
 
Some players are good or even legendary for domestics or domestic leagues but they don’t have that “little extra” to make it to the next level (internationals). Ifti doesn’t have that factor but is not a bad cricketer by any benchmark.
 
Wiser/truer words were never spoken.

It takes guts to demote yourself from the most famous finisher in the world to a tailender.
:inti
 
It doesn't matter if he bats 1 or 7. He is a box office player that gets people watching from all over the world.
 
Mohraheem said:
lol haven’t u seen enough. If this guy couldn’t do anything in super over vs USA lmao u think he will do more at 4th position! 🤣 come on man.
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Tbf to chacha he is making a case for himself to bat higher up the order.

But unless he becomes good againat wrist spin, he needs to be dropped
 
Those are the top 5. Not my criteria because it's a dumb one at such a stage in the tournament but we will run with your criteria since you said it. You said it now you can stand by your idiocy without running away or shifting the goalposts.

Which of these top 5 have you backed?

You make fun of Babar and Iftikhar, you wrote off Abdul in the match thread and wrote off Usman before the young lad had even batted for Pakistan.

Here I am supporting our players and all you can do is cast aspersions on patriotic posters and take shots at cricketers day and night.
 
mominsaigol said:
Also, I'd advise you wait till the match is over, very likely tayyab and Babar will cross him
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Lol what should I wait for. i didn't say anything about a top 5. Now you said and you will run again
 
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DeadlyVenom said:
Lol what should I wait for. i didn't say anything about a top 5. Now you said and you will run again
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Chacha sucks and is a horrible batter, his international outing in 2024 should have made that clear. Move on bhai
 
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Oh not this again.

Same cheerleaders of Ifti and Misbah, who want to persist with this Misabh clone.

The guy is a massive age fudging fraud and shouldn't anywhere near the Pakistan team.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
He is performing in domestic. Clearly one of the best batsmen in Pakistan.
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Okay so what happened during USA match. He was given chance twice !!!! What’s ur say about that ??? Are u trying to say he is match fixer and performs when he only wants too?
 
Mohraheem said:
Okay so what happened during USA match. He was given chance twice !!!! What’s ur say about that ??? Are u trying to say he is match fixer and performs when he only wants too?
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He played poorly like most of our team.

But the match was already lost due to some bad bowling by Amir.
 
Mohraheem said:
He was hit for 10 runs in an over lol ur talking about Amir ???
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10 runs is still less than 19 and bowling wides in super over.

This is the problem with you guys you fixate solely on one player and pick favourites.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
10 runs is still less than 19 and bowling wides in super over.

This is the problem with you guys you fixate solely on one player and pick favourites.
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He amounted to nothing since his debut, Collapsed the team and flunked it in 2020 especially his gand againat Zimbabwe. Then in 2022 he futher caused humiliation and problems, Ruined asia cup 2022 final with the bat, Ruined wc 2022 final with the ball, Then amounted to nothing in 2023 beyond Nepal and NZ c string bashing, Wasted all of 2023, Wasted all of 2024 and has been nothing but a bottling waste.

How on earth do you miss 3 full tosses against India? How do you get out on a full toss bowled by neesham? How do you get out on a full toss by an Oracle employee? How do you botch 2 finals and 2 super overs in your cricket lifetime?
 
I wish more of the world took notice of Ifti. Can some franchises please snap him up so he can make a nice living and get lost from the national team.
 
TheSultan said:
I wish more of the world took notice of Ifti. Can some franchises please snap him up so he can make a nice living and get lost from the national team.
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He’s only a domestic champi,... I don’t think he’s going to make it to the international team again.
 
Rizwan sent him in at No. 4 today, while chasing 368 against Lions in the Champions One-Day Cup 2024
 
FearlessRoar said:
Rizwan sent him in at No. 4 today, while chasing 368 against Lions in the Champions One-Day Cup 2024
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Rizwan sacrificing Chacha just like Babar did in the WC when a genuine challenge presents itself.
 
Lad is 3 (12) chasing 368. All he needs to do is give the single to get Fakhar on strike

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FearlessRoar said:
In the middle overs, he is such a handy bowler, can always get you a few wickets @Mohraheem

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@FearlessRoar bhai, this guy is useless. He went from Finisher of Pakistan to tailender. Next thing he wants to be a wicket keeper or maybe umpire. When something doesn’t go his way he picks up another position. This has to be stopped. He will perform one day with the ball next day he will get smash for sixes! This guy has to go and we have let to Eithrr Samad or Salman Ali Agha replace this Chacha. Who cost us the World Cup (while getting 2 chances to bat) . We should just over hyping this player who is not worthy to be a international player
 
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FearlessRoar said:
Iftikhar Ahmed via press talk in Faisalabad:

"I don't consider myself a middle-order batter. I am more of a tailender. In other teams around the world, middle-order batters are placed at 4th or 5th position. In my case, I mostly play at number 7th or 8th. I think that makes me a tailender."
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Then why did he even play this sport. He is not a regular bowler either.
 
Mohraheem said:
@FearlessRoar bhai, this guy is useless. He went from Finisher of Pakistan to tailender. Next thing he wants to be a wicket keeper or maybe umpire. When something doesn’t go his way he picks up another position. This has to be stopped. He will perform one day with the ball next day he will get smash for sixes! This guy has to go and we have let to Eithrr Samad or Salman Ali Agha replace this Chacha. Who cost us the World Cup (while getting 2 chances to bat) . We should just over hyping this player who is not worthy to be a international player
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Last night, even Zaman Khan showed him how to bat at tail :ifticool
 
Him and Misbah Finished the Markhors team today! We can close the chapter on both! Kick them out of Pakistan Cricket Association!
 
Iftikhar Ahmed is trying his best to look young, check out his new hairstyle

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FearlessRoar said:
Iftikhar Ahmed is trying his best to look young, check out his new hairstyle

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He's a major insult to the pakistan squad.

Without Babar, Rizwan and chacha pakistan already beat full strength Australia 2x to become no 1 rank.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Iftikhar Ahmed is trying his best to look young, check out his new hairstyle

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This guy is pathetic! Even if he performs tomorrow or win the final or even score 200 off 50 balls .. this guy shouldn’t be trusted. Giving him captaincy .. ow he will be after captaincy in international
 
For all of Ifti s sarcasm his time in the national side is up with the cycle moving forward.

The likes of Jahandad , Abdul samad, Mubasir , Qasim akram and Ammad butt offer more in the shorter formats.

In Jahandad s case he can open the bowling with the new ball as an added bonus and strike big at the end.
 
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